St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1893-11-29
THE BABIES HOME FAIR.
LARGE DISPLAY OF VERY BEAUTIFUL
ARTICLES.
SOME EXTENSIVE SALES MADE.

Effort OF the Ladies in Behalf of
the Babies Home Rewarded
Over 5000 Melted - Pretty
Scene in the ParIors of the
Aberdeen Institution Owned
by rhe Women.
The array of beautiful and useful
articles on exhibition at the parlors of
the Aberdeen, on the occasion of the
sale held yesterday for the benefit OF
the babies home, is more easily imag-
ined than described. The ladies have
labored long and earnestly, yesterdays
results representing work done by the
board of lady managers and the visiting
committee since last January.
The ladies divided themselves into
two societies for work, one being the
"Aufwiedersen," of which Mrs. j. j.
Rhodes is president, and the other the
Babies Home Thimble Society,"" with
Mrs. E.OtiS as president. Each society
had large table, and besides these two
was smaller one containing the EN-
broidery work. To enumerate all the
things that were to be seen would be
impossible, and added to what the ladies
had made, were many articles that had
been donated by the good friends of the
babies. Perhaps the doll show was the
most attractive. and Of dolls great and
small there was an unlimited supply.
Then there was table containing cake
and jellies, donated by the ladies, all
being sold for the home. This table was
presided over by Mrs. Fred P. Wright,
Mrs. Fisher and Mrs. E. E. HughsoD.
A large hammock, swung high up,
contained a great pile of the most COM
fortable-looklng pillows and cradle
puffs, made of silk and challIe.
AT the tea table were Mrs. Brooks and
Mrs. DR.. Abbott, who dispensed tea and
waters to the visitors for the small sum
of 10 cents.
Not the least attractive corner Of the
pariors was that occupied by the "Aber-
DEEM table, which had been prepared
with the number of pretty things it
contained by several ladies of the board
who live at the Aberdeen, with the as
SiStance of their friends.
The sale, taken as a whole, was a
success, over 5000 being realized.
100 much cannot be said in commen-
dation OF the work that is doing by the
ladies who control the affairs of the in
Stltutlon, nor of the matron, Miss Anna
NlcEvoy, who by her energy and devo-
ton has made the home what it is. The
officers and visiting committee are:
President-Mrs, w. d. Cornish, $40
Summit avenue.
Vice President-Mrs. t. d. Slmonton,
SO Summit avenue
Recording Secretary - Mrs. W. II.
Fisher. 7S5 Grand avenue.
Corresponding Secretary-Mrs. Z. E.
HghSon, 395 Dayton avenue.
Treasurer-Mrs. G. E. Otis, 70 Sum-
nit avenue.
Visiting COmmittee-Mrs. A. P. Moss.
chairman; Mesdames F. p. Wright. J.
j. Rhodes, NJ. l.. p. Hill, E. j. Abbott,
{. w. Mcintyre. H. C. McNair. r. C.
Jefferson, b. l.. Goodkind, w. S. Mel
len. ID. A. Castle, Crawford Livingston,
l.. l.. c. Brooks, L. b. Scott and Clara
Steele Slaymaker.
Honorary Member-Mrs. j. J. Muir
ply, Woodstock, lii.
The home is situated at 846 Lincoln
avenue, and was organized in 1890. The
home is owned by the managers. but
there is on IL a mortgage, which the
ladies find pretty heavy load to carry
i'll such hard year The money real
lied at the fair and the reception held
at Mrs. Livingston last week will GER
talnly be very acceptable just at this
time.