The morning times., 1895-10-29
RIFLES HALL TRANSFORMED
Brilliant Opening Launches the
Fair of the Corcoran Cadets.
Bright Booths and Fair Friends Of
the Soldiers Made 1t Gay
Scene.

The fair OF the Corcoran Cadets opcnet
last night at National Rifles Hall with suci
fine attendance and variety of entertain
ment, which will be n constant quantity
that it is easy TO anticipate the coniplet.
success of the undertaking. At 10 o'clocl
it was only possible to get through th,
busting crowd by the process of energetic
| elbowing.
| In the absence of Gen. Ordway the
speech of welcome and official opening
of The fair was made ~ Col. William u.
Moore, of the Firsts regiment, In his
feiicitous style.
The hall is lavishly adorned with flags
and streamers, and the booths are qul,e
prettily decorated with bright and ut
tractiye colors.
The center of the hall Is occupied by
very large structure. gaily decorated,
IN which there are several departments,
including the lemonade stand, as Iol.ows:
No. L. Miss Amy Slee, in charge. ms
sisted by Misses Rita Schroeder, Susie
Schroeder, Annie Mundell, Annie DOYLE.
Oerile Auldn ise, Clara GrauauI, Anne
Donaldson, and Ollie Huhbeii.
No. 2. Miss +. Chambers in charge. As
sistants, Misses May Belle Chambers. II.
Kerfoot, Il. Keeler, NJ. Matthews, II. Tay-
Ior, Z. Johnson, and Mrs. Rose Mecab..-
A'O. 1fisS 4>utiDud III GfdIRt.
Assistants, Misses Alice Hunt, Annie G.
Long, A nnie N. Long, Minnie Bauisir, Hattie
West, Laura Duffie, and Lena Deekins.
No. 4. Mrs. j. w. Anderson. Assista nts,
Mr.. Christabel Thomas, the Misses Dale,
the Misses Gibson l.. Rose, Z. Rose, and
E. Mozart
No. o. Mrs. L. W. Stoddard In charge.
Assistants, Misses Berthe Hays, Norah
Riordan, Minnie Daley, Jennie Rior.ian,
Ada Evans 7 l. 7 I, II
rison, Anna Hart, N. Hart, and Mrs.
ID. v. Treadweil.
Gypsey booth, Misses n. Conrad and J.
Holzberg.
Microscopes, Misses A. Warner and NJ
Lincoln.
Cigar booth, Misses B. Shelton, RItchie
Duiphey. AuicILi Aanuer, ,s.rrl,. Na-..,r
and BERTHE Xander.
Paddle stand, Walter Thompson, vii
liam Parker. L. C. Byram, Miss Nida
keefer, and Miss Edna Thornton.
Tin types, Miss Mary Cohen.
Coon head, T. G. DeMoll
Confectionery and ice cream, Mrs. E. c.
Edwards. Mrs + NJ. Collins Miss Ica Garges,
Mrs. a. E. Ed wards, Misses A andF. " amer,
L. Cook, NJ. Conrad, aud Anna Hurdle.
Besides these there are exhibits of bicy-
ces, kodaks. and carriages and 4 muItituue
or lesser articles, all of which may be had
In ma anners which are to be learned from
the interesting people who have them
In charge.
Two u the special features OF the enter
taiunient last evening, We're the dancing of
Miss Lily Evans and au exhibition of
marionettes by Prof. Harris.
There is fine band in attendance SO
that there Is just now no place where
more pleasant or profitable evening may
be spent than at the National Rifles
armory. .
The W. L. l., the brigadier's staff, and
the Victor Drum Corps were the guests
OF the Cadets last evening. The W. l. l.
and the Cadets as their escort marched
through the hall after the opening OF the
entertainment and Were cheered as they
filed by.
The programme has been SO arran nged that
there will be something new every even
Ing. Tonight, in addition to u pas seuI.
there will be an exhibition of leger,lemain.
The Cadets have enough friends in the
city to FIJI the hail every evening, even
supposing that there is new crowd every
night. Their social clientele among the
la'iies is Particularly numerous, as was
evidenced by the very charming array of
them which graced the hall last night