The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1907-04-29
FINAL DAYS OF FAIR
MasOns Planning for Three
Last Busy Nights.
HAVE HOUSE AND LOT LEFT
.arge quantities of Merchandise
Also Remain To be Disposed OF.
tlnues-"BraInstOrm Cocktails" Are
Added 10 the List of Novelties.

WashingtOn's strenuous Bureau of NJ
nismatics. popularity known as the Ma
sonic Fair. viii be in full swing again to-
night, and the enthusiastic devotees of
that ancient pastime Of coin collecting.
whose efforts along these lines have been
productive OF vast sums Of the gOodly TO
replenish the Golfers Of the temple fund
viii once again open their assault upon
the pocketbooks OF the venturesome Wis
itors and make them Ike It,
Three more evenings remain for these
willing workers TO get rid OF several
tons Of assorted pins and pianos. and the
dear public is respectfully invited to come
around 10 Convention Han without pad
locks on its wallets. All those who can't
spare the time TO mingIe with the festive
throng on the floor may leave their
money with the board Of control or stick
it under the door if the board is out 10
lunch Donors Of 500 or more viii be re-
waTded by having their names printed in
some newspaper
As the hour Of closing wakes nearer
and nearer. the fun viii become faster
and more furious. All loose household
furniture, brie-a-bFae. and peanuts nor
already disposed of VIII on Wednesday
evening be passed of on the visitors at
whatever prices can be obtained
Only Bona Eide Bids.
The auction viii be conducted by the
board OF control, and the management has
promised that no bids viii be made that
are not bona hde. This protection VIII
assure the would-per-chance-b purchaser
that he is getting a real run for his
money and not bucktng against the
house"
President b F. Smith yesterday called
attention to the fact that the demand for
season tickets sun continues. The anaia-
bic president of the fair has made this
announcement several times before, but
II has been lost In the shuttle. as it were.
Why people at this late day should be
willing 10 pay 81 for a ticket 20 attend
the fair Is cents worth of times is ex-
piainable on the ground that there is a
house attached in some manner to these
season tickets No one seems 10 know
Just how, but there is a general impress
sion that the serial numbers on the
tickets mean something. Perhaps an ex-
planation win eome later.
One OF the most popular Innovations of
the late days of the fair have been the
brain-storm cocktails served at one of
the booths in the main hall. To the un-
uiated 1t Is we'll to state that there Is no
more harmless beverage extant It is
made by sprinkling a little lemon on
"a piece of ice and letting it Thaw.
No Special Programmes.
No special programme has been planned
for either tonight tomorrow, or the
closing evening. There Is no need OF
programme, and anything in the way Of
additional features would be sure to dis
tract the attention of the visitors from
the main business of the evening-the
practice of the profession Of the cheerful
giver. The management Will see TO il
that nothing win be done TO make it
harder for the patrons.
Come early. spend all you have, and
make room for the others who stiI have
ear fare