The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-12-14
SUCCESSFUL FAIR.
Thirteenth Annual Event Under tho Auspices Of
BalIeu unIssualist Church.

The 18th annual fair OF the Ballou
Universslist church opened yesterday
and will be continued this evening and
tomorrow afternoon and evening. Con-
sidersb Bile variety has been shown by
the ladies of the church from year to
year in the arrangement and decora-
tion of the booths, but the efforts OF
past. years have been surpassed by the
decorations OF the fair this year in the
commodious vestrY OF the church on
Smith street. The booths are called
after the four seasons and are very
tastefully decorated. particularly hand
some being the winter booth. The at
tendance last evening was very large.
and the gueste Of the fair We're most
pleasantly entertained. The cafe and
all the booths were all generously pat
ronfxed. much to the satisfaction Of
the ladies i'm charge. An interesting
and well carried out drama, entitled
Rubber Boots was given by num-
ber of capable young ladies. This even
ing the drama, "A Precious Pickle.
will be given.
Tomorrow evening the same piece
that was given last night will be added
to many other attractions. The mem
bers of the different committees and
those in charge of the handsome booths
were:
Fair committee--The Rev. James ID.
TiIinghast, chairman; Mr.. Geo. w.
I.amberton. treasurer: Mr.. VIM. II.
Blaine. Mr.. Horace l.. Foster Mrs. s.
a. Carr. Mrs. Charles II. White. Mrs.
&. s. Northup. Mrs. Jas. ID. Tilling-
hast and Miss Edith X. Clapp. secre-
tary.
winter-Fancy articles. Mrs. Geo. W.
T.amberton. chairman; Mrs. Sherman
y. Moulton. Mrs. George Shaw. Miss
Mary Shippee and Mrs. Jas. ID. Tflling-
hast.
Spring-Aprons, Mrs. Chas. Il. White,
chairman; Miss Ella +. Jencks. Mrs.
Herbert r. Needham and Mrs Charles
Goen. Candy-Mrs. Homer L. Cook.
chairman; Misses Hope Wright, Sadie
Aldrich and Marion Baxter
Summer--Cut flowers, Mrs. Fred T..
Deiano. chairman; Mrs. Eva Sykes and
Mrs Walter w. Smith. Cake--Alrs.
Horace l.. Foster. chairman; Mrs. Ora
!. Angel and Mrs. Wendell y. Baxter.
Fali--Sunday school. Mrs. Percy
Brown. chairman: Mrs. Edwin B.
Gates and Mrs. Henry w. knight. Pea
nuts-Mrs. Irving :. de Rochemont.
chairman: Mrs. Charles Thayer and
Mrs w. III. Blaine. Ice cream--Mrs \.
A. Carr. Turkey dinner-hirs. Charles
~. Ward. chairman: Mrs. Charles 4.
Wright and others. Cafe-Mrs. Charles
=. Northup. chairman: Mrs. Myra
Strange. Mrs. Edward Flanders. Mrs.
Winfield <. Sphinx. Mrs. James Catrell.
Mrs. Mary J. Peck, Mrs. q. A. Field.
Mrs. Ralph Mayor. Mrs. Geo. +. Al
drich and Mrs. Thomas Harley
The Open Door-Rev. James II. Till
inshast. Miss Edith II. Clapp and Mrs.
Anna n. Hutchinson.
Relics-(inoluding some from the late
varb.
Advertising William n. Blaine.
Entertainments--M James -. Till-
inghast
Fish Pond-Fullerton Blaine.
Construction OF Booths--Mr. Charles
a. Wright. chairman; Mr.. Fred ". De
iano. AIR. sherman ". Moulton, Mr..
Horace T.. Foster. Mr.. George W. Lam
berton. Mr.. Wendell r. Baxter Mr..
Percy Brown. Mr.. w. W. Blaine. Mr.
Homer I. Cook. Mr.. Edwin n. Gates
Mr.. Thos. Harley. Mr.. Arthur Joyce
Mr.. Ralph Mayor. Mr.. W. 4. Munster
Mr. " W. Smith. Mr. clifford shaw
Mr.. Fred Webster.