The Portland daily press., 1897-12-08
THE FESTIVAL OF MONTHS.
Opening of Samaritan Association Fair in
City Hall.

anu ssH dulindIeU scene yesterday aIber-
noon at the very successful opening of the
FESTIVAL OF Months, novel entertain
ment and fair to be held for three days
under the direction of the FemaleSamari
tan Association of the city whose officers
for the current year are Mrs. F. o. Bailey
president; Mrs. W. T. Kilborn, vice
president; Mrs Fred r. Harrington,
secretary, and Mrs. Henry Blanchard
treasurer. The general charge of the fair
devolves upon Mrs. Bailey, while the
superintendent and direction of the hall
falls to Mrs. Kilborn.
The occasion promises to be most en-
joyable one. The afternoon sales are sup
plemented in the evening by unique en-
ter tainments and it goes without the
saying that the proceeds are devoted to a
record of SO years behind it.
Upon first entering the hall. the atten-
ton of the visitor will be arrested by the
centre booth with its canopy of evergreen
and white where cut flowers, potted
plants, ferns d and palms are offered.
Everything about it is dainty and pretty
and it is presided over by Mrs. William
E. Chandler, assisted by Miss Maude
Stetson.
On either side of the hall with the best
of taste are arranged a goodly number of
booths where there is offered for sale q
large variety of useful, beautiful and
ornamental articles. Especially attractive
is the art table. 1t is in charge of Mrs.
Rodgers who has for her assistant
Madams G. W. Stearns, Addison Frye, J..
b. Sawyer, Ansel Sawyer, Chas. Hill
and j. W. Russell. Evidently the ladies
have worked faithfully and hard to
gather SO many valuable articles of enl-
broidery, old hand decorated china, paint
ings, water colors, dainty pieces of need
lework all of which seem specially suited
for appropriate Christmas gifts. They
also offer for sale one ton of coal the gift
of Randall McAllister & Co. The decor
atoms of this booth are green and white
with chrysanthemums.
There is an apron table with yellow
and white decorations. Mrs. A. f.
Waldron presides with Madams Kimlnell,
Sherman, Lomb bard and Skillins as assis-
tants. The aprons are OF 9aevery variety
and style and it is worthy pef mention
that the ladies have more than fulfilled
expectations in that they offer for sale
considerably over 500 aprons when only
half that number was the figure relied
upon.
The candy booth is eagerly sought and
literally patronized. Everything for sale
is home made and it offers pleasing
tions are pink and white with pink roses
and in charge are Mrs NJ A. Jewell,
Mrs. Henry Wiggin, Miss Marion Jewell
and Miss Lucia Carney.
The parcel booth is where you pay your
money and try your luck. 1t has flag
decorations. Mrs. O'Neill is here assisted
by Madams E. W. Hunt, John William
son, Walter II. Brown, Philip Turner.
E. W. Hunt. Near it pickles and pre-
serves are offered by Mrs. Billings, Mrs.
Frank Smith and Mrs. Cloyes. The
same flag covers the domestic booth in
charge of Madams r. Y. Barber, Il. NJ.
Noyes, ]. W. Leavitt, III. l.. Sweetser
The infants booth contains variety
of articles for the little ones and has pink
and white decorations. Here will be
found Mrs. Margaret Hubs assisted
by Mrs. Fickett, Mrs. Greenleaf and
Mrs. Megauier M Ms
Thels bag booth has lemon colored
decorations with snow balls with
Mrs. W. f. .Hodgkins, in charge, assist
ed by Madams J. 1. Barbour, M. Burke
and WIS.,. Edgerly. aEgH
White with red peoples, marks the I'M
derwear table where Mrs.Newland Bishop
is assisted by Madams A. d. Sullivan, S.
F. Bearce and Frank Coolidge.
The ice cream booth in orange and
white and that devoted to punch In white
and evergreen decorations, are presided
over respectively by Mrs. Thomas Briggs
and Mrs. S. c. Ripley
A very notable feature Of the fair is the
dolls reception room. At the entrance
poses large doll holding a ribbon on
which is inscribed "Au my..little friends
are waiting for you." The back part of
the hall, beneath the gallery is devoted to
this part of the entertainment There are
over 100 dolls, dressed by the ladies of
Portland and Deering, notable among
them is Lady Alice" the gift of Mrs.
Thomas Briggs. The dolls play Withstand
tennis and impersonate patients, nurses
and doctors in an annex of the Maine
General hospital. There is a dance, soci-
able and wedding party. A dolls house,
all furnished and lighted by electricity,
and one feature which should be seen by
everybody ard that is behring's Oaks, in
and true to life, with the sum-
mer visitors, not to forget the bears.
monkeys, etc.
Mrs. Pierce and Mrs. Huntington assist
ed by Woodford ladies, have charge of
this novel and interesting exhibition of
real life in miniature.
Mrs. Jones and Mrs. Sylvester have in
their care the tea room, where tea and
chocolate ara dispenSed This roor,o js