The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1900-03-06
MASONIC FAIR
A BIG SUCCESS.
Everybody Pleased With the
Management of the Event.
THE PRIZES ARE AWARDED.
List of Those who Were Lucky--Col. Mar
tin a Good Manager President Bald
win Is Receiving Many
Congratulations.


of the most brilliant and successful ba-
zaars which has ever been held in the |
state. 1t was not only a success in
social manner, but quite successful
financially, and the entertainment was
afforded to the thousands of people who
visited the gorgeously decorated in
terror of the building during the pro-
gress of the fair. will ever be remem-
~bered by citizens generally. While
much of the energetic work was proba-
bly, accomplished by Manager Noble f.
Martin 1t is but proper to state that
the members of the various Masonic
bodies in this city shared with each
other the burden of making the fair a
successful one and We'd with each other
in doing that which they believed to be
for the comfort of the people and the
good of the association.
The Masonic association Of this city
was organized and incorporated a
number of years ago, and consists of
the members of all the Masonic bodies
in this city. 1t was incorporated with
a view of holding and maintaining the
Masonic Temple, a building III NoIIn
Market street a. the corner Of North
street, in which is found one Of the most
beautiful lodge rooms as well as adjoin-
ing club rooms, in this state. A speci-
fled number of members from each lodge
compose the board of directors under
whose charge the building and its con-
duction is maintained. A small in
debtedness still exists on the purchase
price of the building, and with view
to liquidating this Indebtedness, 1t was
decided to hold q fair, and the move
ment forward was made for the organi-
zation of the Masonic Fair association,
who were to have charge OF the affair
when it occurred. In seeking a Ccmpe-
tent manager the association chose Mr.
Noble +. Martin, a promoter of such
fairs who has been very successful in
the past. Col. Martins services were
secured and he forthwith began the
work Of organizing for the event. Com
mites were appointed, after which a
canvass was made of local business men
who desired to donate any articles in
the way of prizes. Not only we've local
merchants represented in prizes, but
donations solicited by Col. Martin were
received from New York and Massa-
chusetts and other eastern states. The
prizes obtained were of most valuable
character, and it required very little
effort when the fair finally opened on
February 10, last, to secure the disposi-
tion of chances on them.
So far as can be learned it is believed
that the total receipts were about seven
or eight thousand dollars, from which
amount will be deducted the expenses
of carrying on the fair, including 25
per cent for the manager. The amount
remaining after all the expenditures are
made will revert to the Masonic Fair
nd Wi hn n
debtedness on their building.
Col. Martin was given not only the
supervision of the committees and the
results of their efforts, but he was given
the management of the entire fair, and
his faithful efforts and the energy with
which he seemed naturally endowed
were invoked to secure a successful fail
socially and financially. Col. Martin Is
a man of remarkable executive ability
both as an organizer and as manager
proven by the mastery manner II
which he directed his various assist
ants, and it was surprising to see how
smoothly everything moved and how
leVel-headed and collected he managed
to keep through it all. He had great con
troll of his assistants, and managed then
so wei that he at all times knew jus
what they were doing and just 'wha
their receipts were. His face was famil
lar in every booth and wherever worl
was to be done or was done. The fai
association and the executive commit
tee had unlimited confidence in Col. Mar
tin and his efforts proved beyond ques
tion that their confidence was not mis-
placed, and that he was a man thor
oughly honorable and upright.
To the ladies of the members VIII
assisted in the enterprise, great credi
is due for their wonderful support ant
their efforts in the booths in season AM
out If season laboring for the success
of the fair. They assisted in many o
the undertakings of the event and tn
fraternity appreciated their efforts.
Those who were appointed at tn
heads of the various divisions of lodge
of Masonry,a ,as represented in the booths
did their work exceptionally well.
cannot be said that any excelled, bu
the department assigned to Eagle lodg
was one of the most ably managed @
the entire fair. Mrs. w. e. Young ha
charge of this department and combine
with her artistic taste and manageria
ability that won many words of com
mendation from those having the fai
in charge. in this regard, Mrs. w. ]
ment of Canton lodge, made splendi
success and the booths under her contrt
rs the head of the committe were we
managed. Individual successes wer
also attained by the heads of other de
partments, Mesdames M. B. Cox, Il. ]
C. Voges, ]. f. T. Walker e. ]. Rex, !
M Wyant, and W. r. zollinger. Fac
lady named had able assistants to whoi
much credit belongs.
To the fraternity generally and the e1
ecutive ability of the president of tn
association, Hon. Geo. e. Baldwin, an
the committees, there is due much cred
for the excellent management and I'll
magnanlmous welcome which was az
corded to visitors from this and oth'
cities and the liberal management of II
enterprise in such a manner that ever
individual who visited the tabernac
left-the place thoroughly satisfied wit