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

| To this b0Otn belongs the proud uls-
 tinction of having turned into our , treasury more thar twice as much mon"
 ey as any other connected with the fair
 It was organized under the chairmal-
 ship of Miss Crevye, who was ably oa-
 sisted by Mrs Geary and Mrs Parker
 Great praise Is due this committee for
 their splendid system of organization; from the very start it was evident that
 this booth would be one of the great
 successes of the fair On sale here were
 exquisite imported Irish laces and Irish
 linens, and one thousand shamrocks in
 pots were brought from Boston by Mrs,
 John Parker The Irish peasant cos
 tune worn in this booth was very at- tractive.
 The Gipsy Camp
 Mrs. Robertson, the chairman of this charming booth, gave personal supervi- sion to the building of her camp and to the elaborate decorations. This place, with its brilliant lights and dazzling costumes, proved to be one of the mag nets of the fair. Here fortunes were told with great skill, and the gipsies were steadily occupied.
 Germany.
 Mrs. Morris F. Tyler organized this committee, and everything in the booth had a distinct Teutonic flavor. A beau- tiul Christmas tree was the chief fea- ture, and the ladies were clad in the va- rious peasant costumes of Germany.
 The Swies Chalet.
 It was due to the interest of Miss Terry that this committee was formed. They were ensconced in very quaint little house, made particularly attrac- tive by tasteful decorations and on sale here by ladies in Tyrolean cos- tunes were many dainty pieces of fan cy work.
 Pan-Amerioan Express Co.
 This department was in charge of Mrs. Simeon Fox and other associates of the Pequot council This booth was anl accurate model of anAmercan Express office. An attendant, made up to resemble an congressman, distributed slips among the visitors which read, There is an express package at the of flee for you if you will call and pay the charges" Many visitors came for these mysteries, and one little child asked, ''Is there anything else for mel" Scotland.
 I Mrs. J. Mustarde had the entire charge of organizing this committee. In this department was to De found an elaborate display of strictly Scotch ar ticles. MT Pryde very generously made and presented to the, committee an ex- act model of the world famous links Of St. Andrews. Mir. Henderson, dressed in full Highland regalia. drew many. visitors to the booth by his slzillful ma l tnipulation of the bagpipe. The mem l bers of the committee were dressed in picturesque Scotch plaid, with the pro- l per scarf of the clan over the shoulder l The Caledonan club and the Clan Me- | Lcol contributed financially and in oth- 1 CT ways to the success of this booth. 1 The Womans Exchange of Simpkins- vile. This department was arranged by the Woman's Exchange It was represen- tation of an old Colonial room, and on sale were articles made by the Eonsign- OTIS of the Exchange Miss Phipps had full charge of this booth, and her his- | toric accuracy deserves great praise, The quaint costumes of the Colonial danes worn in the pageant aroused much favorable comment.
 The Pop Corn Booth
 This committee was under the man , agement Of Miss Edith Hart, and their appetizing wares were keer1ly appreci- ated by hundreds of children who visi- ted the fair. When the children of the Orphan Asylum made their visit each one was presented with a pop corn 1n1 t,, Ak, dressed in appropriate costumes of white. England.
 It was pity that the original plan of this committee could not be realized, which was to have an accurate repro l duction of Nthe Old Curiosity shop, However, Mrs. John Wurtz and her as- sistants collected a varied assortment of articles and were very successful in disposlng of them. The costumes rep resented striking characters in the nov els of Dickens, and made this booth a favorite resort of the lovers of the great novelist.
 Suppars were served by the city churches, divided into three different groups. Thursday evening the ladies of the Episcopal churches officiated, with Miss Phipps at chairman. Friday evening the dining room was in charge of the Congregationallsts, with Mrs w. l.. Phillips as chairman, and Saturday evening the Baptists gave the supper, under the management of Mrs. Andrew Bradley. The Mothers Aid society wish to express their hearty thanks to all these ladies for their unselfish labor, which was performed under great dif- flcultes.
 Our indebtedness is so general and far-reaching that it is impossible to name all our benefactors, but few in l dividuals lwho showed their confidence in us by assisting us at the very start with necessary contributions toward | the expenses ought to be mentioned here. We therefore take this opportu- nity of thanking once more Mrs, Isham Henderson, who gave s100; Mrs. Rob- ertson, $50; Mrs. Henry l.. Hotohkiss, | $50; MT. Henry English, $30; Mrs. Lewis | English. $10; MI. E. Hayes Trowbridge, | $50; MT. Rutherford Trowbridge, $50; | MT. F. Brewster $50; MT. Lynde Har- rison, $50; MT. w. o. Whitcomb, $25: l Mrs. Dunscomb, $50; Mrs. Mathewson, | s25; Mrs. Boardman, $10; Mrs. Wade, | $5; Mrs Sargent, $40; anonymous, $5 ! nE. Iva