Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-03-26
Masonic Fair Ceremonies to Be De-
termined Tonight.
new FEATURES AND ATTRACTIONS
Additional Activity Being Displayed
for the Event.
LIVELY WORK OF LADIES

There is a well-defined rumor afloat that
Queen Lii. the Intelligent and communica
tive Angora cat belonging 20 the board of
control of the approaching Masonic fair
and exposition will Rave an escort during
the event in the person Of another Angora
cat named Uncle Sam. The foundation of
this gossip could not be reliably establish
Ell today, but there is 10 doubt 1t is true,
and when this is known absolutely the Ma
sons will be very much gratified over this
additional interesting feature. The board
of control will meet tonight and the many
matters of Importance will be considered
and disposed of. The opening exercises for
the fair will be decided on and many new
attractions announced. A motion will also
be adopted calling on the various Masonic
bodies to send in the lists of the donation
received by them without delay, 1t being
desired to give full publicity to these ia
vors.
Keeping Up the Work.
The activity smorg the Masonic bodies
and thei' lady friends continues undated.
King David Lodge, No. %, of Brookland
will have charge of the flower booth, and
is enthusiastically laboring to make it an
artistic attraction and fnan .lal success.
committee consisting of Brothers ]. J..
Sherwood, charm an: c. H. Etz, secretary:
Thomas G. Carmick, VIM. P. Armstrong,
II Mop. Woodward. NJ. o. Null. G. w. A.
Camp. James G. Durfey, John B. Lord, jr..
and John H. Sn all has been appointed by
the lodge to manage the booth. This COM
mlttee has had several meetings and many
necessary preparations have been made.
number of subcommittee have been
appointed, which ere all hard at work.
The flower committee has solicited con-
tributlons of flowers, and have met with
gratifying success in securing cut flowers,
plants, etc.
The ladies' committee has already Sc
cured the aid of e goodly number of ladies'
o. BrOokland, LaEgdOn ard the city who
nave kindly consented to aid the lodge at
the booth and in the sale of the flowers.
The English Village Again.
The installation of the donations to I'VE
olde English village" will lie a matter of
great ceremony, as the ladies in charge Of
the booths are, in a spirit Of friendly RI
valry, striving to outdo each other. Mrs
John c. Pennie, who will have charge Of
the confectionery. has secured one of the
shops on the main street Of the village
and has succeeded, with the help of her
able assistants, in obtaining a stock Of
candies OF the most toothsome varieties.
Mrs. Pennie will be assisted by the follow
Ing ladies': Mrs. Orange s. Finnin, Miss So
phia Sanger. Mrs. w. B. Davis. Miss Annie
Smith, Miss Scantlebury, Miss Charlotte
Steele, Miss Annie Evans, Miss ROSA Evans
Mrs Mary Austin, Miss NJ. c. Knowles,
Miss Mcnamara, Miss Mamie Lightfoot
Miss Blanche Cranmer, Miss Katherine
Sypner, Miss Ethel Sypher, Miss Mary Cole
and Miss Florence Perrgo.
The tobacco shop will be another of the
unique features of the old town. Mrs.
Clarence b. Rheem has kindly consented
to take charge of this booth, and has ar
ranged, with commendabe energy, many
novelties for the smokers who Will patron
CIV ht1t 4 he an
grades of cigars and tobacco will be dis
posed of. and among other novelties several
boxes Of cigars are now being made by a
prominent manufacturer, which will be
patterned after the first weeds ever made
in Englard, when the delightful narcotic
was first adopted on the recommended ton
of the early Virginia settlers. Mrs. Rheem's
assistants will be as follows: Mrs. Susie
Dawson Brown, Mrs. Kittie ,Thompson-Ber-
~. Mrs. C.. E. Dawson, Mrs. John Metzger.
Miss Ida Tominson Mrs William Airing
tor Domer, Mrs. Anna Craig Hills, Mrs.
Charles A. Neale, Miss Minnie Clear, Mrs.
Johann kondrup. Miss DAVIS Miss Mills
Miss Blackwell. Miss Russell. Miss Muth,
Miss keefer and Mrs. Harry Hamilton
Martha Chapter. o. E. s.. gave a very
enjoyable tea last evening from to 10, at
No. 1904 East Capitol street. The decora-
tions were beautiful, every corner being
filed with handsome flowers. There were
about 800 present during the evening. The
fUrd.
AS an instance of the substantial inter-
est being taken in the Masonic fair by
other fraternal organizations the Lone Star
Beneficial Association, at it's last meeting
appropriated $40 to be expended in season
tickets for the event.
Lebanon Lodge Booth.
Thirsty visitors and those who like to
lave their palates with seductive soft
drinks. whether their threats are dry or
otherwise, will make the booth of Leba-
non Lodge, which will be situated at the
turning point of the promenaders from
Eastern into Central avenues and vice
versa. The executive committee, with
Henry Orth, chairman; w. F. Ga4chell,
secretary, and Somerset r. Waters, treas
urer, has been ably assisted by the man
agement committee, composed of A. G.
Hermann, chairman; S. G. Nottingham
I. II. Young H. l.. Otto, Louis Behrens
a. F. Huntington, d. c. Turner, w. Fl.
Spignul, III. c. Luerssen. Joseph Berger
ii. j. Mattern, Charles Kattlemann tr.,
w. ]. Freund, Frank Burns, ST., and A.
H. Smith.
The Lebanon ladies' committee is organ
izen with Mrs. l.. o. English, chairman;
Miss Nellie E. Huntington, secretary.
The twelve nights Of the fair have been
divided into four parts, of three nights
each, SO that each lady mentioned above
will assist at the booth in at least one
series of three nights
The selection of lady chairmen resulted
as follows:
April IL. 10. 15-Mrs. E. ]. Lockwood,
chairman.
April II. IA, 16-Miss Ortiz, chairman.
April IS. 20, 22-Mrs. George Spransy,
chairman.
April 10, 81, 23-Miss Stewart, chairman.
Mrs. Walter Scott will act as chairman
on Saturday afternoon, April 10, and Mrs.
Thomas H. Young as chairman on Satur-
day afternoon, April %.
The electrical display at Convention Hall
of Pentalphia Lodge, No. %, will consist
of the words "Pentalpha, No. 49," the Ave
pointed star. square and compass. Several
colors will be represented and there will be
500 lights. There will be immense stream
ers and an inverted bouquet of lights,
something that never has been produced in
this line for decorative purposes in this city
1t will be made the special attraction at
the Masonic fair. There will be nothing
spared to make this feature of the fair a
grand success.
Money to lend at and g per cent on real
estate Frank 7. Rawlings. 1905 Pa. ave.
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