The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-03-12
MASONIC FAIR PLANS
RAPIDLY DEVELOP
Season Tickets Are Now Be
ing Distributed.
HOLDERS TO VOTE FOR PRIZES
Progress Being Made by the Committees
On Music, Decorations, and Electrical
Efects-Space for the Booths Greatly
Enlarged-UnifOrE'e I'd Bodies Invited

As the time approaches for the opening
Of the great Masonic fair. which is to
be held at Convention Hall for two weeks
beginning April IS. the activity around
the fair committee rooms at 1925 New
York Avenue becomes more pronounced
Each night there are a number Of meet
ings Of committees. and the individual
workers are coming and going at all
hours.
The committee on tickets and badges.
Of which Mr.. s NJ. Ryder is chairman. is
now engaged in the issuance Of season
tickets. Five coupon tickets are being
sent TO each Of the 5000 Masons connected
with the local Masonic bodies. with a re-
quest that they be disposed % at the
earliest possible moment.
The tickets are being distributed under
a contract with the Postal Telegraph
Conf eny, whereby a receipt is required
for every set OF tickets which is delivered
In hi respect the work is being done in
a much more satisfactory manner than
could possible be done through the mails
unless special delivery stamps were
placed on each communication.
Can Vote for Prizes.
These tickets are numbered and each
holder Of a season ticket will be entitled
to one vote for one CT five grand prizes
aggregating $1,000 in value The tickets
are 81 each and entitIe the holder to one
admission each evening. The general ad-
mission for other than holders Of
season tickets will be % cents for the
evenings. There viii be two matinees
held on the Saturday OF each week and
on these occasions the admission will be
but 10 cents.
The committee on music, Of which Mr.
r. p. Andrews is chairman. has entered
into contract with Haley's Washington
Band 10 furnish the music for concerts
TO be held each evening and at each OF
the Two saturday matinees- II is pro
posed TO make thesS programmes most
attractive
The committee on decorations and cleo
trical effects. Mr.. Joseph c. johnson.
chairman. has that work well in hand
and Convention Hall. it is promised. will
be veritable bower OF beauty The con
tract for erecting the various booths has
been awarded and work begun.
Show Space Increased.
Mr. Harry Stamford. the director gen
eral, has awarded all OF the space in
Convention Hall. and is now engaged in
assigning quarters in the large armory
annex. II was found impossible 70 ac-
commodate all bodies applying for space
in Convention Hall. and the executive
committee authorized the director general
70 lease four floors. including the rife
range, ia the arm0ry building which will
De connected with Convention Hall by
covered bridge. This will give the fai-
management nearly double the fo9r space
Afforded BY Convention Han alone.
The publication or daily paper dur
ing the fair has also been practically de-
cided upon There Will be fourteen issues
OF the paper, which will be known as
the Masonic Fair News" Il is expected
that the paper will attain a circulation
Of 4 go copies Mr. George H. Walker
chairman Of the press committee has been
made editOr-in-chief and will be assisted
by many Of his enthusiastic brother
sCriDes.
Uniformed Bodies Invited.
Capt, Allison Nailor, chairman Of the
committee on inviting sister organiza-
rf0uE 10 attend the fair rauor+e fbat h--