The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1899-11-18
ST. JOHNS FAIR
Father Ter Woert's Parish
toner's Actively Engaged
on a Bazaar to Open
Tonight.
ATTRACTIVE BOOTHS AND STALLS
Ladies and Gentlemen Who
Have Charge-Among
the Churches.

r0E some weeks past elaborate pI6pdfd-
tions nave been going on for the opening
of a big bazaar for the benefit of st.
John's Church on the Boulevard. That
event will happen tonight and a big time
Is anticipated. The Rev. Father Ter
Woert will officially open the fair. 1t will
be run for several weeks. Prominent
members of the parish and Catholics in
other parts of the city have contributed
splendid articles that are to be sold,
CHANGED off or otherwise contested for.
The merchants-in fact, all business men
In that section of the city. have contribut-
ed literally. There is considerable rivalry
between the various societies of the
church as to which shall contribute most
to the success OF the fair. Thus it will be
seen at a glance that it will prove a SPLEEN
did financial success.
The young ladies of the parish are in
tensely interested. They have as indiv-
iduals, and as organized lotteries. been
embroidering, knitting, painting (water
~colors, panel. china decorating, etc.) and
even begging. Some of the prosperous
business men and women of the section
will testify to the latter charge, and they
give the young ladies credit for their
SASCCSS. l HCy l1dFE dCIQil0ldtE4 cLOdSA
articles. fancy, useful and ornamental TO
keep a number of large booths supplied
throughout the several weeks which it is
proposed the fair shall last.
The fair win take place in the old frame
Church building. which is being temper
arily used as a parish hall. 1t is roomy
and its new flooring is as smooth and
glossy as the floor of a ball room. 1t is
intended not to crowd the centre with
booths, as dancing VIII be one of the fea-
lures of the fair on certain evenings. The
hall is already decorated in a most artistic
manner. The colors are principally
national. Booths are being erected today
and ladies are busy experimenting the
designs of the decorations and stocking
them with the elegant wares they have
accumulated. The work is and has all
along been proceeding under the personal
supervision of the Rev. Father Donnelly,
Father Ter Woert's energetic assistant.
It has been systematic and therefore COM
plete up to the opening. New features OF
interest will develop as the fair pro-
crosses. Stage entertainments win be
given every evening n on Tuesdays.
Thursdays and Fridays of each week
novel features will be introduced. The
young men Of the parish are &C lively look
ing after this feature of the fair.
Every purchaser of a ticket will be en-
titled TO a chance On big prizes. ST. johns
Club win handle interesting contests for
possession Of sp1end d portraits of he Rev
Father Ter Woert and the Rev. Father
Doneily.
Prof. KelIeher's Fourth Regiment Band
win be in attendance tonight and will
give a grand concert. There will be music
every night Of the fair.
There is apt to be considerable rivalry
betwee the Senior Young Ladies and the
..Junior Young Ladies' during the fair in
the matter Of raising money. All the
booths in charge of the former will be
decorated in blue and white, and the lat
ter,s booths will be decorated in yellow
and white.
The full list of line young people who
viii have charge Of the various depart
ments is yet incomplete, but so far as
could be ascertained today they viii be
presided over as follows
Sodality and Young Mems Booth-Mlss
Margaret Hennessy, Miss Catherine Cas-
serly, Miss Margaret Gilmartin. Miss
hannah Dwyer Edward Barry, Edward
Reed. William Mellin, Thomas Haley and
James Coyle.
Children of Mary-Miss Nellie Cole, Miss
Mamie Hebron, Miss Margaret Fay, Miss
Helen Rogers and Miss Alice Connors.
ST. Aloysius' B~oys-James Turner, Geo.
Coy1e, George Fennell, Edward Fay.
Refreshments Table-Mrs. Thomas Muir
ply, Miss May Fay, Miss Catharine
Cayanagh, Miss May Lognet.
Rosary-Miss Ann Turner, Miss Lizzie
Darby. Miss Mary Golden.
Fish Lake-Miss Lilly Haskins, Miss
May Moran.