The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1899-01-07
A SUCCESSFUL BAZAAR.
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Results Accomplished at the Orphans
Fair.

Fair.
Christmas week is not so bad after all
Harmonic hall was crowded every night
last week, and every one came with a full
pocket and left with a happy face, no
inventory of the contents of the pocket
being necessary. First predictions fore
told poor week to hold fair, but if
that is so, then what might have been
the returns If some other time had been
selected. There is no telling but that
the 700 needed to clear the debt from
the orphan asylum would have been
made. Success, however, depends upon
its achicvers. The enthusiastic spirit
with which the active workers entered
into the project overcame all obstacles,
whether it was in the lime of holding the
fair or otherwise. The officers of the
association were p. j. Kennedy, presi-
dent; J. M. Gleason, e-president; Fred
B. Chute, secretary; ]. j. Regain, treas
urer.
The executive committee was composed
of Messrs. P. j. Kennedy, j. NJ. Gleason,
McNamee, b. Kilroe, John Kennedy and
7. Connolly.
On the contest committee were:
Messrs. ]. C. O'Keeffe, H. Sherry, E. ].
L'Herault, N. c. O'Connor, j. Kennedy,
c. Larpenteur, Lalberte, Mesdames,
DAILY Knight, Cummings and Thebal.
The cash donations committee were:
John NJ. Gleason, Martin Gavin, p. j.
Kennedy, J. j. Regain. j. T. MCGOWAN, p.
E. Skahen, Henry Montgomery, James e.
Shannessy, NJ. E. Smith, ]. C. OKeeffe,
DIR. Barber.
Capt. Michael Whean was chairman
Of the entertainment committee AS
sisting were: Messrs. Frank Hoy, ]. C.
Sheehan, p. T. Bannan, Hubert Kelly,
Theodore Hays, E. w. Murphy, Eugene
Doherty.
A subcommittee composed of Messrs.
Whelan and Hoy, was delegated to take
entire charge of the program.
Messrs. B. Mousse, e. A. Prendergast,
]. E. Shanneessy, NJ. Breslauer and p T.
Bannan formed committee on advertis-
ing.
The hall committee was: Messrs. B.
kilroe, d. O'Brien, Felix McNameee, j.
c. Sheehan, B. Mousse and McFadden.
For collecting for the dining room,
Messrs. Cannon, d. f. Ryan and Anthony
Conroy were in charge.
The Christmas tree was in charge of
Mesdames Connolly Coates Millet, Kelly,
Mousse, Messrs. Finn and Cloes.
The tables for the various parishes
were cared for by the following ladies:
Immaculate Observation-Disclosures r.
w. Gichrist, c. S. Bracket, James Clune,
Dowdell, Miss Mary Dunn.
ST. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Boran. Tier
ney, John Kelly, ]. j. DAILY, McGolrick,
M. Ryan, r. Ryan, Lydon Kilroe Gauhan,
Quinn, Miss Cronan.
Holy R1sary-Mesdames Cummings,
Barber Lagaard Coates, M. L. Smith,
Brown, McAvoy.
st. MISUNDERSTANDING James A.
Byrnes, Cody, Leitz, Hayes, Nightin-
gale, Misses Flavin, Irwin, Finn.
st. Observation-Disclosures Connolly, NJ.
Mcdonald f. Mcdonald, Skahen, d.
Murphy, Buckendorf, OBrien, Quinn,
Malone, Doyle.
Ascension-M. O'Hare. Nary, w. M.
Rand, Barey. WEIGH, Whelan.
Notre Dame de Lourdes-Mesdames
Shea and st. Amont.
In the dining room, assisting Mrs. A.
McDougal, were Mesdames Boardman,
Lizzie Sullivan, J. Nolan, Collins, Griffin,
McGinnis, MCGUIRE, d. Kelly, Conklin,
Ryan, Juliens, Kane, Misses Malone and
McDougal.
To describe the booths, and to speak
Of the work of these ladies', is hardly
necessary. To accomplish what they
accomplished bespeaks the merit of
praise of one and all. Without an ex-
ception they are to be congratulated.
This work has been we'll done, and the
prayers of the little orphan boys, now
and to be, will be constant reminder to
Him who loves the little ones that re-
ward must await them in the kingdom
for which they arc striving.
Special mention, however, should be
made of the following gentlemen, to
whose disinterested labors and earnest
endeavors the fair owes much Of it's sue
cess: p. J. Kennedy and j. ]. Regain,
for their general supervision; J. c.
O'Keeffe, as chairman of the committee
on contests, and T.. j. LHerault; Capt M.
Whelan, who had charge Of the enter
ment for the whole week ;B. Mousse, for
advertising and taking an interest in
everything generally; B. Kilroe, the ar
tist of the decorations and chairman of
the hall committee: J. C. Sheehan and
James E. Shannessy, who aided in many
ways and were a great assistance to the
ladies in charge Of the booths, and Mr..
Helm, whose untiring efforts alone are
responsible for the disposal of many
articles which otherwise might have re-
manned unsold.
The contests waxed warm as Satur-
day night approached, and before the
close the excitement was intense. The
first contest TO close was between Masters