The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1904-02-09
MASONIC FAIR
PROCEEDS TO FURNISH
NEW TEMPLE.
GENEROUS RESPONSES
By Merchants and Busi-
ness Men of Canton.

Right Worshipful James y. Hanra-
han, OF Albany, N. Y, manager of the
Masonic fair association, is a busy
man these days. In his Office in the
Masonic club rooms he has mapped
out the plans for the coming fair
which are being consummated on an
elaborate scale, supervised the .forma-
tion of committees and the entire
force of organized assistants which
numbers 800 men and women. An i'm
mense amount of labor has been in
volved but local Masons believe that
the results of the fair will be pro-
portionate.
The last affair of the kind which
Mr. Hanrahan had in charge, managed
on a similar scale brought proceeds of
100000, The amount realized from
the present one will be expended in
furnishings for the new Masonic tenn
pie. The merchants of the city have
responded generously to the needs of
the management and donations have
been steadily filing in. A handsome
souvenir with embossed cover in the
colors of the lodge is now in course of
preparation. 1t will contain likeness
es of those who have been prominent
in the work, sketches of the local
branches of the lodge, the organiza-
tion of the fair and pictures of the
municipal buildings and points of in
terest in the city. The entertainment
committee has completed no formal
program but is known that an enter
tainment of some kind will be given
each evening while the fair is in pro-
gress. Edwin L. Davis is president of
the association, U. S. Reeves, vice
president, Fl. L. Erdman, secretary, H.
r. Bauhof, treasurer, James T. Han
rahan, manager.
The personnel of the various COM
mittees are as follows:
Finance-George H. Leggett, ]. P.
Shilling, U. S. Reeves; entertainment,
e. c. Willaman, A. F. Hieronomous,
Il. P. Alexander, John Gardner, Ed
ward Il. Weckel, l.. d. Anderson; re-
freshments, J. w. Willis, John w.
Hoffee, DR.. c. e. Schilling, Geo. H.
Leggett, Harry Shoot, c. A. Kuehn;
decorations, c. A. Kuehn, Chas. A.
Stolberg, J. d. Desprez, Louis H..
Koch, VIM. C. Laiblin, John W. Willis;
donations, A r. Turnbull, Chas. s.
Cock, Ralph F. Myers, w. H. Hoover,
T. p. Paxson, Chas. A. Irwin, Henry
Mann, w. H. Courier, ]. |. Piper,
Chas. S. Oberly, John w. Willis, Harry
A. Shaw; printing, Henry l.. Erdman,
II. r. Bauhof, J. P. Shilling; awards,
Ferdinand Herbruck. H. H. Shanafet,
Dr. j. r. Shilling; tickets, H. L. Erd-
man, c. l.. Hiner, G. d. Rowlen; cloak
room, James Robinson, W. C. Green,
Chas. Dickerhof; transportation, s. s.
G, McCrew, Harry Lawson, Thos. P.
Paxson, A. r. Turnbull, w. A. Bell,
w. Fl. Rowe, Geo, Fl. Leggett, Z. j.
Rauch; booths, d. L. Holwick, Joseph
Weaver, B. N. Winnings; badges, Wm.
A. Bell, Chas. Slverman, II. w. Nc.
Elwain.
The twelve booths under the aus
pices OF the several branches of the
lodge, ETC., each have director, who
in turn has chosen three ladies' as
chairman. Each chairman has select
ed five assistants making a corps OF
eighteen women to go on In ranks of
six alternately during the six days of
the fair. The opening will be held,
Monday evening, February 20, on the
following days continuing through af-
ternoons and evenings. The direc-
tors and chairman Of the booths are
as folovS: Canton lodge. director,
tired c. Eynon; chairmen, Mrs. T.
ID. vogelgesang, Mrs. Edward ].
Echlabach, Mrs. Alfred G. Eynon. Nc.
Kinley lodge. director, Warren q.
Slents; snnirmer, Mesdames c. W.
Koons. A. A. Bell. John collars. Can.
Ton chapter, director. MiIlard F. Tay-