The San Francisco call., 1898-10-25
HOLY CROSS FAIR
 NEARING A CLOSE
THE PUBLIC IS OVERLOOKING
 AN ATTRACTION.
A Programme of Instrumental and Vocal Music Rendered Night ly-Names of Those
 Who Participate.

| Although the ladies in charge of the | various booths at the Holy Cross fair at Native Sons Hall are exerting every ef-
 fort to make it a success by accomplish ing the object in view of benefting the parish by raising sufficient funds to pay
 off a fraction of the church debt. they are
 not nict ting with the success which is due them.
 Notwithstanding the fact that this bazaar Is probably one of the best iS not the best, of the many now in progress, it 1 seems to have been overlooked by those
 who have visited and evidently enjoyed
 some of the poorest.
 From an artistic point of view it is per feet, and from that point of view which
 has for it's object a good compensation
 for the money expended, it is unequaIed | The current impression that to go to a church fair is equivalent to going to some gambling house, with less prospect of get
 ting a fair return for money expended, is
 thing of the past, and is, as Father Yorke says, "the philosophy of the man who stands on the opposite side. of the street and watches the crowds of people as they pass through the entrance to be entertained and not 'heeced "
 An exemplification of the truth of being shown the public at the Holy Cross fair, is meeting with approval and lib- ing to coerce people into buying what they don't want is entirely forsaken, being supplanted by a system which gives like
 for like and an enjoyable entertainment besides. The booths are there simply for the purpose of railing or selling outright articles which, as far as value Is con
 cerned are worth more than the price paid or obtained for them. These articles have been presented by charitable people and are being sold for charity and not TOT the purpose, as many suppose, of making about five times their value.
 It is thought by some of the parish that the politicians of the city who are so anx- ious just at present to pursue course of conciliation would be wise were they to attend a fair, where they hey receive the fiuence over portion of the city valu- able from voting standpoint.
 Such a thing as a crowd of ticket sell CTS surrounding person as they enter is out of the question. This has been ab- solutely prohibited, and, as a result, a good attendance should be insured for
 The main attraction is afforded in the nightly entertainment which includes in the programme rendered many selections by. both prominent amateur and profes- sional singers and merry-makerS. Last evening it was the Native Sons booth to afford the entertainment and procure in- teresting and enjoyable talent. Mrs. Frank Dunn and Mrs. c. F. Kapp, the managers of the booth, arranged a per mental and vocal music and comedy
 Among the many who made the enter ment a success are the following: Miss Grace Sherry, who rendered a soprano | solo; Jack Cathcart who made all kinds of fun with his specialties, and Mrs. Will liam Kennedy, who also rendered soprano solo.
 The ladies of the Sacred Heart booth will entertain this evening. O'Connor and Kelleher, the clever and well-known dan cers. have volunteered to give an exhi- bition of jig dancing, which will consti- tute one of the many features of the pro- gramme
 One of the most successful ventures of the fair is the lunch which is provided daily for business men between the hours of il and g. aC was found necessary, owing to the increasing attendance, to provide additional accommodatlons. The i regular price for the meal Is p cents, ana the food presented is even better than that afforded by the most popular oI downtown restaurants. The manage3InenRe announce a special menu for the lunch next Saturday. ,x
 The fair will continue until next Mon a farewell address and a grand entertain ment.