The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-04-28
PROFITS OF Bazaar
ABOUT $4,000 CLEARED, AS MUCH
AS WAS EXPECTED by COMMITTEE.
BAZAAR CLOSED AT MIDNIGHT.
SALES WERE so COED THAT
THERE WAS NO NEED OF AN
AUCTION.

Business of First Week Was Dis
cOurag ins, But That of Second
Week Evened Things UD-The Pan
American Exposition Ticket to BE
Awarded To-morrOw-The Winner
of the Round Trip Ticket to New
York Not KnOwn-The Ryan Bust
ness College, and other Contests.
The st. Joseph's Infirmary bazaar closed
last night at u o'clock after a run of
nearly two weeks. Despite the rather dis
couraging outlook of the first week the
bazaar, as a whole, was very successfully
and quite came up to the expectations of
the committee. 1t is estimated, from the
data available, that about $4,000 has been
taken in. This viii go to the furnishing
of the Infrmary annex.
Last night, and in fact all of yesterday,
was by far the busiest and probably the
most profitable of the entire session of
the bazaar. While the greater number of
articles at each booth had been disposed
of before, there was still on hand last
night a great quantity of goods that the
booth managers wished to get rid Of This
they did so effectively that at midnight
practically every booth had been cleared,
and the many beautiful and valuable ar
ticles that had adorned them had been
converted into cash.
At the booth of Mrs. II. T. Wilson and
Mrs. J. j. Powers the following articles
were disposed of in various ways; a
round trip ticket TO New York, via the
Ocean Steamship Companys line, which
was won by No. S. a ton of COAL to DR..
j. S. Howkins; a pedestal, Mrs. +. H.
Williams; spread, Mrs. John Goette; bust,
DR.. r. S. Reid; handkerchief, Mrs. w. E.
Reid; hat, Lawrence Kelly; chafing dish,
Mrs. w. T. Lynch; vest, c. ONeil; tap
estry screen, Mrs. T. d. Kline; carving
set. N. Schultz; AIexican center piece, j.
]. Powers; goat cioart and harness, w. S.
Harden; saddle, 1. Solomons; lot cloth,
]. f. Kelly; picture Cathedral. P. Bar
ret; art square, Mrs. w. j. Kehoe; ia
bourette. Mrs. T. w. White: lounge, R. A.
Brown; case of beer, N. Schultz; clock,
T. s. Whitfield; case port wine, M.
O'Mara. The contest for the watch was
won by Miss Julia White, and that for
the bicycle by Nick Stafford.
The contest for the scholarship in the
Ryan Business College was won by Miss
Pearl Thompson who secured $3.50. The
other contestants and amounts secured
were: Miss Mary Quin, 1923; Miss Mary
Overstreet, $3.50; Miss Rosa Fitzgerald,
S14. 80.
The diamond and opal ring at the orange
tree booth was won by Mr.. e. Fl. Lines.
At the same booth centerpiece was
awarded to Mr.. Hogan.
At the booth of Mrs. F. 8. Jette and
Mrs. ]. j. Carolan the following articles
were disposed of: Onyx table to Miss
Jones; gilt chair, Mrs. John Goette; oys-
ter forks, ]. j. Joyce; bath robe, Mrs.
]. F. Sullivan: rug, Austin Lyons; order.
$l2 hat Mrs. A. w. Masterson; embroid-
cry set, Miss NJ. Lyons; silk umbrella,
Tom Knox; table cover, st. Joseph's Hos
pital; handkerchief, Mrs. John Rourke;
hat Henry Krouss; pair of shoes, Mrs.
M. MoDade; center piece, Miss Nellie
O'Brien guitar, Lawrence Kelly. The
round-trip ticket to the Pan-American
Exposition will be disposed of tomorrow.
In the contest for the diamond pin, decd-
ed the night before Miss Stella Downey
received the pin, having raised 1854
Miss Maria Larkin, the other contestant,
raised $50. The contest last night for
the ring was won by Miss Henrietta Sui
ter.
At the department store the gifts award
| ed were as follows: A chest of 80 pounds
| tea, Our Lady's Society; a gas lamp, Mrs.
| w. C. Bishop; a baby sack, Charles
| Cronk; picture, Miss Lima Schirmer;
basket of flowers. Miss Mary Hail. ency-
| clopedia, C. T. Powers; sack rice Capt.
Henry Blum; centerpiece, Read Lyons;
rug, F. r. Goette; picture of Bishop Kei-
ley, Miss Annie Kane; baby cap, Mrs. ].
]. Carolan.
The supper booth received many dona-
tions among them, salad from Mrs. G. I.
| Taggart; chickens Mrs. ]. Torrent; cakes,
Mrs. Lawrence Kelly; 81, Mrs. e. Haslam
| 81. Miss Mamie Connors; and 80 cents each
| from Mrs. M. J. O'Leary and Mrs. Law
! renee Doyle and cake, j. Funk A cake
| was disposed of to Mrs. l.. Pierce. Mrs
! ]. w. McArthor wishes TO notify those
having articles at this booth that they
| can secure them tomorrow at her house.
| No. 10 Charlton street, west
| The set of harness given to Mrs. P.
| Barrett by the Cohen Huffman Carriage
| Co. and after redonated to Mrs. w. f.
! Chaplin, brought in $3.50. A sideboard
| disposed of by the supper booth was
| won by Mrs. J. j. Hart.
The candy and flower booth not only
disposed of the entire stock of candy do
mated, but was forced to buy more in or
| der to meet the demand.