The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1894-04-13
YACCINAIINa At 4 CHURCH FAIR.
Patienta Treated ut Half Price In AID OF .
Bspti-t Church Carpet Fuud.

Patisats Treated ut HAIR Pric- In AID OF I.
baptist Church Carpet Fuad.
The fair now being held In the Trinity
Baptist Church at Greene and Patchen avenues
| In Brooklyn has several novel features which
make it unique among church fairs. What do
you think. for instance. of going up into the
organ loft OF q church TO be vaccinated by q
good-looking doctor. a member OF tho Board
| Of Trustees OF the church. who vaccinates at
half price and gives all the proceeds to the
church That Is ono OF the novel features at
the Trinity Bazaar"
The fair was in full blast at SX o'clock last
| evening. Ono brother Mt tho door sold large
tickets for the small price OF ten CENTS and
another brother on the other side Of the door
| gathered them in. A loud voiced man In .
white apron. who was popping corn and press
ing 1t into cakes, cried
Here's where you get your Worlds Fair
popcorn for u nickel -
At the right OF the entrance was . Japanese
booth. where two pretty girls In Oriental cos
tunes sold good lemonade at three cents and
Ave cents glass. Then a2othsr loud-voiced
man shouted above the din:
Only Ave cents to sec the wonderful horse
show here. They're all kicking"
All the pews nearest the walls had been g.
moved to make room for booths which were
decorated with the national colors. while the
walls were hung with white and yellow
draperes. In tho centre OF the church stood
two flower stands one stocked with genuine
blossoms and the other with paper flowers. In
the further corner OF the room was q res
taurant with an appstizing bill OF fare promi-
nently displayed.
On the pulpit were four musicians. who al
ternated sacred music with livelisr airs on q
plano. cornet. violin. and flute. The prettlest
OF the girls had been chosen to solicit votes
not to sell chances. 1t would be gam bling to
fell chances on an article. But quite as much
money may be raised By voting an article
70 the most popular person at so much vote.
For instance, tho piano on which the leading
music was PLAYING was up for votes at %
cents each. the piano to go to the church. the
sunday school. or the Christian Endeayor So
ciety according to which received the largest
The pretty girls who asked you for ten-cent
vote for couch TO 20 to the most popular
themselves right away II by any chance you
lacked excitement In the gay babel of pretty
sorner Of the roo@, where Tor i've cents You You
could get electrified till your hair stood on
The Rev. II. NJ. Gallaher. the new pastor of
the church, is smooth shaver and wears his
hair long and cut OF square at the top OF his
raise enough money to buy new carpet and
that the ladies' OF the congregation had got up
At a little after 81 Thomas Paine. the supsr-
intendent OF tie sunday school, pSGndeii q 2
Dell on inc PLATFORM. anu ucllNoIou ultnbeH OF
the following announcement:
Let me remind you that DR., John j. Ashley
has come In and begun the work OF vsecinating
all applicants in the gallery behind the cur
tain for hfty cents each. l NAV add that
smallpox 10 very prevalent lu-t now and
vaccination Is n preventive OF the disease.
II you have not been yaccinAtsd do not miss
this opportunity of helping yourself and the
work Of the church at the same time. new
performance Of Mrs. Jarley's waNworks Is also
about To commence In the ante-room. Admis-
sion ten cents
The writer was ushered right into the
presence OF DIR. Ashley without warning In
deed. thers are no doors to shut out intruders
II happened that a group OF young women
vere at that moment surrounding the doctor
and one OF them was being yaccinated. She
was a pretty girl OF about III, and she had
form ed neck and shoulders. The interest in
tine operation WAS so intense that the report
er's momentary Intrusion was unnoticed.
oh, was so afraid Belle would faint when
the Doctor scratched her arm. - one OF the sym
pathetic grOuD was saying. she cannot en-
durs the sight OF blood"
The next applicant was q large man who
threw OF his coat and rolled up his shirt
sleeves without hesitation.
DR. Ashley said that owing to The prevalence
with applications for vaccination at his ofltee.
One OF his patients, lady OF the church. sug-
gested in IuD that he open booth at the
fair and vaccinAte the people for the
church's benefit. lie concluded to take the
lest In earnest. And he was making
OF the other booths lie did Il for the sake Of
the church solely ana not 10 advertise himself.
he added. More women than men were vac
einated while the reporter was at the fair;
The fairs receipts for the nrst two nights
have been nearly 800, The fair will continue