The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1906-03-22
THE HOSPITAL FAIR.
The Ladies' Hospital Aid Scores Big Sue
cess. "The Prettiest Sight Ever Seen
in Belfast"

The Ladies' Hospital Aid Scores Big Sue
cess. "The Prettiest Sight Ever Seen
in Belfast"
The fair for the purpose OF raising money
for the Waldo County Hospital neid Dy tee
Ladies' Hospital Aid in the opera House
Thursday and Friday, March 10Th ana 10th,
was an unqualified success. Inc Ialr open
ed at 2 80 Thursday afternoon with sale
of food, fancy and useful art'cles. In the
first booth at the right of the hall was the
candy table in charge of Mrs. W. X. Keene.
1t was decorated with pink and green
against a white background and had a
tempting array of sweets. Inc mystery
table, in charge OF Mrs 0. 5. Vickery ard
| Mrs Austin Keating, was work OF art and
was literally patrOnized. The entire booth
| was covered with evergreen, which made a
natural and artistic background for the
| dainty paper flowers arranged on it. Each
flower was numbered and the purchaser re-
| ceiyed the package which bore the CORES
ponding number The apron table, in
charge of Mrs r. II. Howes, was gay with
red and white bunting and had back
| ground of flags. The entire stock was sold
out the first day and had to be replenlshed
The fancy table, on which all manner of
| dainty pieces of needle-wOrk and other arti-
| cles were displayed, was effectively draped
with green and white bunting, and was
| in charge of Mrs. Thomas b. Dinsmore.
| The Japanese booth in the corner, where
tea was served by Mrs. Alfred Ferguson
n lodi w
| artistcally arranged with background of
| mating, Japanese screes, etc., while a
| huge paper umbrella was suspended over
the tea table, All the attendants were in
| becoming Japanese costumes. At the right
of the hall was the coffee urn, where Chase
& Sanborn'S coffee was served, free Of
charge, to all who desired, and the food
Here rolls, doughnuts, cakes and other
good things were sold, and those who
wished were served with supper. Near
| this table an attractive little resting place
was arranged.
| All Thursday afternoon the hall was
| thronged with patrons, and it was impOS-
s;ble to get near the tables without long
| wait. Large sales were made in all the
departments, and everybody had a gala day
air.
| Thursday evening the operetta 'The
Seven Old Ladies of Lavendar Town" was
| very successfully given. The cast and the
| story of the play was given last week. The
| makeup of the Waxworks was excellent,
| each man looking his character to perfec-
hri1 fhn
last act looked as pretty as they did quaint
| in the first scene. Between the acts the
audience was delighted by a solo by Mrs
| E. S. Pitcher, reading and encore by Mrs.
| S. A. Parker and a solo by Miss Marion
Wells, who also responded to an encore.
Friday afternoon found the hall packed
with spectators, who had come to witness
what was afterward pronounced ''the
prettieSt sight ever seen in Belfast'-the
| baby carnival. About three O'Clock the
children, some of whom had been sing
the audience by their capers, ell disappeared
into the dressing room and the march be-
gan.
The color of the carriages, of which
there were twelve, was most effective and
together with the daintiness of the little
people in them produced a most charming
! sight as they swung into line at three p. m.
to the inspiring music of keyes orchestra.
This pageant was led by June Howes and
Eleanor Bartlett, daintily gowned in white.
Directly behind them came Alice South
worth leading Grace HaZeltine and
| Martha Southworth dressed as flower girls.
Following them came Frances Jones,
Alfredo Ellis, Sarah Preston, Clara keat-
| ing, Della Wlbaud, Hazel McTaggart and
| Alice Parker, dressed in pink with big
| black hats, carrying floral arches The first
| in line of the baby parade was float
| decorated in red, white and blue, in which
were Isabel Cooper representing Columbia,
| and Dana Pattee typical Uncle Sam.
Robert Lutz, dressed as soldier in a
kahki uniform, and Roger Lutz as sailor,
| drew this carriage and the attention Of the
whole audience. Hazel Doak attended
them Next came the babies in the follow
| ing order:
| Granville Hotfses, carriage decorated
| with daisies, attended by Gladys Richards
| katherine Browns carriage decorated in
pink and white, attended by Mildred
Randell, with Albert Fogg and John Durham
leaders.
Carroll Parker's carriage decorated with
autumn leaves, attended by Edna CraW.
| ford; Julia Littlefeld carrying a basket OF
| flowers.
Phillip Smiths carriage decorated entire
ly with white chry santhemums, drawn by
his little brother Bruce, and attended by
| Dorothy Smith
! Ruth Dinsmore's carriage decorated with
pink roses and huge butterflies attended by
! Gertrude Coombs and Clytie Mckenna,
| the latter dressed in a Watteau costume.
Alice Robbins carriage decorated with
| light blue bachelder's buttons and smllax
and drawn by her little brother Charles in
| a harness of blue ribbons.
Elizabeth Kittredge's carriage decorated
in green with scarlet poppies, drawn by her
little sister Katherine in a harness Of red
ribbons, and a big poppy hat, and attended
by her sister, Helen Kittredge
Lillian Davis carriage, decorated in
green and white, with white roses, and at
tended by Isabel Smalley in white over
green.
Evelyn Mathews, age six months, car
riage decorated in white chrySanthemums
with white dove, drawn by her little Sis
ter Doris and attended by Helen Hatch and
Francis Macomber.
Margaret Eaton's carriage decorated witt
yellow and white chrysanthemums and at
tended by Mabel Craig.
Cath crime Birds carriage decorated wit
| yellow and white butterflies and white and