The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1896-11-09
THE GREAT FAIR.
Odd Fellows Will Open 1t at City Hall
Tonight.

They Have Made Arrangements for a
Splendid Display-Tonight will Be
Ancient Brothers Night-Grand Con-
cert By Chambers Band-Excellent
Dinners and suppers will Be Provided
Additional Donations Sent In.
The Odd Fellows' fair will open at
City hall, this evening, and ii prom
ises to be one of the greatest fairs ever
held In Portland. The fair is to be
held to raise money to nelp furnish the
new hall in Baxter block apd as nearly
every one has given freely either in mon
ey or donations, no doubt a large sum
of money will be realized. MIR. Samuel
B. Kelsey, the president of tho fair COM
mittee, has been untiring in his efforts
and he has been ably assisted by as wide
awake corps Of officers as could be found
in New England. That they have lab
ored well can be seen by a glance around
City hail. which is. handsomely deoorat-
ed and arranged with many booths filled
with beautiful. useful and fancy arti-
oles. AS this fair is to be held to raise
money for furnishing the Odd Fellows
new quarters, it might be well to give
brief description of the new halls.
A visit to the new quarters is to see
that it Is literally true that "old things
have passed away, and all things have
ecome new"
All the bodies of the order W Ill occ upy
spacious and elegant apartm ents. The
general lodge room is a fine apartment
3Sx60 feet. The enoampments will meet
is 20 feet. The mural decorations are by
Jost of Portland, and are of q chasts
and beautiful style.
The Grand Lodge will occupy fine
quarters on the same floor rs the larger
halls; close to it will be found the libra
~ and smoking rooms, fitted with every
convenience for reading and sociability.
The Daughters of Rebekah will have
their own rooms with everything neces-
sary for their work. Besides these, there
will be the encampment degree rooms
and the armory and drill room. Spa
cious ante and committee rooms and a
large fire-proof safe are located On this
floor. There will be two. banquet rooms;
the large one is located on the fifth floor;
they each have their own kitchen and
every thing Necessary to the serving of any
sort Of a spread needed.
Without doubt Odd Fellows hall of
Portland will be without a superior in
- of 10;
the order ought to grow rapidly in num-
| hers and influence.
The halls will be open to the public
at an early date due notice of which
will be given in The daily papers. The
! following will be the attractions during
the week:
This evening band concert by the
American Cadet band with a pleasing
mum Der of selections. The following is
the programme:
March-Hadattah, Hall
Overture-Zampa, Herold
Concert Waltz. -Columbia, Bennett
a, Mexican Dance, Linden
b. Lime Kiln Club. Laurendeau
| Popular Airs-A jolly night. Boyer
Selections from Operatic Airs. Hanm
| Two Obtp-EhiaGlDu6, N. Is. Hall
| OyersETe-Orpheus, Offenbach
| Grand Fanase-Rose D'Amour, Dacy
| Msdley-All the Rage, Boyer
| Standardization Wallace
Concert Gaiop-Woodbine, Brooke
Finale-Star Spangled Banner.
Tuesday evening the fremont Male
Quartette and Mrs Lillian P. Henniger,
reader. George K. G. Deane, first tenor;
Charles W. Swans, second tenor; Robert
G. Written, baritone; Sumner Coolidge,
basso.
The fancy goods department will be
decorated by the welI-known firm of
Hooper, Sou & leighton. 1t is only on,
Of their many generous acts of kindness
The work will be done by Mr.. Bonner
who has charge of the drapery depart
meut.
Dam, the sign painter, has made ana
painted the sign that will he stretched
across the street besides other smaller
signs which he has donated to the fair
Redman, the sign painter has also do
mated small signs, which aresto announce
the different attractions.
Dinners and suppers will be served
each day by the different lodges at {
reasonable price.
Today will be Ancient Brothers day
and all members of that lodge should
consider it n duty to get their meals al
City hail that day, and all others are cor
daily invited to attend. Messrs X. O.
Chase and Albert Bracket will furni ST
teams to cali for anything thai is to be-
sent to the hall, on notification.
NOTES.
All railroads running into Portland
have kindly offered to run for re-
duction of fares on the following days
Maine Central Wednesday and Thursday
and the following Monday; Portland &