The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1892-04-23
THE MASONIC BAZAAR.
April, USFORTUN<rELT, is TICKLE.
Tho Crowd Not Large, But Good Business
Was Donc--Thc soribes Had Din
ner rendered Them.

The pluvious weather of last evening had It's
i'll effects upon the Masonic fair. for only slim
crowd attended. Business was brisk. how
ever. and the financial returns were satssac-
tory. IL was extremely unfortunate that the
weather was inclement.for Friday has always
been a splendid night for fairs. The enter
tainment was we'll enjoyed and the many
pretty articles at the booths were admired.
The sweet girls and the gallant boys
ate ice cream. not few of them danced.
others saw Galatea. while many enjoyed King
~oiOmOns Temple. The tobacco BOOTH pre-
sided over by a charming Oevy OF ladies, did,
perhaps. the best business. Ihey have.
really u splendid lot of cigars and tobaccos
aud the Masonic fraternity should skip over
their occasional dealer for one week and pur-
chase their supplies at this booth.
YED THE NEEDY.
Representatives of the press were rendered
"A delightful dinner at the Temple yesterday
afternoon. There were four scribes present.
aud two charming young ladies' waited upon
them in capital manner The menu en-
braced appetizing ylands and dainty dell
cacIes, and the collation. was enjoyed very
much by the newspaper men. one can
always obtain an enjoyable meal at the res
taurant and all attending the fair would do
an appreciable act If they would forego their
ten and dine at the fair. At the restaurant
large iced cake. Ike unto the tower OF
Babel. was received yesterday from
Hiram Lodge No. Il, Of Winchester. his
cake will be voted to the orphan boys at the
Home. Some fair creature clad III dreamy
gauze approached me last evening and
stated that fact, and said that five cents was
required for a vote. She said that a certain
weil-known lawyer had refused to give her a
nickel. and she declared him 10 be real
bad. mean man. She got the nickel.
There sits in retiring corner OF the fair
room a splendid stove, donated by the James
Spear Stove and Heating Company through
August Arsell. Ii awaits purchaser. aud
can be secured at bargain.
At the Star booth there can be purchased.
besides lemonade, ices. nectars. fruit. ices
and many other delightful sweets, and at the
Solomon Temple booth they have received
five hundred cigars from Vetterlein Brothers,
through Jasper l.. Rowe. They are excellent
domestic Hayanas and should ind pur-
chaser.
During the fair considerable amount of
correspondence has had TO be done. and
Remington typewriter has been used. Mr..
John Is. Culpeper kindly loaned the ladies' the
use of the machine
The report has been circulated that Profess
sor ID. w. de Sylvia receives two-thirds OF
the receipts from the Gaatea This is mis-
take. Not one penny does he receive. Every
cent taken in goes to the Masonic Home.
BARREL or OIL.
Lodges 10 and 10 booth has received a
barrel of excellent machine oil from the
Standard Oil Company. This is a splendid
chance for some firm that uses machine oil.
The programme to-day Is as follows:
Dedicated TO Metropolitan Lodge. No II;
Manchester Lodge, No. IA; Washington
Royal Arch Chapter No. 9, and Lafayette
Royal Arch Chapter. No. 10.
Matinee-i3O F. M.-An hour with Mother
Goose. bv thirty children from Church Hill.
Evening L. Nj. Music, Howitzers
Band. 2 Solo selected. Mrs. kahnweiler.
3. Recitation. Miss Geneveve Raab. 4. Solo
(selected). Alr. f. w. Cunningham. 5. Reel
tation. Miss Strause. Mr.. Jacob Reinhardt,
accompanist. Dancing.