The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1893-10-06
BOYS BRIGADE FAIR.
Opened Last Night Under the Most Ia
yorab BILE Auspices.

Opened Last Night Under the Most Fa-
Bile Auspices.
The session rooms of the First Presby-
terrain Church were thrown open last
night for the fair of the Second Jersey
City Company. Boys Brigade. which will
continue afternoon aud evening, today
aud Saturday. The boys have been hard
at work for over a week getting ready for
the tair, and they deserve great credit for
the skill and artistic taste they have shown
in building and drapiug the booths. Sew
eral cases OF Japanese lanterns have been
used in the decorations. On the first floor
refreshments are served in all conceivable
ways. Last night the refreshments were
In charge of Mrs. M. +. Story; tonight
Mrs. G.. Rldgeway will superintend the
dispensing of the good things, aud tomor-
row Mrs. Story will have the pleasure of
catering to the inner man. Upstairs are
the booths. One of the first things you
notice as you enter is a tent near the door,
labelled Headquarters Near the head
quarters last night stood a scholarly
looking young fellow resplendent in a red
sash in addition to his uniform and sword.
This was the officer of the day, Second
Lieutenant James p MacLean, and the
whole fair was in his charge. To one side
of the headquarters is the candy table,
which is draped and trimmed with pop
corn, and on the other side is Fancy Table
No. L. which is dalntily arranged in yellow
and white. The candy table was in charge
of Mrs. ALT. Sidman assisted by Mrs.
Watson. Mrs. Bumstead and Miss K. A.
Spies. The Misses ]. G. and j. M. Wight
man looked after Fancy Table No. /.
Fancy Table No. 2, draped in red and
white, was in charge of the following
ladies:-Miss A. w. Fields, Mrs. NJ. e.
Patterson, Mr.. E. B. Van Dyke and il.
Holton. No. 3, which was dressed in
bunting, was in charge of Miss Laura
Burniston, Margaret Rich, Helen Small,
d. Small. Tiffany and Elsie Soper. The
grocery table was one of the prettiest i'll
the room and was rooted with straw.
This was in charge of Miss j. Glendenning.
whose assistants were Mrs. Reed, Miss
A. Benedict and Miss Brinkerhotf. The
infants supply table was in charge of the
Misses Old. This table was decorated
with the National eolors, artistically
arranged. Next came the table in charge
of Miss Edna G. Sweet, assisted by Misses
Louise and Edna Benedict, Mr.. Glenden-
ming. H. Hough, Wandell and Baldwin.
Black and yellow were the colors of the
stationery and subscription table, where.
in addition to all kinds of stationery, pic
lures Of the Second Company and its
officers could be bought. 1t was in charge
of Mr.. D. w. Hull, Miss A. Hull and MI.
Percy Mitchell. The utility table was
draped in white and blue and was in
charge of Miss M, L. Hague, Miss NJ.
Burgher and Miss Stratton. The stocking
machine proved the principal attraction to
the boys. This was run by electricity,
assisted by Alex. MacRae. A handsome
prize of a sword and belt is offered to the
officer in the brigade getting the most
votes. The voting at the close of the
evening stood:-Captain John T. Musch
of the Fifth Company, %; Captain Henry
Rink of the Sixth Company, /, and Cap
tain Thoms w. Wightman Of the Second
Company. Il.
The Fifth Company. from West Side M
E. Church, attendedin uniform last night.