Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-04-13
THE ODD FELLOWS FAIR
IT'S FORMAL OPENING BY COMMIS-
sIoNER MACFARLAND.
List Of Committees Representing Can
ton, Ladies' Auxidaries and Sub
ordinate Lodges, Respectively.

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At $50 tonight Commissioner H. B. r.
Mcfarland. introduced by E. B. Hay.
chairman Of the reception committee, will
formally open the Odd Fellows fair at Odd
Fellows Hall. which Canton Washington.
Patriarchs Militant. aided by Its friends.
has been working for many weeks to in
STALL The hall has been SO transformed
In appearance by the decorators that even
those most familiar with 1t will hardly
recognize their surroundings. Booths. odd
in shape, in keeping with the name Of the
order. and beautifully decorated, surround
the walls on all sides. while the stage has
been cleared Of all scenery and transformed
by bunting, palms and flowers into a most
inviting supper room. The entrance to the
hall has also been fittingiy decorated and
Illuminated. and with banner across the
street and flaming electric sign on tho
outer wall, Odd Fellows Hall certainly has
the appearance Of something doing
Many valuable donations have been re-
those in other cities. Among articles do
mated by individuals which will excite most
interest are signed photograph from the
President, a beautiful gold and silk easel
headed ebony cane from Gen. M. A. Raney
of Iowa, the commander Of the Patr1archs
Militant branch of the order. Besides these
are many articles Of furniture. silverware
and bric-a-b rac of value. The proceeds of
the fair will be used for the entertainment
of visitors next fall
Each of the several ladies' committees Is
today arranging its display Of goods in
the respective booths, and the several sub
committees are putting the finishing
touches to the portion of the work which
has been given them to do.
The List Of Committees.
The complete list OF committees having
the fair In charge is as follows:
Executive committee-The Canton COM
mittee on annual trip: Brigadier General e.
w. Bradford. chairman; ]. g. Durfey. P. G.
M. vice chairman; J. Edward Fowler, Sec
rotary; Lieutenant Colonel John I. Brown,
treasurer; Frank D. Seiffert. P. q. p;
Capt; D: v. Chisholm. Lieut., chas. d.
Shackelford, Ensign VIM. H. Ernest.
Reception committee-E. B. Hay, chair
man. Col. Allison Nailor. Lieutenant Col
onel 7. Walter Fowler, F. A. Stier, G. R.;
VIM P. Allan, G. R.; Col. Thos w. Fowler.
G. R.: J. T. Petty. P. G. M; Geo. T. Coli
son. q. NJ; John H. Wood, G. P; DR.. F.
J. Woodman, Major Chas. H. Richards,
Major J. T. Chauncey, Major r. A. Nc
Lean, Capt. J. A. Shackelford, Capt VIM.
NJ. LaPorte.
Committee on finance-Ldeutenant Colonel
John l. Brown, chairman: D. W. Keck, F.
I. Teeter, c. w. H. Brown. w. D. Harris,
T. G Traphagen. j. T. Cam, c. w. Graves,
E. G. Grumley, W. H. Esler, F. A. Loeffler.
E. w. Dawson, ]. N. Cunningham, S. ii.
Gwynne. d. T. Batson, J. r. Nottingham,
]. T. Allison, c. E. Hoover. E. Edmonston,
w. H. Nash.
Committee on arrangement and decora-
ton of hail.. G. Durfey, chairman; P. n
Leary, vice chairman; r. e. Wines Sec
rotary; L. p. Pumphrey. E. l.. Lomax,
J; j. Shane. Geo: s. Collision. J. H. Nc
Miss Ida shackelford, Mrs Julia Roberts,
Miss Ethel Humphrey. Mrs. E. B. Russ,
Mrs. VIM. Tying. E. B. Russ, John Kent,
W. B. Coppersmith. L. Gallagher R. T.
Humphrey, ]. M. England. Robert Aaron
Mrs B. Wolfe, Mrs. Jos. Burroughs. Mrs
Annie E. Grigsby. Miss Nellie Smith, W.
NJ. Chase. VIM. Lohmer, Geo. A. Crawford
Jos I Pospestel' j. W. Robinson, W. G.
