The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-12-17
Big FAIR
Clubhouse Of the Republican
League Transformed Into
a Fairy Bower.

The six days fair which has given Inc
members of the Greenyille Republican
League Club much anxious thought U
ing the past few weeks was opened last
night with a boom that augurs we'll Tor
its success. The fair marked the formal
opening of the organizations new club
house at No. 261 Danforth avenue, and
Republicans came from far and wide
to make 1t a success. They brought with
them their wives and daughters, who
selected the pretty ARTICLES while the
better half or papa" as the case may
be, footed the bills. Chairman Charles
A. Bennett of the Fair COMMITTEES for
mally opened the fair and introduced
President Charles Rose, who made a
short address In which he thanked the
members and the ladies of the fair COM
mittee for their efforts in behalf of the
club. As he concluded his address the
young man seated at the plano nearby
played THE Star Spangled Banner and
those present Joined in singing the hymn,
thus the fair was opened in a truly
patriotic way.
The exercises over with, the visitors
descended upon the booths and for the
next two hours the young ladies in charge
were kept busy. The Visitors and young
men in particular were not slow to dis
v that each booth had its share of
pretty girls, and as each purchase met
with a hearty thank you he. dimes,
quarters n halves soon found their
ways from the capacious pockets of the
young men to- the dainty pocketbooks of
the ladies.
The decorations of the clubhouse are
deserving of more than passing notice.
Everywhere twined in graceful folds are
strings of pine needles which emit a
delightful odor. The decorations on the
booths, too, are most elaborate and add
much to the fairy-land scene. A novel
feature of the fair Is the manner in
which the booths have been named by
counties of the State. Many a laugh
was had at the expense of the fair COM
mittee because of the sign over the
lemonade well. upon which was printed
in bold. black letters .'Passaic." This
was not intended as a joke, but it proved
a dear one to the club, the lemonade
custodian finding little. to do. Visitors
if they find that the lemonade well has
been moved to another county. The Hud-
son county booth on the upper floor Is
Miss Jennie Lamberson. Other booths
Miss F. Webb; Essex. silverWare,
Mrs. Hilliard and Miss McGregor; War
rem, Christmas tree ornaments. Mrs.
Peterkin and Mrs. A. Calhoun; Orange.
notions. etc. Miss Gorsueh and Miss
Johnson; Mercer, candy. Misses Nellie
Lambersop n Agnes Petty; Norris,
pound packages, Misses Laura Piercy
Katie and Maggie Mclaughlin.
There are a large number OF pretty and
valuable articles to be drawn for, among
them being a mahogany parlor rocking
chair and q handsome parlor clock. The
fair will be open every evening this
week from half-past seven o'clock until
half-past ten o'clock and an attractive
musical programme will be presented
Zach evening. This evening the dele-
gates OF the Hudson County League of
Republican Clubs will make an official
The committees in charge of the fair
General Executive Committee. Charles
S. Bennett, Chairman; Charles A. Rose,
Vice Chairman; Robert W. struthers,
liam x. Rose. Assistant Tsasureri Wil.
Lnta, Charles r. Cocks. Alexander
Richter, John S. Sothern, Harry j.
Petty, Harry f. Peterkin and Henry
Observation-Disclosures John Nor
reIl. William A. Rose, Henry Rehan.
Printing-Robert W. Struthers. Alex
ander Richter. Harry Peterkin.
Inventory-Robert Lutz, A. J. Calhoun,
Decoration-Robert w. struthers.
Matron--Miss Josie Petty.