The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-11-30

| Week-Mr. and Mrs. w. III. Burnham
, Celebrate Their Golden wedding-New
Odd Fellows Hall Completed.
Last evening commencing at clock
marked the opening of the six days fair
and sale to besgiven under the auspices
of the Deering lodge of Odd Fellows, in
their new block at the corner of Forest
avenue and Woodford street.
The attendance at the opening was not
as large as might have been expected had
the weather been more favorable. Suffice
1t to say that those in attendance spent
very enjoyable evening and Judging
from the efforts that are being put forth
by the several committees the fair is de-
stined to be a success financially.
The proceeds from the fair are to be
, devoted to a fund for the purchasing Of
furniture and fixtures for the lodge
rooms. The committees have labored
against heavy odds in preparing the hal
for the first evening, as the carpenters
and other workmen had not finished
their labors, but in spite of this fact near
ly all of the booths were in readiness fol
last evening. On the first floor of the
building are the exhibits OF the looa
firms and that of Cressey, Jones &
Allen, and the Williams Manufacturing
company, both of Portland
In the rooms to be used as the mayors
| office, is the exhibit of the Williams
Manufacturing company of Portland
This company makes handsome display
J OF wood mantels in all styles and finishes
as also handsome display Of .grillee'
, posts and house finish material. In the
second room : is the exhibit of W. A
i Derrah & Co., of Deering, the electricians,
, they having full line of electrical sup
, plies and suDdries. In the new city coun
Gil room at the right are the exhibits Of
( q. ID. Thompson & Co., the grocers, and
E. Wheeler's display of ranges ane
plumbers supplies. In the room adjoin
ing the mayors office is the exhibit o.
/ CROSBY, Jones & Allen OF Portland, TIT
} music dealers. They display line O.
banjos, guitars, mandolins, music an(
: music books. They make speciality O
, the graphophone and have several size.
on hand, and during the fair propose tt
give informal entertainments. Through
the kindness of this firm the Odd Eel
/: lows committee have received for use
: during the fair handsome Chickerine
S grand piano and symphony self-play
4 ing organ. These instruments have beer
5 placed in the main hall on the third
| floor. In the main hall or lodge room
are arranged the several booths upon
which are displayed the useful and fancy
articles offered for sale. The booths
are handsomely arranged, being trimmed
in white, and around the top of the sew
eral booths are streamers of pink and nile
: green. The booths have been arranged
and are under the supervision of the fol
lowing persons, acting as chairmon
Art, Mrs. o. A. Lowell; fancy work
Mrs. Elbridge Matthews; grocery, o. A
Lowell; five and ten-cent counter, Mis-
: Matte Arohambeau; candy, Mr.. ant
Mrs. Chas. Burnell; tinware, Fred E
. Wheeler; vegetables, Howard S. Pride
cake, LIS. E. L. Watkins; domestic
Mrs. Geo. H. Hudson; drugs, Frank B
Moody; cut flowers, Mrs. w. r. Reed
: dolls, fishpond, etc., Miss Eva Pollock
glass and crockery, Mrs. Edith Rackliffe
handkerchief, Miss Maude Pollock.
During the evening tho following pro
gramme was rendered:
Selection, Orchestra
Song, Miss Leonice ChenerJ
Selection, Symphony Organ
Recitation, Mrs. q. Il. Edwards
| Piano Solo Mrf r El1lf0u lam h0r6
Song, NJ Herbert G. Coffir
Selection, Orchestrs
All of the numbers deserve specia
mention, but the song by Miss Chener,
, and the reading of Mrs. Geo. L. Edward
were received with special favor.
The sale will be opened every afternoon
and the admission is free, excepting or
5 Saturday afternoon when special en-
tertainment is to be given for the benefit
OF the children, to which small admis
r sion fee Is to be charged.
An admission fee is charged for the
e evenings as an entertainment is to be
: given each evening of the week.
supper will be served this evening
from to o'clock under the direction
OF an efficient committee, which Mrs,
S ID. ID. Higgins is the chairman.
e Ihe following is the programme fol
e this evenings entertainment to com
o mence at O'Clock:
D Selection, Ochestre
+ Profs. Dill and Leavitt in a new. refined
and up-to-date entertainment of
, Magic, Mirth and Mystery.
l Recitation, f. ri. Colley
v The Travels of time-heaper.
The Jap box of Plenty" etc.
T. Prof. Dill and Leavitt
: recitation, F. H. Cooley
Selection, Orchestra
The new building presented hand