The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1899-05-11
PRETTY MAY FAIR
Opened in Phillips Hall
Yesterday For Benefit
OF Christ Hospital.
MISS ooFFIN's GOOSE
Quacks and Delivers Pack
ages-Santiago Ferry
Explained.


pink and white for the Abercrombie and
ST. Mary's Guilds. were the predominant
ing colors used in decorating the booths
of the Christ Hospital May Fair. which
opened yesterday afternoon in Phillips
Hall, with a very good attendance,
though it was not until evening that the
people began to buy to any great ex-
tent.
The booths and tables were all very well
arranged. Upon entering the room one
was very apt to stop and take a drink
at the lemonade table in charge of Miss
Clara Meyer and a number of the Daffodil
Club from Bergen School for Girls. Next
came the candy booth, so sweet and
pretty in its blue and white decorations,
from the candies themselves to the mem
bers of the Hospital Training Glass in
their nurses costume, that even though
the visitor and sweets did not agree, it
was not to be passed without a souvenir
of the occasion.
This might well be called the Queen
booth of the fair-it was so dainty under
its canopy of blue and white, besides
which fact it was here hat Miss john
son presided and guaranteed the pure
ness of the candy, which had been made
in the hospital. The nurses in charge
yesterday were Misses Margaret Van Alst
and ]. Duffy of the training class and
Louise Shepherd and Eleanor Mclean of
the graduate. Today Misses Fannie Brun-
dage and May Howard win take the place
of the first mentioned nurses, as a nurse
is too busy a parsonage to devote more
than one day to the fair. and tomorrow
Misses Jennie Menzies and F. Hauck will
replace Misses Howard and Brundage.
Next the candy booth Miss Nellie Coffin
has a sort of double mystery booth, con-
sisting of goose prize where, upon drop
ping a nickel in the slot, with a "quack,
quack," the read of a goose is seen to
appear through a little wooden door with
a package in its mouth. The other mys-
terry is a Santiago Ferry Here a
miniature boa is shot out upon a minia-
ture lake. A nickel is dropped into it
(the boat, not the lake., which shoots
back. under the drapery of flags, reap
pearing with a mysterious package. Miss
Coffin is assisted in her mysterious duties
by Misses Hand, Butler, C~ortelyou, Glyds,
Lynn and Elsie Gilmore.
Next this is Miss Anna Trips 'Daisy
Booth where dolls of all descriptions,
from those of paper to the bisque pointed
''Babee Juno" together with their out
fits. This booth is prettily decorated in
green and white. Then comes the Aber-
crombie Guild booth, decorated in pink
and white, chino which Mrs. G. Roe,
Mrs. John Elice, Mrs. Chandless, Mrs.
M. Troop and Mrs. A. McLean are offer
ing for sale all kinds of pretty fancy
goods.
Next in evidence is the Open Hand
booth, in charge of Mrs. Wardell and
Mrs. Contessa. This booth is especially
appropriate to the season, being decor
ated in shades of green. Here also fancy
articles are offered for sale, and here is
to be found a handsome slumber robe
made from 1854 different pieces of silk,
with pillow to match, to be voted to the
most popular young lady. 1t is the gift
of Mrs. Wardell.
Mrs. Peter Fulton's booth, draped in
flags, stands next. This too contains
fancy articles contributed by members of
the Presbyterian Circle, who are assisting
at the sale, the proceeds to go toward the
Daisy Ward enlargement fund of the
hospital. Next comes Mrs. Cooks, or st.
Mary's Guild table, in pink and white. and
containing q large m varied number of
fancy articles.
By this time one feels the need of a
little refreshment and there is the door
behind which is to be found cake. tea,
coffee and cream. in charge of Mrs. Grote,
Mrs. Stone, Mrs. Stanford, Mrs. Robert
son. Mrs. Boullon and Mrs. Bradley.
There is also an apron table, decorated
in red and white, in charge of Mrs. VIM.
G. Bumsted, Mrs. James Throckmorton
and Mrs. Burdette Post Craig. Then
comes the hot chocolate and cake table.
with its pink and white decorations, in
charge of Mrs. O.: J.. Weidmer and Mrs.
C. L. Williams, with the Little Work
ers" of st. Paul's Church, Misses Carrie
Ansel, Victoria Griser, Sadie Frost.
Cecilia Klussmann, Marjory Tompkins
and Eta Winklemann.
Miss Cauter also has a very pretty fancy
booth. in yellow n white, wherein is a
beautifully embroidered stole to be voted
to the most popular clergyman. Miss
Cauter is assisted by Mrs. Riddick and
Miss Ada Thomas. This, with the hand
booth, lin blue and white, of
which Mrs. Brown and Mrs. Helmer have
charge, completes the circuit of the room.
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