The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1898-12-16
YIN. c. A. FAIR A SUCCESS
Each Article Sold For Ten Cents
and Gross RECEIPTS We're $3.50.

Given Under the Auspices Of the Ladies'
Auxiliary Booths Were Handsomely
Decorated and Obiiging Attendants We're
in Charge Names of those VINO Gave
Their Services.
The Young Mems Christian Associa
tion is about $3.50 richer as result of
the ten cent fair held by the Ladies
Auxiliary of that organization on We'd
nesday evening.
AS the name, ten cent fair, indicates,
every was sold for that price Ten
cents was the price Of admission and
everything cost an equivalent amount,
except the privilege of making ones exit.
That the event was an unqualified
success, not only from financial stand
point but otherwise, goes without saying.
AT some of the tables or booths the entire
stock in trade was sold early in the
evening and at none was there great
surplus at the termination of the fair.
Each booth was tastily decorated in
colors and the attendants in every in
stance were most ohliging, to which fact
was largely due the success of the event.
Supper was served in the reading
room, where the table decorations were
chrysanthemums, roses and carnations,
entwined with smilax. The tables were
In charge of Mrs. FL. B. Hoffman, Mrs.
il R. Hoffman, Mrs, Lounsbury, Mrs.
Van Winkle and Mrs. Cooley. The young
ladies who attended to the wants of pa
irons at the tables with pleasant grace
and affability were Miss Mulford, Miss
Kersting, Miss Frazier, Miss Fairchild,
Miss Armstrong, Miss Pavie, Miss Vree-
land, Miss Byram, Miss Fairchild and
the Misses Arnold.
On either side Of the auditorium was
row of booths. Of these, one that was
most prettily decorated with red, white
and blue, called the American booth,
had many patrons for the excellent line
of stationary displayed Those in charge
were Miss Becker, Miss Sharpe, Miss
Voorhees, and Mr. Bennell
A handsomely draped booth, devoted
to the sale of confectionery, was ar
ranged and presided over by Mrs. w !.
F. Day. The prevailing shade was pink.
Mrs. Force and Miss Peck sold flowers
| in booth which was decorated with red
bunting.
Glass and china novelties were tempt
ingly displayed before background of
pink, with holly decoration. Mrs.
Lundy, Mrs. Bell and Mrs. Allen were
in charge.
Miss Lounsbury disposed of many
pieces of hand painted ware from booth
of novel design and draped with orange
and black.
Attractively arranged and occupying
conspicuous position was the fancy
table, in green and white, and at which
articles were sold by Miss White, Mrs
/ Pavie, Miss Pavie and Miss Armstrong.
/ Green and white festooning formed the
decorations for the grocery booth where
those in charge were Mrs. Judge Vree-
| land. Mrs. Arnold, Miss Breese and Miss
| Dobbins
Miss Phillips and Miss Losey attended
the department devoted to the sale of
toys, where the decorations were of red,
white and blue
Red and white were favorite colors at
the table where household articles were
exhibited. Mrs. Van Wagner, Miss Van
Wagner and Miss Hibbler were in
charge.
At the cake booth which was sur
rounded with light blue and white, Mrs
| I. R Pierson and Mrs Mulford did the
honors.
PERSONAL MENTION.