The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1891-03-03
the KERMIss OF TRADES.
A Brilliant Exhibition In City Hall
Last Evening.

The KermiSs OF Trades, under the auspl-
ces of the ladies of the Samaritan Associa-
ton, opened In City Hall last evening. The
hall was deliberately decorated, under the
charge of Mrs. G. NJ. Plummer, In white and
gold. At the rear of the hall was recep-
ton room,. with easy chairs and lounges OF
antique oak, upholstered in plush. with ele-
CANT draperies. This room was fitted up by
II. j. Bailey & Co. At the right Of 1t is the
general Samaritan table. where useful arti-
cles are for sale. This table is in charge OF
Mrs. B. Nelson aud MRS. John Russell. At
the left is another table, combining articles
of underwear and fancy articles. In charge
Of Mrs. S. F. Bearce and Mrs. A. FL. Rogers.
Opposite the entrance is the flower booth,
where ported plants and cut flowers are for
sale by Misses Adele Davis and Hattie Gam
mon. A tree laden with oranges bears gold
en- prizes, each containing present. the
price Of the fruit ranging from 10 to 30 cents.
The dining hall is In charge of Mr.. and
Mrs. Pooler Of the Sherwood. The drape-
ries for the dining room are furnished by
the Atkinson Company. and the floral deco
rations, which are very fine, by Davis & Son
of Woodfords. The following ladies have
charge Of timetables. assisted by an efficient
corps Of walters: Mrs. G. 81. Cloyes, Mrs.
Henry Taylor. Mrs. Addison Frye, Mrs.
Charles Pickett. Mrs. Robert Leigh ton, Mrs.
Frank Loveitt. Mrs. George SWEET, Mrs. Ed
ward SWEET. Mrs. Wallace Morse. Mrs. A. ID.
Sullivan. Mrs. Fred Harrington and Mrs.
Sherman.
Mrs. Barber. Mrs. Gray, Mrs. Chesley and
Mrs. Trefethen assisted Mr.. Pooler in the
serving of the food. The menus were con-
tributed by the Lakeside Press, the engray-
ing on the cover illustrating the motto of the
society. I'VE feed the hungry" etc.
The anteroom was converted into very
pretty tea room, presided over by Miss An
ME Bailey where cups of fragrant tea were
given away. The tea is from the Oriental
and Occidental Tea Company of New York.
Iea Dream and ohoAbos aEo aisv uIoponseu
here. contributed by Schlotterbeck & Foss,
and favored with Foss's pure flayoring ex-
tracts.
At the back of the stage, the legend SIS.
A., 81" IN incandescent lights, contributed
by the Electric Light Company, attracted at
tention.
Mr.. Thomas Briggs, the confectioner, was
In charge of the candy booth, and graciously
dispensed the sweets.
Gilbert's orchestra furnished fine music,
and was under the direction Of Reiser.
The entertainment opened with an over
ture by the orchestra. and was followed by
a pretty dance. entitled the "Flowers and
Bees" participated In by "a lads and lassies
under the direction Of Miss Annie r. SWEET.
The procession of costumers and banner
bearers, under the direction of Mr.. c. A.
Plummer, with George L. Knight and F. A.
Sparrow as aides, was led by a float from
Schlotterbeck & Foss's, representing "Puri-
ty." A young lady. dressed In white, was
borne by four colored men, supposed to be
cooks. and the whole representing the purity
of their flavoring extracts. The order of the
procession was as published yesterday.
The "Tennis Dance" participated in by
80 young ladies and gentlemen, under the d.
rection Of Miss Alice Harrington, was very
pleasing, but perhaps the best feature of the
evening was the "Minuet," in which eight
young ladies and gentlemen, dressed in the
costumes of the time of Louis XVI, took
part. 1t was replete with grace and brillian-
cy.
The floats were all good. The galleries
were crowded, and the reserved seats on the
flor were all taken, speaking for the success
of the Kermiss.
Among those who contributed largely to
this undertaking is Mr.. c. NJ. Plummer.
Mrs. Plummer was for twenty years treas
urer of this association, and at the time of
her death its president, and he, by his gift
Of 500, gives evidence that he still keeps up
his interest.
The ladies who are to furnish refresh
ments today are requested to have them at
the hall by 10 o'clock, especially the turkeys.
The fair will be open this afternoon and
tomorrow afternoon for the sale of articles.
No admission will be charged, and ladies are
urged to come and patronize the tables,
which contain useful and fancy articles at
reasonable prices.ea The ladies of the associ-
alton devote great deal Of their time to this
most worthy object, and should meet with
great announcement.