The Washington times., 1902-04-28
Minister WI and Staff to
Be Guests of Har-
mony Lodge.
PAY VISIT THIS EVENING
Perfect Arrangements for Handling FL
nances Surprise to Those Who Have
Had Mammoth Expositions in Charge
Bank Tellers Have Helped

The last three nights OF the Masonic
Fair and Exposition OF 1902 will be usher
ed in tonight with a round OF gayeties
which will be participated in by Minister
WI. the picturesque representative OF the
Chinese Government, his wife. and men,
bers of the legation staff. The minister
and his suite will be received by the ex-
eeutive committee and extended the free
dom of the fair, after which he will be-
come the special guest of the members OF
Harmony Lodge at their dancing palace
on the top floor OF the annex.
The Twentieth Century Cakewalk and
Entertainment Club has been playing to
standing room only" audiences since
their initial performance last Tuesday
evening. The leader. Prof. Peter Barnes.
needs no introduction to those who are
we'll versed in cakewalk history. Prof.
Barnes holds the title of champion cake
walker of the world. having won that
title at Madison Square Garden and later
defeated all comers in a great cakewaIk
contest at Convention Hall, in this city.
Can Sing and Walk
walker. but sings remarkably well, and
his song. II Wonder What Is That Coon's
Came" scored hit. Mrs. Georgia Gaines
opens the specialties with the song Good
Old Georgia. and evokes good round
of applause nightly. Miss Julia James
sang "Dinah," and is especially clever in
her vocal effort.
Miss Clara Thornton is the star buck
dancer Of the club, and her ability in
that line has been well established dur
ing her short stay in this city. Johnnie
Henderson possesses a well-trained voice,
and his song, kissing Trust" was well
received. John Jackson has wel1-round-
ed bass voice and makes himself known
in the choruses. Jesse Coleman seems TO
have been the popular cakewalker during
their stay at the dancing palace, and he
has carried away enough cakes to stock
bakery.
The action CT the cakewalkers is brisk
and snappy. and the cforuses are strong
and we'll trained. and the costumes above
the average. The entire performance is
far aSoye the average high-priced touring
companies.
All Hustle and Bus.le
For the remaining days Of the fair
everything will be hustle and hustle in
the effort to dispose of what remains of
the large and generous donations that
have made possible the unprecedented
success OF the enterprise. These articles
have been selling with a rapidity that
has almost exhausted the supplies Of some
OF the booths. and left void in their
display spaces. For several nights past
nearly all Of the stands have been forc-
ing the small articles by offering them as
prizes on quickly improvised paddle
stands.
In fact. there have been paddle stands
on every hand, from which the visitor
found it impossible to escape. The work
of these stands will be continued until
Wednesday, when such articles as have
not been disposed of will be auctioned off
to the highest bidders.
Bank Helps Out.
The most perfect arrangements hare
prevailed in every portion of the work at
the fair, but nowhere has more perfect
system prevailed than in the handling Of
the finances. Although treasurer Of the
fair committee, Mr.. Alexander Mckenzie.
has not as n matter Of fact handled one