The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1893-03-05
CONFEDERATE BAZAAR.
GaE4r ENTHUSIASM ~ THE STATES
or THE CONFkDERxCr.
Encouraging Reports Pour In From All Sec
lions Of the south and Numerous Do
nations Have Been Promised.

meetings OF the various committees have
been held. and the work has been pushed
with great energy.
The souvenir 10 be sold by the ladies'
OF the Arkansas tent will be IN honor Of
TIE famous Arkansas Traveller" II will
consist OF a small coin. the top Of which
viii be shaped like a Fiddle" These SOIL
yeuirs viii also be sold In the State Of
Arkansas.
colonel X. a. Withers. Of Wytheville
who has one Of the finest collections Of
Chinese and Japanese curiosities in the
country. has sent TO the ladies of the
Arkansas tent a rare and most beautiful
water bottle.
This committee will meet tomorrow AT
noon at the residence Of Mrs Charles p
stokes. $50 west franklin street.
The Ladies' Auxiliary Of Pickett Cann
viii hold a meeting at the han of the
camp. No. 81 north Fifth street. to-nor-
row afternoon at $50 o'clock A fun at
tendance Of the ladies Interested I'm the
Mississippi tent, is earnestly desired
Inc newspapers In Florida have taken
up the cause of the bazaar, and have pub
hshed an annual appeal to the Confed
crate camps Of that State. asking them
TO give the Bazaar their earnest support.
The called meeting Of the South Caro-
INA table committee for the Memorial
Bazaar, held last Monday. was well at
tended. one OF the young ladies present,
who has spent some time in Paris. pro-
posed that a Mi-Careme or mld-Ient fete.
be held Ia raise funds for the table ex-
penses. The novelty Of the idea so pleased
the committee that they adopted 1t at
once as sure way Of promoting the sue
cess OF the table. They were DESTROYS Of
securing suitable parlors rather than a
hall for the fete. which would thus make
II "a society event Mr.. Lewis Gnter was
requested TO loan the parlors of the resi-
dence OF the late General Joseph r. An
derson for the evening. to which he kind
~ consented.
At the last moment. however. the ladies
changed their plan. ana decided to give
the entertainment at the Masonic Tenn
PIE. IL Will take place on March 9th. from
to 10 +. NJ.
The young people have entered into
the spirit Of the occasion. and are as
sisted by ladies from many Of the other
table committees. This proves that those
interested I'm the Bazaar have appre-
ciated and responded TO the suggestion
that all should join hands for the sue
cess or the common cause. which was
made by the president Of the Hollywood
Memorial Association at one of the ear
Hest meetings of the ladies Of the Memo
rial Bazaar.
A meeting was called at the residence Of |
Miss Minnie Cox, 8l6 east Main street, on |
last Thursday by the entertainment com
mittee for the Mi-Careme Fete. IL was
decided that all OF this subcommittee
would be Al the fete as characters in
French history Of different periods, those
OF each period TO wear its costumes, and
be I'm separate groups around the rooms.
Each Of these groups will centre around
a queen. empress or head of a salon.
ILL., 81.
will also be arranged by this sub-com-
mlttee. who will render the occasion one
Of briliancy and amusement.
Another subcommittee will see that
light refreshments are we'll served, while
all interested will welcome their guests
and will make the evening one of unal-
loved enjoyment
The following ladies' are among those
on the entertainment committees:
Mesdames Robert Whtlock, William |
Royal, James n. Welch, Levin Joynss,
i T. d. Myers. Charles Smith, George
Wayne Anderson, Thomas Boiling, Chas.
Workman. John Enders, Jr. Mrs. Willie
Allen has also been asked to be on this
subcommittee. and may be here in time.
Misses Handy, Ould. Langhorne. Well
ford Potts. Cameron Slocovitch, War |
wick. Ferguson, Rose. Atkins, Howard, |
Mayo Montague. Powers. Cooke, Hayes,
Thomas. Patterson. Armistead and Others.
with tho ladies on the South Carolina
chairman; Mrs. Grey Skipwith, |
Mrs Jackson Guy. Mrs Allen
Maury, Mrs. S. w. Travers,
Mrs. J. B. Moore. Mrs. o. A. Crenshaw,
Mrs. J. Caskie Cabell. Mrs. James T. Pat ,
ierson, Mrs. Francis d. steger. Mrs. Rob /
ert s. Bosher Mrs. Hugh NJ. Taylor. Mrs :
Matte Paul Meyers, Mrs. C. G. Bosher, !
Mrs. Basil Gw3thmey, Mrs. Henry Ma J
l
Kin. Miss Douthat, Miss ITlorine Noting. o
Miss Bland Clarke, Miss Mary Mcclure T
The ladies OF the Louisiana department r
VIII meet hereafter every Tuesday at IL 4
A NJ al the residence OF Mrs. T. NJ o
Logan. at 800 west Franklin street. The .
residents Of that State have already +
shown a great interest in the bazaar and q
have given assurance that they will do T.
oil in their power to make the enterprise p
h success The newspapers Of Louisiana
give the cause their earnest support and h
are publishing the appeal read before the n
general meeting In this city last week Nj
The committee Of the Solid South tent | Z,
held iis weekly meeting at No. 800 south | 2,
Fourth street on Wednesday afternoon. | h
The various reports manifested consider
lhie interest and earnest work on the
part Of the members. Large donations
70 money were handed in besides many G
'onirbutions OF salable articles. Among | il
he latter was a quantity OF fine smoking /
ma chewing tobacco from Mr.. Abner a
Harris. Of Louisville; also one can OF | J
lbeNsk baking powder from the Ballard c
Z Ballard Company, OF Louisville. a
Messrs. Barro q Dotter, OF New York n
iiy. sent some valuable vases, and a Il
silver card-receiver has been donated by Il
lessrs. SITS & LAllemand In New York g,
A. this tent cannot sell any tobacco +,
Turing the Bazaar. the same was turned Ct
over to the North Carolina tent which Ii
'lone has the privilege of disposing Of W
obacco
The souvenir pins which are 10 be sold- Al
y The Solid South tent will represent d.
Confederate battle-hag crossed by a il
secession flag. They will be made OF p
Neriing silver. and viii sell at one dollar CO
Apiece. m
The following ladies will be in charge CT
" The Missouri tent: OF
Mrs. George T. Stacy chairman. Mrs.
RANGES G.. Townes (alternate), Mrs Nam sc
ne d. Werth, Mrs. q. Il. Marshall, Mrs.
EVA Scott. Mrs. G. Coleman OF VIII
'amshurg. Va. Mrs. M. 4. bowman.
ia Laura G. Wood. Mrs c. w Tanner. bll
.'. Henry Lay Watkins Miss Alice re;
..iDiofd Miss Branch Binford Miss Lucy sh
' Munford and Miss Isoline NJ. Moses. CO.
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