The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1899-02-08
ST. PETERS FAIR.
Pretty Illuminating Effects
an Attractive Feature
Receipts Mounting Up.

Considering the lncleIneHt WEATHER i'S.
evening there was very large attend
ance at St. Peters fair, which is being
held in the new hall on York street. The
young ladies whom Father Harlin Sc
lected to help him in his task of rails
ing money to clear the debt from the
new buildings are certainly the right kind
and they have been more successful than
they first thought they would.
The different booths are beginning to
show the effect of the hard work Of
the past six nights, for already there
have been hundreds of handsome and
useful articles carried away from the
large hall.
One of the features every evening is the
Illumination of the hall with different
colored small incandescent lights. This
is only done during the hour which is
devoted to dancing, from 1880 to 1850
O'clock Last evening the gentleman in
charge of the electric plant at first dis
played white light, it then changed to
bright red and then to a dark blue,
which was soon recognized as the Ma
tional colors, and loud applause followed.
1t was very pretty scene as the young
ladies and their partners waltzed around
the spacious hall.
At the Sacred Heart table last night,
Miss Singleton won large gold urn, and
Mrs. Bailey was the lucky winner OF the
oil painting, entitled "a Holy Family"
Among the ladies who have distinguished
themselves at this booth during the past
week are:-NIiss Fitzhenry, MissJosephine
McKenna, Miss L. Singleton, Miss Tiille
Toppin, Miss N. O'Rourke and Miss Hart.
Tonight there will be large Morris
chair and handsome tea set CHANGED of.
The college booth still keeps up it's good
work and every evening any amount OF
small donations are carried away by
people who buy "bats" at the sum OF
! ten cents.
| Mrs. Hugh J. Burns, who is in charge
| of this booth, is doing wonderful work,
and among her faithful helpers are
Mrs. C. H Somers and Miss Delaney.
| The articles at this booth, which are to
| go by chances, will be ratified next Fri
| day evening.
| The sodality booth, which contains some
of the finest articles at the fair, is keep
| ing up to the standard with the rest OF
the booths. The receipts increase each
evening as the fair progresses.
| Saturday evening the oil painting of the
rector of the church, Rev. Father Harpes
and the painting entitled 'The Boot
| black" which are valued at $1c0 each
will be CHANGED off and they certainly
will be prizes to the winners. The Misses
| Herman and the other young ladies o.
| this booth have secured large number O.
| chances on the prizes, and they certain
/ ly deserve great credit for the manner il
which they have been working for th'
fairs interest.
/ The refreshment table did a very goot
| business last evening.
The contest among the school teachers
| which only started Monday evening TO
the large hand-painted pillow presented
| by the Sisters of Charity of st. Aloysius
! Academy, promises to be very interest
| ing contest Last evening there was I
large gain in the number of votes cast
The vote at the close last night stood
follows:-Miss Davis, r.; Miss Veronic'
Stanton, So; Miss Dugan, 5, and Miss G
Thompson, 3.
| Freeholder Mark Pagan was one of tn
visitors to the fair last evening. and put
ting it easy the girls didn't do thinl
to him" with their chance books.
Miss Florence Cooley heads in the con
| test among the young girls for the hand
some doll, which is on the children
| booth, with rs votes to her credit, ant
i her nearest rival is Miss Jennie Holmes
| who has sixty votes.
Mr.. John j. Graham is the auctionee
at the childrens booth and he fills th'
bill first class.
The Letter Carriers contest is still
| booming along and Mr.. P. Dowd head
the list with 205 votes.
The ladies at the senior sodality bootl
still keep at their same good work, ant
the booth promises to be among the lead
ers at the close of the fair.