The Washington times., 1902-08-13
Elaborate Arrangements
for Two Nights of Open
Air Delights.
BUSINESS MEN ARE ALERT
VIII ofer Special Inducements to Con-
ventio1 Visitors to Do Their Fall
Shopping Here-Their Plans-Meet-
ings of Committees Last Night.

Arrangements upon grand scale
have been completed by the ladies' aux
iliary societies of the G. A. r. for the
big lawn fete which they are to give Fri
day and Saturday evenings of the pres
cnt week upon the grounds OF the John
sherman estate, Fourteenth Street ami
FloTida Avenue northwest The grounds
Will be brilliantly illuminated with Ian
terms and headlights. loaned by the
Pennsylvania and Southern Railroads.
The purpose of the fete is to raise
money for the entertainment of the
various women's organizations to CON
yenc here during the coming G. a. R
enc5npment. Everything has been de-
s'gned upon large scale. over 10000
tickets have already been sold and the
sale is continuing. In the event of bad
weather it has been arranged to post
pcne the fete until the first propitious
evening. Music will be provided galore
and the price of admission to the grounds
Will include the free admission to the
Arms; moving picture exhibitions. These
exhibitions will be held in the open air,
an innovation that is sure to prove ac-
ceptable, particularly If the weather is
warm.
The Ladies in Charge.
The arrangements are in charge OF he
following ladies':
Ladies of the C. y R-President ami
chairman, Mrs. Emma A. Hawkes.: vice
chairman, Mrs. Laura a. Seaman; ice
cream. Mrs. Addie Perkins; cake, Mrs
Wirden; crispctte and peanuts. Mrs.
Belle Gibson; gypsy tent. Mrs. Ferdi-
pand Page candy Mrs. Alice Burgess.
lemonade and sherhet. Mrs. Dell
Wright
Union Veteran Legion. Auxiliary 80
Chairman. Mrs. Georgia Belle Johnson;
Kl 'ndike gold diggings, Mrs. Flora \.
Lewis, chairman, assisted by Mrs, J.
Hefflinger, Mrs Driver, Miss A. Beck
man, and others; ice cream, Mrs. Jo
scph Allison, chairman; the Misses Al
llson. Mrs. Bailey. Mrs. Mckenzie. Hill
ton, Tryon. and Case; cakes. Mrs. Allen;
sandwiches AMI coffee, Mrs. Little AMI
Edward Little; candy booth. Mrs. Ella
knight. Cigars and soft drinks will BE-
sold and the small boys delight,
watcrmelons and peanuts. Mrs. Norr.
In addition 10 the refreshments the
"nigger heads" and "rnarionettes" will
be an attraction presided ever by Mrs.
Georgia Belle Johnson.
Legion of Loyal Women-Presdent,
Mrs.Weiss; chairman, Mrs. Harriet Vim
ing. Ice cream-Mrs. Maria Houghton,
Mrs. D. Hendrix. Mrs. Celest'a Ferriss
Mrs. West, and Mrs. Anna Bail assisted
by the following ladies': Mrs. Hattie
Roach. Mrs. Helen Engle. Mrs. E. r.
Temple, Mrs. Lizzie W. Calvert. Mrs.
Fanny Pomeroy, Mrs. Jessie Osborne,
Miss Carrie Sh!nn. Mrs. Rowland. Mrs.
Emma J.. Bockoven. Mrs. Mary Miller.
Mrs. Alfhe L. Goodacer. Mrs. L. b. Cut
Ter, Mrs.a aRebecca Roberts, Mrs. Ella
Dolan, Mrs. Sarah Barry, Mrs Lizzie
Porter. Mrs. Addie Wright. Miss Wright.
Miss Anna Ferriss, Mrs. Angelo Bennett,
Mrs. Clara Crook, Mrs. II. J. Dawson.
Mrs A J. Hughes, Mrs. NJ. A. Knapp.
Mrs. y. +. Leith Mrs. NJ. p. Mills. Mrs
4. s. Odell, Mrs. Della c. Perham, Mrs.
Fanny Scott. Miss Elizabeth Stoner, Mrs.
Sarah Winslow. Mrs. F. II. Coleman.
Peanuts and popcorn-Mrs. Emma L.
Meyers, chairman; assisted by Mrs. Rose
Fryer Mrs. Jennie white. Mrs. Clara Z.
Stewart. Mrs. Lillian Witham. Candy
Mrs. Fl0rence Donohue, chairman as
sisted By Mrs. Dale. Mrs. Mary Moore,
Mrs. Frank Randolph. Mrs. Clarence
Wallace. Mrs. NJ /. Townsend. Mrs. !
Cora DonHelly and Miss Stiles. Moxie
stand-Mrs. Virginia Moore. the Misses
Moore and Miss Jane Gibson.
The Misses Mary a. Lamb will pre-
side al the coffee urn.
The green elephant with the treasure
box from the east. will be guarded by
Mrs. Laura Mccullough. Mrs. Helen |
Ripley. Mrs. Mary Riem Fuller, Mrs. |
Henrietta Rose. Mrs. F. Wilson, MIR. Max
Mccullough
Women's Relief Corps.
woman's Relief Corps-Mrs Stephen |
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