The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-12-24
In Bozeman.

| Bozeman, Dec. 23.-The Presbyterian
church fair, which is held every alter
nate year. took place last Thursday
and Friday evenings in the church.
| chapel and church house on Central
| avenue. The ladies of the congregation
and Aid society have been spending a
| great deal Of time during the past year
| preparing for the event, the proceeds of
which are to be used to swell the fund
| for the erection of a new church build
| ing, and their efforts were rewarded
| with the neat sum of $500. Owing to
| the fact that there are no vacant build
| lngs or store rooms on Main street of
| sufficient capacity to allow the fair to
! be held in the business portion of the
town. recourse was had to the church
| buildings. The booths were all very
| daintily adorned with evergreens and
| the articles offered for sale. Among the
various booths in the chapel was one
| devoted to the sale of Mexican drawn
| work and also of quaint little jars.
| water pitchers and 1ifelike figures of
| the natives of Mexico, all of which We're
made and painted in brilliant coIors by
| the Indians and natives of Mexico, and
! consequently We're quite novelty. The
| ladies who had charge of this depart
ment, Mrs. Lester S. Wilson and Mrs.
F. A. Fielding, found very little diff
Guilty in disposing of these pretty wares.
In another part of the chapel receipt
| books with covers painted in water col
ors, calendars. souvenirs of the Gath an
niversary of the founding of the church
in Bozeman and many other dainty
knick knacks were vended by Misses
Maxey. Mrs. Brewer, Mrs. Rich and
other ladies. There was also home
made candy stall in this building,
which was presided over by Miss Maud
Martin and Miss Winnifred Kinney,
both of whom were kept quite busy
| supplying customers. In the main body
| of the church there were several little
| tables, presided over by Rubens David
| son and Clinton Wylie, at which an ex-
| cellent business was done in ice cream
and cake. In the church house there
| was one large booth devoted entirely
| to fancy work, and it was here that
| the hard and patient work of the ladies
| of the congregation for the last two
years was offered to the public Mes
DANES Benepe, Stanton. Cooper and
others transacted a great deal vt lusi-
ness during the two evenings and had
very little of the stock of fancy work
left when the fair closed on Friday
night In this building delicious sup
pers We're served Thursday and Friday
evenings. The various tables We're dec
ated with cut flowers and cthcr oraa-
ments and the dainty edibles We're
served Dy MRS. >. HHilllpS, Mrs. D1N IS,
Mrs. Fransham Mrs. Work, Mrs Hart.
Misses Gage, Travis, Mackenzie and
Kinney, and quite number OF the
other ladies of the church.
The Tooth anniversary of the death
of George Washington was observed
with fitting Washington memorial SER
vices Thursday evening last. The Ma
sonic orders of the city had made great
preparations for the evening and a
very interesting programme was rem
dered. The three addresses were ell
quite eloquent and masterful efforts
and will long be remembered by thosc
who were the privileged listeners. The
following was the programme of the
evening: After the meeting had been
called to order by Chairman J. C. Cain
the Masons entered the hail. marshaied
by A. J. Edsall. and singing a dirge
After the opening prayer by Rev. M
L. Hickman the craft were seated and
the programme was continued as fol-
lows:
Address of welcome--Rev. F. b.
Lewis.
How Sweet When Shades of Even
ing"-Choir.
Address, Life and Character of
Washington'-Rev. j. Reid.
Solo, Battle Hymn"-Prof. A. il.
Currier.
Address, Washington as a Mason"
Rev. NJ. l.. Hickman.
Good Night''-Choir.
Benediction-Rev. F. b. Lewis.
Messrs. j. A. Luce, A. B.. Carew, l..