Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1898-12-01
THE CHURCH FAIR
OrENS THIS AFTERNOON..ARMORy
HALL THE SCENE OF A BEAU.
TlFUL PANORAMA..TUR.
KEY SUPPER TONIGHT.

oay clothes. The occasion for all tI,i
s the annual church fair held by tn
Ladies Union of the Universalist churc
which opens at four o'clock today.
Entering the hall one receives hi
hrst pleasant impression from the caud
ana Hover booth, which stands imme
dlately before the entrance.
This is in the shape of an ocagon an,
II overhung'by an immense umbrella
the entire affair being decorated whit,
with trimmings of green smilax and or
namen;al palms. Here one finds en-
flowers in abundance. roses, carnations
chrysanthcmums, etc. Plenty of goo.
wholesome homemade candy can also b,
procured. The committee in charge O
this booth is Mrs. j, M. Bond, Mrs. c.
w. Steele, Mrs. G.. f. Mcfarland and
Mrs. NJ. l.. Towne.
Turning to the right one comes tc
the ice cream booth. beautifully decor
ated IN heliotrop", where ice cream
pure and unadulterated, second only te
the ambrosia of the Olympian gods is
procurable. This booth is in charge OF
the following committee: Mrs. NJ. T.
Paige, Mrs. &. +. Scott and Mrs. S. ID.
Allen.
Next one comes to the week days
where one finds articles useful as we'll
rs ornamental.
Monday, the wash day booth, is trim
med in blue and furnished with an as.
sorlment OF laundry bags, clothes pin
bags, cloths, tubs, wash boards, etc.
The following committee is in charge :
Mrs. Frank Hutchins, Mrs. b. A. East
man and Mrs. George QuigIey.
Tuesday, the ironing day booth, is
trimmed with pink and whire and fur
nished with variety of iron holders,
waxed paper, skirt boards, bosom
boards, etc. 1t is in charge of Mrs. F,
I. Cutler, Mrs. L. Nj. Kendrick and
Mrs. +. A. Danforth.
Wednesday is mending day. The
booth is trimmed with red and white
and furnished with mending bags, opera
glass bags, needle cases, mending
cottons and everything used in mend
ing. Mrs. Hattie Colby, Mrs. b. Wells
and Mrs. G. N. Kenyon have charge.
Thursdays booth is devoted to fancy
work and furnished with all kinds of
fancy articles, sofa pillows, afghans,
tides, etc. 1t is decorated with yellow.
and white aud presided over i,y Mrs. G.
F. Camp, Mrs. A. &. Fay and Mrs. j.
w. Dillon.
Mrs. b. W. BraIey. Mrs. &. j. Rey-
nolds and Mrs. II. b Brooks have
charge of Fridays booth. Friday is
sweeping, you know, and all articles
appropriate to the day are fonad here;
dust caps, aprons, brushes nnl turkey
wings with handles The decorations
are of green and white.
1t is said that a mans heart is reach
ed through his stomach, and the mascu-
line cardiac appendage will surely be
touched when he reaches Saturdays
booth. All varieties of food are found
here, bread, cakes, pies, jellies, pickles
and all pure and wholesome. The
booth is trimmed with blue and white
and is in charge Of Mrs. Aurora Robin
son, Mrs. &. |. Jackson and Mrs. &. j.
Towne,
The library booth is draped with por-
tiers and furnished with an assortment
Of books. pictures, etc. Here one can
procure 1.-The Church Mousse" a thor
oughly up-to-date and original pubica-
tion issued by the Ladies' Union. Mrs.
H. A. Richardson and Mrs. W. G. Rey-
nolds have charge of this booth.
The popcorn booth should not be
overlooked 1t is decorated with red
and presided over by MIR. Lewis Brown
and Miss Maud Whilcomb.
Mr.. ard Mrs. A. G., Slayton and Mrs,
F. A. Danforth have charge of the sup
pers. A turkey supper will be served
tonight from 5 to s. The program to-
night will be given by Goddard stu
dents under the supervision OF Mrs. o..
X Hollister.
No better opportunity can be had OF
getting your holiday gifts at reasonable
rates, bene'iting both yourself aud the
Ladies' Union.
The following is the program for
this evening":