The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-10-24
THE PHIL sheridan FAIR
1t Nill Be Opened Saturday Evening
in Music Hall.
MUSIC, SPEECHES AND FUN
The Preparations for the Festival Arc
Almost Compicte-Articlcs to Be Ex.
hibitcd Are Most Beautiful and
Costly-Thc booth Ladies'.

The ladies who Will have charge of
the booths at the Phil Sheridan fair.
which opens at Music hall on next Sat
urday evening, held meeting last eve
ming in the board of trade room.
Great enthusiasm was manifested in
the coming festival, which has for its
object the raising of funds to erect
an equestrian statue of the gallant hero
of Winchester on Court House square
in this city.
Miss Mary Ford presided over the
meeting, and Miss May Jordan was
secretary.
Superintendent Thompson reported
that he had purchased many beautiful
and costly articles for the booths. The
ladies decided to distribute the exhibits
among the booths on Friday evening
or Saturday morning. The contest for
the splendid $500 Sohmer piano will, 1t
is thought, be very lively one. The
chinaware and furniture that will be
seen at the fair are the very best that
money can purchase. and of beautiful
and artistic design
Ladies' for the Booths
The booth foreladies are: Miss NJ.
A. Early, Mrs. Frank Johnson. Mrs.
Grady, Miss O'Boyle. Miss Agues
Charles, Mrs. NJ. ID. Roche ana Miss
May Kearney.
The ladies will meet at Music hall
at o'clock tomorrow afternoon and
begin To decorate their booths.
A meeting of the Sheridan Monument
association was also held In the board
OF trade building. Senator Vaughan
presided and William Dawson was sec
retary 1t was announced that Mayor
Connell would open the fair. and de-
liver a speech next Saturday evening.
Addresses will also be made by Judge
Gunster and Colonel Ezra Ripple.
Lawrence's band will furnish the
music.
Superintendent Thompson stated
that q flreman's silver trumpet, valued
at $3.50. had been given by Megargee
Brothers for the benefit OF the fair.
Mears & Hagen donated a splendid
seal skin saque that many ladies' will,
no doubt, be anxious to win.
Messrs. Gibbons. Kelly and Thomp-
son We're appointed committee TO ar
range for a contest on two of Scran-
toms popular citizens. VI. II. Griffin
VIII have charge of the gypsy tent.
John Z. O'Connor. chairman of the
press committee, appointed the follow
ing gentlemen to cooperate with him
in writing up the fair: Messrs. Livy
:. Richard, John T. Brown, Thomas j.
Duffy, Arthur 7. Raynsford, NJ. j.
O'Toole, Daniel ]. Moriarty. j. T.. Kern.
Peter c. Jennings T. owen Charles,
Richard Beamish, j. w. Gould. James
O'Connor John n. Jordan, James Il.
Burrett and Charles T.. Daniels.
Refreshments of all kinds can be OBJ
tained in the hall.
Music VIII PLAY u Part.
The following have been asked to
participate nightly in the musical part
of the programme: The Elks' quar-
tette, Cambria Glee club, the Druid
Glec club, Miss Julia Allen. walter
Kiple. Michael Coyne. r. j. O'Malley's
Banjo club. Joseph Burns. of Wilkes
Barre; William Kelly, of Parsons; Miss
Sullivan. soprano soloist; the Lally
family, the King family, Kenyon Coke,
Will Burke. ID. Webster Scism and Pro-
fessor and Mrs. Schilling and choir.
The next meeting of the association
Will be held at Music hall tomorrow
evening at 7.3O. Many of Scranton's
most popular and wealthy men and wo-
men have promised TO cooperate with
the organization in making the fair a
success and a large sum will no doubt
be realized by the festival.