Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-05-18

! young, people of st. Stephens Episcopal
Church. 1t was of the quaintest and
most attractive of all the performances.
The entertainment was given for the benefit
ance was under the direction of Mrs. N. D.
Drexei. The rector of st. Stephens, Rev.
G; F. Dudley. had charge of the music,
which was entirely Japanese in character.
| In the ceremony itself the customs of old
| Japan were carefully followed The bridal
party consisted of the following: Bride Miss
jr.: brides parents. Mr.. Richard Edmonds
! and Miss Dollie Loud; grooms parents, Mr.
Henry Tailmadge and Miss Hood; go-bs-
Misses Elizabeth Beale. Clara Beall, Vir-
ginia Berry, Ruth Bowie, Louise Traylor,
Bessie Jolly, Josephine HEREFORD, Anna
Heyl Ethel Hillyer, