The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1899-12-01

Reserves, who were in uniform, the
infantrymen under command of Cap
tain c. II. White and Lieutenant J..
VanB. Nets, and the reserves under
command of Lieutenant A. 3. Skeld-
ing and Second Lieutenant II. NJ.
Chase.
The soldier and sailor boys entered
heartily into the round of pleasures
which have distinguished the fair since
it's opening and invested freely at the
solicitation of the ladies at the various
booths in chances at the endless va
riety of articles being RATED. They
~patronized the ball room and fortune
tellers booths also quite literally and
altogether despite the very disagreea-
BILE weather conditions which prevail
ed 1.-THE fair apartments lacked none
of their wonted gaiety, n the finan-
cial results were highly creditable.
The attendance RAJ bout 1000. The
total receipts could not be ascertain
ed last night, but the amount was GER
tainly in keeping with the good at
tendance, comparing favorably with
the record on previous nights.
"BLANKETING" NAVAL RE-
SERVES.
One of the most amusing Incidents
of the evening was the "blanketing" of
several of their number by the naval
reserves. They brought with them tol
the fair a good, stout blanket and
both prior and subsequent to supper
seized several of their newest members
and tossed them vigorously in blankets.
1t was really marvellous to see to what
heights they could toss the boys up
and catch them on the blanket without
allowing them to touch the floor. The
blanketing was strictly after the prec-
edent established by the soldiers I'M
camp during the Spanish-American
war. They were in ~Commandery hall
and afforded 40 end of amusement for
very large crowds of fair patrons.
Among the boys who went Through the
trying ordeal were j.. r. Caudle, j. T.
Cowan, w. r. Stewart, James Sinclair,
Alex. Greenabaum and Walter Nc
Cartney.
SUPPER TO THE MILITARY.
Both the Light Infantry and the Nal
val Reserves were served supper ait
the fair. The supper ITO the Naval Re
serves was a compliment from Lieu
tenants Shedding and Chase. There was
the usual bevy of charming young
ladies to serve and they did the hon
ors'' with that admirable grace am
dispatch which has ELECTED SO man
deserved compliments during the fair.
The following was the menu:
SALADS.
Chicken-Ouila. Ouila-Tomato.
COLD MEATS.
Roast Turkey Tongue.
PICKLES.
Mixed. Celery.
BREAD.
Biscuit. Crackers. Sandwiches.
Tea. Coffee.
vanilla Ice Cream. Chocolate Cake.
Chocolate Ice Cream. Lemon Cake.
Cocoanut Cake.
MANY VALUABLE DRAWINGS.
There were more than the usual num-
Der of drawings last night which add
ed very much to the interest of the
evening. The following were among
the most notable:
Shrine Booth-Handsome art album,
by Mrs. Butler.
Concord Chapter BoOth-TWo boxes
Of cigars, by Mr.. John j. Blair.
Orient Booth-Carving set, by Mr.. P.
H. Hanes, Winston-Salem.
Wilmington Lodge Booth-Two boxes
of cigars, by Mr.. w. I. Boswell, of
Petersburg, Va.
Wilmington Lodge Booth-TWo boxes
of cigars, by Mr.. M. T. Davis.
ST. Johns observation-disclosures lace
centerpiece, by Iredell Meares, Esq.
Wilmington Lodge Booth-An espe-
cially handsome silk mantle scarf, by
Mr.. James w. Monroe.
The Flower Booth-A growing palm,
by Mr.. r. II. Wright.
Commandery Booth-Beautlful plc-l
ture. "Rebecca at the WE'LL" donated
by Mrs. Clayton Giles and won by Miss
C. M. VonG1ahn.
Commandery observation-disclosures sora
pillow. donated by Mrs. Z. j. Powers
and won by Iredell Meares, Esq.
Lemonade Booth-Baskets of fruit,
won by Mr.. Lewis Hal n Mr.. Jor-
dan Branch,
Shriners' Booth-Piece Of ~Battenburg
lace, awarded to Mrs. Louise korp.
Orient Booth-Piece Of B~attenburg
lace, by Miss Smallbones.
Wilmington Lodge Booth-Handsome
ferns, by Mr.. Richard Bradley and
Miss BERTHE DeRosset.
AT THE COUNTRY STORE.
The country store did a good bust
ness again last night. There were
quite a number of real good articles in
stock and a number of valuable prizes
were drawn by purchasers of l0 cent
tickets, one of the most notable being
q sack of good flour. Quite a number
of the young men invested quite Tree
ly in the country store, oftentimes OBJ
tanning presents which created no endl
of fun.
MR.. LACY HUNTS LUCK.
AS an illustration of the luck which
a young man may have in the country
store investments, Mr.. Lacy Hunt
tried his luck quite freely and as a re-
suit he and his best girl carried away
from the fair a broom, a pipe, two.
pocket knives, a pocket rule, three
poung bucket of lard, a can of toma-
toes, w can openers, a can OF sour
krout and a coffee pot.
A newspaper man who has tried ms
luck" quite freely came away with MS
usual allotment of concentrated I've,
and a cake of soap; however, he Is a
subject for congratulations, In tnat NE
missed the giant soap powder this
time and also the whet stone Wnlcn
fell to his lot so significantly on Sat
urday night; and he feels that he Is
making progress and the fates may
soon consider him a fit candidate Tor a
much more desirable if not a more
needed variety of prizes.
CHILDRENS' DONKEY PARTY"
AND OTHER NOTES.