Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1903-11-21
ORANGE GROVE FESTIVAL.
Opened With Fiattering sueeess--oy.
ster Luncheon.

ster Luncheon.
The Orange Grove festival. given
by the ladies of the Episcopal church,
was opened today with an oyster
luncheon, at which the patrons were
served with the succulent bivalves in
any method OF cooking or non-cook.
ing DESIRED. Thanks to the free bus
furnished by w. l.. Trimble a. Co.
the attendance was quite large. and
the ladies were highly gratifed at
their initial success. The banquet
tables were decorated with yellow
pumpkins and yellow ribbons
Each pumpkin, having had It's
top and contents removed form. ed
an attractive vase for a profuslon OF
ferns. The two together conformed to
the festival colors, yellow and green.
Colombo hall in when the festival
is being held. is decorated with green
and yellow paper while the green
orange trees and their yellow fruit
are strickly in the same line OF col.
ors. II may he stated sub rosa, that
the orange trees are handsome young
pines from the ZunI mountains. and
the oranges themselves are maze OF
orange colored crepe papers. But
then each orange contains a prize.
valued at from five cents TO 81 though
the real value is mucn greater Every.
thing having been donated the ladies'
are determined TO give every patron
more tEan moneys worth
On entering the hall directly in
front is the Ladies Home Journal
booth, presided over by Miss EricK-
sen. This booth consists of a hollow
square, which arises pillars support
ing a canopy. The colors Of this booth
are red and black. the canopy being
composed OF narrow strips OF paper
Oh these colors, as are the decora-
tons OF the piilars. Here subscrlp-
tons are taken for the Ladies' Home
Journal. and handsome engravings
furnished by that periodical are sold
Then comes the Japanese candy
booth. Here Mrs. - II. Saint presides
assisted by eight Japanese young la.
dies. but recently arrived from Okoh.
ANA. The canopy of this hoo.
Is made by an immense japanese UNI
brella. The American colors are used
for decorations, but the candies are
served in Japanese baskets and bags
and upon Japanese grass-platted
mats.
The stage represents Japanese
garden scene and is decorated with
evergreens, lanterns and scenry On
tnis tage and tomorrow evening there
will he n continuous vaudeville show. |
This evening rrof. Patterson ana
his little daughter. and - Actly Sack |
EFT Will be prominent attractions. Mr.. !
Sackett will cut .mnumerable sill |
nouttees. and Prof Patterson will dis
play his athletic powers. Spot Moore |
will personate Chinese juglar. Frank |
Springer and Kenneth Lamme will !,
render popular songs and dances, !
Duncan Bell and MISS Grace Hough- |
ton will sing. Elwood Albright will |
give coon act, and the Japanese
octette viii be in full force. They |
are the Misses Walton. Willy. Haz-
Iodine Hunt. Thomas Flournoy, Lew
lnson and Fitch. They are thoroughly
Japanese all except names and these
have been adopted since reaching this
Tomorrow a New England lunch
will be served from IL TO 2, and the
Tree bus will continue to run. Lunches
will he served tonight and tomorrow
night from p, m. to the close. A
vaudeville matinee will be given for
Inc children nj 2. 20 Ii m tnmnrnow |