The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-11-07
FLOWER MISSION FAIR
FESTIVAL OF HOLIDAYS WILL BE ON
THE COMING WEEK.
a Winter Garden the Opening Night
The Bicycle Night-FeatureS
of the Booths.

The Flower Mission was organized the
summer of 1876 by half a dozen young
women, tor the purpose of carrying flowers
10 the sick. This work was carried on with
flowers and such fruits and ie1lies as the
few members could spare from their own
stores. or given to them by their friends.
The patients at the City Hospital were
among the first to receive flowers, then, as
the supply was increased other places were
visited. From the carrying of such simple
things the work grew, and reading matter
was added to the list of articles The
Flower Mission in few years undertook
the care of the sick poor of the city of In
dianapolis, and united itself to the circle of
charities under the Charity Organization
Society. All cases of the sick were given
into the care of the Flower Mission. The
work has grown, year by year, until at
present its capacity for relieving the un-
fortunate is tested many times
The Flower Mission, with the aid of Col.
Eli Lilly, has established the hospital for
children. known as the Eleanor Hospital, on
North Capitol avenue and Eighteenth
street and maintains it. 1t also keeps a
professional nurse, who visits ali cases, adj
ministers help and instructs the poor wife
or mother in the care of the sick At the
last quarterly report made TO the Flower
Mission. siXty-eight cases had been cared
for in the three months, the nurse had av-
eraged more than fifty visits a week and
the visits from the members of the Flower
Mission had been many more This was at
d time when the Board of Health had pro-
claimed that there was practically no sick
ness in the city.
To carry on this amount of work requires
III
each year on the charity Of the public for
assistance. This comes with the annual
Flower Mission fair. The first one was held
nineteen years ago in the room now occu-
pied by d. H. Baldwin, in the Denison Ho-
tel block 1t was a doll fair. Each year
since then, with one exception, when
oman's edition of daily paper was
printed, there has been d fair. 1t has been
OF great variety in outward form, but al
ways alike in its desire to make money for
the charity
The annual fair for 1897 will open Tuesday
evening at FOmlnson Hall, when the festi-
val OF holidays will be held. The hall will
be arranged as ii great garden, with booths
on three sides. Green and white will be
the color scheme, and the exterior of the
booths will harmonize in design. Inside the
booths no two will be alike Each one of
the eleven will represent some holiday of
the year, and will be decorated accordingly.
Many new ideas have been suggested and
acted upon, and Fourth of July will not be
all fire crackers and noise, nor will Thanks
giving be all dinner. ST. Valentines day
will be unique in its originality, and there
will be scores of jokes on April Fools day.
ST. Patricks day will be as verdant as nee
essary. The turning over OF the new leaf
at the beginning of the year will be al
lowed at the library, where a distinguishing
feature of its magazine will be the excellent
literature and art. No year escapes without
a birthday and dolls as the most appro-
pirate of birthday gifts will be found in the
greatest variety. One of the most impor-
tant birthdays of the year is Washington's,
which will be represented with sweets.
Flowers will appropriately adorn the Easter
booth, and the feast Of St. Mchaels will
be the ice cream. Labor day, usually de-
voted to professions and speeches, will have
only household articles for use and orna-
ment. Luncheon will be served Wednesday,
Thursday, Friday and Saturday moons by
the ladies of the different churches. The
evening entertainment will be unique.
Tuesday evening the opening there will
be tables and seats in the hall and plants,
to give the Semblance of a winter garden,
and feast of lanterns Ices will be served
and there will be a band concert. Tuesday
evening there will be a bicycle tournament,
with a large company of young people. who
viii ride Z quadrille, maze grand march
and do figure Of the cotillon. After this
riding Mr.. Lee Richardson, a fancy rider,
will give an exhibition. Thursday evening
there viii be spectacular game of living
chess. This is an entertainment that has
been given with much success in many cit
les. The game will be played by Mr.. War
wick Ripley, who will choose his own OPP
ponent, and as the peieces are moved on the
board the young men and women, dressed
to correspond with the chess pieces, will
move on the great chess board. The young
people will be in brilliant costumes. Friday
evening there will be the play Lord Dun
raven. which was written by Mr.. Charles
Willard. of this ciJy The cast is Torrance
O'Grady, Mr.. Willard; Jack. Mr.. Charles Il.
Najen; Old Mr. Brown Mr.. Larz Whit
Narney Luey Harding, Miss Katherine
Walick; Mabel. Miss Helen Armstrong;
policeman. Mr. Harmon Bradshaw. Miss
Armstrong. does a pretty dance during the
play and Mr.. Mllard sings a topical song.
1T is a breezy, laugha5ie comedy. Mir. n.
Booth Harrington has the stage manage
ment of the play. which insures its success.
Saturday afternoon will be the children'S
matinee There will be a bicycle tourna-
ment in miniature, with about fifty children
in it, and there will be other attractions.
Saturday evening banjo. mandolin and gui-
her of which will be the Eel Captain
March," by Sousa played by fifty instru-
ments. Mr.. Maffeys orchestra viii play
for the game of living chess. Miss Nellie
=. Simmons Will do palmistry reading in
one of the booths. The magazine, Once a
Year. will be beautiful souvenir of the
fair
Since the variety of literature from which
to choose for grown people is limitiess the
library booth makes its selection this year
from new Indiana books. assuming that it
viii be of interest to the town TO see what
the community is doing IN the line of litera-
ture and gratified to DatroniZe home prod
Ucts deserving of SUPP ort. Seven publca-
tons make a very respectable showing for
an inland town like indianapolis in one sea-
son. IL is hoped TO have Eveleen STEMS
volume of poetry and Mrs. John NJ.
Judah's new set of stories. both fresh from
the press There will be Hector Fuler'S
new volume of stories, Roach q Co." Mrs.
Lattas collection of verses. Bob Burdette's
new book published in Jndanpolis). Har-
riet Mobiles Literary Art" Rev. Frederic
T. Dewhurst's volume of sermons, entitled,