The times., 1897-12-07
In The FRENCH MARKET
Southern Relief Society's Fair at
Masonic Temple.
Large Crowd Attends ON the Open-
ing Night Judge Goodies Plea
for the Confederate Veterans

The French Market, under the auspices
OF the Southern Relief So ciety, was
opened at Masonic Temple last night.
The place was bright with lights and bunt
ing, merry with speech and song, and
festive with shifting throng. A thou
sand people were there. Coin flowed into
the tills or the market with such steady,
ceascless cliDk that the promoters or the
enterprise wore wide smiles and said al
frequent intervals, this is a success
the booths were separated with corn
shucks and Corn on the cob and with
thousands OF bursting balls OF cotton.
the rlags and coats-or- arms of the SOUTH
ern and border states were displayed,
aud grove OF palms were planted on the
stage.
Inc call for order was made by Maguus
F. Thompson, president OF the Confederate
Veterans Association. Rev. Dr.. Elliott,
pastor OF tile Church of the Ascension, of
Tered prayer.
CHaIrInen Thompson then introduced
Judge John Gooue, of Virginia, as one OF
the most distinguished luminaries that
Gecks Tue crown OF the Ola DOnlnIon.
Judge Goode told OF the pleasant duty
which the managers of the market mas
assigned 10 him, OF opening the affair and
he oade all a cordial and heartfelt well
come. Washington, he said, was the home
OF Government and OF science. One of the
distinguishing characteristics of the peo-
pie was tneIr responsiveness to calls for
Charity. Ia no other city OF the union were
mere so many chafita ole societies In dc-
tive operation. Nowhere else were peo-
pie 50 ready 70 give aid to good cause.
Neither creed nor politics should be al
lowed to interfere with the cause of
charity.
lie said the names of the war-tried
veterans of the South were not to be
found on the pension rolls. They were, in
countless cases, too feeble 10 work, and
too proud TO beg. They were having d
hard struggle to keep the wolf from the
door. Their daily lives were fun OF trou-
bles, and of want. He reviewed the his
tory of the Southern Relief Sociey, and
paid a tribute to the sympathy of
women. .'H oman he said, gave con-
ISOLATION to the comfortieSs.'' He declared
the French market formally opened, and
asked all hands to have a good time.
During the evening Prof. Leo Wheat, the
Southern pianist, rendered several sci &C.
tons suggestive OF the South. The wi
wanderers dance was executed by Misses
Clara Stevens, Maggie DIVER and Marie
Hoagson.
fne stalls and The ladies in charge oi
them were as follows:
Cafe, Mrs. Greenwood Il Stanley; ice cream,
Mrs. Archibald Young; pop corn, Mrs. j
M. Hickie: cafe, Miss Richardson; aprons
and dolls, Mrs. j. Sprigg Belt; lemonade
bean board, DR.. Crush; games, Mrs r
Janney; Turkish booth, Mrs ". r. HoltZ
man; candy and cigars, Miss Hoffman
! Takoma water, Miss Gresham; baskets
| Mrs. Il. Z. Kennedy; cakes, Mrs. ManguS
| Thompson; plum buildings, Mrs. E. NJ
| Gidasden, remnants, Mrs. c. II. Fred.
Tne officers OF the market are as follows
| President, Mrs. Ralph Walsh; chairman
| Mrs. j. X. Garrison; treasurer, Mrs. Mangui
| Thompson; secretary, Mrs. Albert AkeTs
| Mrs. j. W. Drew. Mrs. K. n. Harper, Mrs
| Sprigg Belt, Mrs William F. Holtzman
| Mrs. Robert n. Harper, chairman luncf
| committee. The market will be held
| open until the night OF December l l, wheT
| the unsuld articles will be disposed of a
| auction. Luncheon will be served daily al
noon, ana the program Will be varied
| each day.
The Confederate Veterans Association
| was well represented. Some of those pres
| ent were: President Magnus F. Thompson
| Vice President Franklin IL. Mackey, Sec
| retary Charles G. Ivey, Financial Secre
| tary George II. lngraham, Gen. Harry Heath
| E. C Crump, Capt. II. B. LittIepage, "
| b. Peachy, W C. King, Col. " est steever
| Capt. j . Vi alter Drew, John II. Walsh, j
j. Clearwater, Ma jor Thomas II Hunger
| ford, Capt. A j. Barker, DR.. Samuel E
| Lewis, W II C. Bayly, John II. Lewis, A
S. Whit, Gottlieb Krieg, w F. Hoffman
| Ma ior Robert w. Hunter, John S ReynoId
f, Auditor j. t Petty, FiudIey Harris, Felix
! Muldoon, c.. ii Dickinson, james H. WoT
| tham, Major Albert Akers, n. Bayard Sad
! dler, Hugh WaddelI, j. Ward Davidson
| Percy S. Foster, Col John A. Joyce, Capt
Hickey, Rev. DR.. Tongue and others.
few OF the assistants in the booth
| We're: Mrs. b. W. Gheen, Miss Paulin,
| Chapman, Miss Rena Duyall, Miss Mari,
| IIol5zman, Miss Cherry Moses Miss Wise
the Misses Bayne, Mrs. Cecil and Mis-
| Richardson.