The Washington times., 1906-02-04
Let Joy Be Unconfined! THO Weeks of
Merrin1ent at knights OF Columbus Fair
Glitter and Gayety Provided
for a Fortnight.
1900 KNIGHTS IN THIS CITY
Long List of Committees Which Have
Labored Diligently to Make
Project a Success.

The Knights Of Columbus OF this
District are making extensive prepare
lions for the fair which VIII open in
their hall. 60s r street northwest, OF
Monday evening, February ID, 1908, and
continue until February 81. when the
affair viii close with a ball,
The object is TO create a fund 20 DO
used for the reduction OF the debt on
the hall, and IN making needed add
lions and improvements for the nc
commodation Of the members OF tho
local councils and those Of the order
who visit this city, as well as other
local organizations that from time to
time make use of the KNIGHTS OF Coli
umbus Temple
1900 Members in City.
The order of the Knights Of Coluna-
bus has grown rapidly throughout the
country, and numbers among It's merz
bers the leading Catholics IN this c?dT
try in every walk OF life When u ~
order presented to the Catholic U7i-
versity the n10w nent fund Of $780,
000 for the chair o American History,
the local knights realized the made
quacy OF their present hall for the pro-
per accommodation Of visiting mem
bers, Then was born the project of the
fair, and the fifteen hundred members
in this city have been working ever
since to ensure the success. financially
and otherwise. OF their bazaar Com
mittees have been making preparations
and ladies' auXiliaries soliciting dOna-
Jions and when tn doors open on the
night of February Il, both the upper
and lower halls will be found beauti-
fully decorated, brilliantly lighted. and
with booths well stocked with articles,
many OF considerable value
Many Pleasing Features.
In the upper hall there will be FIVE
large booths, one for each council in
this city. Washington, Keane, Carroll,
Spalding. and Potomac. Besides the 9TH
ct weil-kncwn features of fair. In
the lower han there viii be a japanese
tea garden. ice cream. pareOrs. smokers
den, and art gallery. A special program
Will be presented each evening. and there
VIII be short addresses bv men prolni-
neat in the order and in the political
wo I'd. Prof. Fersinger's orchestra hos
oecn engaged, and there viii De dane
ing each evening.
Among the articles donated to the
KIN ghts n business mel. OF the city are
an imported lace dress. bathroom out
fl, ruber tired trap set OF FURNITURE. a
grand piano, steel range, gas range,
leather Morris chair. diamond ring. gold
Tatch,s and trip 10 New York. \
iady has given a set Of goIo embroidered
yes ments
among the specially priced donations
are Z set OF the published woTKs or Pres
ident Roosevelt. with his autograph sig
nature; also a set of the w0rxs Of Car
dinal Gibbons, with autograph sigma
ture. and 4 donation from Pope Plus X.
procured through Monsignor Faiconio,
the Papal delegate
A Fair Journal viii be published and
distributed each night OF the fair, and
the response 10 the solicitations Gor adj
yertisements has been SO generous by
local business men as to neCesSt taLe the
Issuance OF a -siXteen-page paper.
The following are the names of the
knights and their lady friends who con-
sutute the various committees having
the mana cement of the fair and It's va
rious booths and features IN charge:
knights of Columbus.
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