The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-11-23

Garfield Hall the LiveIieSt
Place in Wichita.
IS FIXED INSTITUTION
Things That are Attracting
Attention on First Street.

A splendid crowd ATTENDED tne Iatho-
lie fair at Garfield hall last night. The
fair is an annual event in Wichita and
IS rapidly becoming an institution. 1t is
growing each year in interest and Father
Then said last night that the fair now
being held promises to be the most
successful church fair ever held in
Wichita.
There is one thing about the fair and
that is that it proves that there is actual
prosperity in Wichita. The booths show
things not seen at previous fairs, many
of them being donations, which show the
lberality Of Wichita 1t is almost as
Interesting as the great street fair re-
Gently held, in the character and mag
nificence Of the displays.
Garfield hall is beautifully decorated
and brilliantly lighted. A fine feature is
the music. In fact the fair is consid-
cred, and 1t deserves to be, a musical
festival conducted by Professor Blume,
with Mrs. Bamberger, Captain Brain
and others assisting him
Dinners and suDpers are served in the
hall each day and the popularity Of the
tables spread is best illustrated by the
fact that nearly 100 persons ate dinner
there yesterday. A special effort will be
made today to prove that the Delmonico
isn't in it with the dining department of
the Catholic fair. The best evidence,
however, that the meals are excellent is
the fact that Mrs. Kyle, Mrs. Holloway,
Mrs. Hill and Mrs. Higgins have charge
of the tables
There is highly enjoyable rivalry 60
ing on between the married ladies and
the young ladies as to which of them
can draw patronage to their booths. The
married ladies. are Mrs. MacRea, Mrs.
Shields, Mrs Lewis Mrs. Weinschenk
and Mrs Billings Their booth is elab-
orately decorated and contain some
charming exhibits. They consist of pic
lures ,jewelry, fancy wares in every
Imaginable variety, cushions, pretty
chairs, vases. toilet articles and decor
ative novelties. The most interesting
thing to men, however, is the quality
and quantity of the ''blarnep' that
lgreets his ear It is worth ten times 10
cents to receive the assurances Of these
ladies that the man who contributes TO
the prosperity of their booth will have
the gates Of Heaven opened for him with
a golden key set with diamonds
What they tell you is all right, and
you consider it the supreme persuasive
effort of lovely womankind until you
cross the hall to the young ladies' booth.
where Miss May Aherne. Miss Revelle
and Miss Daisy Lynch smile you into a
humor to buy a complete church, organ
and all for Father Then. OF course
you can buy the articles they have for
sale at about half their actual value and
you feel that you are ahead anyway and
go away rejoicing. This booth is very
prettily decorated in pink and white and
contains an exhibit that is a pleasure
and Joy to the artistic eye. It en-
braces everything from a mantle clock
or rare beauty to a silver thineble for
your wife, your mother or your sweet
heart. This trio of young ladies are
having remarkable success with their
booth and they deserve it.
In charge of the candy booth are Miss
Bride DAILY and Miss Ella Kerr. Candy
IS an essential in the success of all fairs
and the candies sold by Miss DAILY and
Miss Kerr are said TO be the sweetest
ana pest ever MADE. Inc girls t1em-
selves positively assert this and nobody
will doubt the value of such a guaran-
tee after listening to their argument six
seconds.
Paradoxical as ii may appear, the
''warmest" thing at the fair is the ice
cream parlor It is a bower of beauty,
as a poet would say, decorated elabor-
ately and the very picture of coziness
and ideal comfort The cream is a special
brand made especially for the fair and
so delightful was it that when a reporter
for the Eagle called there last night the
entire supply had been exhausted but
an order-for more of it was being filed
as rapidly as it could be frozen.
There are all kinds of special attrac-
tions at the fair. Tonight will be one
OF the big nights of the week and a
large crowd IS expected. It IS a great
place 10 have a good time. as it is the
annual festival and reunion of Catholics
who know so wen how to enjoy them
selves and give welcome and good cheer
10 their friends