The Portland daily press., 1896-12-17
A BRILLIANT FAIR.
Held by Rockamecoolk Tribe at Their New
Building in Deering.

The new building just completed at
Morrill's Corner is tofbs used as an as
sembly hall, lodge room and banquet
hall. Rockameecook tribe, No. %, |. o.
R, M. are to have The use of the upper
part OF the building as wigwaia or
lodge room. On the first floor at the Cd
| trance is large lobby 9x15 feet, from
which at the right opens to the smoking
room, l6 feet square. AT the left is the
kitchen, and Immediately in front is
the banquet hall 40 feetTsquare. The hall
Will seat $50 people at the tables.
| 4 he second floor is reached by an easy
flight of stairs at the lsft of the entrance
to the building, which opens into lob
by the same as the lower floor. Opening
at the right !s al ante-room 13xl6 feet,
fitted with all necessary toilet arrange
meI is. At the left in committee ROOM
9x15 fest. At the front is the entrance to
the assembly hall. This Lali is also
used for the lodge room. This room ls
40 feet square and 90 feet from floor TO
ceiling. The inside finish is of cypress
and hard pine with maple floors. The
building is lighted throughout by cleo
tricity.
| 10 enable tho tribe to equip its new
quarters with furniture and other Tx
lures, fair il now in progress Mt the
new building. Mr.. William Leighton IS
the chairman in charge Of the general
committee; Mrs. B. G. Peabody is chair
|
Mrs. G M. Cram is secretary.
In the lower hall are the grocery and
tinware departments. Mr.. Howard 0.
Merrill is chairman Of the grocery depart
ment and is assistsil By Messrs. Charles
Lopez, Clarence Smith, Vim. knaut,
Scott Bailey, G. P. Stevens, N. Fl. Cobb,
S. P. Bailey and Oscar Moses. The tin
ware department il in charge of Mr. Z.
f. Alden, assisted by Il. NJ. Watkins anu
@. Fred Grant.
| In the assembly hall are the following
booths: Confectionery booth. Mrs. g 0.
Moses, chairman, assisted by Mrs. G. d.
loses. Miss Nellie Hall and Mir. G. +.
Grant; ice cream booth, in charge OF
| Mr., VIM. Leighton and Wms Wood; cake
| booth, Mrs. Herbert B. Seal, chairman,
assisted BIZ Mrs. VIM. Wentworth, Mrs.
Charles Clark, Mrs. Noyes; art and fan
oy article booth, Mrs, Geo. Ward, chair
man, and Mrs H. G.. Cobb in charge OF
the art work. These ladies' ars assisted
by corps of ten ladies. The fish pond
is in charge Of Mrs. Alvah G. Joy and
Miss Belle Little; doll table is in charge
of Miss Gertrude Goodrich, assisted by
Misses Jennie Boucher, Emily Peabody,
Alice Winship. Louise Hill.
The apron table is in charge of Mrp. II.
T.. Cram, and Mrs. II. L. Watkins, assist
ell by Mrs. Strout, Miss Dow and Miss
Stevens.
The ten-cent counter is in charge of
EN-. Watkins, assisted by Mrs. George
Cram, Mrs. George Little, Mrs. H. A.
Hill, Mrs. B. F. Libby.
The Indian fortune teller's tent is oc-
cupiea by Miss Sadie R. Burnham, who
acts "a the gypsy fortune teller.
i Last evening from 6 to s O'clock New
England supper Was served. Ats
O'Clock the comic operstsa, Penelope,
or the Milkman's Bride, y was presented
by the following cast:
Pitcher. in the Police. Mr.. W. T. Goss
Tosser, in the Grenadiers,
Mr.. II. F. Cooling
| Chalk. q Milkman, MIR. A. G. Goss
| Mrs. Croaker, 'The Missua,
Miss Sadie L. Durham
Penelope, a servant,
Miss Hattie Pike
Today the sale Of articles will continue,
and from 8 to Geld meet supper will
be served. At o'clock O musical pro-
gramme will be rendered followed by a
farce in ono act entitled "Per Tele-
phone"
The opening day of the fair was Tues
day and the attendance was good, but
yesterday, owing to the storm the atten-
1nuce WAS mt 60 cC0fl