Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-06-22
AFFAIRS IN GEORGETOWN
The Fair for the Benefit Of st. AIMS
Church.
Local Notes Of General and Especial
Interest to Residents and
Visitors.

The fair. which will last one week. for
the benefit of st. AIMS Church, Tenley-
town. opened last evening with a blaze of
glory and large attendance, and bids we'll
to be very successful affair The hard
work of the various committees was evident
oy the pretty appearance of the hall and
the Examinations of the lawn surrounding
the church. All of the large crowd present
succeeded in spending a very pleasant
evening. and the prospects are that tonight
the attendance will be as large If not
larger.
The program for the opening night was
the closing exercises Of the parocbial
school. the members Of which gave a very
good concert. The program embraced six
teen numbers, including many choruses by
the school, and number of dialogues.
Those who took part in Rotations were
Miss Florence Poor. Genie Lester, Eugene
Murphy, Miss Theresa Moore, George
Poore. while vocal selections were render
ed by Miss Lizzie Murphy. Miss Martha
Poore. Miss Ada Poore and Miss Florence
Poore. After the concert the floor was
cleared. and dancing inaugurated. continu-
ing until quite a late hour.
The various committees assisting at the
fair are as follows: St. AIMS Aid Society
tahle-Niss Isaiah Shoemaker, in charge;
Miss Martha johnson. Mrs. Way, Mrs.
Murphy, Misses Cummins, Misses Gala
H. NJ 50 Aud way, MISS I<Glue fOcTSs
.Iss Edna Lester. Mrs. Spencer Poore,
Miss Mamie Murphy, Mrs. Endres. Sodal
ity table-The Misses Clarity. in charge;
Miss Florence Kraemer. Miss Carrie Bar
rington. Miss Ethel Marie Armes. Miss
Della ODay. Bethesda tables-Mrs. John
E. West. in charge; Mrs. Charles Stohlman.
Mrs. Bogley, Mrs. Kline, Miss Stadtler.
Miss Mamie Gcodchild, Miss Georgia Good
lid, Miss Della McGirr, Miss Mary Nc
kinley, Miss BERTHE Mckinley. Miss Lydia
Britt. Miss Flora Mckinley. Miss Ella
Ormstead. Miss Louise Voight. Miss Cora
Counselman and Miss Mamie Counselman.
Candy store-Miss jamie Schaffer, in
charge, assisted by Miss Dora CumbauSh
and Mrs. J. J. Schaffer. Flower stand
Miss Minnie Collins, In charge: Miss Firgie
WetZel. Fish pond-Miss jamie Endres, in
charge; Miss Ada Poore. Miss Martha
Pcore Miss Clara Becker and Miss Minnie
Lester Claret and lemonade stand-Miss
Mamie Kern. in charge; Miss Nellie Wheel
er. Claret and flower stand-MiSS Agnes
Morgan in charge. Paddle stand-MesSrs.
Charles p. Stohlman, James Archer. Thos
G. Kengla and Frank Ward. Supper table
Mrs. }. j. Murphy, in charge.
An elabor1te program will be rendered
this evening. while tomorrow evening the
program will be as follows:
Piano solo, Miss Nellie Masterson; fancy
dance. Miss Annie Downey; vocal solo.
Miss May Hessler; fancy dance. Master
Beau Downey; comic selections. MIR. Geo.
O'Connor; Irish jig. Beau A. Downey;
grand cake walk.
PhOn0grnph Entertainments.
The monograph entertainment will be
repeated tomorrow evening at the Dunn
barton Avenue NJ. E. Church, commencing
at o'clock. The entertainment of last
Friday was not as successful it might
have been owing to the failure of the ma
chine to work satisfactorily, and in order
to give all show the tickets for the pre-
vious entertainment will he good for the
one tomorrow evening. The proceeds of the
entertainment will be for the benefit of the
infant class.
HoId-Jp.
This morning shortly before 1 clock the
| attention of Policemen Lehman and Brown
was attracted by a good deal of noise Oh
35th street. Reaching the scene they
| remained in the darkness and saw
two men Ell deavoring to hold up a
crowd of about six college boys who were
coming from an entertainment of some sort
on Wisconsin avenue. The boys were asked
for cigarettes. and upon a refusal the 9TH
er parties wanted to pick up fight. There
was more or less tuSSling when the police
men dashed out The would-be scrappers
fled. but were pursued ard caught, and
charged with disOIderly conduct They were
GeolEe Washington, colored VINO had only
gotten out OF the workhouse yesterday, and
George Harris. young white man. This
morning in the Police Court they paid a
fine of s. each.
Notes.
Mr. L. S. King of 35th and o streets is
! lying seriously i'll at his home
The funeral of Mr.. Richard Edmonston of
| 3114 Dumbarton avenue will be held this
| afternoon at 80 from the chapel in Oak
| Hill cemetery.
| The remains of Mrs. Mary Carr, who
| died June 49, were removed from the vault
in Holy Rood cemetery this afternoon and
| inferred in the cemetery.
Miss Edith Wescott, Miss Helen OGtcy
! Miss like and Miss Hosmer most of
| whom are connected with the Western
| High School, will sail on the Both instant
| for two months tour of Europe
just In Time.