The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1889-10-30
A BOOTH FOR EACH MONTH
The Fair Of st. Johns Church
Opens Successfully.


Beauty and gallantry was even more
plentiful than the abundance Of goodies
at the fair held in the basement of St.
Johns Church on Summit avenue last
night. And the goodies were there in
abundance, too.
The brilliantly lighted room was
thronged as early as eight o'clock with
the cream of Bergen Society. The Rev.
e. L. Stoddard, the popular rector, well
coined them as they came
Booths were iudic1ously erected about
the room at which anything almost, from
q toothpick to a moving machine, could
be purchased. In one corner during the
evening could be seen crush. 1t was the
flower corner, and boquets almost as
sweet as the fair distributors of them
were sold in profusion. The peculiarity
of the fair was that each booth repre-
sented month, and each month was APP
propriately described and portrayed by it.
A YEAR WELL BEGUN.
The management used excellent judg-
ment in selecting the Misses Emily
Bloom, Annie Leaycraft. Cora Gurney
and Clara Wynates to care for cold Janu
ary, the name of their booth These
young ladies, with their genial smiles,
made these snowy headquarters warm
and pleasant while they filed the pockets
OF crowding patrons with candies.
The booth of February was no less in
viting, thanks to the Misses Hattie God
frey, Mary Watson, Anna Borden, Grace
Drayton, Lillian Pitcher and Emily
Menard.
March was cared for by Miss Clara
Fleming and the Misses Lily and Minnie
Gregory. 1t is unnecessary to say they
drove away the chill and turned the dis
agreeable month into June Of roses.
Their booth was well patronized.
APRIL SHOWERS
The deceptive and showery month of
April was cared for by the Misses Emma
Hughes and Georgia Collard, who in
duced all to prepare for rain and pur-
chase an umbrella. The number of young
gentlemen who accepted their advice and
felt more than repaid in doing SO was
legion.
Bright and blosoming May was in
charge of the Misses Nellie Woodward,
Lille Mcbride and Lizzie woodward.
Not a man, woman or child approached
the booth without making an investment,
and when this was done they were tnrned
over to June. whose flowers were cared
for by the Misses Gertrude Garland. Lib
bic Edelstein, Nellie Dickinson. Ida
Ahrens and Jessie Perlee.
The torrid month of July was made
pleasant by the delightful manner in
which the Misses Minnie Bumsted,
Fanny Bowley, Mrs. Rosenbaum and
Miss Mary Bowley entertained their
many visitors and persuaded them to
buy Japanese bric-a-brac. Miss Louise
Reddy was more than successful in
quenching August thirst, and her lemon
ade booth required her constant atten-
tion.
September's representatives. were
Misses Mabel Rogers. Helen Underhill,
Edith Greaves and Josie Munson. Art
was cared for by the Misses Josie Clark,
Bessie Jewett and Mrs. w f. Kellogg in
the October booth, and it was well done.
Ten cents is the price of admission to
this fair. What it costs to get away de-
pends upon ones means and Hberality.
The Guild of the Holy Cross is be con-
graduated on the great success of the
fair. which closes Friday evening.
Tomorrow (7hatgSdGy) aoi1 be the
Ia st day q registration. Eoeay cat