The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-11-29
OPENS
ASBURY BAZAAR.
HE PAYS GLOWING TRIBUTE TO
METHODIST WOMEN.
The Bazaar Is the Result of Long and
Careful Preparation by the Ladies in
Charge and Presents a Multitude of
Attractive Features.

Asbury hospital bazaar is open. Gov
ernor s. R. Van SAINT, who has just re-
turned from st. Louis, where he dined
with the president, duke and va
riety of lesser dignitaries, made short
speech this morning, and then Bishop
for business. It was all quite in the
English fashion, with the highest Off
Gals of church and state present. The
governor came early and inspected the
booths and expressed personal congrat-
ulations to the women who have worked
so hard to, make the bazaar success
before he followed Bishop joyce to the
g g2t T;a j j. Sai N singing "My coun
Governor Van SAINT paid tribute to
the Met hodist women in his speech,
name. Of Mrs Sarah Knight, ssthe
splendid woman who has done SO much
for Asbury hospital. -
"The first lady in the land" he
ssaid,, lis not the one who wears the
finest apparel, but the one who carries
the most human suffering in her arms,
and SO this splendid Minneapolis won
women in the land" He spoke of the
new Asbury hospital as a benefit to
| the city and an ornament to the state,
and expressed the hope that it would
soon be dedicated without dollar OF
| debt.
Bishop Joyce then declared the ba-
zaar open and the sales commenced
briskly. The governor remained for
lunch and showed a practical interest
in the bazaar.
The big hall on the third floor Of the
Dayton building presents most most at drac
rated rate baeths siisd With spisaaid va
riety Of pretty and useful articles. Mrs.
e. P. Browning was in charge Of the
baby booth and was assisted by. Mines.
w. e. Brown, II. A. Butterfeld. John
Leslie and W.. B. Heath. The dolls,
toys and dolls clothing were. sold by
Mines. Gilbert Walker, Ella Sargent, @.
G. Pond. G., M. Pond and Jesse, Schu-
son, M. n. Dean and Ollie Martin were
in charge Of the Christmas tree orna'
ments and the magazines. The Asbury
deaconesses were in the model hospital
which was presided over by Mrs. w
Methodist church arranged the country
store, and Mines w. H. Fisher, l. n
Lewis, Durham and Miss De Groodt
were saleswomen today. The pretty
things at the brides booth were sold
SON. SOY Wilcox :, Archa Wilcox, Walter Jos Jos
lin, W. j. Kennedy, T. N. Kenyon, Mark
B. Smith, Charles Weston, E.. N. Young
J. s. Mathewson and Miss Edith Knight
Mines. G. G. Wyman, w. M. Hopkins
W. W. Sykes, Charles Goodnow, Henry
r..chtrieb and Miss Goodnow were al
the candy booth, and aprons and hand
kerchiefs were disposed Of by Mines
J. s. Montgomery, Lewis, Jones, Ker
rick, Van Devere, the Misses Backus
Knoblauch and Wamboldt. Mines. =
B. Mower, W. J. Dean, J. W: Morri
son, Conner, Best, II. G. Schneider
Stark, Smart, Kries and Anderson: were
at the grandma others and mothers
booth. The Japanese artroom,Ii will
the most attractive of hooks and wa
in charge of Mines George Harrison
Arthur Hammond, H. B. Chiltern, AT
thur Stevens, Samuel Nicholson, Kerk
hoff, Cook and Miss Nellie Merrill. TIL
teahouse adjoining was also gay witt
cherry blossoms and lanterns and Mrs
. N. W. Tibbetts was aided by -geish'
:, girls from the Hennepin Avenue league
The only Japanese boys and girls il
, the city were present in their natlv
costumes. Mines. E. j. Kraft and Ar
thur Dean were in charge Of the gips.
camp where six gipsies told fortunes
Mrs. Frank Chamberlain presided owe
the frappe, which was sold from a.
has charge of the diningroom and Mrs
Dexter Of the dairy, where ices ar
served.
The bazaar will be open from 10 am
{ until II pm. every day this week, an.
in the evening an orchestra, arrange
BY Mr.. and Mrs. Sumner Couch, will b
= present. M-