The evening times., 1899-11-22
THE TYPOGRAPHICAL FAIR.
Activity I'm Arranging Plans for tn
Baxaar Next Week.

Activity I'm Arranging Plans for thu
Bazaar Next Week.
There is great activity at the Typographf
and Fifth northwest, and, judging from thu
extensive preparations, the fair, which II
to be held there next week, will be {
splendid success. 1t is expected that from
five to eight thousand dollars will be real
lied from the sale of tickets and the money
| taken in at the booths, the proceeds to bt
| devoted to raising the debt on the building
| In addition to the numerous donations al.
ready in hand the following were received
yesterday: S. NJ Meyer & Co., handsome
sword with gilded hilt and chased blade
valued at $40; Augustus C. Taylor, six bot
ties Of perfumery; F. p. May Co., set OF
silver knives; ]. II. Finley, two boxes OF
| ginger ale; Easton & Rupp. stationery.
The large banqueting hall on the first
| floor will be used for dining purposes, and
| will be decorated with palms and bunting
| The hall directly over this will be occu-
| pied by the booths. There will be twelve OF
these, five on each side and two on the
stage. In the corners will be placed q
Gipsy tent, lemonade booth, candy booth,
flower booth and cigar stand. Over each
one Of the ten principal booths will be a
| cluster Of ten electric lights, the booths
being draped and decorated each with the
banner of the Division TO which it belongs.
The ladies having charge of the various
booths will attend to the interior decora-
tions. but the outside decorations will be
done by E. NJ. Burton.
Over the stage will be an American eagle
made Of red. white, and blue electric
lights, used for the first time at the in
augural bail when Mr.. Mckinley became
President and 200 more electric lights will
be arranged in the railing Of the balcony
over the lower end of the hall.
The orchestra provided by the entertain
ment committee will occupy this gallery,
and dancing will form an important fea-
ture of each evenings programme.
But the unique feature of the fair will be
a daily newspaper containing an account
of each days proceedings. special num-
Der will be issued on Thanksgiving Day.
This paper will have regular staff, with
editors and reporters and the contributors
will be printers. The publication commit
tee will have charge of it, and ]. H. Bab-
cock will be managing editor. assisted by
Miss Katharine Fleming as associate edi-
tor.
The ladies having charge of the different
booths are: First division booth, Miss
Stanley; second division booth. Mrs. II. F.
J. Drake: third division booth. Mrs. ID. ].
Roberts; fourth division booth. Mrs. ]. r.
Alfred; fifth division booth. Mrs. C. E.
Holmes; job room booth. Miss Maggie Pur-
cell: proof room booth, Mrs. o. Hyler;
specification booth. Miss Louisa Gunton;
down town chapel booth, Mrs. II. +. Sau-
ter.
Each lady will be assisted by a numer-
Gus staff of assistants, who will alternal-
on the various evenings, but it has not
yet been decided upon which ladies shall
offcate on the different evenings.
To the list of the members Of the COM
mittees already published the following
should be added:
Second division committee. Mrs. Hoyt
A. Holton and Mrs. William Norton; fifth
division committee, Mr.. E. Burkholder and
Mrs. e. Burkholder.