The sun., 1898-10-30
lHE PRIZE NR[AIAANARD[D'
Goddess VI the Temple Of Fame
Presents it 70 the Daisy
Dancers.
CARNIVAL WAS A SUCCESS
A Neat Sum Realized for the Reneflt
Of Delaware Hospital-.1he Affair
Was a Complete Success.
Participants COnRratu.
lated.

One Of the largest audiences Ol tne
week, and they were all large, was pre-
sent at the Grand Opera House last night
when the Temple OF Fame came TO a
close.
II was wonderful success in every
particular. Even rain during part OF the
week. and the fact that the great Peace
Jubilee was in progress in Philadelphla
and ,mk thousands Of our citizens away
lur u tiuIe, did not mar its success.
Ii was booked to succeed and succeed
it did. There were exactly 226 persons,
directly interested in the affair in some
capacity or other, and they entered into
II with the determination that 1t was It.
be an entertainment that would rebound
to the credit Of the city, and one thai
should be an artistic az well as socla,
success.
Professor A. S. Webster, director ol
dal ces. is entitled to the lions share o
the credit for the beautiful dances pre-.
sented and the excellent manner II
which they were given, and the grea'
skill attained by the participants. II Waf
oreat Tea: to drill and perfect such /
large number of persons in the fourteen
dance Is given, bui he did it admirably.
His son, Howard Webster, who is onl!
IL Years OF age, deserves mention tor t',,
slaie lie had in the entertainment. 1T
selected all the music for the dances ant
payeu the piano at all rehearsals an
also at the different performances IN tl'
G,apu OI+ra House. He was given evel.
assistance by the orchestra OF the hoNs'
VIII, tonaleu their services for the bent
fit
The program of dances given last nigh
was n,aue up Of the ones that had re
{ ileu the SIX highest votes IN the c'''
test When the curtain rolled up, aboL
s o'clock, the ladies presenting tl'
"Daisy Chain" the winners ia the con
test having received 5,50S votes, cam"
dancing On the stage amid loud ap,
pause.
Tie goddess, Miss Eleanor 6. Walton
who VAS seated on her throne, can't
down the steps Of the throne with large
laurel wreath, about two feet in diameter
IN her right hand. Two of the dancers
Misses Carolyn Mccall and Jessie Muir
phy, approached and received it tor thell
COMPANIONS. They bowed to the got.'
less, and, turning, bowed to the audi.
ence. This was the signal for another
outburst Of applause.
Later the young ladies presented the
wreath to one OF their chapelons, Mrs
Edward Bringhurst. The wreath was
the trophy of their dance, having CONT
out victorious in the voting contest.
After receiving the wreath they pre-
seuted their dance. The participants il
the dance were: Misses Mary Lelgler
Carolyn Mccall, Florence Cam. Ger
trnde Lackey, Jesse Murphy and Elslt
Thomas.
Tie other five dances which were thu
leaders in the contest and, therefore, en-
titled to place on the program, were
then given.
As Ile dancers in each separate dance
Appeared they were loudly applaudet
and it was gala night all through.
As soon as the curtain fell on the las
dance, and the curtain was then ralset
again. the bazaar portion OF the enter
tainment was put in full operation.
The various booths did a fine busl
ness The gypsy tent seemed to hav
an added charm.
A schedule CT rates was placed on tn
llSl WHICH Tedu. "'uONCl, ~ ooA'N
bachelors, 25 cents, beauty 10, friendship
10 and matrimonial 10 cents,
A mystic spell was given for twenty
five cents and magnetic charge Tor tn
same figure. The tent was filled a
times. Mrs. Will A. Walling, rs tn
gypsy queen, surprised her many friend
in her proficiency in fortune telling AM
witch. craft.
The Temple Cafe served many supper
during the evening.
Last night the Executive Committe
of the Board of Managers, of the Della
ware Hospital, Mrs. F. L. Gilpin, chair
lady, Mrs. Lammot du Pont, Mrs. VIII
lard Hall Porter, Mrs. Charles G. Rum
ford, Mrs. James A. Hart f. I. CanD
and Miss s. c. Bowman, under who's
direct charge the Temple of Fame wa
given, were unable to say just what tn
receipts were.
A meeting will be held shortly, wht.
reports will be made, and the exact tig
ures known. There is no doubt but tina
several hundred dollars will be realize
for the hospital The committe worke
hard for the success OF the affair io
weeks past. They have been congrat'
lated on tie w"rrprfu> results secured.