The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1899-10-31
INCREASED PUBLIC INTEREST.
THt PEOPLE EXPECT GREAT THINGS
FROM The BIG MASONIC FAIR.
Many Masons Beiiev1 foar or i've
and Possibly SIX thousand Dollars
VIII DC CiC8rei and the Temples
Floating Deb Entirely Liquidaoed.
Interesting Notes.

The general public is daily p-coning
more and more interested Il the great
Masonic Fair, Don TO be held in this
city, and the harbingers of success have
multiplied until the results Did fair 10
exceed wen the brightest expectations
of the most sanguine promoters Of me
fair. The attitude of the MaSOns CT the
city has passed from a deep interest TO
great enthusiasm as they realize more
fully the fact that success OF the fair
even as already assured means $4,000
and possibly 5000 for the building
fund Of the splendid temple which they
are erecting. 1t is the positive convic-
ton of some that yer higher figures
han these will be reached SO that a
successful fair from a financial view
point means that the temple viii be
dedicated with not one dollar of float
ing debt. A result that was by no
menas expected when the movement
for the fair was lnaugurated.
MANY TICKETS BEING SOLD.
The sale of a tickets WnIcl. was
commenced Friday afternoon by the va
iouS local committees is progressing
quite rapidly. One Mason has already
reported the sale of fifteen season tick
cts and a number Of ladies have sold
their first allotments of ten books and
commenced upon the sale of another
assignment of ten. 1t will be remem-
bered that at the general meeting Of
the committees held Friday each Of the
$50 or more ladies was allotted ten sea-
SON ticket books to be sold at $1.O0 each.
The change of the date for the fair
to November 20th-December End has
necessitated some change Of the pro-
gramme so far as the days allotted to
the different Masonic lodges other secret
orders and military organizations is
concerned.
Messenger readers will remember
that the first Saturday of the fair was
to have been devoted ito the Shriners
but it develops that Saturday win not
be a suitable day for this order for the
reason that many of them will have to
come from a distance and the educed
rates will not be in vogue so that their
date has been changed to the second
Tuesday of the fair. According to the
new arrangement the various orders
will be allotted days during the fair as
follows:
November 2O.-St. Johns Lodge.
November 21.-Wilmington Lodge.
November 22.-Orion Lodge.
November 23.-Concord Chapter.
November 24.-Plantagent Comman-
dry.
November 25.-Odd Fellows.
November 27.-Military.
November 2S.-Shrine.
November 29.-Knights of Pythias.
November 30.-Red Men.
December 1.-Ladies.
December 2.-Last Night and Good
Night"
General qualification is being express
ed by the Masons and the Wilmington
people generally at the very liberal
concessions made by the railroad au-
thorities in the matter of special rates
for the fair announcement of which
was made yesterday, they having pro-
vided that tickets shall be on sale at
one fare the round trip on Monday and
Tuesday of each week of the fair at all
points as far east as New Bern as far
north as Weldon, as far west as
Greensboro and Charlotte and as far
south as Florence and probably Co
lumbia.
The people of Wilmington confidently
expect large crowds Of visitors during
the fair.
THE LATEST DONATIONS.
Donations for the fair. from a dis
lance continue to be reported every
day. The following were received yes
terday:
Through w. E. Springer & Co., The
H. M. Myers Co., one dozen shovels.
J.. A. Hewlett, one barrel mullets.
Through E. P. Bailey, Hunter B.
Preschkoree, Richmond, Va, n rocker
The Lunkenkinner Co., several ar
ticles.
Through W. E. Springer & Co, The
J.. S. johnson Co., rod, reel and line
B. H. J. Ahren, one box Borax a
Through George r. French & Son,
The Portsmouth Shoe Co., one pair
sroes.