Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-10-19
THE TEACHERS BAZAAR
An Important Meeting of the Executive
Committee Held This Morning.
General Scope of the Work md Some
of the Proposed Features
Outlined.

important meeting this morning at the
Franklin school building.
There was a full attendance Of the COM
mittee, which includes most of the super
vising principals of the different divisions,
the principals of the high schools and a
number of lady teachers, who are actively
interested in the work. Supervising Prin-
cipal A. T. Stuart of the third division Is
the chairman of the committee and Mr..
John T. Freeman the secretary.
The great bazaar Is to be held at Con-
vention Hall December to 16. inclusive,
and according to the arrangements already
made, it promises to be the biggest aIalr
of the sort ever held In Washington. The
plans are all on magnificent scale, and
nothing is to be left undone that might
contribute to its success. The association
is a mutual aid society, Intended to meet
the needs of sick and superannuated teach
ers. While not all of the public school
teachers of the city are members OF 1t, yet
tie esprit de corps is such that all nave IN
tcrestsd themselves actively IN the prepara-
tiers for the big bazaar, and are 1ndefatlga-
tle in their efforts to make it success.
Purpose of the Fair.
The purpose of the fair is to raise a sort
of endowment fund or capital to enable the
association to prosecute its work without
being in danger of running into financial
straits. 1t is hoped to raise total of at
least $4,000, and as it already has fund
amounting to about $4,000, it would seem s.
though the hopes of the committee were not
unreasonable. With the interest from This
fund added to a contribution of 1 1-2 per cent
of the salary received by each member of the
association it would be possible to properly
care for each sick or retired teacher The
plan is to allow sick benefit or pension
amounting to three-fifths of the salary
which the beneficiary received, the pension
to be paid to those who have become inca
pac.tated while in the harness or who have
served for not less than thirty-five years,
but in no case is the amount paid to be more
than $500 year.
The executive committee, which met this
morning, has entire charge of the work of
allotting the various details of preparation
to the different subcommittee, and, In fact,
of all the general arrangements for the Zig
fortnight's display and sale.
The General Plan.
Convention Hall is to be beautifully deco
rated and brilliantly Illuminated with cleo
trio lights. A great many novel features
are to be introduced which will add to the
attractlveIess of the affair. There will be
booths for the sale Of useful and orna-
mental articles, music, flowers, cooking
schools in full operation, restaurant eX-
hibits from the manual training schools,
exhibitions by the physical training classes
ard a thousand and one other features of
interest. Each evening is to be allotted to
one particular school division or high
school, and their friends are expected to
turn out in full force on their special even
ings.
The different evenings have been arrang-
ed for as follows: December 5, nigh
schools, normal schools and the several
special classes of instruction.; December d,
first division; December I, second division
A: December 8. second division B; Decem-
Der 10, third division. December II, fourth
division; December Il, fifth division; De-
cember ID, 9th division, a and B, county.
The hall is to be arranged departmental
ly, so that the general effect will be pleas
ing. The committee is making arrange
nents with well-known architect to take
charge of the general arrangement of the
hall, so that there will be one consistent
scheme of decoration throughout, instead of
letting it drift into happy-go-lucky con-
glomeration that would be neither pleasing
nor convenient.
There is to be committee on program,
whose duty it will be to see that some par
ticular form of entertainment is provided
for each evening during the half hour that
is to be set aside for the purpose. In this
way it is thought that the interest of out
side organizations, military, social and the
like, will be enlisted and result in a largely
il creased attendance.
Division of Work.
Each school division in it's work for the
fair is to be designated by separate color.
which will mark all of it's relations with
the bazaar. All goods collected by any one
division will be marked with that color
and will be kept to themselves. and then by
system of keeping accounts with colored
cards of all sales made, it will be possible
to tell how much each division has con-
tributed to the sum total made. Each di-
vision will also nave charge of certain arti-
cles to be disposed of. All articles collect
ed will be divided up among the proper
booths. but will still keep the color of the
division from which 1t was received. In
~; fria 0f fna fno ohar in,
particular division can work for it by pur-
chasing articles bearing it's color.
There will be articles to be voted for, but
it has been definitely decided that no
teacher shall be eligible shall allow her
name to be used in any of these contests.
Schools and pupils, however, may run. as
for instance, piano will probably be voted
for to go to the most popular school build
ing in the city.
The florists of the city are showing their
interest in the bazaar and have already
promised to make liberal donations. Their
contributions will be gifts outright and
Some of the Features.
Mr.. E. c. Messer, the well-known artist,
is to have charge of the art loan exhibit,
which promises to be one of the most at
tractive features. He has already received
assurances from many owners of hand
some pictures and other works of art that
they will allow their articles to he dis
played, and he intends to make it the most
imposing exhibition of the sort ever seen
in Washington.
The Century Company of New York has
also promised to lend an exhibition SINH
lar to the one it had at the worlds fair,
of original drawings, &c, which will show
the complete methods used in modern illus
tration. In addition to this, there will also
be a manual school exhibit, which will
show the skill and handicraft of the pupils
Of the local schools.
A cooking school will be in full blast, and
the products of this feature will be on sale.
There will also be a restaurant run sep
arately from this, in charge of Mrs. Plat.
A cook book will be one of the features of
the fair. 1t is being prepared under the
auspices of the cooking teachers of the
public schools, and will contain many val
liable and original recipes.
The pupils of the public schools are not
to be asked for money contributions to aid
the work, nor are they to he allowed to
take part in any way that would interfere
with their regular school work. The fair
viii be open every evening, and there will
also be morning and afternoon ses-
sions. These latter will be made possible
through the assistance of the teachers in
the halliday schools AL the plans are
being made SO that the bazaar will not in
terfere in the slightest with the work of
the public schools.
The candy tables will be big feature Of
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