Telegram-herald., 1890-11-16
MICHTY WORK DONE
Ana the Great AAscnic Fair 3
TAilg q tbs Past.
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Hat as the BEL sounded Ins hoag u y
eioek .sst night. Tas was the c'osng
sceae ~ tie great Aas0am faIg, winch
faf Ene past wees has been gae tax Ot
every household a Grand kaplas. Toe
bugief sfeod in tle band stand. and the
notes sounded clear aud resonant
throughout ths building. t. was a nt-
ting end ~ ~ the m0st successful
event Of the Ind ever he'd Ia the
United states.
Mhen Masonie fair WAS first
bl4aehed, several weeks ago thrre
We1c many optical ones who spoke n
a eeFislfe manner. &nd predicted taat
t would be 4 failure. There were
others, however, who thought olneg-
wise, and ~ them All honor . due.
toeY went 60 work Nth Wi, and
toiiel guce4slngly uuUi the eur-
taln Wss called down by tho
nug.er last n-ut. They have seen
their labOrs rewarded ant the amount
which VIII le placed 90 the credit ot
the Masonic Home wl.l be proud ST.
lastratlou ol what energy can 30. All
praise IS also due 10 tas people ~
tffaa1 Hanls, YES, aua ut tne people
0f % ehgan tor taeir liberal patronage.
Tue success of the Grand Rapids fair
has been heraided over the country,
and has given Al impetus Tor the
holding of similar institutions. Since
the return at the Detroit Commandery,
knights Iemplar. anu the Palestine
Lodge. 40. 5I, the Dctg0it field
has been cauvassed for the pup
pose OF holding a fair at
that place for the benefit OF the
Michigan Masonic Home. Last night
Capt. III. y. Moore received telegram
from the committee I'm charge, winch
read "N1ll hold fair in this city De-
cemher H., IS and ~. Send AL articles
y0u have left over here. We Will also
want y0nr valuable assistance, and, lt
possible, the use OF some OF your bright
lady attendants"
just what WAS realized from the fair
.t Is mposs bic 70 tell. The directors
said last nj gnt over so, ,000, and they
spoke correctly. How much over Is
the question. During the week Sll ,29S
was taken n AZ the bOx-OhIce for ad-
missions alone. This does not include
season tickets, or IN fact any OF the
tickets sold outside. The bOx-Oftice re-
ccipts each day were SIS follows: Mon
day, $1,000; Tuesday, $500; Wednes-
day, $3.50; Thursday, 5000;
Friday, S274S; Saturday, estimated, +,
$500. In all probability the outside
tickets amounted 20 one-half of this.
Ii is safe 10 say that every person who
went into the hall expended at least 80
cents, and SO IL can be said that over
$50, 900 wastaken in aud the expenses
were but nominal.
NJ .slaf 4 v,lu to r0f bf
fair, far from it. and this morning
there are many who feel grateful that
10 Is over. Many OF the attendants
went there thinking that It would be
all pleasure, but before they got
through they found II all work.
To them much credit is due, for tired
as they became they remained at their
post nOblv. To the ladies especially
tine success of the fair WAS due. Among
the prominent workers were: Mrs.
Strahan, Mrs. Nash, Mrs. Geo. Perry,
Mrs. O. l.. Davidson, Mrs. Cora Wea-
ham. Mrs T. II. Donnelly. Mrs. Jacob
Barth, Mrs. +. O.. Gill; who hsd charge
OF the dining room, Mrs. Arthur Ne Is,
Mrs. G. PresDury, Mrs. Rahlmeycr, Mrs.
G. r. Sinclair, Mrs. l.. O.. Mathews,
Mrs. :. F. Watson, Miss Belle Xunder,
Mrs. L. W. Johnston, Mrs. 5. Z. WOor-
ster, the ladies OF tne Kala-
mazoo, Manistee, flower and other
booths, Mrs. II. VI. Moore.
GeOrge +. Perry, Gen. lnnis,
the gentlemen OF Saldn Tenn
pie of the Mystic Shrine, L. J. Horton,
W. Z. Adams and 7. ". Strahan, the
lightning ticket sellers; " Mcqueen,
and VIM. Stewart. IL would be SIMPLY