The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1899-02-04
The BIG BAZAAR.
st. Peters Pensioners De-
termined to Make the
Enterprise a Great
Success.
LAST NIGHTS PRIZE WINNERS
Competition for Handsome
Articles Grows Brisk
Among the
Churches.


There is no doubt that St. Peter fair
will be a success. 1t has been in progress
for the past three evenings and the
crowds that have visited it already seem
to have greatly satisfied Rev. Fathers
Harpes and Harlin, who have worked SO
hard to promote success.
The attendance last evening was very
good and there was a noticeably large
number present with plenty of money to
spend. These the young ladies with their
chance books were not slow in finding,
and the rage for autographs was astound-
ing. There is such a large variety of
articles in the different booths that in
order to dispose of them in time it has
been deemed best to start their distribu-
ton at once. This means articles on
which chances nave been taken since the
fair opened last Wednesday evening. Last
evening many prizes were awarded and
every night hereafter there will be a
number Of prizes to be won by lucky
persons.
AT tho Sacred Heart booth, which is
one of the main attractions at the fair,
Mr.. M. Connolly won a handsome jewel
case; Mrs. Dowd a euchre table, and Miss
HOLMAN, a child's dress. This evening a
handsome doll, a plush set and a number
of lamps will be ratified.
The Senior Sodality has a crowd of
workers led by Mrs. and Miss Langton.
Their exertions in the interest of their
booth is wonderful, n their receipts
every evening are equal to those of any
booth on the floor. Mr.. George Jordon,
of Nc. IS Montgomery street, won a large
lamp, and Mr.. John Flynn of Monticello
avenue a bag of flour at this booth. To-
night a large oak table and four cane
chairs, a stove, and a large chiffonier
will be awarded at this booth. Mr.. j. ii.
Sullivan was one of the patronizers OF
this booth last evening, and his rolf was
greatly diminished before he departed
from the building.
Next comes the Junior Sodality booth,
which is stocked from end to end with a
large variety of goods, ranging from a
pin cushion to a parlor stove and large
pieces of furniture. The hand painted
vases were won by Mrs. Sullivan last
evening and the rest of the winners and
their prizes are:-Silver mounted salad
dish. Mrs. Hugh J. Burns; Dresden clock,
Mrs. James Smith. and a gilt chair, Mrs.
Maloney. Some of the main attractions
at this booth, well worth a number of
| chances. AREA hand painting, entitled
.The Bootblack," by Miss Coughlin,
valued at s1Oo; painting of the Rev. Father
Harpes,l valued at $50, and a handsome
marble clock donated by Mrs. Martha
EarrAy. Among the workers at this
booth whose names were previously
omitted are Miss ]. Malone, Miss Sarah
Neary and Miss Maggie O'Rourke.
Adjoining the Junior Sodality booth is
the College booth, in charge of Mrs. Hugh
J. Burns, and it is one of the prettiest
| among them all. This booth contains
mostly hand painted articles, and those
who visit the fair should not fail to pay
| them a visit, and ten chances to one h
will not go away without taking a num-
Der of chances. A very pretty painting
| is the one given by Miss Helen Somers,
a pupil of st. Aloysius Academy. 1t is
in the form of a PLAGUE, with dark glass,
on which yellow chrysanthemumS are
| painted.
Miss Winberry, another pupil of st.
Aloysius' Academy, has donated a study
of flowers, painted on a large silk pillow
1t also is very good, and reflects great
credit upon the young artist.
About Monday evening Mrs. Burns and
| her assistants intend to start the distri-
button of a number of the gifts that
| adorn their booth, and they viii continue
every night to award articles until the
close of the fair. At this booth last
evening there was a young man whit
| stood on a platform with his hair parted
in the centre, and with his lusty lungs he
could be heard all over the hail. 1t was
| not long before he began to make sales
from the crowd that gathered in front OF
him. He was certainly of great assist
ance to the ladies and he helped to in
| crease their funds greatly.
The children's booth, in charge of Mrs
Whalen n a number of assistants, Is
where the children gather every afternoon
| for here articles of interest to them are
| displayed in large numbers. There are
contests for a set of tools and a sword
among the boys of the school at this
booth, and each boy is working like q
beaver to be the winner. There are ovel
| thirty names already on the list and be
| fore the contest closes it promises to be
a very interesting one. Then comes the
| girls contest for a handsome doll which
is we'll worth winning and the entries
| for this are also very numerous. Another
feature at this booth is the large number
| of ~statuettes hat are exposed for sale
| The list of the name of those taking par
in the contest and the number of votes
received will appear in Monday evening"
edition of 1.-THE News"
The letter carriers contest is still going
along and p. Dowd cad with 159 votes
to his credit. with John J. Greene, s.
votes. -
C. 3. | cHANcELLoRS TO MEET.