The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-04-25
General and Mrs. Niles TO
Be Guests of Honor.
ODD FELLOWS TO BE PRESENT
With Daughters of Rebekah They VIII
Be Prominent IN the Exhibitions
Gayety-BaTgains to Be Specially Of
fered as Drawing Gard

Tonight viii be the last OF the special
feature nights at the Masonic Fair Be
ginning tomorrow night aHd continuing
suntIl-the close of the fair there will be
a succession Of bargains such as viii
make it impossible for the women visitors
TO depart without well supplying them
selves with the many beautiful things that
are to be found at reasonable prices
Tonight General and Mrs Nelson A
Miles will be the guests of honor of the
executive committee The Odd Fellows
will also be present by invitation, as Will
the Daughters Of Rebekah- 1t is under
ssteed that Colonel Allison Major, the
chairman of the committee on organiza-
tiens. VIII have returned to the city from
New York in time 10 extend te them a
cordial welcome. Despite the excellent
manner in which the gentlemen acting in
his stead have performed their labors.
Colonel Majors absence from the fair
has been deeply felt
DeMolay Mounted Cenmandery. No I,
swiIl also attend the fair in = body, thus
lending a beautiful feature to the gath
-eriHg. The members CT the Commandery
shave been requested to meet at !:l5
o'clock at the ofice of bir E G. Schafer,
AS Eleventh Street northwest. where an
informal reception viii be rendered them
by Nj. Schafer. Headed by a band Of
music they viii then be escorted to Con
Fveation Han, where they viii Join in the
effort 10 make this evening a record
breaker in=eyeTy respect
One Of the pleasing features of the
lar last night was the presentation of
handsonne handbag to Mrs. Bennett A. Al
len by the ladies OF Columbia Command
sery's booth, in recognition of her IN
firing efforts in behalf OF the cause Mrs.
ALLEN is secretary Of the Ladies Auxiliary
OF Columbia Commandery and her serv-
ices have been invaluable The presenta-
.fieD YTas. made by President Thomas in a
most happy address
Nowhere among the fair promoters has
more devotion TO duty been shown than
among@the members of the ticket and
badge committee, Of which Mr.. s NJ
Ryder is chairman Each night these
gentlemen have worked long and faith
fully in the room set apart for their use
and in many instances they have been
unable TO complete the Count-up until far
after the doors of the hall have been
closed for the night. II is their duty
each night TO open the ticket boxes and
make a complete count OF the tickets re-
ceived during the evening This task is
no light one as may readily be seen
when IL is understood that there are over
5000 coupons each night, and that these
coupons are unwieldy in shape and hard
to handle.
To Exclude Unpaid-for Tickets.
This committee is also kept busy max
ing settlement for the many season tickets
which were sent out to the Masons Of this
jurisdiction before the opening Of the fair.
Some of these tickets have been returned.
but in most instances the holders are
calling TO settle for the tickets and take
receipts for the money. This keeps sew
eraI members Of the committee busy most
OF the time Despite this fact. the re
turns for the outstanding tickets are
rather SLOW IL coming in, and unless set
Element is expedited there viii be some
delay in the final disposition OF the FIVE
prizes which have been offered IN con-
nection with these tickets It has been
suggested that after Z reasonable wait
the numbers corresponding to those tick
iets for which no settlement has been
made be thrown out and that the draw
ing be held for only those which have
been paid for
Another OF those gentlemen that have
been interchangeable in their efforts in be-
half of the fair is Assistant Director
General johnson, Tho is in almost con
slant attendance. He never seems TO
teBance as one enters the main door. is a
pleasure to gaze upon He has been a
faithful supporter OF Director General
Stamford, and may always be found near
the main entrance TO the hall
The Grocery Stores Success.
One Of the lodges that has been doing a
most fattering business throughout the
fair is Lafayette Lodge No 70. which is
conducting two booths on the floor Of the
hall One 81 these is completely equip
ped grocery store, while the other is de-
voted to general merchandise.
Last night they startled the patrons Of
the fair with the startling announcement
that they were prepared to supply 81
worth OF groceries for 10 cents. This offer
had something OF string to IT, however.
although the manner IN which the basket
loads Of staple articles were being carried
away would indicate that there we're but
few disappointed Here, as at many other
stands, the winsome paddle has been in
PRODUCED IN the determined effort TO force
the goods out more rapidly. The project
IS meeting with the greatest success, and
there is every indication that no difficulty
VIII be experienced in disposing Of all Of
the goods that now remain at the fair