Morning journal and courier., 1889-12-19
FEAST OF HOLIDAYs.

A Brilliant Festival Occasion Last Evening at the First NI.' 'E. Church. The Feast of Holidays, under the auspices of the ladies of the First M. E. church, opened auspiciously last night. Despite the fogRy, damp weather, the commodious lec- ture room and adjoining rooms were thronged and happiness rsigned. A beauti- ful scene was presented. There was highly attractive aggregation of booths, each spe- cially decorated and each representing holi- day. The different holidays represented were New Years, St. Valentines, Washing toms birthday, May day, Fourth of July, Thanksgiving and Christmas. There was also May pole and Miss Wayre Chapman, younger daughter of the Rev. Dr. Chapman, made . charming May Queen. Miss Greye Chapman, elder daughter of the pastor. most gracefully represented the Goddess of Liber- ty. At the Fourth of July booth highly polished brass cannon was conspicuous. while soda water and other accomplishments to a duly patriotic celebration of the ever glorious Fourth Abounded. There was also postofic, which was prolific in mail matter, and there was also Q Thanksgiving supper served, which was one of those famously tempting suppers for which the First church ladies are unsurpassed. The ladies in charge of the supper, all of whom were designated by mystic necklace and caps of original de- sign, not from Paris, were as follows: Mrs.
 O. A. Baldwin, Mrs. P. Ferry, Mrs. H. H. Chittenden, Mrs. Langdale, Mrs. Porter, Mrs. Peck. Mrs. Wildman, Mrs. Greenleaf, Mrs. Osborn, Mrs. Frisbie, Mrs. Fullerton and Misses Jessie Baldwin and Lena Bald- win and Miss Atwater. Per- haps the most striking booth was that representing Washipgton's birthday, presided over by Mrs. IN. Damn with Misses Stewart and Miss Ona Banks assistants The wall forming the background was richly and gracefully decorated with drapery of exquis- ite plushes of electric blue and crushed strawberry colors, with side decorations of brocalette in gold and pale blue, all from the New Haven Chair compapy's stock used in the manufacture of their fine chairs. The elegant antique chairs were from the same. The May booth was presided over by Helen E. Laniz and Miss Lizzie Gsffney. The other booths were presided over by other very efficient and attractive representatives of Eve's daughters all in pretty costumes.
 At the Washington booth were sold pam phlet copies of MT. Sylvester Smiths admir- 23, in the First M E. church at the centen- nial celebration of the introduction of Meth- odism in New Haven. It was published by the official board of the church, and has on the first page of the cover picture of the present First church and is tho last one of the old original First church which stood on the old Green. Any not obtaining copies at the church can obtain them at the Chair com- pany's office at 515 State street. At the fair this evening Dr. W. Hammond of this oity, who spent years in the South Sea Islands
 will exhibit and explain his fine collection of relics from those islands.
 The heads of the different committees of the festival are: New Years, Mrs. 0. 0. Ohittenden; St. Valentines, Mrs. Russell
 Washington's. Mrs. I. N. Damn; May Day, Miss Halford; Fourth of July, Mrs. Beers and Mrs. Pratt; Christmas, Mrs. Edwin Dow.