Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1892-04-24
CROWDS AT THE FAIR
rhg CLEAR WEATHER OF vEsTER-
DAY PERMITTED MANY TO ATTEND.
A Splendid Programme Rendered Last
Night-rhe Gvrsy Fortune-Tsiisr-
Attractions for Tomorrow.


Yesterday was clear, bright, and beau
siful day, and the ladies conducting the
Masonic Fair raked in the glittering shekeis
from all sources. 1t was the first fair day
since the big entertainment ct the temple
began and people turned out in their new
spring suits in largo numbers. About2'oVo
faced the balmy air last night and attended
the fair.
Tho programme was elaborate ana was
greatly enioyed by the large audience. III
opened with an instrumental piece ny tns
Howitzer Band. which was followed py
vocal solo bv Mrs. Kahnweiler. who sang
very sweetly and was heartily encored.
The recitations Of Misses Rsab and Strause
received much applause, and the slngihg
of Coptain Frank Cunningham was ono va
the most ENJOYABLE feature OF the evening.
Professor Jacob Reinhardt presided al the
piano during the entertainment.
In the afternoon about 300 children,
nearlv a. many ladies, and number OF
men and BOYS attended the matinee, when
took niace at 400 o'clock. AN Hour with
Mother Goose" was very entertalnlng'y
rendered by thirty little ones Irom Chureh
Hill.
Great interest was manifested IN tne
voting last night, and the cohtes. as ~
10 receive the handsome Templar SWORD
sent To the fair by Captain Walker. OF On
oinnati. bids fair to be very lively one.
Al present Messrs. Young Jones ana W.
A. Dickerson are IN the lead.
The voting on the mandolin at the pooln
of lodges 40 and was very spirited iast
night. The candidates are the young Ia
dies of the booth. and the most popuIhr
one will be gwen the beautiful instrument.
Galatea." which Is being presented on
tho third floor of the temple, continues 10
attract GREAT crowds, and is aiding the Ialr
very materially in O financial way. Ing
renort that Professor De sylvia receives
horton of the receipts from TINS feature Is
incorrect and does him injustice. as ne
freely gives his time and entertainments
for the benefit of the home.
ANOTHER TEMPLE OF SOLOMON.
King Solomon's Temple in the main hal
Ia receiving much admiration now, ana IL
is very natural that 1T should. In us ue-
oorat;ons. which are of blue, royal pur-
,,Ia and cold, the booth 10 of very Ma
apnn;c character. Its dressing was the
spt;stic conception and effort OF Mr. r.
Gra;o Pejouze' The ladies connected with
= are. Lodge No. 53-Mrs. III. Il. Peiouze
1cbairman1, Mrs. Leroy Brown; Miss
Bertha Lovenstein. Mrs. Louis Bloom
berg, Mrs. Bottighimer,, Miss Klta Was-
ner and Miss Jennie Pelouze; Lodge NO.
5sHMrs. b. +. Shepperson, Mrs. W. j.
Ivnham (alternate), Miss Stella Burr.
NJ Frank Burke, Miss Maude Blunt,
Hiss Fssie Shepperson, Miss Cora Everett.
and Miss Blanche Binswanger. Inns
booth was given a barrel of lubricating
oil by the Standard Oil Company yester-
day.
Ina coy little tent surrounded with
vari-colored fancy work many persons are
told the secrets OF their ilves anu t1e
nTospects of their future. The young lady
Who officiates in this quaint little place la
Miss Rosa b. Semon. who takes the cha
racter of a gypsy queen, and tells the Tor
times of ali who come within the canopy.
She predicts the things IN ones future DIV
the assistance of deck of cards, and 1t Is
said that she makes some maryellously true
predictions.
Miss Semon is q daughter eff the late
Emanuel Semon, who was Tor many years
a nrominent Mason here, and held the
offices of steward and tiler of his lodge. =.
a great many letters have accumulated
M the post-office and those to whom they
are addressed will oblige the ladies by call
ing for them.
< great many contributions were re-
celyed by the ladies yesterday. among
which was one of S25 from Mrs. Clay
Drewry.
THE FEATURES FOR TOMORROW.
Tomorrow is set apart for Richmond
Rsndolph Lodge. No. 10, and st. Johns
Lodge. No. So. The most attractive pro-
grarnme vet given has been arranged. In
the afternoon there will be fancy dance
by Miss Mary Dorsett, of Manchester, and
a doll drill by twenty children from Libby
Hill which will close with the lula
Inv sonp from the opera of Wang" The
matinee begins at 430 O'clock: Alright the
following programme will be rendered;
Music by the Howitzer's Band; quartette,
Richmond High-School boys; =" Evening
gymnastique," by members of the physi-
cal department, Young Mems Christian
Association, under the direction of Mr.
Horace +. Smith. %. Parallel bar exer-
cises, Messrs. Horace +, smIth; II: Wi r.
liam Davis, Mervin and John Branch.
Banjo song, MIR. E. F. Davis: (2). Indian
club swinging, MIR. Clifton Malone. CD.
Gymnastio table Gust for fun, Messrs.
smith. Mervin, and John Branch. a..
Roman ladder posturing. Messrs. Smith.
We'll. Davis, White, Meade, Mervin, and
John Branch. Instrumental music lbanJo
and song), Messrs. Z. Z. Davis, L. Z. DAVIS
st. Johns and Richmond lodges are
called to meet in the lodge-rooms at the
temple Monday evening at $3.50 O'CLOCK.
DONATIONS THROUGH DOVE LODGE.
The chairman Of the committee repre-.
senting Dove Lodge, No. 81, acknowledged
the recent of donations for the fair from
the following persons and firms: Captain
A q. Babcock, Dove Lodge; Noyes Smith
and & Co, James Elliott u Co., Newwltter
a Rosenheim, II. Wallach 4 Sons, Robert
son Shackleton, Charles HOFFMAN. L. n. d
w. III. Tailor, Harris Maxwell, Woodward,
Baldwin l. Co.. GartneI Il Friedenheit,
Coffin. Attemas Il Co., Wilmerdings Bis
sett. James Bowers, George A. Clarke d
Co, David S. Solomon, L. NJ. WEIGH, Tim
a Co, Waterbury Clock Co., all of NewYok
Brown. Louis & Co., Gloucester Manufac-
turing Company. William Simpsons Sons
~ Co.--all OF Philadelphia; W.. III. Bald
win. Jr., III. j. Farber IL Co., Erlangel
brothers. Benedict Brothers-all of Balti-
more, Nd; Elmyra Cotton Mills, Glen
coe Cotton-Mills. Burlington, n. Z.
Granite Manufacturing Company, HaV
River. n. c.: Riverside Cotton-Mills. Dan
Vile, Va. Marshall Manufacturing, Com
pany, Richmond. Va; +. b. Huet q Co.
Abingdon. Va. John Bowers. Richmon6
Tile Company, David Ainslie, W. w
Brauer, Mrs. Joseph A. White, Mrs. Belle
mott. Briggs Brothers. Lumsden, Nowlan
and The Boston-all of Richmond.