The Portland daily press., 1898-12-09
SOUTH PORTLAND.
Successful Opening of Unive rsalist
Fair Last Evening.

FAIR Last Evening.
Union Opera House Scene of Beauty
Well Laden Booths n andsomely Deco
rated-GOod Attendance and Delight
full Musical Entertainment-Perso
Notes, Etc.
The Union Opera house was transformed
into scene of great beauty on the open
ing last evening of the fair by the ladies
of the Universalist church, which will
continue afternoon and evening during
the rest of the week. For a long time
various committees, whose names were
published in the PRESS, have been
at work preparing for this event and to
the most casual observer it will be
evident that their labors have been
crowned with the fullest measure of
success.
AS one enters the hall the first to at
tract attention is the large booth near
the centre, handsomely decorated with
flags an red. white and blue bunting,
and containing vegetables, canned goods,
etc. 1t is known as the Willard OF Har-
vest booth, and Is presided over by Mrs.
John W. Barbour who is assis tedsby Mrs.
Lizzie Brown, Mrs. Lillian Twitchell
and Mrs. Mary Strout.
On either side of the room are displayed
useful and fancy articles of every kind
and description in booths arranged in the
daintiest style and marked by neatly
festooned colors.
Art booth. white decorations, Mesdames
Helen Fennerty, Maud McKenny.
Fancy table, blue. Mesdames Syphers
Eva Perkins, W. E. johnson. Amanda
Cole.
Candy and pop corn, yellow, Mesdames
r. M. Cole, Ira Davis Eva Cole, John
Willard, Alice Oliver, Helen Harrington.
Ice cream, Flags and bunting, Mes
DANES Carrie Merriman, Annie Cole,
Clara Leighton, Erwin Paige, Miss Von-
ME Dyer.
Christmas Tree and dolls-Yellow and
blue Misses Florence Small, Eveline
Harrington, Lillian Willard.
Aprons-Mrs. Redlon.
/: Observation-Disclosures Seabury, Emma
Dyer.
Observation-Disclosures Georgia Small,
NJ. W. Trefethen.
Handkerchiefs-Pi Hiram W.
Dyer.
Punch-Pink-Mrs. Samuel Starbird.
Flowers-Pink-Mrs. Nellie Morse.
An especially noteworthy booth is that
displaying several pieces of painted china,
including an elegant punch bowl, fruit
set number of portraits on china and
vases, etc. The exhibit of dolls is an ex-
csedingly good one. while the candy table
shows to excellent advantage. 1t is
hardly necessary to particularize further.
but embraces all in one general term OF
warm commendation, which to be appre-
ciated should be seen-and by every body,
too.
Among the special contributors to the
exhibit whose names should be noted
are Mrs Judge Virgin of Portland who
sent a handsome carriage blanket; Mrs.
Lucy Richards, a pretty, large white
puff; Miss Lizzie Ross, TWO high-priced
aprons; Mr.. and Mrs. Hello King, a
small, valuable purse; W. II. Goodwin
& Co.. very generous supply of canned
goods.
Each evening an entertainment is pro-
vided and the Offering last evening, ar
ranged by Mrs. j. W. Barbour, was in
every respect delightful one and the
talent received the warmest kind of ap-
plause. This was the programme:
Piano Solo, Mrs. r. M. Merrinlan
Vocal Solo, Mrs. Minnie Smith
Whistling Solo,
Matte Barbour, q years old)
Reading, Miss Fannie Frost
Violin Solo. Ralph Hovey
Banjo and HarIuonica, = j. W. Barbour
neading, Miss Fannie Frost
Piano Solo, Miss Rena P1llsbury
Tabeleaux Miss Rita Griffin
There WAS large attendance last eve
ming and the booths were well patronized
for first night gathering. The fair
deserves the most liberal patronage and
the general committee are Mrs. Maria
l. Wilson, chairman; Mrs. Carrie Merry.
man, Mrs. Mira Lamb and Mrs. John w.
Barbour.