Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1894-06-11
LAWN FESTIVITIES.
The Spring Market on the Ca
BILE Grounds.
BRILLIANT AND ENJOYABLE AFFAIR

Arinity kcctory Fund Realizes Handsome
ly From the Novel Event-The vsriou,
Booths and Who Conducted Them-rhe
May Pole Dance.
The Spring Market given on the
spacious lawns about the Cable man
sion Saturday afternoon and evening
proved one of the most novel, enioy,
able and altogether successful events
ever given in Rock Island in the
cause OF the church. thanks to Mrs.
Ben L. Cable. whose gracious spirit.
and liberality placed the grounds at
the disposal of the ladies of the I'M
provement guild of Trinity parish.
and to the ladies themselves. of that
society, who were untiring in their
zeal, that the occasion MIGHT
be all that it were possible to make
it. The proceeds of the affair were
fer the benefit of the rectory i'm.
proyement fund of the parish. the
aim being that it should net $500,
and the proceeds will not come far
from that figure. and the ladies feel
particularly gratified over the out
come in view of the fact that the
night was not the best in the week
for it. and the further discourarinr
appearance OF the weather during
the early part OF the evening.
The Booths.
The various booths were graceful
ly distributed about the grounds.
and all were beautifully and appro-
Priately decorated, the bazars being
in charge of the following Indies:
Basket Booth-Mrs. +. W. Hurst.
Mrs. Cabaniss. Miss Vincent.s
Spring Markct-Mrs. Henry Cur
tbs. Mrs. Putnam, Miss Lucia Con-
nelly. Miss Holbrook.
Candy Booth-Mrs. j. W. Potter,
Mrs. q. A. Casileman.
Lemonade Booth-Misscs Elizabeth
Chamberlin. Louise Dart and Lucy
Frysinger; Charles Durham.
Fancy Booth-Mrs. G. l.. Evster.
Mrs. Call, Mrs. Egglcston, Mrs. Bar
mum. Mrs. Cham berlin.
Flower Booth-Miss Frysinrer,
Miss Cady. Miss Van Patten.
Japanese Booth-Mrs. +. r. Har-
per. Miss Postlewait, Miss johnson.
Miss Preston.
CHANGING through the different
booths one might have found in the
basket booth variety of baskets of
all sizes and description. at the spring
market abundance of vegetables,
fruit. etc, at the candy booth an as
sOrtment of the sweets of life, for
eign and domestic, put up in pretty
fancy boxes or baskets to suit the
taste, or otherwise. In the lemon
ade booth the Young ladies were
dressed rs Rebeccas. while Mr.. Dur
ham appeared in the garb of camel
driver. The ladies in the japanese
booth were dressed in the native cos
tunes of that kingdom. and among
the wares on exhibition were the
lovely hangings and other designs
possessed by Mrs. Gable and brought
by her from Japan.
The flower booth was scene of
beauty, and the fancy booth contained
rich display Of needle and fancy
| work.
The Tables.
The supper tables were under the
Immediate supervision of Mrs. Lucian
Adams and a corps of assistants from
the workers of the guild. II. W.
Smythe presided at the carving table.
The tables were spread on the lawn
at the east side of the house. and the
service as well as the repast was SUI
pcrb.
Festivities on the Lawn.
In the general arrangement for the
| event. Mrs. Cable, who was assisted
BY Mrs. G. A. Castleman, had ne
elected nothing that would contrib
| ute TO the entire success OF the fete.
| On the west lawn in front of the
mansion platform had been erected
and there Otto's band was stationed,
discoursing delightful music at in
tervals. and playing also for the
fairy-like Nav pole dance which was
given under Miss Trips direction
late in the afternoon and again in the
evening. This beautiful feature was
led by Ben Mitchell and Miss Maurine
Rasmussen, the little people partici-
pating being:
Ben Mitchell. Marine Rasmussen,
Jamie Preston, Fay warren,
Jack Middleton, Myra Bear.
Charles CALI Florence FryslnSer,
Harry Smythe ellie Folsom,
George Kretsn.er Maud Bennett,
Harry Lambert Matte Jones,
Harry Richards, Louise Meigs,
Louis JoLes. Leila Bowen
In the list of those who contrib
uted their services to the success OF
the undertaking, the name of l. ID.
Burgh, who stood faithful guard at
the entrance to the grounds, should
not be omitted, and taking the event
all in all, it was thoroughly the
browning of consecrated efforts 1or a
cause most deserving.
BAD Breaks:
There were several eXcitable peo-
pie yesterday at the Tower
and before they got through
they led the Tower policeman
to make a number of bad breaks.
In the first place woman lost her
pocket-took in car going out,