Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1906-11-20
ELES BAZAR OPENS.
AND BEAUTIFUL
DECORATIONS
Blaze Of Electric Lights Artistic
booths Good Service Fra
ternal Spirit Was
Everywhere.
CHILDREN FREE TOMORROW
AFTERNOON.


opened last night AT the city Assembly
Rooms, Duke OF Gloucester street.
The hall is thing OF beauty and a
JOY for the Elks aud their friends.
There are seven separate and dis
tinct booths, no two built alike. The
work of building these booths was
done rs Contractor T.. ID. skipper, and
the work is credit TO him. The
work of erecting the booths was no
little task and took eleven men twelve
hours. The booths are well arranged
aud were designed by some of the
ladies.
The Lucky Booth is located 10
the right as one enters the hall and
It's color scheme is purple and white.
the Elks' colors. II is also lighted
with purple and white incandeseent
lights and the result is very effective.
The booth is To represent one side of
pagoda, and il Is presided over by
Mrs. John b. Flood, chairman, assist
ed by Mrs. Charles Treadway, Miss
Rebeoea Flood, Miss Kerr. Mrs.
Daute and Miss Mamie Howard. The
booth contains all kinds of fancy and
useful articles that are sold for
chances. the lucky holderr Of a NUM-
her winning the prize.
no the left of the entrance, about
~ by feet is laid of TO represent a
summer garden. Arches and lattice
work of cedar and pine enclose the
garden and il is lighted i'm patriotic
colors red, white and blue. The
chairman of the ice cream table is
Mrs. james w. Conroy, who is assist
ed by the following ladies': Mrs. H..
b. Taylor, Mrs. William Johnson,
Mrs. Charles Howard, Mrs. Woolley,
Mrs. William French, Miss Annie
Iseman, Miss Susie Johnson. Mrs. Nc
Cready, Miss p. Johnson. Miss Clara
Russell. Miss Mary Taylor, Miss
Rachael French, Miss Josephine Wool
ley, Miss Kate Iseman. At the ice
cream booth Mrs. Conroy has for
rattle at l5 cents per chance "A hand
some oil painting OF the State House
and portion of Francis street, the
work of Miss Katherine Walton, artist.
Next TO the Lucky Booth is the
fish pond. This is decidedly the
most attractive feature in the room.
Upon stone crypt is mounted a
really truly fish pond as the chill
dren say, in which is running water
aud live gold fish. m the centre of
the pond one can fish with real ,ree
rod anda substantial fish hook, some
thing worth nickle, the price OF
a fish, Tiny sprays of water gush
from a circular rim about the fish
pond, and dozens of red and green
electric lights brighten this attractive
pond about which fishers were plen.
tiful all evening. The fish pond is
| in charge of Mrs. Il. Hibeline, chair
man, with the following assistants
Misses Martha Taylor, Mollie Iseman,
Mabel Strange, Edna Ward.
Next TO the fish pond is the country
store. This is by far the most pictur-
esque booth in the hall. 1t is thatch
ed with corn blades and shucks, and
is covered with the same material from
| the floor to a height of three feet
| Suspended from the roof around the
| front are large pumpkins cut in grue
some shapes of faces suggestive oi
| hallow cen. Inside the pumpkins
| are electric lights and the effect is
| very attractive. At the country store
| there is for sale butter, eggs, flour
| hams, canned goods, yeast powder,
l cereals. tea, coffee, shoes, slippers
| candles, wicks, shoestrings and count
| less fancy articles, useful and orna
mental. All the ladies at the country
store wear gingham aprons, pink and
| white or brown and white with pretty
| little sunbonnets, To carry out the
| idea OF the country store. Mrs. Joseph
w. Trautwein is chairman of the
| Country Store, and is assisted by
the following ladies: Mrs. Edgar
Basil, Miss Margaret Boettler, Miss
| Chance, Miss Trautwein, Miss Schwal.
lenberg, Mrs. Chance, Miss Margaret
Baker.
Opposite the Country store is the
Fancy Table, which is one of the
handsomest booths in the room. The
prevailing colors fare purple and
white and the booth is brightly light
ed with myriads OF electric lights.
The arrangement of the bunting is
artitsic and beautiful. This booth
has on sale countless fancy articles =
handsome clocks, manicure sets,
beautiful dolls, sofa cushions, centre
pieces, pin cushions, etc. Mrs. George
Gebhardt is chairman of this booth
and is assisted by the following la
dies Misses Eva McCready, Bertha
Mason. A. McCTeady, Ada Tydings,
Gusta Faust, Sadie Ira, Katie Johnson,
II. Sherbert.
Next TO the fancy booth is the Prize
Booth, the color scheme Of which is
pink and black. This is the most
elaborate booth In the room. 1t is
constructed like summer house and
the tliatehing is of pink and black
sateen, oyer.which glistens frosting and
tinsel. There are over $50 prizes, and
everybody gets something at this booth
who invests a quarter. often many
times his moneys worth. The ladies
at the Prize Booth were dressed in
pink and black to carry out the color
scheme, and each wore large pink
chrysanthemum in her hair. The
chairman of the committee at this
booth is Miss Virginia Mullan. assist
ed by Mrs. B. +. BTooke-Se Miss
Annie Mullan, Mrs. Y. b. Mullan,
Miss Grace Mullan, Miss May Nc
Graw, Miss NJ. NJ. Duval, Mrs. A..
Lamb.
Adjoining the prize booth is the
Turkish Den. This is a typical coy
corner, wherein. amid silken cushions
and downy couches, under soft red
lights ones best young man may en-
| JOY a smoke and a restful moment
from the din outside. The young la
dies who preside are 'drest" in Turk
ish costume and look quite fascinating
in short red skirts, white blouses
and black velvet stomachers, and Turk