The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1892-04-17
IT'S A BTG Event.
Tho Masopic Fair IL Great and IL VIII 10
Opened Tussday.

| Tho Masonic FAIR ~ c'e"' INV ~ ''
Opened Tu~sdny.
n, my, Tuesday evening tho doors OF the
uosor;c Temple will Hospitality open and the
fair that has been talked about. thought over.
,,,.,nsa for and worked for will be inaugu-
| rrsted II will be perfect event. popular
ard nyofitab.e. and there is nc doubt of the
| comniete success Of the enterprise. The OBJ
;ect ia a commendable one for the erection
of q Masonic orphans homo where disabled
Masons and orphan girls can find "A place OF
refuge. .
The fair will be held in the Grand Lodge
room OF the building. made memorable by
the rehearsaIs cf the Saraoand. the whole
sale procers banquet and the meeting OF the
Grand Lodge The room is encOmpassed by
booths. when have been most beautifully
decorated Soft colors predominant. and
there is i'm all total absence of That
gauduess sometimes so prevalent IN enter,
tainments of this kind. Pretty pinks and
baby blues are tho colors. and Masonic en-
blems embellsh no little the tasteful enects
OF the decorations. Mr.. Marx Mitteld0rfer
did the decorating, and 1t IL an exceiieh'
piece OF work.
At the fair can be purchased almost any
thing from box OF cigarettes to dog-cart.
Contributions have been received from almost
all OF the merchants of this city. not a lew
have come from Nirginians and North-
and western 1TI0S nave ecHb ubb'c-
ciatea contributions TO the fair. Almost
everything in the broad class OF fancy
goods has been donated TO the ladies'. while
there * no end to groceries. tobacco, manu-
featured articles and other salable goods:
Tie management is exceedingly well pleased
with the contributions.
Zach day last week found the ladies arlu-
ously at work at the Temple and all arrange
ments have about been completed. There
has been much TO be DONE but the ladies
have made Il most heroic fight, and yesterday
afternoon looked with genuine satisfaction on
their excellent contamination.
The first evening will be Commandery night.
and those bodies will attend. On Wednes-
dav Lodges and 80 Will attend. These
lodges will have in charge the candy booth. On
Thursday q Peterso urg lodge Will attend. On
Friday Lodge 1870 will be present. 1t IS under
the auspices of Chapter No. that the lemo-
made and ices booth is held. On Saturday
evening Lodges II and IA will attend. Lodges
9 and - have fancy booth. ON
the 18th. Lodges - and 10 will attend.
They have q fancy booth at the fair. On the
Goth Lodges rs and So will attend. Chapter
43 has fancy booth. On the zIth q Iouge
from Petersburg will attend. On the zeth
Lodges 81 and 10 will attend. This lodge has
fancy booth On the 18th the Shriners VIII
attend. THIS lodge has charge OF the flowers
The 30th will be tho last evening.
Mrs James III. Capers Is president OF the
Ladies' Auxiliary. Mrs Joseph kosenDaum is
treasurer Mrs. Mann ). Quarles. vice-presl-
dent; Mrs II. L. August. secretary; chalrInen
of fancy booths 10 and 81 Mrs. Young Jones
and Mrs Clay Drewry; booths and 40
Candy, Mrs. j. A. Grieg aud Mrs. Dr. Slower:
fancy booths So and TO- Mrs. II. l.. Pelouze and
Mrs b. f. SheppersOn; booths 10 and 36, Mrs.
Hall Crew and Mrs. William H. Tatum;
lemonade and fruit booth 1870. Mrs. w. 5.
Murray: booths II and j.. Mrs. +, +. Huice
and Mrs d. Wesiger; tobacco booths and 49,
Mrs. l.. J.. Bass and Mrs. l.. Z. Ecker flower
booth. Shriners. George l.. Street.
Mrs Fletcher Richardson and Mrs. August
Arsell are chairlnen OF the restaurant com
rnittee. They will furnish dinner and supper
to public and private parties In the pretty
banqueting hall upstairs They Will use all
endeavors T. please. and their department
should be patronized. The menu Is as Iol-
lows
Raw oysters. stewed oysters, oys-
ter patties. fried oysters. dtvled crabs
turkey salad. potato salad, lamb
chops. beefsteak cold ham, beef
tongue, croquettes with green peas
spring chicken, roast beef veal outlets. cot
fee tea or chocolate with bread and butter.
cream and cake ice-cream, plain. Jelly or
sponge cake, fruit cake, fruit snow-balls PLAIN
snow balls. strawberries.
Galetea will he one,of tho attractions at the
fair The young lady is decidedly pretty.
and the illusion Is ever interesting. FROM
10 to II NJ each day the admission will be
free so as TO allow housekeepers TO inspect
the goods offered for sale.
Dancing will be INDUCED in each night
The Howitzers band will furnish the music.
The programme for Tuesday. the first night
is as follows: ondCommandery, KNIGHTS
Templar No. 2 and st. Andrews COmman-
derry knights Templar No. 10. will.eave 81.
Adams Hall at 7:45 +. NJ. and escort the Most
Worshipsul Grand Master TO the Temple.
l. overture by Howtzer band; .. introduce
duction OF the Most Worshipful Grand Mas
ter of Virginia by the Right Worshipful
Grand Senior Warden. Major A. r. Courtney:
3. address by the Most Worshipful Grand
Master. Professor William II. Peasants of
Holins Institute Virginia. 4 music; o exhi-
bition of Galatea III the banquet hall, and
King Solomon's temple.