The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1901-02-06
CONTESTS BRISK
st. Peters Fair Attracts
Immense Crowds
Nightly.
ELKS' NIGHT TOMORROW
All the Davis Association
Will Attend in a Body
Saturday Night.


large crowd attended st. Peters Church
fair at st. Peters Hall and generously
patronized the various booths. 1t is a
splendid fair and for the next ten nights
/ it will be the centre of attraction down
town. The scene nightly is as pretty a
one as a fair scene can be. 1t is brilliant,
dazzling and artistic The hall, surround
ed by balconies and flooded with electric
light from scores of incandescent lamps
in the dome above, is an ideal place for
the holding of such an affair The dec
orations of the booths are beautiful and
dainty. These encircle the hall, leaving
big open space on the polished floor
for the crowds to move or even dance
through, for dances are held every even
ing and the young folk thus add graceful
movement to the animation of the scene.
Many spectators look down from the gal
leries thus forming living frame to the
animated picture.
The various contests are too young yet
to attract any considerable attention, but
they win become intensely exciting be-
fore the fair ends. Various friends of
the contestants are working quietly on
the outside
The police and firemen's popular con-
test for a $100 gold watch will be bitterly
fought. Only these names so far appear
upon the slate:-Charles Ladd, George
Quinn, j. j. Curtis, Thomas Maypother
and Michael Oxley. Tickets have been
left with the sergeants at each station
house to be distributed among the pa
| trolmen, who will sell them. Tickets
have also been left at the various houses
for distribution among the firemen.
The contest for the beautiful vestments
that is being worked up by the friends of
Fathers Harpes, Harlin and Petit will
also be a great one. Each has friends
working quietly but effectively.
The Letter Carrierss popularity contest,
| too, will be bitterly fought. The prize is
letter carriers outfit, including uniform,
rubber coat, boots, ETC. Carriers are dis
trlbuting tickets among their friends.
John j. Bradley, John Walsh, Robert
Harm, James Mannion and James Shea
appear as contestants.
| One of the hottest contests will be the
voting contest between the Hibernians
| and Foresters. Police Captain John F.
Kelly is the candidate of the Foresters
and James Brennan, President of the A.
0. H, runs for the Hibernians. The prize
will be a crayon portrait of the winner
| The handsome 500 Elss upright piano
which is to be chanced off, occupies a
prominent place in the list of grand prizes
and numerous chances have been already
| taken. Mrs. William J. Moran, who is
| at the head of the bevy of ladies in
charge of the ST. Ignatius Branch of the
| Ladies' Catholic Benevolent Legion, is
successfully striving to make this con-
test a big feature of the fair. Tickets
have been distributed throughout the city
| A large sum will be realized on the piano.
| The yestments for which Fathers Harpes,
Harlin and Petit are contesting are also
on exhibition at this table. They are
shown in a handsome cabinet on the
stage, near which the booth is located 1t
is a charmingly decorated booth. White
violet and silver are the predominating
features of the decorations.
| At the ST. Teresa booth among the
various articles that attract attention is a
magnificent Oriental painting, the picture
of woman, by Miss Hetherington. 1t is
the certe of the booths decoration. There
| is also painting by Miss Winberry and
a portrait of St. Paul by Sister at ST.
Aloysiuss Academy AS an annex a
handkerchief and cigar booth is one of
the fairs attractions. The booth is beat
tifully decorated with handkerchief on
a back ground of pink. The handkerehiefs
: and cigars are raffled off by small wheel
OF fortune manipulated by Miss Hether-
ington.
/ Miss Alice Hart and bevy of ladies
did a rushing business at the candy table
and the refreshment table was also pa
tronized literally. Ice cream, coffee, tea,
ETC., were served. Miss May Hennessy
| had charge of the committee in charge
of this department.
| The school children's booth is a novel
! and really an artistic feature of the fair.
I 1t has an annex known as a ten cent
store. There are lots of nice articles here
displayed. Each rests on a printed num-
1 Der. The purchaser draws a number and
takes the prize corresponding with the
| one upon which the article rests.
The bar booth, at which soft drinks are
dispensed, is decorated with many palms.
Near by is an annex of the Sodality
booth, at which a splendid modern sew
ing machine is being contested for by
scores made on toy bagatelle table The
one making the highest score by the end
of the fair will win this prize The bag
atelle table is in charge of Miss Mary
Ellen OKeefe.
!
The Senior Sodality booth is trimmed
with red, green and silver 1t contains a
magnificent assortment of lamps, clocks,
etc, etc. One is magnificent bronze
clock, surmounted by bronze figure, do
mated by the Misses Smyth, of York
street. who also contributed silver
pitcher and tray. The centre piece of the
booths display is a mammoth globe par
lor lamp. Many sacks of flour were do
mated by Cooper Michael Day
Not far away and with the Ladies'
Benevolent Legion booth Ranking the
stage, is the sodality booth, splendid
creation in white, pink, blue and silver.
Among other attractions is a luxurious
couch, splendid oil painting Of roses, BY
Mrs. Fitzpatrick, silverware and glass
ware Many Of the articles at this booth
were presented by Miss Winberry.
| Mrs. HEIDI donated a lot Of handsome
dishes to the st. Theresa BOOTH
| Alderman Calnon presided last night at
| the big wheel of fortune In front of the
stage. He was assisted by William Nor
ton. They did a whirrlng. rushing busi-
ness
Kelaher's orchestra was on hand and
! played delightful music
Tonight there viii b = concert By $