Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-02-10
THE HEBREW FAIR
Everything Arranged for a Success
full Opening Tonight.
ELABORATE SCHEME OF DECORATION
Arrangement of the Booths and
Who viii Preside:
VAL BILE DONATIO Ms

| One of the busiest places in town today is
! the BIZ, fail of the Washington Light In
| fartry Armory, where the great fair and
| be zaar given by the Jewish Congregation
is TO be reid during this week and next.
| When the lights are turned on this evening
| and the bazaar is formally opened the scene
will be one of the most attractive ever seen
| in this city. For days past decorators have
/ been hard at work in the hail. and the re-
| suit is that the great interior has been
| transformed into bower of beauty.
| The scheme of decoration is based on
| oriental ideas, which were seen to such good
| effect at the worlds fair, and the scheme
| has been carried out consistently and In the
| best or taste. This evening when, figura-
| tiS ely speaking, the curtain is raised 1t will
| be to exhibit an Egyptian village. This is
peculiarly appropriate, says Mr.. l. l.. Blout,
| the chairman of the executive committee
| of the fair. inasnluch as the Jews are an
| oriental people.
While the decorate are on an elaborate
scale. they have been designed 50 as not to
| Interfere with free progress about the hall
| and enough space has Eeen left clear 20
| make dancing possible late hour in the
evening, provided the crowd is not too great
| and 1t is found that it does not initiate
| against the best interests of the fair The
| bazaar is first, last and all the time money
making scheme. Tor ali the proceeds, and it
| is hoped that at least $4,000 will be raised,
| are for the benefit of the fund which is be-
| ing raised to enable the Washington Hebrew
Congregation to erect a handsome new tenn
pie. The plans for the new building have
| not yet been definitely decided upon, but
! it is the intention of the members of the
congregation to expend upward of S1o0,oD
| en- new temple which shall be a credit to
| the city and 10 the congregation. The site
has not been selected, but it will be some
| where to the northwest of the present build
| ing, which is located on Sth street. More
| than half of the amount necessary has al
| ready been raised, or is in sight, and it
| the hope of all interested that the fair will
| go far toward raising the balance
| Valuable Donations.
| The Hebrews of the city have always been
| generous givers whenever an appeal has
| been made for any worthy purpose and
| now that they themselves are asking. in
| stead of giving. their friends, in other de-
| nominations as well, have responded freely,
| so that when the fair opens it will be with
| tremendous stock of attractive articles.
| which are sure to find ready sale Oh their
| merits. If an estimate of the value of the
| donations were made it would probably run
| we'll up into the thousands. AS is true at
most fairs the majority of these will be
| sold at fixed price, but there Will be many
others which will be put up to be contested
| for by ballot or chance. Among these are
| a number of bicycles, which have been do
mated by local agents, and which0re pretty
| certain to bring generous amounts before
| they are finally disposed of. Those who are
especially interested in the articles which
| are to be sold in this way have not been
| idle but have been going around for several
| v eeks armed with voting books. The result
| is that in number of instances the books
are already filed and there is no question
| as to whether those particular articles will
| bring their full value.
Arrangement of the Booths.
| AS one enters the hall his attention is at
| tracted first by the light and airy effect
| of the decorations. The booths are erected
| around the four SIDES Of the hall, with Il
| lire Of five down the center, leaving wide
pGssageways leading in every direction.
The first booth to the left on entering from
| 18th street is to be devoted to the sale of
| cigars. and is in charge of Mrs Lucils.
| Next to this is the largest booth in the hall.
! the New Temple booth. at which many Of
| the most expensive donations are on sale.
This is presided OVER by Mrs. /. l.. Blout
and Mrs. Chas. Kaufman. The congrcga-
| ton table is presided over by Mrs. II. King.
| jr., the '. life of the president Of the Wash
| iTston Hebrew Congregation, and Mrs. L.
| Stern, the wife of the rabbi of the con-
| gregation. At these and at the other tables
| the chatrwomen are assisted by bevins of
! pretty girls. who will have little difficulty
| in inducing the crowds to spend their
| money. The other tables, with the ladies
| in charge, are as follows: Art table, Mrs.
| Simon, assisted by MIR. Silverberg; station
cry end books. Miss H. Abraham and Miss
| Wolf; flowers, Miss Fannie Kaufman: lem
opade, Miss Florence Cohen; post office.
| Miss Ernie Meyers: fish pond, Miss Ray
| Solomon; Deborah and Rachel Mrs Moser
| and Mrs. Kronheinler; Rebecca Lodge, Mrs
| Marx; Georgetown, Mrs. Baer. The supper
room will be In charge of Mrs. Pach. The
various booths rooted in, and the roofs
| are supported by fiuted columns made of
| cheese cloth, but looking for all the world
like carved marble. They are varicoiorsd,
but all in pale and delicate shades, which
| make most attractive appearance when
| lighted by upward of a thousand incandcs-
| cent lamps. The designing and draping of
| the booths is mainly the work of Mr.. l.. A.
! Roginski. who gave his services gratis and
| the electric work was done by Mr. f. Sher-
| wood Morgan.
| Opening CeremOnies
The opening ceremonies of the fair will
! take place at s o'clock this evening The
fair will be formally declared open by Vice
| President Stevenson, VINO will be intro
| duced by Mr.. Simon Wolf. A brief response
| viii be made by Mr.. H. King, jr., the or
| cEcstra will then strike up an appropriate
al: and the fair will be open for business
Tho fair will be open every evening in
| the week, with the exception Of Friday
| evenings. and there will also be matinee
| each Friday afternoon. At the farther end
| of the hall a miniature stage has been
! erected, and on this there will be special
| attractions each evening in the way of
! vocal ard instrumental music. dancing and
| Rotations by prominent performers, who
| have volunteered their services. A feature
| of the fair will be an eight-page daily
| paper, which will be under the editorial
( management of Mr.. Isaac Cans. One of
| the handsomest donations to the fair Is g.
| 500 Shr.ners jewel which is to be voted
| for. and which will doubtless start a lively
contest among the members of the Mystic
| Shrine.
EFFORT TO ARDITRATE