The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-11-17
The TABERNACLE FAIR
Of Booths and Attrae-
ti0ns -Those Who Sell
the Wares.

The Tabernacle fair began auspiciously
last night in spite of the rain, which
probably kept many away. The booths
were all prettily decorated, and the maids
and matrons who displayed the wares
were unusually attractive. Supper was
served from 6 to s in the lecture room by
the Ladies' Aid Society. Suspended from
the corners and crossing in the centre OF
the room were two large rows of signal
flags. Flags were hung at the windows
and doors, and made the place seem Won
derfully bright. Mrs. Farrier, Mrs. MOO
nan, Mrs. Page, Mrs. Briggs. Mrs. Brand
row, Mrs. Ingersoll, Mrs. Powles, Miss
Anna PowIes, Miss Elizabeth Speers, Miss
Dorland. Mrs. Tucker, Mrs. Van Keuren,
Mrs. Prescott and Mrs. Cook We're the
ladies who fed most bountlfuliy tneMln-
ner man and woman. Ice cream aud cake
We're also served in the evening".
The first table in the Assembly Hall was
the candy table, under the auspices of
over by Mrs. John L. Scudder. She was
assisted by Mrs. Frank Hillman Hall and
Miss Lille Vance. The booth was trimmed
in white, with a red G. p. in the centre.
yellow and white. Mrs. w. J. Hunt has
charge of it, assisted by her Bible class,
Mrs. Waters, Mrs. Warren, Mrs. Hall,
Mrs. .Mersereau, Miss Wallace, MISS
Richie, Miss Kirk and Miss Hughes. All
manner of pretty trit1es were for sale at
this booth, as well as many useful house
hold articles. Miss Mae Prescott, assist
ed by Miss Whipplei Mr.. z Alen-
pie and Miss Prescott's Sunday
school class, sold out early the nights
supply of ehrysanthemums and roses.
The booth is very effective, draped as it
is in green and white, twined with smilax
and decorated with palms and cut flowers.
Next comes the Ladies Aid apron table,
where plain Bingham. clothesplns, ronlng1
sewing and fancy aprons may be bought
at cost. The booth is draped in red and
the roof is an American flag. At the table
are Mrs. sydney Cox Mrs G. Y. Cleri-
Mrs. Trent, Miss Dougherty and Mrs.
Lewis. The last table on that side the
room is the country store, where the Rev.
John l.. Scudder, Mrs. D. D~ougherty,
Mrs. M. Cunningham and Mr.. Landfear
run all the departments OF a country store
without the fancy prices.
In the corner of the room is the lemon
ade table. This is covered with white and
is festooned with vines. Given with each
glass of lemonade is a first class ticket
to Klondike. Mrs. John c.. Parsons, Miss
fair Rebeccas. The Kings Sons, with
Miss Emma Gopsill, run a wheel of for
tune near by and next to them the Kings
Daughters, Misses Carrie Gopslll, Laura
Daisy Miller, Cariyn Lyons and Norma
Anness have a fruit and nut table. one
of the features of the fair is the pop corn
table. 1t is decorated with corn stalks;
having the ears of corn on the stalks ana
it is q pretty sight. Messrs. H. A. Lutier,
H. Trent. L. A. Cook and A. Sutphen,
in white caps and aprons, pop the corn,
salt and sugar it, and make delicious pop
corn balls. Miss Louise Longstreet, Miss
Geneva Longstreet and Miss Grace Hous-
ton have charge of the photograph gal
lery.
In the gymnasium are three other de-
partments. Mrs. Whitaker has charge OF
the coat room and checks hats, coats,
wraps and bundles for all who desire 1t.
The G.. E. Society also rum a soap bubble
table where any one may have three
blows for five cents, and each OF the nine
blowing the greatest number OF bubbles
in the fair each receive a prize. Ihe
people blowing the greatest number OF
bubbles in the fair receives a prize. The
table is covered with white and the roof
of the booth is red, festooned with red
ribbon. on which soap bubble pipes are
hung at intervals. Miss Laura Court, MISS
Emma Garrison. Mrs. Sullivan, Miss Mar
garet Wiley, Miss Anna Wiley, Miss Filce,
Vile and Miss Angle count the bubbles.
Last but not least is the art gallery,
where Mrs. William Vance, assisted by
Mrs. Benson, exhibits a most original coll
lection. The Kings Sons nave also a
magic lantern exhibition.
The entertainment was directed by Mrs.
Marcus H~igginbotham. Mr.. William Page,
accompanied by Mr.. Longstreet. sang a
number of comic songs; Mr.. Cox made an
entertaining talk about the fair and
cracked a number of Jokes, and Miss
Secret" This evening Hubert De Lappe
of New York will entertain with humor-
GUS monologues, and tomorrow night
there will be tableaux.