The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-05-27
MASONIC FAIR WOUND UP.
ITS NET PROFITS ESTIMATED BE-
TWEEN $4,000 AND $4,000.

Over $4,000 Taken in Last Night.
Everything Disposed of before
Midnight when the Fair Was
Closed The workers Made the
Most of Their characterization
Lodges Presentation to Mrs. NJ. G..
EhrIich-The Fair Building to he
Removed From the Park at Once.
The Masonic fair was closed last night,
after a run of three weeks. While the
attendance has been uniformly good, the
number that attended last night was I'M
doubtedly greater than that of any pre-
vious night The crowd was estimated
TO be considerably over one thousand.
The receipts were in keeping with the
size OF the crowd, probably between 5000
and 5000 being taken up to midnight.
While estimates are at present. not very
reliable, Il is thought that the net re-
ceipts of the fair are between $4,000 and
$4,000. Even the smaller of these estt-
mates will be able to wipe out the debt
on the property at the corner of charlton
and Bun streets. where the proposed Ma
sonic Temple will be erected.
Just what plans for raising mony for
building will be put forward, or when the
work of construction will begin, has not
yet been decided, nor has the matter as
yet received much consideration. 1t will
be brought up probably in the near future,
as soon as the payment on the lot has
been settled.
When the fair opened last night there
was still quite a stock in the various
booths, and the country store, but the
workers went at it with a vim and with
the assistance of numerous gentlemen as
auctioneers and also by mears of private
sales, the goods went rapidly until before
Il o'clock, when the fair closed, many of
the booths were completely empty.
One of the most remarkable examples of
the rapdity with which the articles could
be got rid of was furnished at the country
store whore, fer arly two hours the
crowd was three and four deep, buying
for cents options that gave them all
sorts and varieties of things. The shelves
CT the store which when the fair opened
locked like those OF any well stocked gro
Gerry store were from the effects of this
onslaught soon made bare, and at mid
night practically nothing had been left
that was salable. The amount turned in
as the result of last nights business was
tie largest Of any one night since the
opening of the fair
night several new donations were receiv-
60, among them being enc at Solomons
Lodge booth OF a ticket for series CT
massage treatmen S. This was donated by
Mrs. Smith of Harris street.
Ore CT tho pleasantest events Of the
evening was the pres entaton by Clinton
Ledge to Mrs NJ. G. Enrich, the chair
man of Clint5n Auxiliary OF a handsome
cut glass cheese dish. The following let
ter accompanied the present:
Dear Madame; BY direction of Clinton
Lodge I am instructed to say to you that
it was our pleasing duty 10 return TO you
the bountiful thanks of the lodge for your
kindness in taking he interest that you
have displayed in the management OF
Clinton booth
We trust that the accompanying
small token viii be accepted by
You, not only as an appreciate ton by the
lodge OF your usefulness and devoted inter-
est 10 the welfare of Clinton Lodge Dur
ing the fair but also as a remindeF of
continued good feeling toward the lodge,
each member of which fully trusts that
such Will be The case. We ask that you
please express the sincere thanks of the
lodge 10 the ladies who so kindly and
ably assisted you in making our booth
success
The fair building wifi be open to-mor-
row until noon for the receipt Of all BILLS
against the Fair Associ ton, and also u
allow the articles which have been aw rd-
ee, bus have not UT been taken away, TO
be removed
AL night Mr.. N. T. Martin viii enter
tain number % gentleman at dinner
The work of tearing down TIE building
and removing the material will Irsb a iy
begin within day or two.