The daily morning journal and courier., 1901-05-18

part of the programme was great sue cess. MT Moore. MT. Champion, MT Coe and MT, Veitch were most generous In their loan of plants and flowers. MT Coe taking personal charge of the over. head decorations.
 The Press.
 This committee was composed of rep I resentatives from each of the five New Haven papers, and their assistance was invalua ble. Special thanks are due tc Mrs. Pickett of the Leader, Miss Lan- craft of the Register, MT. Scott of the Palla dium, MT. French of the Union and MT. Brougham of the Courier. Fol weeks in advance they prepared the public for the fair; they kept up the general interest aroused, they inserted lia all necessary notices and directions and they gave complete, faithful and 1 highly interesting accounts of the dQ- ings Of each day and evening.
 Badges.
 The success of planning and making the badges worn at the fair is due to the executive ability and generosity of Mrs. Edward M. Clark, who presented each committee with their badges. They were very pretty and appropriate in design and proved to be extremely useful, and made pleasant memento of the occasion.
 l Floor Committee. | The floor committee was composed of thirty young men. with MT. Bertram B. l Boltwood as chairman. They were of great assistance in leading and mar shalling the various pageants and pro- sessions, and acted also as a bureau of information, directing and guiding vis- | itors to the proper places and persons. Committee of Clergymen. ' On this committee were seventeen clergynlen, representing various denom- nations in the city. Many of them gave notices of the fair from their pull pits, and in numerous other ways as sisted and encoura ged us. Military Committee. This committee, with Colonel Calla- han as chairman, assisted us materially in many ways, most generously giving us the use of their rooms at the armo- ry, and leading in full uniform the pro- sessions of each evening. To Major E. M Clark we are especially indebted for the use of the spacious parlors of the Foot Guards. To the Naval Reserves we are grateful for assistance in fitting up our battle-ship.
 Norway, Sweden, Denmark.
 Mrs. J. B. Sargent organized this committed and had Scandinavian goods for sale, besides many useful household articles. A very handsome Norwegian fireplace was one of the chief features of this booth. Here also was the Punch and Judy show, which added not little to the local receipts. The Swedish costumes worn by the ladies were pie turesque and effective.
 France
 Miss Mabel Bradley was chairman of this committee; they managed a most attractive booth with bondons and cut flowers for sale Fifteen young ladies were in attendance, dressed with exqui- site taste in Louis XIV costumes, mak- ing general effect that was one of the chief attractions of the fair.
 Holland.
 This splendid booth, in the center of the building, was a representation of an enormous Dutch windmill, and made an appropriate setting for the members of this committee, who Were dressed in quaint Dutch peasant cos tunes. On sale here were quantities of baby things and sofa pillows. The work of this booth was in charge of Mrs. Frederick Kingsbury.
 Italy.
 This was perhaps the most artistic booth of the fair. and was presided over by Mrs John c. Schwab. Many pie lures, pieces of bric-a-brac and articles of all sorts characteristic of Italy were on sale. Connected with this booth was character-reading by Mrs. Holt, who excited the admiration of all by the great ingenuity and constant variety of her predictions. Many were startled by her uncanny accuracy. On the opening night twelve members of this committee marched in the grand pageant, and the original design of their costumes at- tracted much favorable attention.
 Mistress Mary. Quite Contrary.
 Garden flowers and plants and mys- tery packages were on sale here. This garden with its rustic seats and palms, was a most refreshing place to visit. The Mary were charmngly gowned in dimity costumes of Kate Greenway de- sign, and wore flower hats.
 The American Battle Ship.
 No man -of-war ever did better service for it's country than this flair" ship for the cause it represented. Cannons were steadily fired here, and prizes of toys were continually given out Miss Alma Leighton organized this commit tee. and had for her assistants, besides her regular committee, fourteen little middies who stood by the ship until the very last.
 Russia.
 At this booth were sold dolls, from ba- bies in long clothes at nominal price, to Parisian beauties imported directly from the Paris Exposition. The cos tunes were the peasent dress of Rus sia, and were particularly beautiful. This booth received the largest number of votes for the most popular booth, and had for its chairman Mrs Walter l Nichols.
 Japan
 Mrs Leo Myers, ably assisted by Mrs. l [. M. JIllman, had charge of the Japa- nese booth, which was one of the main features of the fair. This was an ex- cellent imitation of a Japanese pagoda, | and elaborately decorated. | All sorts of eastern articles were on | sale here, and the picturesque costumes | added not a little to the charm of the |