, 1891-11-26
A PRETTY SCENE.
The Turn versin Fair Formally
Opened Last Night.
First Inspection Of the New Hall
Made by Many People.
1t Was Brilliantly Illuminated and
Handsomely Decorated.

Brilliant with illumination, gay with
bunting and warmed with the rich hues of
the national %colors. Turner hall was
thrown open to the public last evening 10
all of its freshness and glory. The hall is a
very distinct advance, both in architeo-
ture and beauty, over anything in this line
which Cheyenne has ever heretofore seen.
The auditorium itself is particularly
handsome. with its magnificent height
and size, the excellent arrangement for
accommodating an audience at a theatrical
entertainment or entertaining one at a
public bali or fair. The stage is visible
from all parts of the auditorium and the
gallery while commodious neither de-
tracts from the sweep Of the interior
lines nor interferes with the view from the
remote rear OF the hall. The entire in
terror has a light and airy appearance
which will emphasize the sayety of every
festive occasion. The walls and arched
ceilings are in excellent taste, though the
coloring of the stage setting and the
ornamentation of the proscenium are
rather too high.
Last evening when the Turn Vcrein
fair opened the hall was gay with colors
and the scene on the floor gay and
spirited. The ornamentations along the
wall were confined to the American and
German flags. while the ri. color was
interblended along the gallery front and
emphasized in the center with a big
shield containing the single word:
Welcome" There were two large
booths and half a dozen smaller ones, all
decorated In lively %colors, gayly festooned
and artisticallv interblcndcd. The open
ing night was a great success so lar as
attendance was concerned, but before the
fair is over the capacity of the big hall
will be tested to its extreme limit.
Elk Attorney General Donzelman for
mally opened the proceedings in a brief
speech in which he explained the objects
and aims of the society, the financial
difficulties encountered IN constructing
the big hall, the importance to this CON
muRity from various standpoiuts and
closed by predicting for it generous public
support.
A handsome ladies' gold watch. beau
tifully enameled, with two diamonds aud
a ruby in the case, will be voted to the
most to the most popular young lady.
The contest will remain open until the
closing night. which will be Saturday.
Miss Gloye. Miss Kimme and Miss jean
nette Mercer were placed in the list by
admiring friends last evening.
The committee Of arrangements con-
sists of VIM. Messersmith, Joseph Lob
lein and p. Jacob Gauff, Ralph Adam
sky. Fred Schneider and Frank Mccall
constitute the floor committee. The box
Offices on the various nights of the fair
will be occupied by VIM. r. Schnitger,
Fred Hofmann, Phil Zehner, Jr., and
George Bescherer, and the door by John
Kurtz, Fred Schaefer, s. Bon, Jr., and
Ed Hoffman,. respectively.
The candy stand is in charge of Miss
Matilda Lamm and Mrs. II. Wellnitz.
At one large booth for fancy articles are
MIS-. Lohlein and Miss Pauline Meyers;
at another Miss Donahue. Miss Amelia
Adamskv and Miss Sylvia Adamsky.
At the ten cent stand were Miss Bertha
Lamm, Mrs. VIM. Messersmith and Mrs.
Fred Holman. Miss Mercer and Miss
Weybrecht presided at the lemonade
stand. and Miss Molle Kimme, Miss
Gloye and Miss Sophie Kimme at the
flower stand.
The supper room was very attentively
looked after by Mrs. A. Adamsky, Mrs.
Schuldt, Mrs. Frank Joslin, Mrs. Carl
Manavel, Mrs. Ohnstein, Mrs. II. Mic h.
olson and Mrs, John Ohnh aus.
Tonight will be a big night at the fair.