The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-04-18
BETWEEN s1o,o0oAND $4,000
AMOUNT ESTIMATED WILL BE
RAISED By CATHEDRAL FAIR.

The Fair to- Close Tonight When
All Articles Not Sold Previously
VIII BE Auctioncd On-Many Con-
tests Closed Last Night-That of
Ring at Choir Table Realized Near
Iy 81 ,OOO-Others PropOrtiOnately
ProfltabIe-Ring and Pony Com
tests Mt sacred Heart Table to End
To-Hieht-AII Articles on which
There Are Options to he Disposed
of Before Auction.
Last night at the Cathedral Fair, the
last but one before it closes, was
marked by the winding up of many of
the contests, in particular. and by the
large number of articles disposed of at
the various booths. The chief interest
in these contests centered in that for
the diamond ring offered by the choir
booth. This was won by Miss Helen
Mccormick, whose votes amounted to
S376.SO. The other contestants and
their amounts were: Miss Eugenia
Kenny, 1922, and Miss Rebecca Hero
vitz, $232.55.
The Richmond scholarship, a contest
conducted under the auspices of the
same booth, was awarded to Henry
Brown on votes amounting to $685.
against s12O.35 for his opponent, Harry
Altick. The booth also awarded many
articles, among them being a Gibson
pillow to Mr.. Waiver; bisque orna-
ment to Mr.. White; parasol to Mr..
c. Heffernan; a cake to ]. ]. Deignan,
IT.. n
signol.
At Mrs. ]. j. McDonough's table
suit of clothes went to Mr.. John Fitz-
gerald; a bridal set to Miss H. Marion
Smart; a tankard to Mr.. J. O'Keefe: a
combination trunk to Miss Nellie
Walsh; a taborette to Mrs. James l..
Murphy; a dress suit case to Mr..
George Turner; a bamboo desk to Mr.
]. ]. Joyce; a picture to Mr.. ]. G.. But
Ter, and piece of bric-a-brac to Mrs.
p. Brennan.
At the Sacred Heart table the con-
test for the watch was closed. 1t was
won by Miss Annie Slater with $205.20
The other contestants and the amounts
received were Miss Lizzie Curry
$16106; Miss May Murphy $S7.76; Miss
Matte Masters, 1920, and Miss Lot
tie Kelly, $S.45. The contest for the
ring and for the pony, which also are
conducted by this booth, will be closed
tonight respectively at o'clock and
at $3.50. Tonight at this booth as well
as at the majority of the others all
articles on which there are any options
will be disposed of before the general
auction takes place. At this sale
everything except a bale of cotton. the
piano, and one or two other such large
articles will be sold.
The following articles were disposed
of at the Country Store: An umbrella
cape to Miss Helen O'Connor; a corset
cover, to Miss Deegan; picture Of Pope
Leo XIII, to Bishop B. j. Kelley; a
pocketbook,' to Miss Kate O'Connor,
and a parasol to Mr.. w. L. Wilson.
The ladies of the supper table desire
to express their thanks to Mr.. Thomas
Nugent for a contribution of SIS; to the
Gorrie and to the Knickerbocker Ice
Companies for their daily contributions
of their product; to Mrs. Ma ]. O'Leary
and Mrs. Galina for generous contribu-
lions, and to all others who have con-
tributed in any way to the success OF
their table. The awards made here
last night were "a case of claret, to
| DIR. Fred w. Garden, and a bottle OF
! cherries to Miss Fannie Rourke.
The auction tonight will wind ur
| affairs 1t is expected that the total
net receipts will amount to between
$4,000 and $4,000.