The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1899-12-16
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GOOD SHEPHERD FAIR.
Bishop Matz Delivers a Brilliant Ad-
dress at the Opening.

Correspondence lntermountain Catholic.)
Denver. Dec. 15.-The fair in aid Of
the Home of the Good Shepherd is {
pronounced success. It has now beer
running week and the prospects are
that the Sisters will realize handsome
sum for their institution.
Il am here to present to you the
meaning of sweet charity" said Bishop
Matz. in his address on the opening
night AS to the Home of the Good
Shepherd, there is not another instltu-
tion more deserving; not one that does
more for humanity. The home is FOL
lowing in the work begun by Jesus
when he raised Mary Magdalen. When
today a poor unfortunate woman has
fallen and seems only fit for the gutter.
then the Sisters of the Good Shepherd
come to her rescue, The idea OF the
home is to raise fallen woman and
place them in better life. There are
already siXty-five women in the nome,
among them girls that they have res
cued from surroundings that would
. have cast them into lives of shame. 1t
is the work of the home to bring in the
fallen women-the- -strayed sheep. You
can help this grand work by lending
your support to this fair.
Light music and song. pretty women,
gay booths artistically arranged, every
thing on earth that the heart can desire
in the way of Christmas gifts to be
given or received. all kinds of eatables
to tempt the palate-this is the GOOD
shepherd fair tonight.
As YOU walk into the Gettysburg
building and the scene bursts upon you,
il is a beWildering fairyland that de-
fies description. Each booth has its
temptations and from the pretty moth
ings made by delicate fingers TO the
expensive donations in the way of brio
a-brac and useful furnishings, there IS
an endless line of attractions that keep
the crowds lowering around the OBJ
jects on sale.
The refreshment BOOTH over which
the young ladies of the Clio shed
shining light. is beautifully decorated
in the flags Of all nations, with mag
III fcent American flag as center
niece This collection belongs to Mrs.
John T. Campion Miss Esther Wright
IS the high priestess here. and she and
her assistants are dressed in fancy
costumes with tail, peaked hats. Her
aides are Mrs Will Sayer the Misses
Sheonin and Misses May Bailey. Nellie
Russell and Lulu Appel
The Logan avenue booth has eXquis-
itely wrought sofa cushions. silverwarel
and many odd fancy articles. Mrs. Jo-
seph Walsh is at the head of this.
Mrs. ID. Mahoney has in her candy
booth the most delicious sweets that
money could buy. and has not raised
the price Of candy for the occasion.
She also gives good weight on her dain
u looking scales.
ST. Dominic's has an attractive fancy
booth. with Mrs. Margaret Carroll in
charge.
The smoking booth is in quiet cor
ner. where the gentlemen congregate to
smoke and gossip. Last night Peter
MzCourt ara Barry J. O'Brvan were |
found hObnObbing on a comfortable di- /
van. but they told no secrets when in /
terrupted and went back to it again
as soon as possible. Later on Mr.. Nc
Court was found in the doll booth. !
where he said he had stocked UP for a /
year. He bought six dolls last night, /
and il was only the second one in the
series to be given for the benefit of the
House of the Good Shepherd.
The ice cream booth is a dream in |
red. with scintillating lights cleaning
everywhere. Mrs. J. ]. Barkhausen
and Mrs. Baeressen are conducting it,5
with charming assistants to attend tol
the needs of the guests.
At a chance booth you can buy
chances on everything under the sun
that you could wish for. The ladies in
charge are Mesdames p. r. Riordan, /
T. W. Carroll, c. II. Wilkin, J. p. DON !!
nelly and James Steiner
St Elizabeth's parish has a booth
where you get chances on articles by
paying 10 cents for an envelope With
number inside. and you find the num- /
Der that corresponds to it pinned under !
the articles on the table.
The doll booth is a dream Of beauty
and a joy forever The most beautiful /
creatures. with eXquisitely wrought
clothes. down to ballet costumes worn
by the dolls from the Philippines and
Sandwich islands or wherever they
come from-countries where simple
EVe-fike wardrObes are still the fash
ion. The ladies at this booth who were
selling dolls like hot cakes were Mes
danes Caldwell Yeaman, w. II. Dele
ker. John c. Martin. Harry ]. 0'Bryan
and several gentlemen, who served as
wrapping clerks.
The side attractions to the fair are
also very remunerative and well attend
ed. over $500 was taken in on the
opening night. and unless all signs fail
several thousand dollars will be the
handsome returns for the ten days Of
hard work dene by the active members
Of the committees.
Last night the room was crowded and
the music kept the spirits of the guests
moving gaily.
Today is children's day. and the prices
at all the refreshmept booths will be
reduced for their benefit. Even the
pretty flower girls that are met with
at every turn viii sell roses and carna-
tions at ruinous prices. Everything
win be done to make it pleasant for the
little ones.
The programme VIII be under the di-
rection Of the entertainment committee.
and VIII include solos by Miss Loretta +,
Guion. Mrs Willis L. Bird and Miss
Nina Robinson. Baby Mcintosh viii
whistle and the Mast twins do some !
acts Int evening Bill Nye
Hamilton viii give some original Sc ,
lections. And the music viii continue :
to be Of the best
The prizes Won last night were: Lew ,
is Young, a pin cushion: Professor ,
Horst. doll, and c. A McCadden a i :
dressed turkey
All the coupons Of the season tickets, !