Evening star., 1895-11-05
THE BUTLER INFANTRY.
Those Who VIII Assist Mt It's Fair to
Open Next Monday.

Open Next Monday.
Colored society is awaiting with great in
terest the opening of the first military fair
of the veteran ButlerSInfantry Corps, which
will be inaugurated next Monday evening
and continue ten days. The fair will be
opened in the large lfeture room of Mt Pis-
gah Church, cornerA4Oth and streets
northwest For the-past two weeks the
Ladies' Auxiliary in charge have been very
busy preparing for Ae fair, which is to be
given for the ''sick and disabled comrade
fund" ,a,
The interior of the 1ecture room will pre-
sent a beautiful appearance. The decora-
items will be both elaborate and tasteful,
streamers, flags, banners, shields and the
like blending in the most attractive effects
There will be seven large booths. besides the
fortune teller's tent and various other at
tractive places. AS you enter, the Chris
ton booths present fine appearance. The
Baptist, Methodist and Catholic booths are
finely decorated. The Douglass Willing
the fair a competitive drill will be given
by societies.
The opening exercises will be as follows:
Welcome address, by Captain Alex Haw-
kins; response, by Major Geo. w Stewart; :;
other short addresses by John NJ Langston,
DR.. c. b. Purvis Rev. Geo. w. Lee Rev.
Robt Johnson. L. G. Bailey, Col. Perry H.
Carson, r. H. Key, NJ. NJ. Holland, w. Cal
win Chase Louis H. Douglass, Charles H
Marshall T. w. Chase and Rev. Walter
Fl. Brooks.
The Butler Corps will parade the evening
of the opening, and the following organiZa-
ticns have been invited to act as escort:
Capital City Guards, Captain Acwith; Cadet
Corps, Captain Brooks; Morton Post. Sum-
ner Post, Alger Camp, Sons of Veterans;
Knights of ST. Augustine, knights of st.
Thomas. Good Samaritans and Knights of
Jerusalem Many handsome and costly
presents will be voted for during the fair.
Major Moore has been invited to be present
at the opening.
The officers of the corps are: Major George
w. Stewart. commanding; w. c. Payne,
adjutant; Captain Magnus L. Robinson,
chief of ordnance; Captain Robert Green,
quartermaster; Captain Alex. Hawkins,
chaplain: Captain Benjamin Young, senior
captain, company A; Captain F. ]. Brown,
company B: Captain st. Clair. company c.
kins. chairman; Capt. Robinson. secretary:
Major Stewart treasurer; Lieut.. Lewis
HILL Lieut.. Wilmington, Adjutant Payne,
Corporal VIM. Bray, Sergt. Isaacs. Sergt.
Lewis. Privates Wm Dent. Jno. Brown, Bell
and others.
The ladies in charge will be: Miss Haw-
kins. president; Mrs. NJ Johnson. vice presi-
dent; Miss Mollie johnson, secretary; Mrs.
Ford, treasurer; Miss Mary Yates, assistant
secretary; Mrs. ]. Brooks. financial secre-
tary; Mrs. c. Monroe, chaplain. The supper
table will be in charge of Mrs. Ford, Mrs.
Brooks, Miss Harris, assisted by Messrs.
Refreshment table-Mrs. johnson, Miss
Johnson. Miss Carrie johnson, Miss NJ
Brent, Miss Estelle Denton, assisted by Mr..
Bell.
China table-Miss Anna Parks, Miss
Sparcsques. Miss Milhurn, Miss Mary Myers.
Fish pond-Miss johnson. chairman: grab
bag, Miss Dougiess: post office, Miss Spare
ques, postmistress; Geo. W. Lewis carrier;
voting table. Mrs. c. Monroe. chairman;
florist. Miss Annie Hedgeman. Capt. NJ. L.
Robinson will he the cashier of the fair.