The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1899-11-24

OHS InouSano UNe nunOred ana toTty-
five people attended the Masonic fair
yesterday afternoon and last night. be-
sides the many scores OF people who
ave season helpers ~tickets-ladies who
h making OF the undertaking the ire
mendous success which 1t is certainly
proving to be. This record OF attend
ance is less than a hundred under that
of Tuesday, when the dedication cere-
monies in the afternoon was, OF course,
an unusual drawing card.
HEAVY CASH RECEIPTS.
Then. too, the financial results be-
ing attained are bordering closely upon
the phenomenal. Tuesday night h
cash receipts from the booths, the sup
per department, ETC.. amounted TO
S51S. 80, and the receipts last night were
very much in excess of this amount
The cash taken in at the country store
booth alone amounted to $751;. 10, real
ly phenomenal record.
In speaking of the matter last night
Colonel Martin, manager OF the fair.
said that of all the fairs such as his
aim III -
a veteran in the work. he has never
had a country store department, alone
to turn in such a large amount of cash
for sales during a single evening, rep
~resenting as it does under the ten cent
system under which it is conducted
1910 actual sales. While the country
store booth, is under the MANAGEMENT
of Mrs. NJ. S. Willard and the other
ladies of the committee of which she
is chairman, attaining UGH highly
creditable results, the ladies in charge
of the other booths are by no means
laggards in their work, but on the con-
trary are scoring equally creditab BILE
financial results.
LAST NIGHT WAS ORIENT LODGE
EVENING.
Orient Lodge Evening was the or
der last night, and Orient booth was
the center of attraction. Under the
skillful and artistic touch of the chair
man., Mrs. a. M.-Waddell, Jr., and me
other ladies of that committee, the
Orient booth, from the beginning
one of the very prettiest and most
attractive in the whole fair, was made
yet more pretty and conspicuous. Es-
pecially brilliant electric lights were
provided for the evening. There were
additional decorations distinguished
for especially exquisit ta~stefulness.
LADIES IN ORIENTAL COSTUMES.
Within and all about the booth were
a bevy of as fair young ladies as could
we'll be imagined all quantity and
withal becomingly attired in oriental
costumes. Notable among them were
the following:
Miss Jennie Mcmillan, as a Chinese
girl. Attired in a costume sent from
China by Rev. George Worth.
Miss Lille Walker, Miss Mary Har-
per, Miss Fannie Smallbones n Miss
Carrie Myers, as Japanese girls.
Miss Nellie Heiser. Miss Sallie jack
son, Miss Beth Daggett and Miss Edna
Toomer, as Persian girls.
Misses Mamie and Page Humphreys
and Misses Abbie and Francis Chad
bourn, as Grecian maidens.
Other members of the Orient commit
tee, all of whom were on duty last
night, were Miss Bette DeRosset, Miss
Mary L. Kenan, Miss Annie X. Harper
n Mesdames c.. c. Brown, H. l..
Fennell, c. w. Worth. E. Q. Toomer,
E. r. Daggett, Berry Gleaves, j. w.
Jackson, d. G. owe II. B. Short, d.
NJ. Williams, Owen F. Love, Charles
Humphreys.
ORIENT LODGEMEN ATTENDED.
There was a very full attendance of
Orient Lodgemen, many of them in
- ~ NANS1s oia GIL VA III "1ai
ing pretty artificial white roses with
stick pins attached. These were souvi-
Mrs provided by the Orient booth COM |
mittee.
The special arrangements made by
the ladies for the success Of Orient
Evening was. in addition to
the lodge, a compliment to
Mr.. NJ. S. Willard, who is. in addition
to being grand master of the lodge, |
president of the Masonic Temple corpo- !
ration directors. |
SOME SPECIAL FEATURES.
A novel feature in the Orient booth |
was literary Said" There was a large |
urn in the center Of the booth, filled |
unique infections of said en- let |
tuce leaves. To each of the leaves was
atta ched some femiliar quotation and
patrons were allow I'd to guess the au-
thCrs en- the payment of a five cent
ZEE for each guess. Neat little prizes
we're awarded for 81 two correct
yuessc5 made. /
Considerable interest was also at
.racted to a very handsomely worked
which was only put on ex-
yesterday afternoon. 1t was
IT Of Mr.. Owen F. Love. of this city, /
in the 9th year Of her age. Every
of the centerpiece denotes the
of especially rare skill and
great taste. There is a wreath Of straw
berries n leaves wrought with a
effect so that the fruit has
hat luscious tempting appearance
nature SO abundanfiy imparts
o this popular berry. The centcrpiece
s framed and conspicucusly hung in
he booth.
THE MOST POPULAR LODGE.
The vote for the most popular Ma
aonic lodge in the city which is being
in the fair, is waxing quite
At the close of the fair
asst night the score stood as follows:
Orient Lodge, 15S votes.
Wilmington Lodge, 124 votes.
St. Johns Lodge, SO votes.
MOST POPULAR GENTLEMAN.
The halloting for the most popular
Gentleman being conducted at the
booth is progressing
Iuite successfully and competition is
Increasing apace- Many popular Will
are receiving ballots. the
hree having the highest number Of
otes at h close OF the fair last night
eing: MI. James w. Monroe. So: Cap
ain John w. Harper. A. and Colonel
IL.