The daily morning journal and courier., 1899-12-05
THE GUILD SALE A SUCCESS
HUNDREDS TURNED AWAY FROM
 HARMONIE HALL.

H4RMONIE HALL.
 Were Unable to Gain Entrance Because
 of the Crowds-saIo to Continue This
 Afternoon and EveniDg-Spceches by
 the Mayor nnd Others Last Night.
 If any one in all New Haven doubted that the teachers of New Haven had thousands of friends, that person should have been at Harmonic hall last night Tor the opening of the sale given to ben eft the Teachers Annuity guild. The hall was not half large enough to &C., commodate the crowds, although the and used for the serving of ices and chocolate. Hundreds of people were turned away, and many of those who succeeded in gaining an entrance got no further than the door.
 Everybody who could get near the pretty booths admired the charming saleswomen and bought their wares.
  were much too large, so that many of those who came with filled purses and with the thought of leaving their mon- ey were perforce compelled to go away without buying. It was simply mpos- sible to move about.
 Harry Asher represented the board of education owing to the absence of MT. Whitney, and made happy speech be- i,,+,, os,,,. l. gether with MT. Kendall, the superin- tendent of schools, had seats on the stage
 MT. Asher welcomed tho people cor dially, and said in passing that the crowd present suggested the crowded condition of the schools. He also made reference to the agitation now being caused by the investigation, and hoped the trouble would soon cease to exist. MT. Asher paid a high tribute to the teachers of New Haven and closed with the hope that the success of the sale would continue.
 Mayor Driscoll said that he could not resist coming to express his apprecia- tion for the invitation the teachers had sent him to be present, in spite of the fact that an important engagement awaited him. He, too, paid glowing tribute to the school teachers, caying that no body of workers in the world were entrusted with so important a work and were more worthy the respect of the entire civilized world
 MT. Asher then in introducing MT. Kendall declared laughingly that, al- though only few people listened, the speakers had been invited to make speeches and were therefore quite as determined to make them as the crowd was determined not to listen. He then introduced MT Kendall.
 This is the first time in my eXperi- ence," Mir Kendall laughingly said, that a body of teachers were so eager to hear me speak that they would stand up. Only few of you can hear me, I know, so I hope you will tell all the others how glad l am that this sale is success. l suppose, however, the ladies here wouldn't listen to speeches even if 1t were possible to hear. A woman can never do anything when she has the shopping bee in her bonnet"
 After the speeches the mayor MT. Asher and MT Kendall made the rounds of the hall and patronized the various booths generously.
 About two-thirds of the crowd heard the musical programme, which was most interesting. Mrs. James J. Horan sang Millard's "Waiting." Miss Lynch, the contralto, sang pretty Scotch bal lad delightfully."-. Mr. Hammernick, who has a sonorous musical deep bass, sang rollicky song. Miss Rose Smith, winsome girl in dainty white muslin | gown. sang My Home is Where the | Heather Blows in a sweet, melodious | soprano Mrs. Norah Russell -Haesche | followed with a beautiful lied, which | she sang with her accustomed skill and | art to violin obligato by MT. Haesche. | The musical programme was brought | to close by the Lyric Mandolin club, an interesting organization composed of | pretty girls, all of whom wore extreme ly pretty gowns.
 At the piano during the concert were Miss Elizabeth Peterson, who played a solo; Frank McManus Matthew Rey- holds, Harry Woodstock, Miss Mary Daly and Miss Mabel Pratt.
 The proceeds for the night far exceed ed the hopes of the promoters. This afternoon and this evening the sale will be continued, and for both sessions