The morning call., 1892-12-22
PACKED THE HALL.
Success of the Children'S
Fair.
The Great Crowd Makes Annie Laurie
Nervous, but Ii Pleases Her
Nevertheless.

For those having In charge the Examiner
fair for the children which is being held in
Saratoga Hall, yesterday was very busy
day. Every available foot Of space was
jammed ard packed, the crowd pushed and
jammed and surged TO and fro in such over
whelming numbers that Annie Laurie, who
was superinteDding The job. grew nervous
and anxious.
Isn't the crowd just awful?" she asked
as she looked aghast at the tbrong in the
main room. "And yet it Is so satisfactory.
Why. do you know we were just on pins
and needles before the opening for fear the
whole thing would be a failure financially.
and now it Is such a satisfaction to see so
many people here. Yesterday we took in
$500. and to-day We will beat that by a good
big margin.
THE children have just acted splendidy.
bless their little hearts. and all the success
is due TO them"
Yesterday the programme was a varied
one and Included quite number of very
attractive features.
There was the usual overture bv the
orchestra of the Washington Grammar
School, followed by grand march, led by
the juvenile tfe and drum CORDS of the Ma
tional Guard.
In the afternoon Helen Hallowell of the
II dlulilOu CSUhOI TtDuclcu an Akblue
which might have done credit 10 one OF
older years and more experience. The
applause which she received sufficiently
atteSted the excellence of the performance.
A skirt dance by Lottie and Emma Brady
Of the Hearst School was one Of the novel
features and added greatly To the success OF
the exhibition.
Among lhe other features deserving of
special mention was the Mother Goose re-
ceptiGn by the John SWEET pupils; the dance
a la pompadour by the Crocker-school chill
dren the fan dance by the Mission Gram-
mar School; Japanese chorus by the Gle
ment School; club swingig by the Horace
Mann School. and the Fair Persian by the
Washington Grammar School
To-day the programme will be as follows
AFTERNOON.
Overture, American songs ....,...... Orches-
ira OF the South Cosmopolitan Grammar school
"rAP F,s s"a snd rn : Led oy TIE juvenile
Recitation BY Laura Hope Crews, n child actress
~ KIND permission OF Mr. william Kreling
Hslloweil of the Hamilton Grammar School
EVENING.
..oTchestra OF the Washington Grammar School
Dumbbeil ana Delsarte exh billion ............-.-.
.......-..... The Horace Mann Grammar school
Music BY the Juvenile Brass Band Of the
Gavoite: The Croker Grammar school
song Of Tse John sei; ira5m,r school
Fan and ribbon dance Mission Grammar School
'Aladdin"-tableaux. two scenes. ..........,.....
.......-........The Washington Grammar School
Little Tycoon. ..... The Clement Grammar School
Among the features of the fair, and one
that should not be overlooked, is the coffee
booth under the charge of Miss Whitaker.
the teacher of cooking in the franklin
School. Coffee of an excellent quality is
served, and cakes that remind you of those
your mother made. The whole thing is pre-
pared BY the pupils. and certainly is a credit
to their youthful skill.
Another attractive booth, judging by the
way II has been patrOniZed. Is the tshpond,
for the management of which MISS Black
staff and Miss Gregg are responsible So
great has been the rush In their departme nj
that their supplies were exhausted twice
yesterday aud they were compelled TO send
post haste for more merchantable goods.
In the fairy booth. where they sell lem
onade and other tbirst-cooling drinks, Miss
| Strauss Of the Hamilton School holds sway.
| She has been knocked about and stepped
upon and had more dresses ruined than can
! be counted on the fingers OF two or three
| hands, and yet she takes II so pleasantly
that no one can discover the least annoy
| ance 10 her.
Tonight there will be an auction sale al
| which A. > Baldwin Of Baldwin & Ham
mond and Wendell Easten will ofticiate
| The money thus received will 60 toward
| buying presents for the orphans.
/ In the distribution OF tile presents every
| child of the 1000 that have applied will be
| given just " hat she o. he asks for and the
| entire work has been so systematzed thai
| this Will be not only possible, but will bt
done.