Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-11-29
How Convention Hall Will Look
When the Affair Opens.
ELABORATE
Assignments Made to the Different
School Divisions.
ARTISTIC SUCCESS ASSURED


| blue sky studded with twinkling stars, a
village of ornamental buildings, scores OF
pretty girls tastefully attired, TO say moth
\ ing of a never-tiring camel, more or less
| real. the whole lighted by the glow OF
/ thousands of incaHdeScent electric lights.
| will burst upon the view Of those who enter
| Convention Hall Monday evening next, and
4 for two weeks thereafter. The Dig bazaar
| of the Teachers Aid and Annuity Associa-
| ton, much heralded during the past few
| months is almost in readiness to be thrown
| open to the public. This state of affairs is
| the result of much hard work during the
past five days The annual Thanksgiving
holidays of the public schools arrived at a
most opportune time. and the executive
committee and the hundreds of others who
are working for the success of the venture
| have apent every Gay from early morning
until well toward midnight arranging the
big hall, until now the decorations certainly
equal, If they do not surpass those of any
| similar enterprise attempted locally in re-
cent years.
Some bf the Features.
On entering the hall the visitor will be
| confronted by two immense pillars, the
one on the right constructed of popcorn
and that on the left Of flowers. Behind
these are candy and other tables, and the
display of bicycles and the like Toward
the rear of the hall are situated two al tistic
buildings profusely decorated. Steaming
hot chocolate is to be dispensed from one,
while tea Is to be served at the other.
| Midway down the rlght-hand side there is
| a substantial looking administration build
ing. the Office of the bazaar, and directly
opposite it is an oriental and music build
ing. on the top of which the band will be
stationed. The stage is at the rear of the
hall. 1t has as a setting a gypsy camp.
with the characteristic wagon tent and
kettle. The scenery is unusually Well ar
ranged, ard, as usual, It Is surmounted by
a canopy of sky-bue studded with stars.
On the right-hand side of the stage sec
ton of the hall Is devoted to art ard On
the left-hand to cookery. On the right
side of the entrance is located the depart
| ment of cutting and fitting, and on the
opposite side the manual training exhibit.
The booths devoted to the special exhibits
of the several school divisions have been
erected along the east and west walls and
are twenty-five In number Thus is the
big bazaar arranged.
The Musical Programs.
The musical features of the bazaar will
| be In charge of Mr. VIM H. Daniel, chair
man. assisted by MISS Annie L. Scammell.
Prof. Joseph H. Daniel. DIR. Frank T. Howe
and Mr.. David, G. Pfeiffer. The entertain
ment features will be in charge of Mrs.
Clara Baker Smith. The bazaar will be
opened each evening promptly at o'clock
with a program lasting exactly thirty min
utes leaving the balance of the evening to
be devoted to the regular business of the
fair. At 7:30 o'clock each evening Prof.
Henry Donoh's Orchestra of eighteen Sc
lected musicians will commence with a
carefully prepared program of standard
and popular selections ard will play during
the rem ainder of the evening. All of the
attractions have not-yet been reported. but
the following will comprise a nearly COM
plete program for the whole period of the
fair: -.,r
Monday, Deccmber 2.
The formal opening of the bazaar will
take place and will be participated in by
prominent government and school officials
and others. The United States Marine
Band will be present, and it is understood
that Prof. Fanciulli is preparing a very
elaborate and attractive program.
Tuesday, December 3-Third Division
Night.
The Mandolin Orchestra, pupils of Mr.. A.
V. Holmes, assisted by the "Madrids,' COM
prising thirty players. will render some of
their most delightful music. This will in all
probability be one of the chief attractions of
the fair. Contralto solo. selection. Miss
Eleanor Simonds: bass solos. (a) The Tore
ador, (b) Creole Love Song" Mr. W. L..
Wilson: soprano solo. ''Sognai," Miss Mary
Helen Howe; song, selection, Mr.. w. r. Ben
ham; Mr.. d. G. Pfeiffer and Mrs. w. l.. Will
son, accompanies. The National FencibleS
and the sixth battalion, D. C. N. G.. will be
in attendance. The orchestral program will
be as follows: Grand march. Coronation. -
| Meyerbeer: overture. america" Tobani:
march, King Cotton" Sousa: gavotte,
Martha Washington" Aronson: waltz
Rob Roy" De Koven; overture. The Bridal
Rose" Lavalee: cornet solo, 1.-THE Palms."
Faure: selection, Carmen" Bizet: march.
National Fencibles," Sousa; characteristic
piece, THE Guard Mount" Eilenberg; two
step, Honeymoon" Rosey: medley over
ture. Around the Metropolis" Boyer; waltz
robin Hood" De Koven; polka, "Coochi
Coochi," Weigand; galop, Die Judische
Post" Lamothe.
Wednesday, December - Normal
School Night.
Tenor solo, Thou Art Like Unto a Flow
err" Mr. Perry B. Turpin; song, The Old
Folks At Home" the Cecilian Quartet-Miss
Helen Nye first soprano; Miss Eta Noah,
second soprano; Miss Alice Pillsbury. first
CT ntralto; Miss Irma Callahan, second con-
tralto; Miss Katie V. Wilson. director. Bari
tone solo, ISRAELI" Mr.. Frank Reside:
alto solo, He Was a Prince" Miss Flor
| ence Sti,lham: tenor solo, selection, Prof. T.
Williams Pearman. Mr.. Arthur Mayo will
Loyal Legion. accompanied by band OF
music, will visit the bazaar.
Thursday, December 6-Hfgh School
Night.
Tenor solo, Star of My Soul" Mr.. VIM.
D. McFarland; by the John B. Henderson
Drum Corps the following: l. Medley March;
2. National Guard Quickstep; 5, Honeymoon
March: 4, Medley, National Airs; 5, Road
to Bost.n. Quickstep and Bugle March;
minuet, by eight young ladies and eight
young men. Under the direction of Miss
Minnie Hawkes.. The young ladies and gen
tlemen who are to appear in this beautiful
and stately dance are as follows: Misses
Bangs, Carusi, Wasserhach. Pease, Endi-
| colt, Presnell. Sohon and Ward. and their
partners will be Messrs. Julihn, Chase, Nc
Kean. Capt Won Bayer, Lieut. Wood, Capt.
Hattell, Maj Fox and Lieut.. Farrow. The
Washington Light Infantry Corps, escorted
by the John B. Henderson Drum Corps, will
visit the bazaar
Friday, December 6-First Division
Night.
Gypsy drill e sixteen young ladies in
charge of Miss AVIS Magee; recitation.
1.-THE Boboiink," Miss Zue Brockett;
Kinder symphhie,I BY the Teachers Or
chestra, Mrs. Clara Baker Smith, musical
director. Pianos. Miss Jennie Glennon.
| solo; Miss Julia Mcdowell and Miss Alden,
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