The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1899-01-10

! with beautiful things with which 1t IS
| stocked. One that attracts considerable
by sculptor c. II. Chavant, of Greenwiile;
| a painting of roses. by Miss NJ. DENIM;
sister Of Counselor Dennin. is also q slof Local z
| Lamps, clocks, books, portraits, abound
in profusion A complete set OF Encyclo-
paeda Is han3p aGng g sne an annex
below in which dishes, stoves aEa furnl-
tnre are attractisly arraysd; Gom1ns Iop%
DENIM, 5e city I'll, = Marshal Edgar vreeland,
| Thomas Kelley and Michael T. Fagen
were on hand last evening assisting the
Warders with dough to distribute. The
| ladies' committee on hand last night CON
sisted of Miss Murray, Miss Grace NUT NUT
Bar psrkin mrs MISS afn NJ si Denver, Mrs. Thomas
A considerable amount Of hustling will
| have to be done by those in charge OF any
Of the other departments so eclipse the
promised success of the Eighth ward
booth The beautifully decorated booth
articles that bring joy on sight Tax Com
missioner James Clark, whose hustling
| proclivities are widely known, is directing
booth that the magnificent combination
cabinet desk and bookcase, donated BY
"The Jersey City News, is located Il Il
attracted a great deal of attention llsL
night Of Romanesque design. made Of
mahogany with marqueterie finish in
mother of pearl and satin WOOD; Win
small glass front with bevelled mirrors
and surmounted by an armiture clock ana
artistic bust of Fausts Marguerite II
is a genuine work of art. The bookcase
ard works. Including Fenimore Coopsr's
complete works, bound in seal Washing-
ton Irvings works. the Tuxedo Collection
cloth vellum; Empire edition of British
novels, bound in maroon cloth; Animal
Kingdom, large octave volume, half NOR
occo; Redpath's History of the Unit
Nansens History Sof the Fran Expedi-
tion to the North Pole, large octave,
bound in cloth, and illustrated: "Uncle
Tonf's Cabin, in large octave, cloth and
illustrated; Barrie's Little Minister
Sienkiewyez's novels, which have made
such a sensation in the literary world,
| cnael.'' five Volumes; DR.. Weir Mitchell's
'Hugh Wynne," two volumes; z. Nelson
Pages Red Rock; Stanley J. Weyman,,s y.,re r,s.
Invisible: wish - Rudyard Kipling.s Days
Work. and five volumes of his works.
uniform or hard paper, gilt, tops, fancy
the recent war, Boards Review Of the
Naval History and r. Harding Davis
Campaigns in Cuba and Porto Rico the
desk is provided with the following ar
ticles dresden china calendar, one Mex
lean onyx paper weight, one gilt INK
stand with cut-glass well. two penhold-
ers of agate and chalcedony, SILVER
mounted; one gilt and enameled blottlng
pad: one gilt hand blotter; one penhoider
with Dutch china cup; one gilt stamp
box; one gilt and enameled paper cut
ter: one diary for 1899. bound in kid:
one large box of assorted fancy ladies'
stationery, including cards, note SheetS
and envelopes; 200 sheets OF parchment
bond writing paper and 20O envelopes 10
match. The entire outfit enumerated goes
together and represents a value OF $i3U
Chairman Clarke has detailed r. B. FISK
and James Baker, Jr., to look after the
disposal of this valuable donation.
The counter of theTegular Eighth Ward
booth is covered with valuable grass
rug, donated by W. H. Xermilye 4
in oil assists in the booths decorations:
also a painting entitled I'm the WOODS
and a valuable vase. haIld-palnted. py
Mrs. Charles Brown: and donated by MT.
Brown. are among the ATTRACTIONS. Other
special attractions are a magn1flcent par
lor lamp donated by the teachers OF NO
| Company: Russian leather writing set.
donated by Miss 1rdworni set of silver,
by DR.. Keegan. An article which attraets
donated by DR.. G. G. Hendricks Miss
Anna Dalton IS at the head OF the com- n
mttee Of ladies whro9, 70, ar, are worhlng ths hs
agsheIa EdghshI H 00S'n e any 1saP booth #
great fair The other 1ln memDers a1ton 81 .ne
Miss Margaret Lennon Miss Catharine
McArdle. Miss Marie Wells, Miss Helen
Gottinghai Mis- II Lucy u ErdWorn rnatt NisS Miss @
Marie Steinhauser Miss Mary Condor.
Miss Miss Alice Whitaker. Miss Ethel Scohil,
ingberg Miss Nellie Payton. Miss Cecilia
Keegar,. Miss Keegan, Miss May Scott,
Miss Minnie Stanley, Miss Mary Coleman,
MIS- poylea yna Ma5S MiSie Laits Gummpgs. mining '
IF attractiveness of decoration, variety
and elegance of articles exposed for saie
or to be disposed OF by cnance, ensi ssss
in charge count for anything, lne Nintn
Ward booth is not going to be far from
the top OF the st OF hhaneial sa,e r,,,v,of
charming matrons and young women are
working, like beavers to head the list. The
pretty booth to which they n are nd a,dacngdd gnId
tinsel This booth has also an annex annex
downstairs, where handsome bookcase
donated by Furniture Dealer ;y broes GoesIs ills
and gold, donated by John J: Ryan, ana
other articles are on exhibltlon. "A very
large model of the battleshlp NAME Is
one Of the attractions Of the main boon.
Lamps, bronze clocks, placques; portfails.
fancy pillows, etc, etc, donaten py
Messrs. Woodmaney Biliing5Ion; nlggllds
The male committee in charge CONSISTS
of James Ellington, Chairman; Jonn Mi :.
Ryan Secretary Daniel ME: !, = rossv asswls enrr Mll,1
Moser, A. A. Gable, Freebooter frank
Scott William c. Barton and William
DooIey. The committee of women in
charge consists of Mrs. James r. Wood
NANCY Mrs. Stephen Wise, Miss kathst-
rine Kelly, Miss Katharine McCormack,
Mrs William Herrick, Miss Lascell, Miss
Agnes B. Seully, Mrs. William +. Morris
Miss Morris, Mrs. John J. Duffy, Miss
Duffy. Miss K. ReTan Misses katharlne
Margaret and Mamie Won Bermer, Mrs
John J. Ryan, Miss Ryan, Miss McSoriey,
Misses Louise and Theresa Morgan, Miss
Elizabeth Kopf Miss Belle Lewis, Miss
Donohue Mrs. Cornelius j. Rooney, Miss
Iongennetti Miss M. Hallen, Miss Annie
Riley. Miss Annie Kelly, Miss Lille and
Gertrude Ellington, Miss Sarah and Mary
Sullivan Miss Margaret Griffin, Miss
Mamie German, Miss Nellie Enwright
Mrs George Gartner, Miss Mary McKup-
erts Miss Susie McRoberts.
The Tenth Ward Booth is by no means
behind any of the others in point of gem
eral attraction. The effect of its green
and white trimmings is heightened by
graceful loops of golden tinsel NO booth
has a larger and more varied assortment
Of fancy goods. Many of the articles are
exquisite works of art. Large crayon
portraits of Robert Davis and Sheriff
William Heller, handsomely framed,
adorn the front of the booth There are
also two enlarged pictures of the Robert
Davis Association on it's outings in "
and SO. There are eighteen hundred
faces in the one of 1895 The
work is that of A. 3. Costello,
One of them is 52x74 inches In dimensions
and the other 25x30 inches. There is also
a beautiful marble represented tion Of
Modern Rebecca at the. Well. 1t IS
fine piece of sculpture and as white as the
r. donated hv Martin