The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1892-10-15
CHURCH FAIRYS BUSY.
Preparing for the Usual
Number of Bazars to
Replenish Their
Stores.
cHILDREN's DAY AT FoYE HALL.
illustrating Nursery Rhymes at st.
Mark's-Work of the Y. NJ.
c. A. Ladies' Auxiliary.

The Home for the Homeless will hold
its annual fair in Foye Hall, Thursday,
Friday and Saturday, November 8, 4 and
3. The Board of Lady Managers has
been working for months past preparing
articles for sale or eXhorting their friends
10 prepare articles. witch the result that
a1frge supply is already assured. The,
bootis Will be arranged along the sides of
the hall, with a line extending down the
centre, while at the end opposite the
main entrance will be a floral pagoda,
where pretty girls will sell bouquets.
There will be a rsfreshment room, with
sand wiches. salad aud coffee for sale, in--
stead of the regular supper served hither-
t.. he last day IF he fair will be Chill
dten'S Day, and al entertainment will be
f.vided tor their benefit.
tn ladies who havs promised to at
tend at tables are Mrs. j. L. Edwards OF
Astor place. Mrs. j. Ewing OF Mont
gumerg street, Mrs. John Van Horne of
Pacific avenue, Mrs. A. j. Hoicombe,
Mrs. Iiiingworth and Miss Ada Hing
worth OF Jersey avenue, Mrs. j. {. Nor
rison and Mrs. Reed of Bergen avenue,
Mrs. j. Smith Richardson, formerly of
this city, Mrs. j. w. Dnsenbury of
Belmont avenue, Ms. j. A. Dear Of
Summit avenue. Mrs. Walter Dear of
Eignth street, Mrs. j.. A. Snawda of
Varick street, Mrs. S. c. Darllng, Mrs.
Anness, Mrs. j. Bumsted, Mrs. VIM. G.
Bumsted, Mrs. John Van Wrinkle. Mrs.
Z. A. Day, Mrs. r. H. Simpson aud Mrs.
Il. j. 1~'appan.
NURSERY RHYMES ILLUSTRATED.
Three guills. st. Mary's, St. Margaret's
and st. Martins, and all the congrega-
ton, are working for the coming ruir of
NJ. MAFE'S Ghnroh m 1o baIa a., fha Euo
day school room adjoining the church on
Jersey avenue. The room will be trans
formed into a chitdren's paradise, where
Jack Horner will superinteuG a most
wonderful pie, made out of sawdust, with
a brown paper cover. cut of which one
may draw lums III the shape of various
fancy articles. Mary. quite contrary, aud
her pretty maids all In q row, will sell
flo" ers, and Old Mother Hubbard and
her dog, Dame Trot. Jack and Jill and
Little Tommy Tucker will attend in per-
son. A souvenir programme is now being
comp led, 10 contain original poetns,
sketches and alleged jokes by Jersey City
talent.
Tiie voting contests at the ten days. fair
whicn will open the new Catholic club
building on Jersey avenue. are expected
10 bling in a large amount of money.
Many valuable articles are to be disposed
of Nv ballot. There will ne q great gath
ering of notabiliiies at the opening which
will take place on the evening of Octo-
Der "a.
CHRISTIANS AT WORK
The Young Mems Christian Association
expects to be richer by several hundred
collars al the close of The fair which will
commence on the second Wednesday in
November. The Ladies' Auxiliary will
be in charge. aud will fit up the entire
lower Hoor with booths and stands. Mrs.
John Van Horne will be in charge Of
The rrfreshment room. where supper will
be served every evening. The candy
table, where Misses Mary aud Louisa
Doremus will preside. is to be of unique
q sigR, and all sweets sold there will be
of home manufacture.
The Ladies' Auxiliary decorated and
partly refurnished the lower 1oor and
halls of the building with the proceeds OF
last years far. and hope to continue the
good wor6 after the money from this Q u
terprise comes in.