Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-12-08
Fair Held for Benefit of st,
Thomas Hospital is Finan-
cial Success
$1,000 REALIZED BY VENTURE
Big Fair Closed Saturday Night With
Largest Attendance of the Eight
Niahts-Full List of Prizes Donated
and Givers, Also the Winners of the
Same.

the benefit of the new ST Thomas hos
pital. was brought to a most successful
close Saturday, the attendance OF the
last night being the largest since the
fair opened. Financially the under
taking was a great success as, was eX-
pected. The total receipts We're about
$4,000, while the expenses We're in the
neighborhood of 5000, leaving $1,000 to
be added to the fund. While the fair
has been in progress cash donations
amounting to about $500 have been re-
ceived, and this is not included In the
net earnings of the fair. This swells
the total of the hospital fund received
up to date to about $4,000, or about
One-half of the amount needed to COM
plete the structure.
1t is estimated that 1000 people Wis
tied the fair during the eight evenings.
There was hardly comfortable stand
ting room at Finkle's hall Saturday
night, there having been over 600 paid
admissions. The results of the last
voting contests were given out. The
silver mounted pipe was voted to Mr.
b
against Mr.. M. Meenehan's fifty. The
ladies' knit jacket was voted to Mrs
Burt Cochran by her friends. The
principal contest of the evening was for
the ladies' hat. which was voted to the
most popular young lady bookkeeper.
Miss Marie welch was successful in
this contest, winning With SOC votes,
while Miss Anna McMahon received
IaJ Ia IN arSf
popular married lady. went to Mrs. NJ
Jordon, who received 450 votes. Mrs.
NJ. Clark was second, with 100; and
Mrs. George Herman third, with To-
The handsome vase, for the best be-
nevolent society, was voted to the Mac
cabees. 1t will ornament their room
at the hospital
Before the principal prizes of the week
were disposedof Very Right Rev. Father
NJ c. Lehman addressed the audience,
and in a short speech most sincerely
thanked the different committees who
labored so earnestly for the fairs sue
cess: the ladies. especially those the
non Catholics, who had had charge OF
the various booths; also those ladies'
who had charge of the different depart
ments; the canyassefs who had worked
for the disposal of the different prizes,
and the boys who had in any way aided
and the boys who had charge OF the
cloak room. In fact every one who had
An any way aided the enterprise either
by gifts of articles or labor, came in for
4 share of the praise. He said further,
that better than all the fair had re-
minded him of a large family reunion
or gathering of friends rather than a
fair. He also was greatly pleased with
the interest both Catholics and nom
Catholics had taken that the object OF
the enterprise might be realized. he
then requested Messrs. G. J. Lander, j.
w. Mcpherson and w. M. Clark, who
were present, to assist in the disposal
of the principal donations of the week
The water color portrait of Bishop Len
Than went to Miss Anna holland.
The Prizes, Donors and Winners.
BELOW Us given complete list of the
articles donated to the fair, the donors
I, and those who were successful in Sc
curing them. aside from those previ-
ously announced during the week.
Red silk pillow, Sisters of Mercy
q. Robinson, State Center.
Battenberg handkerchief, Sisters OF
3 Mercy--Mrs. D. Collins.
Embroidered pillow, Sisters of Mercy
Mrs. Peter Lynch.
Five dollar gold pin, Sisters of Nero.
Miss Lulu Flaherty. Eft. Dodge.
Babies carriage robe, Sisters OF Mer-
cy-Thomas Boland, Fit. Dodge.
Hood and muff. Sisters of Mercy
Mrs. J. II. Ryan, Ft. Dodge.
Dolly, Sisters of Mercy-Mrs. Lucy
Lent.
Battenberg handkerchief. Sisters o.
lMercy-Mrs. j. Z. Coughlan.
Painted satin soft pillow, Miss Grace
II. Topf-Sisters of Mercy.
Red silk skirt waist Archie Parker
Mrs. b. B. Schollenberger.
Chester white live pig, Mr.. Smelling
8 "A. Seaver.
Pantaloon patterns, Merchants Tail.
oring Company-R. H. Euziere.
Sofa pillow, Sisters of Humility
Mrs. A. Costello.
Ice cream spoons, Miss Margaret Lis
ton--Mrs. P. j. Mangan.
Ton Of soft coal, J. c. Dunno. j
Worley.
Barrel Of APPLES, J. c. Welch-A
Long.
Pair of shoes, E. G.. Wallace-Joseph
inc McManon.
Two boxes cigars. F. H. Clifford. S
Finkle.
Ladies fancy waist, Miss Nettie In
gledue-Mrs A. 7. Elder.
One hundred bars of soap, Ed Sheri
den-A. e. Funzachauser.
Slippers, G.. M. Tuttle-Mrs. A. Page
Burnt wood necktie holder, Mis-
Anna Healion-4Mrs. w. M. Clark.
Hand mirror Mcbride & VIII Dru'
sCompany-Mrs. A. A. Moore.
Pair knit slippers, Miss Margare
Iaiston-H. C. Kobbe.
Professional billiard cue, Louis Tate
George Chase.
Crazy pillow, Mrs. Thomas Cation
j.. O'Meara.
Fancy pillow, Elizabeth Westendor
.-Katherine Breen.
Sofa pillow. Mrs. A. Page-Mr
Woods.
Pillow, Mrs. K. Cather-Juli;
kearns.
Ornamental dish. w. C. Haviland-J
Mclaughlin.
Toilet set, Peter Mayer-B. Swift.
Silk umbrella, o. H. Hole-G
Themes.
Coffee pot, ]. A. Lane-Mrs. G
Langan.
Parlor lamp. New York Racket Stor
IA. A. Moore
Bust, 'Nympb,' Temple of Econom,
10. Everett
Mining stock. Lady Calhoun Mininl