The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1898-05-27
MEMORIAL HOSPITAL FAIR.
Notes Of the Excellent Efforts of Morris
town Ladies'


town Ladies'
We have often wondered why fairs
were so surely successful. We have two
certainly every year, one for All Souls
and one for Memorial Hospital, and occa-
sionally one for the Free Kindergarten
or some special church work; each one
realizes large sum for its object. When
we went to McAlpin Hall Tuesday we
could understand some Of the reasons for
success, and these were the attractiveness
of the room and the charming, cordial
manner of those in charge. The man
agement was in Mrs. Frederic Winston
Merrell's capable hands and everything
was well carried out, as her enterprises
always are. Mrs. Howell. Miss Mary
Howell, Miss Bessie Kip and Miss Mollie
King had very pretty fancy table filled
with pretty things, including two NAL
tese kittens. Next came the Misses
Granniss', hat table. It is said that there
were fifty hats, all made by these young
ladies, and all were sold before the even
ing was over. There was not woman,
young or old, but cast longing eye at
this table, where the hats were SO beau
tiful and SO becoming. The sunbonnets
made every young woman long for one
and every older woman wish she were
young enough to wear one.
Miss Gertrude Hoy, the Misses Hoyey
and Miss Marie Bryce had fancy table
filed to overlooking with all sorts of
attractive things which sold very well.
Miss Anna Bushnell and Miss How
land Ford had table where Nuremberg
brass and pretty china were sold.
Miss Bates, the Misses Thomas, Miss
Hartley. Miss Carrie Brown and the
Misses Lidgerwood, Miss White, Mrs.
Barber, Mrs. Ferris and Miss Elsie
Whitney were at fancy tables also, where
there were too many pretty things to
even remember. including little colored
girl with rolling eyes, and two very frisky
little kittens. The Misses Hickock, Mrs.
Walsh, the Misses Brown, the Misses
Walsh and the Misses Waterbury had a
fancy table also, whose attractiveness
was greatly enhanced by the presence of
a marmoset, which was sold by lottery.
Miss Josie Abel had mystery table and
the mystery seemed to be how the things
could be sold SO cheap. Miss Egbert and
the Misses Woodward had a fish pond
which was the delight of the little peo-
pie who fished indefatigably. Miss Van
Pelt painted fans while her customers
waited, while the Misses Buxton, Miss
Banning and Miss Willis sold pretty
baskets.
Mrs. Pierce Smith, Mrs. Ropes and
Miss Richard had a china table and
Mrs. Hoffman and the Misses Hall a
candy table. Mrs. Duyckinck, Mrs.
Vail and the Mrs. FL. w. Fford had a
quantity of delicious cakes on their
table. Mrs. John Pitney, Mrs. Henry
Pitney, Miss Cox and Mrs. Burchell had
the flower table, which was unusually
pretty, as was also the tea and chocolate
room. The sum realized will be great
help to that worthy charity the
Memorial Hospital.
Mrs. w. F. Day had charge Of the
supper room. and delicious supper was
served for fifty cents, proving that fairs
have lost their old time reputation of
overcharging.
DR.. Barker had charge of the tickets
down stairs and Douglas Frapwell up
stairs.
The side shows were most ingenious
and deserve far more space than we can
give them. Mrs. Downing's arrange
ment of the DOLLS Garden Party was
very attractive. There was a real pond
of water with gold fish in it, dolls in all
manner of costumes, including gorge
GUS bride in white satin and orange
blossoms and other dolls t.afneino IN look
at her because they were dancing around
May pole. There was gypsy camp
with fire and weird sisters three. " who
told fortunes and piled a good trade.
There were performing dogs, a gramo-
phone and lemonade in the other rooms.
weather, the proceeds of the fair amount
ed to over 81 900.