Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1905-04-24
Mayors Buxton and Jones Con
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STREET
UNIQUE
PARADE
Visiting Brothers Joined in to Make
The Affair Brilliant success-Near-
" a Thousand People Entertained
Ladies in Charge.

the city. was opened last night at the
new Ellis home on Thirty-second
street
Early in the evening the ladies III
Charge of the vai iou; booths gathered
at the building and completed the ar
ranSements for the opening nf the fair.
AT S:10 o'clock the members gathered
at the ccrner of Huntington avenue
and Twonty.eiehth street. TO meet the
Hamp:or lodge of Elks. which came
over 10 this city Oh special car.
There were Il number of visiting nom
LEES nj Tho order with both lodges
rle local lodge supplied each one With
Il Japanese lantern.
The line Of march was formed at
Hnntnator avenue and Twcnty-cishth
street, am, headed H. The Old Do
minicn kand, The procession marched
t.owi Huntington avenue to twenty
fifth street ana up to Washington
avcn:c. On reaching Washington
arcnue, lie line turned up marching
to I'itFy-third street and counter
marching back to rhirly-sccond street.
Then the lodsemen went to the new
l:lks' home Thousands of people
gathered on Washington ovenue to see
the parade. which was one of the
most unique ever held here. There
w.rc about 200 Elks in line and on
every street corner during the parade.
rcd .i:c was sent up. Illuminating The
streets for blocks around
Mayors Conducted Opening.
The real opening took place when
the Ellis reached the Home The
men marched to the building and gath
cred il. the main rooE on the second
floor. The opening fuTmalities were
conducted ny Mayor BuNton and May
o. 7. /. Jones. of Hampton.
rie crowd began to assemble Mt the
Ellis' Home early in the night and
when the line of parade reached tho
building, hundreds of people were al
ready there and they continued to
Come and go throughout the evening
After the opening ceremonies were
concluded the fun began and did not
cease until after midnight
There were number of Hampton
reople at the fair and the fair sex of
Newport News was well represented.
u is estimated that fully thousand
people visited the fair during the
evening and every bccth did rush
ing business
During the evening an entertaining
musical was given in the Elks booth.
under the direction OF Mrs. a. c.
Peachy AMI Mrs. W. C. Stuart
Beautiful Decorations.
Great preparations for the opening
CT tho fair had been made by the
ladies aud the lodge committee md
the building was tastciully and beau
hfrlly decorated with red. white anu
blue
Tho first floor and basement pf
the building are filed with booths CT
every description The dancing hal.
is en- the second floor, The Old Do.
nlnion land furnished music for the
dancers.
Ladies in Charge.
Following are the booths anil depart
ments and the ladies in charge of
each:
Drug store Miss Mable Ncxson. as.
sisted by Misses Stewart. Julia Fal-
coner. l.ottie EaIconer ANA Hartzall.
Country store-Mrs. c. L. York, rs;
sisted by Mrs. e. w. Vaum ana
Misses Carrie Grey, Ada Reed and
II. w. e FIoffer.
Art 5ootll-Mrs. James Y Hughes
assisted by Misses Mabel Doughcrfyi
R.s4 EicIeherty, Margaret Mooney
Li2Zic Reed, Mrs Fred Reed Mrs. NJ.
Rabinscn end Mrs. Ernest r. Meyers
& Cake hooth--Mrs. Abe Horwitz, as
sisted by Mesdames Bryan O'Hara,
Thomas Il. @Hunnicutt H. b. Holmes
end NJ. !. Ward, Misses Gerlr,{de Ma
loreyt Anna Finnemore. Rose Finnc-
more, Nellie Foley. Rose. L-aracy, Me-
Donald. Rodgers, Gardiner.
Flower hcoth-Mrs. George Nelms,
assisted l,y Mesdames Charles Parker.
John Kay. r. D. vcllincs and Misses
Martha Davis Sue Plummer, Martha
Davis, loaephina plummcr and Miss
tlna nowcn.
Elksi bcoth-Mrs. Archie Fcachy
and Slra. William G. Stuart
Candy fbno.h--AIrs. John B. Slone.
,sss;.,:ed by Mcsdamss j. L. Williams.
START 1-ht,iersani Miss Hetiic Ashby!
f'a:kish boot.l-Mrs. W. NJ. Ten
'nans, insisted by Misses Florence
stewart, Nireie Hamilton. Hattie
tFi3m:ItSn. Celia Cier1co.s Rnr;hn