New-York tribune., 1901-10-21
A PICTURESQUE FAIR.
ELABORATE PREPARATIONS BEING
MADE BY CHURCH CHARITY FOUNDA-
TIoN TO HOLD UNIQUE BAZAAR.

One hundred and seventeen parishes are already
organized and busily engaged in preparing for the
Midwinter Fete be held at the Brooklyn Acad-
eny Of Music from January q TO February !, for
the benefit Of the Church Charity Foundation Of the
Diocese OF Long Island. The enterprise is headed
BY the Board OF Lady Associate Managers Of the
Church Charity Foundation Of which Mrs. Edwin
Beers is president. Mrs. ]. Elliott Langstaff Is
general director.
AS planned, the programme promises one Of the
richest and varied feasts Of good things ever
offered by philanthropy Among the attractions
will be old fashioned garden. a quilting party
reproduction OF the old Cabilo OF New-Orleans a
Sandwich Island hut, New-England kitchen q
twentieth century dining room, etc Musical after
and evenings viii be devoted to a series OF
tableaus plays and musical entertainments illustra
tive Of American history from Colonial times TO the
present form OF government with it's protectorates
Among these there Will be Colonial reception. a
musical evening. a children's play and tableaus
showing Indian, Puritan, Quaker. cavalier. Dutch
and plantation scenes. etc. Every State Territory
and colony viii be represented In picturesque
manner. The arrangements and decorations are TO
be under the charge OF Charles R. Lamb and John
La Fargo, who will be assisted by corps comprising
Al artist, sculptor architect and landscape
gardener, anc house committee from each parish
The restrictions Include no rafting no chances no
commission goods and general ticket mailing
The methods OF raising money will be limited to
ments and subscriptions.
In connection with the fete there will be published
twenty thousand copies OF The Long Island Calen-
OAR" which Will be sold for 25 cents each The
cover OF the publication will bear the arms OF the
United States and the seals Of the Diocese of Long
Island and Of the Church Charity Foundation. all
m colors. The book VIII contain 200 pages of
original reading matter by prominent American
authors interspersed with illustrations advertise
ments, halftone work and monthly calendar.
The Church Charity Foundation was organized
more than fifty years ago for the benefit of the
aged orphans sick, blind and destitute Of the Long
Island Diocese. II IS in fact the corporate repre-
sno through il there are operated a home for the
egeo, an orphan house, st. Johns Hospital with
Us order OF trained nurses and the Church Home
tor the Blind. The Sisters of the Order OF St John
tAe Evangelist devote their lives TO the work of
.hese charities. The foundation Is slowly accumu-
saerefrom Is inadequate for the maintenance OF its
01erprlses, and II has been depending upon the
support Of the churches Of the diocese and upon
lhoViouals This, however, has been insufficient
ne work undertaken. with the result that debt
" nearly $4,000 has accumulated
AIhe steadily increasing debt led recently TO
@ganizatIon Of the plan OF management and to a
general retrenchment, the latter including the
.ussi 70 admit new members to the Home for the
Aeeo the discharge OF about thirty of the orphans
eo reduction Of about thirty per cent in the hos
t.tai work Under a new legislative charter the
board Of managers composed of nine clergymen
GO Twelve layTnen, with which the auxiliary board
VI iady managers co-operates in the mana cement
" the various institutions