The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1906-05-04


the benefit OF the All Saints Memorial
church parish fund.
The big hall was a maze OF flower deck
ed booths and the stage was given up TO
a performance by the Gee Whiz Nam
moth Mastodon Minstres. announced on
the program as the first public appear
ance OF the ST. Andrews chapter In
minstrelsy Ia FIVE years.
After such long lapse the minstrels
certainly did themselves proud The
chorus packed the stage. IL was under
the direction OF Charles +. Tanner who
manipulated a baton gracefully from the
depths OF the Hope orchestra.
"Interspersed with the songs were a
few brand new jokes" quoting the pro-
gram again. and several gentle knocks by
the end men, also advertised and deliver
cd without a doubt.
The Gee whz" mnstrels had a roll
licking good time OF IT, II. l.. Mather
presided as interlocutor with "Bill'' King,
"Chuck" White. "Chee" Howe. Reggie"
Porter. art" Cady. and "Skibe" Robin
son endmen T.. B. Pierce and j. III. Beach
as the soloists.
The booths We'd with the stage show as
attractions. Fair femininity was feature
. OF the bazaars and effective I'm securing
sales.
1--WE about soaked everybody" said one
OF the pop corn girls late I'm the evening.
''Ain't you tired?" came sympathetical-
ly from a co-worker.
Nearly dead" was the vigorous reply.
At the japanese art booth "A kimono
clad maiden lost her price-list In the rush
The "Chinks" at the chop suey booth
said II was the real stun from Burrill
street They had a band OF their own ana
laundry grab bag.
Fronting the stage was lemonade well
inside an octagon-shaped booth all IN
closed with ropes OF chrysanthemums
pendant from the apex OF a pyramid roof
IT was as puzzling as an Esquimaux
house TO find the entrance.
The dolls were all by themselves under
n straw -thatched roof supported by posts
OF red poppies. Their maids wore peasant
costumes and ruthlessly parted with their
charges with avidity for coin OK the
realm.
The feature booths were Colonial
house of white columns where chocolate
was served and a windmill In blue ana
2 white. given over TO the sale OF confec-
tionery.
Staid Quaker women joshed the re-
porters who didn't recognize the floral
F. decorations at their booth as consisting
q OF morning glories and holly hooks. They
were trying TO sell aprons.
The girls at the peppermint booth made
their sweetmeas 10 oruer oNei 0ii''"e
dishes.
At the fancy work booth the women
wore morning colonial costumes 10 dis
tineuish them rom the damsels In the
White House In evening attire. "A re-
porter got this tip for the asking after
displaying appalling ignorance on the
subject.
The next booth pointed out by the
. press agent member OF the committee hau
10 w
with Pocahontas TO take the money.
over In a grove OF fir trees gipsy girls
read palms i'm n tent just as big as the
souaws' wigwam They also had oauld :
ron without lid suspended from uipou
over an electric lit camp fire
one end OF the hall was taken up by
n booth where frozen sweets and other
things were served while you sat at a
little round table
There were several other booths. In
Guiding one OF rustic framework entwined
with gr,rlands OF red roses. This occu-
MED a prominent position and many
flowers were sold.
Most OF the construction work OF the
booths was done by Mr.. r, p. Little. They
were strikingly ingenious contrivances
and an effective feature OF the layout was
an imitation OF flower beds Of various
shanes I'm the centre OF the hall with
fnlIns. etc, springing from sawdust,
THE bazaar is held under the direction
NJ the following committee: Mrs. ]. IL.
Nightingale chairman; MT. EDWARD X
Vm,np secretary treasurer; Mrs. Edward
y young Mrs. Charles III. Anthony. Mrs.
Henry F. Davis Mr.. T. II. Shepard, Mr.
Henry n Field. Mr.. r. y. Dittle. MI H.
s. Godfrey. Mr.. q. w. honne'
The Gartenfest is held for the benent
=, tha narish house fund OF All Saints
Memorial church
,rha full list Of the officers OF the Gee
Whiz Stock company and OF the chorus
Is as follows: -
II I, Mather. general manager; G v.
white business manager; h. IS. f1erce,
secretary: c. A. Dix. treasurer; A. j. Por-
ter. master Of properties; w NJ. KING
stage director; r. 8. Howe, assistant
stage director: y. B. Manchester. Jr., cos
fumes: c. II. Tanner. musical director;
d q G Rail. advance agent; interlocutor, H.
7, Mather; ends. "Blr' King, Chuck
White "Chee' Howe, Reggie" Porter,
art" Cady "Skibe" Robinson: solosts,
T.. r. Pierce and III J. Beach.
Chorus-C. G. Ball, w. o. Bates, c. B.
3 Blake. H. j. Beach. ". r. Bass, T. G..
Bradrshow, J. r. BRADSHAW. w. J. Batche-
Ter. r. r. Blackington. r. I. Burlingame
= G. II. Barrett NJ s. Brown III. II. Bas-
sett, s. r. Buxton. e. A. Bassett. G. A
Briggs, r. Carpenter. III. Il. Crawford,
r. II. Cook. q Dane. G. a. DIX, n. III.
dorchester. p. NJ Durfee. G. X. Dean. e.
n. Dow. IT, @. G. Dubois. G. E q. Dicker-
q ron. r. h. Earle. II. Fletcher w. Fcrnald
{ II. c. F'ales, q. L. Feles. J. M. Farr. H.
Gardner, q. Henshaw. n. A. Hyland. II.
f. Hyland. r. q. Holt, ". E. Hathaway.
H. w. Hall. G. Jackson, $. G. Johnson.
G. l.. Johnson. q. H. Jerauld. +. Is. Ken
yon. G. r. Kiess. II. r Knight, W. @.
Lind. w. Lockhart ". Lppman. Jr.. A.
T.. Landers, y. u. Manchester. Jr.. H. +.
Marshall, q. NJ. Murray, A. NJ. Mitchell,
r.. II. Morrile, q. NJ Nelson, w. T.
! Nicholson. Jr.. II. A. Pray. w. T. Phin-
J ney, A. III. Pierce. A. L. Rich, @. G..
Rounds. r. VI. sellew. J. ID. Sayles. c. +.
stoddard. w. l.. Streeter, III. G. Smith,
IT. II. Scott. +. w. Stark. a. c. San
derson. s. r. Sherman. A. Smith. r.
Vickere c. r. Wales. c. J White. l.. s.
Yeaw. w. Wilson.
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