The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-12-04

The Scranton Athletic club threw
open the doors Of Athletic hall on Al
der street last night and welcomed the
public to it's fair, which was most aus
| piciously opened, an immense and jo-
vial throng being present.
The hall is lavlshly adorned and fes-
| tooned with bunting, drapery, flags.
| streamers banners and palms. and as
| one enters 1t presents a charming and
| varied Kaleidoscope of colors. On either
| side of the hall are arranged booths.
five in number, which are tentlike In
form, varied in color, and from which
| spears and banners are hung, making
the aisle a veritable midway.
In the center of the building Is a
flower booth, conducted by Marvin &
| Muir. and at one end is small candy
| booth, while the irrepressible fishing
pond occupies u prominent corner. The
booths have been adorned and deco
| rated. and are in charge Of the ladies
wives, sisters and sweethearts of the
boys Of the club.
| The articles for sale have all been
| donated by various firms in the central
city and outside, and are of all shape,
design and appearance, from dolls
| cradles to bedroom suites, and from
wash wrngers to parlOr heaters.
Beautiful fancy work, exquisite needle
| work, quilts enough to stock county
fair lamps, harness-everything is
displayed. A rummage sale is weak
| ling compared with this.
While the crowd present was trying
not to part with their cash, by dodg-
ing the young ladies with chance books
the Ringgold band, seated on the stage.
discoursed the following programmes:
| March, 'Homeop' ....................D Duncan
Overture, "Thc Black Prince ............ Daily
Selection. blue and Gray PATROL. '........ Dalpy
March, "W. v. Y" ....................Du Duncan
Refreshments are for sale in the
basement Of the hall. During the even
ings the fair Is conducted, there will
be short entertainment, differing
each night. A phonOgraph concert will
be the drawing card this evening.
The following ladies have charge Of
the booths:
Booth No. Mrs B. +. Moore, chairlady. As
siStants, Mrs. j. F. Best, Mrs. T. II. Spruks.
Mrs. G. 4. Miller, Mrs. S. J. Thurman, Mrs.
Philip Robinson, Mrs. Charles Heller, Mrs. j. VI.
Kohnstamm. Miss Name Lotus, Miss Emma
t;raebner Miss Julia Mirtz. Miss Elizabeth Lloyd.
Booth No. Mrs. Jacob Balus. chairlady.
Assistants, Miss Emma Wirth, Miss Anna uhI,
Miss Nettie Phillips, Mrs. Adolph Hc,isner. Mrs
Matthias Bone, Miss Amelia Hartman, Hiss Min
ME Zlng, Miss Kate Rosar.
Booth No. 3-NIrs August Schneider. CHAIR
lady. Assistants, Mrs. Charles Mursch, Mrs
.\dolph Hammer, Mrs. Peter Neuls, Mrs. George
Hartman, Mrs Richard Zulerger Miss reenie
Ecssmer, Miss Lena Hartmann Miss Lena Eden.
Miss Loitc Engle. Miss Louisa Heinz.
Booth Ne. 4--Niss Hannah Meyers, chairlady
Assistants, Miss Pauline Lindner, Mrs. William
Koch, ir., MIS-. VIII Klein, Mrs Emil Hccker
Miss Anna Graebner, Miss Jennie Kaestner.
Booth No. 5AIis. p. p Neuls. charlady.
Assistants. Mrs. c. +. Armbrust, Miss ;ena Art
Miss Yctta Art. Mrs. George Wirth. jr., Miss
Anna Bcrghauser, Miss Lena BerghauScr, Miss
Emma t;schwndt, Miss Kate Kit. Miss Alice
I"res, Miss Name Dippre.
Refreshment commlteeMrs. Charles Wirth
ohairlady; Miss Anna Dppre, Miss Dora Rench.
Ter and Mrs. s. ]. Fuhrman