The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1896-11-30
IN AlO OF CUBA
Final Arrangements Made for
the Winter Bazaar by the
Women's Cuban Aid
Society.

ments were made for the Winter Bazaar
to be held in Pyle's Cycle Academy for
one week, beginning next Wednesday
evening. Excellent progress was reported
all along the line, and every indication
points to n complete success and most
gratifying financial result. The mer-
chants of the city and many others have
shown a remarkable interest in the bazur,
and all have generously contributed to
the good cause.
Work upon the booths will be COM
menccd early Tuesday morning, and with
the force of workmen who have volun-
tcered their services. everything will un-
doubleday be in apple-pie order by the
opening hours Oh Wednesday evening.
The booths will he gaily and tastefully
decorated. and will be loaded down with
useful and ornamental articles, all of
which, except the attendants, will be for
sale at reasonable prices.
There will be music every evening. The
Opera House orchestra, under the able
leadership of Mr.. Samuel ". Compton,
has volunteered its services, and the Ferd
Fulmer Chorus, the Wilmington Banjo
Club and the Trlby orchestra, and
mixed chorus, consisting of Mrs. II. l..
Pyle. Miss Heck, Mr. Robert Walters and
Mr.. John Magoe, have also done likeW isc.
Miss Jean Macallster will contribute VIC
lin solos. There will be an old folks con-
cert, tabeauX, etc. Refreshments will be
provided in abundance and one of the
most attractive features Of the Bazaar will
he Il Gypsy tent. in which real. live
shore nutf'' fortune teller, Miss Made
line Norton. of New York City, will TO-
veal to You for a moderate fee, the secrets
of your past, present and future.
The booths that have not been pre-empt-
ed by the Razar managers are four in
number. They are taken by William
Lawton. Standard Sewing Machine Com
pany, Victor II. Pyle and the Wilmington
Coal Gas Company.
Those who will have charge of the
various booths operated by the society,
are as follows:
Fancy tahle--Mrs. Ralph De Soto, Mrs.
Jonas Fluid, Mrs. J. Harper Carver.
CnnIy--Mrs. Grant S. Riggs.
lee crcam--Mrs John Taylor Mrs. Clar-
cnce Rohb
Lunch-Mrs. William Homework, Mrs.
Thomas NiIr.
Aprona-AI1s. Jerome Il. Bell, Mrs.
Julian Il, Robinson.
Flowcrs-Mrs. Herbert II. Ward, Miss
Lottir Wells Miss Agnes Downry.
Country storr--AliSS Elizabeth Carlisle,
Mrs. Mmorrnh Lewis, Mrs. Alvin Il.
Morrison.
Books Mrs. Edward George
Lemonade week.-Mrs.. Mabel Brown,
Miss Marie Shcrward. Miss Florence Is.
Upton. Miss Mae Widcncr.
Fancy paper hooth-AIss Alice Bell,
Miss Jessie Murphy. Miss Elizabeth
Douchtcn. Miss Carrie Mccall. Miss Jean
Macallistcr, Miss Clara Bingham. Miss
Laura De Soto will have a stand for the
sale of Cuban pins and flags.
There will he matinee on Saturday
afternoon. December s. especially for
children. at which the admission win be
five cents.
The following letter has been received
Ivy Mr.. George A. Roberts. president of
the Cuban Aid Socicty:
/ Mrs. G. A. Roberts, Wilmington. DEL
| Ny dear Mrs Roberts: Your very kind
! letter of congratulations, under date Of
| NorcnIhcr It'll, is received. Permit me to
! thank yUn for the same.
! am under the necessity of declining he
| invitation you extend to me, to open the
Bazaar, to he held in your city, in favor of
| procuring medicines and other needed sup
| plies for the sick and wounded Cuhals.
| do this the moro rcgrcfully hcCausc the
cause represented by the patriotic Cubans
is very near and dear to me as an Amrri-
| can citizen.