Mrs Cora L. Anderson, Mrs John Kent,
Miss Bessie Fowler.
Tickets and donation books-J. Edward
Fowler. chairman; J. G. Morrison, C. R.
Wayland, NJ B. Norman, c. l.. Himebaugh.
G. w. Cuthberson.
To Receive Visitors.
Visiting organizations-Cap D. v. CHS
holm, chairman: E. T. Pettingin, R. H
Sorrell. D. A. Dugan. J. A. B. Espey. w.
r. Hitchcock, B. Rosenfeld. Guy Padgett.
Thos r. Nalley.
Music, dancing and sideshows-Lieut
Chas. D. Shackelford. chairman; John A.
Chisholm, John Kent, M. Blumberg, c. M.
Woolf. R. W. Alderman; William Tying,
Burley, John F. Loef1er. Frank P. Bryan.
Committee on chancing-W. H. Mcneil.
chairman: DR.. Thos. ]. Gates, secretary;
A. A. Hancock. L. 8: Kann. P. L. Paylor.
Bradford (ex-of1cio). w. T. Jones and G.
L. Clayton.
On donation stand-Ensign VIM. H. Ern-
est, chairman: A. r. Vermillion, w. P.
Dr., HxxHN4 ~
thai. L. M. Thayer, J. M. Hammersley, w.
L. Mothersead. w. G. Ray, Ray Pun
phrey, c. w. Mothershead, Arthur C. Emo.
M. Walters, A. J. Shippert, George L. An
derson, M. McPhee, F. R. Conner and W.
E. Graves.
On smoking and check room-SamueI E.
Boyce, chairman; T. ]. Duvall, C. L. Dali
rymple. Otto F. Smith. w. H. Wilson, W.
1. Burkhart. J. 1: Irwin. L. W. Bennett.
Committee on printing-Frank D. Self
fert, chairman; Chapman W. Fowler A.
Turnbull. Walter Allen and Charles Phil
liDs.
Committee on press and ADVERTISING
Vaughan, D. D. Lore. H. w. Tippett, Philip
Walker and E. w. Bradford.
The Ladies' Auxiliary Committees.
Canton Ladies' Auxiliary Give booths)-
Mrs. Charles D. Shackelford. chairman Of
committee; Mrs. J. A. Shackelford. chair
man candy booth; Mrs. Samuel E. Boyce,
chairman fancy booth; Mrs. W. T. Jones,
chairman soft drinks BOOTH Miss Shackel-
ford. chairman cigar booth; Mrs. D. c. W.
Ourand, chairman fruit and flower booth;
Mrs. E. Bond, Miss Lipphard, Miss Alice
Martin, Mrs. Littleton, Mrs. 8. Wade, Mrs
B. Wolfe, Mrs. F. Wood, Miss Iren Ocker-
hansen, Mrs John l. Brown. Mrs Oswald.
Miss Ferris. Miss A. Levy, Miss 8. Kolb,
Miss Richardson, Miss A. Lannahan, Miss
Clara M. Reichenback, Miss A. Shackei-
ford, Miss L. Shackelford. Mrs. T. B. Fell
ter. Mrs. L. Kelley, Miss Emma Boyce,
Miss Minnie Boyce, Miss Bessie F. Travers,
Miss Kathryn Baltz. Miss Jessie Bennett.
Miss Edith Webster. Mrs. O'Connell, Miss
E. Mack, Miss Huntress. Miss Cora Alli-
son. Miss Alma Krumke, Miss Gertrude
Schulz. Mrs. A. Vermillion, Miss Roderick,
Miss q. Allen, Miss 8. Shelton, Miss
Churchill, Miss Voight, Miss Webster. Miss
Dorothy Dalton, Mrs. J. Edward Fowler,
Mrs. F. A. De Groot. Mrs. E. Burley, Miss
s. Norris. Miss Edna Hunter. Miss Mabel
Jones, Mrs. J. A. Anadle Mrs. J. C. King
Naomi Rebekah Lodge Auxiliary in
charge Of MONDAY lunch and supper room
Mrs. Georgia Mothershead, chairman;
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