The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-12-15

of red, black and white. The attendants
wars dress sd as the charat t,rs in the books
Tor sale.
Miss Rothwell was in charge, assisted
by Miss Padiep, Misses Burns, Manches-
tsr, Carpenter, Mshoney. Hogan, ruling
hast, Lincoln. Anderson, Srow.ii and
Inyett Ihe patTonesses were; Mrs.
Lewis III. Moader, Mrs Charles r.. Gorman.
Mfs. DO eph o. San Souci Mrs. Joseph
H. Hobbs. Mrs. Herbert r. sherman, Mrs
J. Wilson kinyon, Mrs. Reuben +. Ran
dali, Mrs. Thomas j. O'keefe. Mrs Ed
ward ii. Darcy.
The committeemen's wives booth was
In lavender and white with an edgino or
evergreen and artificial chrysanthemums
One OF the ladies insisted that the effect
was n medium between dainty aud
very fetchiny." Housekeepers' supplies
q ! ART, ,icles of silver were on sale.
Mrs William Il. White was In charge,
assisted by Mrs. Hill. Manchester, Met
calf. Kenarick, Russell, Rose San Souci,
White, Barney, Miss Smith and Miss
Farmer.
Tho Kindergarten booth is decorated in
green and white. with palms and other
plants, aad the effoct is very gay.
Misses Huskins. Rice, Wheeler, Carey,
Towle, Cobb, Foster, Kern Preston,
Burr, Bartlett. SMITH. O'Connor, Kelley.
Maynard, Blanchard. snow, Pepper,
Bailey, FIesmhp, Coyill, Ripley, Cogge-
shall and Mrs. Barton.
The art booth is simple and delicate.
The design is Italian. Pictures by
prominent Providence artists, pottery
and other articles. are on sale.
Committee on the art booth: Miss har-
riette L. Rice, supervisor OF drawing.
chairman; Miss Mary +. Richards, Miss
Josephine l.. Hartwell, Miss Leona Hope,
Arthur X. Spaulding. Victor Frazer,
art booth: Mrs. Augustus Nj. Lord, Mrs.
Theodore Foster, Mrs. Albert Fenner,
Mrs. Washington Dore, Miss Mary
Wheeler. Miss Gertrude Parmelee, Miss
Helen Potter, Miss Edith Macomb.
AT the cocoa and coffee booth red and
white decorations were employed. The
attendants were In the costume OF the
Frlends-they were Miss +. N. Allen.
Misses Tiff. Rathburn, Burt Allen,
Prouty and Miss Bessie Allen.
The cafe was situated at the rear OF the
hall, and in IL were served salads, cold
meats. ices, cake and other form 5 OF re-
freshment. Mrs. FurlonR was In charge
assisted by Miss Julia ID. Green; The
othsr assistants We're Misses Pidge
Wright Clark ovnn howiand, ..l1 nodss1n. rm
strong. McGuirk. Sheldon, Sullivan,
Walker, Seabury, Mahy, Smith. Denny.
Murphy, Miss Kate j. Murphy, Miss
Edith r. Allen, Miss Delta Il. Harvey,
Miss Teresa u. Furlong. Miss Annie h.
Udeli, Miss Marion l.. Wheeler, Miss
Rebecca l.. Ring, Miss Ida Nj. Budlong
Mrs. Amasa Eaton, Mrs. Wilbur, Mrs. ~.
B. Sprague, Mrs =. McMurrough, Mrs.
James X. Chase.
Tea. cakes and condiments are served
on the platform, under the marquee by
representatives of the board of Pat
ronesses. Ihe mem bers OF this board in
clude Mrs. Elisha Dyer chief: Mrs.
Mrs. j. b. Arnold. Mrs. Benjamin
Arnold, Mrs. Samuel II. Bullock, Mrs.
,Joseuh BaniRan, Mrs. Seth w. Brownell,
Mrs. Walter Calender, Mrs. George u.
Corliss, Mrs. James Coates, Mrs Andrew
Comstock Mrs. James CogReshall, Miss
Sarah Il. Doyle, Mrs. John Furione' Mrs
w. j. Feeley, Mrs. James Freeman Mrs.
Isaac L. Goff. Mrs. Thomas Grimes,
Mrs. Charles Humphrey. Mrs. James
Hapley. Mrs William >. Hayward, Mrs.
RALPH Hamilton, Mrs. NJ. j. harson.
Mrs. Daniel Keefe. Mrs. John W. keefe.
Mrs. j. Il. kendrlck, Miss Amelia Knight
Miss Susan Miner, Mrs. Herbert r.
Charles Matteson. Mrs. q. w. X. Matte
son, Mrs. I. b Mason, Mrs. George II.
McAuslan. Mrs. John McAuslnn, Mrs
McElroy, Mrs. +. ID. McGuinness. Mrs
Fred Perkins. Mrs Gorham Pomroy,
Mrs. James A. Potter. Mrs. Walter Peck,
Mrs George w. Prentiss, Mrs. Anna
Garlin Spencer. Mrs. 4. Z. /. Shepard.
Mrs. William A. Spioer Mrs Edwin A.
Smith, Mrs. George H. Shepley, Mrs. j.
E. Studley, Ers John Shepard, Jr., Mrs
James A. Scott Mrs. John H. Stiness,
Mrs. j. +. Sullivan, Mrs. Horace 5.
Iarbsll, Miss Tarbell. The burlesque
act exhibition in one OF the ante rooms
is perhaps the most amusing feature.
This Is in charge of Miss III. L.. Rice, and
humorous sketches have been presented
by prominent local artists.
The chief marshal was Hon. Charles
p. Bennett, and his aids were Howard
.Iencks, Howard Wilcox. Dr. Walter
sweet Henry Barker. George H. Huddv,
Jr, Henry Scott, Howard Allen. Louis
lAl,