Evening star., 1897-02-01
READY TO OPEN.
Arrangements Completed for the Nc
kiniey and Hobart Carnival.

Arrangements Completed for the Nc
kiniey and Hobart Carnival.
The executive committee of the Woman s
Republican Associa ton held a largely at
tended meeting Saturday night, at the
headquarters of the organization, Alp 7th
street The object of the meeting was to
complete arrangements for the Mckinley
and Hobart carnival, to be given by the
association at Masonic Temple, and which
VIII begin tomorrow night.
Reports from various committees were
| heard and all indicated that the utmost
| interest was being taken in the affair 1t
was shown that over one hundred and fifty
| business firms had contributed 10 the sue
| cess OF the carnival in a very substantial
manner by donating articles of value to be
| Scld. and the committees which will have
| charge of the different departments of the
| bazaar are confident that a large sum Of
money will be realized
a table will be placed in the charge Of
each chairman of state committee that
gave Mckinley majority in the last elec-
ton, and the list made up, is as fol-
lows: District of Columbia. cigars and to-
bacco. Miss Contnor: West Virginia, post
office, A j. Willard: Pennsylvania fancy
table, Mrs. Jennings; Maine. books and
stationery. Mr.. Webb; North Dakota pop
corn. Mrs. Myers; New Hampshire lemon
ade. Mrs. Capt Lowd; Vermont, drugs and
sundries, Mrs. Ide; Massachusetts, dining
room, Mr.. Crump; Connecticut, wooden
ware, Mrs. Perkins; Rhode Island jewelry.
MI White; New York, fortune wheel Mrs
Engle; New Jersey. fancy. Mrs. Boe; Della
ware. candy, Mrs. Woltz; Missouri, dolls
Mrs. Nogelsin: Kentucky, music Mrs
FOX; Indiana, fancy paper Mrs. Bowman;
minnesota. Sraphophone and picture gal
lery. Miss Reed; Ohio, china and bric-a-
brac. Mrs Ginnity; Illinois, A. 3. c. Mrs
Mccullough; Wisconsin and Michigan orr
entail booth, Mrs. Watson; Iowa, fancy.
MIS-. KING; California, flowers and fruit,
Miss Bangs.
Mrs John y. Logan. the president of the
lccal association. will not be present and
In her absence the carnival will be opened
ny Mrs j. Ellen Foster. national president
OF the organization. who will deliver a
brief address. Invitations have been ex-
tenGtd to various local organiZa tions to at
tend the carnival. and acceptances thus far
have been received from Company c. 4th
battalion. National Guard Meade Post
No. .. and Lincoln Post No. B. G. A. r.
and the Columbia Athletic Club State
nights have been assigned as follows:
Tuesday, February =. District of Co
lumbia. opening night; Wednesday, Ohio
and New Jersey; Thursday. Maine. New
Hampshire and Vermont Friday Massa-
chusetts. Connecticut and Rhode Island :;
Saturday, New York and Pennsylvania );
Monday, Delaware. Missouri and West
Virginia; Tuesday, Kentucky Illinois and
Indiana; "Wednesday, Iowa and Minnesota
Thursday, Wisconsin and Michigan; Fri
day, California and North Dakota
one of the features of the carnival will
be daily paper called The Mckinley and
Hobart Happenings 1t will be published
under the management and editorship of
Miss Harriette NJ. Watson, who is the Sec
retary of the association and chairman of
the press badges committees. The carnival
Will open tomorrow night, and will run to
February H. inclusive.