Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-10-28
General Mention.
of the Board of Control Last
Evening.


A meeting of the board of control of the
fair to be given by Columbia Typographical
Union No. 1O1, beginning November 81,
1899, held last evening and reports
read from the various committees In charge
of the arrangements 1t is predicted that
the coming fair will eclipse every enter
tainment given by the union in the past
The board had under consideration speci-
fcations for the booths and the electrical
lighting of the main hall. 1t is the in
tention of the committee to have the main
hall, in which the ten booths will be ar
ranged. excel anything that has been seen
In the District in the way of decorations
1t is expected that the fair will be honored
by visit from President Mckinley and
there is promise that each evening one
or more distinguished visitors will be pres
ent.
1t was also reported at the meeting that
members of the downtown chapels had
been out among the merchants canyassing
for donations in the interest of their booth
and had met with great deal of success
The committee has arranged for a fine
buffet to be conducted during the entire
week in the banquet hall, and as Thanks
giving day comes during the fair week it
has been decided to furnish fine turkey
| dinner that day. The fair will also be
opened at 10 m. Thanksgiving day
| Six valuable prizes will be donated to
| those selling the highest number of tickets
| three for the ladies and three for the gen.
| tlemen; handsome prize will also be given
| to any one selling 100 tickets.
| Messrs. Ed. Thomas, Jesse Grant j. D.
| Roberts and F. a. Schwing We're selected
| to take charge of the several stands dur
| ing the fair.
| Each evening during the week there will
| be several meetings held at the Temple
| in the interest of the fair and as the
| ladies seem to be especially interesting
| themselves everything points to the enter
| prise being a success, socially and finan-
| cially.
| The following business men have sent in
| donations since the last meeting:
| NJ Dyrenforth James Tharp, The Hub -
| ID. Mullany, b. II. Stinemetz Robert Cohen
| & Son, the S. Barnhartt Tailoring Com
| pany, MertZ & Mertz, Henry T. Offterdin-
ger. Henry White, NJ. Silverberg & Co, j.
| c. Bauman, DR. a. j. Schafhirt Peter
| Grogan. Oscar Miller, John Hanson, Geo.
| +. Stenz, Ellery & Ireland, John F. Davis
| John Miller. NJ. A. Tanner John Nau,
| Funk and Wagnolls Company, Heilburn
| G. Co., Parker. Bridget & Co; s. S. Slfedd.
| Hugo Worch, c. A. Muddiman Fred
| Schmidt, Geo. W. Spier Charles Dietz Con
| stanzo Cerimele, James Sullivan. Oregon
| NJ. Nix, Chris Bohman, r. A Driscoll.
| John l.. Burkart John 2. Shehan Robert
| Allen, Louis Baum, w. S. jerks, Jackson
| Brothers, Emerson Shoe Store Gait &, Co.
| Havenner Baking Company B. H Warner
& Co, Mayer and Petit, John f. Ellis &
| Co.
| Besides the above, the finance committee
! has received several cash donations from
manufacturing firms in other cities
| The board of control will meet Wednes-
| day evening next, and Monday evening
| November 6, general meeting of all per-
| sons interested in the success of the fair
| will be held in the main hall, Topographic
cal Temple.