The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-12-03
BRILLIANT BAZAAR
AT ST. MATTHEWS.
CARDINAL PRESIDES AT OPENING.
First One Held at the Church in n
Score of Eear=-To Wipe Out the
Debt of the PariSh-The La-
dies in Charge

The bazaar at old St Matthews Church.
Fifteenth and H Streets northwest, is
now successfully under way It is the
first bazaar Of the church for score Of
years. and was undertaken for the pur-
pose OF wiping out the debt Of the parish
| Cardinal Gibbons formally opened the
| bazaar last night The interior Of the cid
| edifce was gayer than it has been for
/ years
/ Cardinal Gibbons arrived at o'clock
and was escorted to the rostrum by the
Rev. Thomas s. Lee, pastor of St Mat
I thlcws. and The members of the executive
I committee Of the bazaar, consisting of
Capt James H Sands. United States
Navy. chairman: E. Francis Riggs. DR.. H.
| J. Crosson. Dr. William y. Cogan, Laur-
ence Mangan, Thomas Bryan Huyek, and
Thomas Griffin, il.
Formally Declared Open.
Father Lee made brief remarks regard
ing the character Of the enterprise which
was about to be opened and presented
the Cardinal, who spoke of the able work
of the managers OF the bazaar and of the
object Of their endeavors After urging
all to be liberal in their patronage of the
enterprise he forma lIy declared the ba-
zaar opened.
Every conceivable device for Ioosenfng
pocketbooks seems to have been brought
into play One Of the distinctive fea-
/ lures Of the bazaar is an automobile,
which is to be rallied. It is a superb cleo
trio Stanhope, and chances are sold by
Mrs. Mae Perrin.
The Changers and PatronesseE.
The board Of managers consists of Mrs..
Clagett, president; Mrs HenIey-Smith,
vice president, and Mrs. AtweH, secretary.
The patronesses, most of whom are Civ
Ing personal as well as financial aid to
the bazaar, are Baroness HengelmuIIer.
Duchess d'ArCO5. Nine. AzDfrGz. Nine. Ne
rou, Countess Marguerite Cassini. Nine.
de Margerie, Nine. de WoIIant Nine
| Calvo. Nine VigngI, Nine AtweII. Nine
| Perez Nine PeZet, Mrs Craekenthorpe.
| Nine. IDfante, Nine. Sidky-B Countess
| de EsteThaZy, Mrs C0rhin. Mrs. Thomas
| +. Walsh, Mrs White, Mrs. McKen1a. Mrs
/ Moore, Miss Patten, Mrs Robert Hinckley.
| Mrs John P Story Mrs Vance. Mrs
| Montgomery, Mrs. Carr. Mrs. Ramsay.
/ Mrs. Reid, Mrs Wallace, Mrs MeCartney.
| Mrs Brinton Stone Mrs. Preston Sands,
| Mrs. Thomas Wagganau, Mrs. Franklin.
| Miss Mosher. Mrs Acosta. Mrs. Larconabe
l
| eias, Mrs. Jenin, Mrs. Barrow, and Mrs.
Porter Morse.
Fancy Table
Mrs. Sheridan. who is in charge OF the
fancy table. is assisted by Miss Sherman,
Miss Rocker. Mrs. Robert HinckIey, Mrs
Preston Sands, Miss Sands, the Misses
Patten. Mrs. Winston. Mrs. Mosher. Miss
Belle Armstrong. and the Misses Sheridan.
PeEods.
At the pagoda. where fs to be found an
assortment OF wares other than these
which the celebrated Rhoda dispensed,
Mrs James F. Barbour presides, aided by
Mrs. White. Mrs. McKenna, the Misses
Riggs, Mrs. Moore, Nine. Perez, Mme.
Pezet. Mrs AtwelI, Mrs. Mccarthy, the
| Misses Horsey, Wilcox Kemp, Johnson
Mattingiy, Fuller, Morgan, and Mccarthy.
Sanctuary Table.
The sanctuary table Is in charge of Mrs.
Ramsay. Mrs. Vance. and Mrs Carr and
the following assistants: Mrs. Brinton