The Portland daily press., 1895-12-05
FErE sAMAR1A.
A Brilliant Scene at City Hall Last
Night.

hefr6 6hm6nts.
The Fete Samaria opened at City hall
last evening, and while some few features
order, and today everything will be
perfect.
The Female Samaritan Association,
society than which none more deserving
is now in Portland, is at the head of this
most attractive fete. Under the galleries
the booths have been placed and decorated
with American flags while the national
colors are prettily draped over each of
them. Mrs. +. .. Bailey is cha irman of
the committee on boths, with Mrs Fred
r. harrington, secretary, and Mrs. e. E.
Benson, treasurer. Mrs. S. T.. Eveleth
pIesides over the China booth, Mrs. A.
H. Rogers over the fancy table, Mrs.
Newell Bishop and Mrs. A. F. Waldron
have charge of the underwear table, Miss
X. j. Brown, the domestic table, Mrs. 6.
B. McGregor the loan exhibition, Mrs
/. Billings the preserve table, Mrs.
George Gray the apron table, Mrs. Perley
Chase the flower booth, and Mrs. E. r.
Harrington the candy table. Each of
these ladies has full staff of young lady
assistants, and their tables are filled with
just the sort of things that people want
to buy.
In the dining rooms most delicious
dinners and suppers are served. Here
Mr.. and Mrs. J. j. Pooler are in charge
with these lady assistants: Mrs. Brown,
Mrs. Fickett, Mrs. Kilborn, Mrs.
Packard, Mrs. B. Nelson, Mrs. Eaton,
Mrs. Lombard, Mrs. Sawyer, Mrs.
Loyeitt, Mrs Chesley, Mrs. Nyes, Mrs.
Berry, Mrs. Huntington, Mrs. GLOVES,
Mrs. Lorinng, Mrs G. Nelson, Mrs
Leavitt Mrs Drew.
1t was brilliant picture last evening
when the fair was fully underway. The
prettily draped booths, the many electric
lights. and constantly moving throng of
visitors and the attractive state pictures
illumi mated by the calcium light while
above the hum of conversation could be
heard the strains of Gilbert's full
orchestra. This was the programme
played by them:
Mons. Choulefieuri Overture, Offenbaoh
Rays of Sunshine, Bendix
Sennorita Waltz, Moore
Seeing the Elephant, Dewitt
Jacinta Selection, Tobani
These were the dancers beautifully
costumed and gracefully grouped that
were heartily encored, and Mr.. M. B.
Gilbert deserves great praise for his
efforts; the Amazon march in which
Ada S1monds, Hattie Harmon, Lizzie
Adams, Gertrude Soule, Lucy Sherman,
Rosa Hodgkins, Edith Sargent, Lettie
Trilby, Gertrude Murphy, Louise Arm
strong, Bessie Stetson, Eva Loveitt, Alice
Vickery, Edith Robinson. Clementine
Ferguson, Alice Berrlck, Hattie Ring,
Annie Skillings, Ella Place and Helen
Brown, participated, was fine specimen
of drill. In La DANA Espagnoli, Cushie
Snow, Lillian Conneen, Pearl Libby and
Blanche Coyle renewed their old
triumphs in the pas de quatre, while the
four with Florence Welannder, Marie
O'Donoghue. Bessie Tobin, Margaret
Donovan, Ethel Holmes, Kittie Rack
lift, Ethel and Alice Fabyan were most
enec'iVe III Inc ensemble. Inc Dusty
Miiiers was one vi tne pretbles5 dances
ever seen on the City hall stage.
MAJ 10 ONO" danced pas seui In 1t
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suppoioeu Wy oraoe harrington, marion
1e"eil' Manhie ohow, Lizzie bradley,
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lne oninese oomlque with the laundry
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