The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1899-01-17
The DAVIS FAIR.
Swooped Down Upon Last
Night by the Girl
From Paris. "
SHE SANG FOR LATE sTAYERs
Building Still Crowded and
the Dollars Pouring Into
the Treasury.
SHE SANG FOR LATE STAYERS

the Treasury.
The second and final week of the Robert
! Davis Association fair opened most aus
] piciously last evening. The crowd was as
large as on any previous night, if not
larger. The receipts for the evening were
$1,000. Constable Fred Budden, who guards
4 the head of the stairs to the second floor,
declared that the crowd was the largest
that had attended the fair. 1t was suffo-
eating on the second floor and so the
/ ground floor was comfortably filed most
Of the evening, an unusual thing. The
women with books were ON both floors.
Some of the men were so good natured
that they dropped most of their money
before they got SO much as peep at the
/ beauties Of the second floor. Among the
most liberal contributors of the evening
We're General William C. Heppenheimer
and Register George B. Fielder. Their
names appear on nearly every book that
is out. They have taken chances on
enough things to stock a house. Robert
Davis was around as usual. There were
a number of children present last night.
They seemed to take naturally to the little
leader He could be seen piloting them
around the building and treating them to
candy and sweetmeats.
s'Oh. Mr.. Davis, do buy me some candy
said one little fellow you're so good
to little boys like me. I know you'll do
| it"
Mr.. Davis not only spent money for
candy, but he also gave the boys and girls
money to spend at the booths. No person
who attends the fair is more liberal in his
donations than Mr.. Davis.
/ The chief attraction at the fair last
night was the visit of the members of
| the .sGirl from Paris Company. They
came at 1915 o'clock and were intro
duced to the workers and some of the
| favored visitors. They mingled with the
crowd and to the many were unknown
Because of their visit, which was made
so late in the evening, the fair was kept
| open for some time after eleven o'clock
last night.
Shortly after eleven o'clock it was an
nounced that the 'sGirl from Paris
| would sing. Immediately there was a
rush for this ground floor, The members
of the company took their places on the
small platform at the northern end of
are given nightly. The crowd gathered
about the platform. The space was small
and all sorts of esipedients were adopted
in order to get a view of the singers.
Men and women climbed upon the tables
and upon some of the furniture. exhibits.
One young man climbed upon the hot
water heater.
Here you, said Emmett Smith, who
had been contributing literally to all
booths, ''get off of that I have a chance
on it and expect to win it, consequently
I don't want it spoiled
The young man came down.
Assistant City Collector Thomas J..
higgins was assigned to the pleasant task
of showing the young ladies of the Girl
from Paris Company around. He
proved a gallant escort. The concert was
a brief one, there being but two selec-
tions. Miss Marion Daniels, the "Girl
from Paris, 2 sang "La Parisienne," and
Miss Olive Wallace who is Ruth in the
play, sang the irresistibly funny song,
''Sister Mary James Top Note She was
| encored several times. Many persons at
tended the fair last night solely for the
purpose of seeing the factor folk"
The most valuable article thus far con
tributed to the fair was donated last night
through Street and Water Commissioner
Anthony Hauck. The gift is a schooner
valued at $1,000, and the giver is John
Swanson, who has a drydock and ship
yard near the Gap. The schooner. which
is Isl feet in length and 81 feet BEAM lies
at the Lehigh Valley Railroad Coal dock.
where it can be viewed at any timel 1t
is known as the Lydia. The vessel will
probably be auctioned off at a special sale
which may not take place until the fair
is over.
The various contests are getting excit-
ing. The contestants are carefully with
holding the figures, but are working like
Trojans to pile up majorities. A great
deal of interest is centred upon the Troll
leymen's contest. The leaders are John
j. NcGeough and E. j. McCabe, comduc-
tors for the North Jersey Street Railway
Company. McGeough is credited ON the
blackboard with 100 votes while McCabe
is given SO votes. Each iof the contest
ants has probably several times that
many votes. Both. are newly married
young men. They have many friends
working in their behalf. McCabe's young
wife Is the most earnest worker. She is
at the Fair every night soliciting votes. A
handsome brunette with flashing eyes
and winning ways she easily captures
the dollars of the visitors to swell the
vote for her husband.
How many votes have you secured for
Mr.. McCabe?' asked a. reporter of Mrs.
McCabe.
"Oh, wouldn't have that published for
the world she replied. 1T would give
the other men clue and they would work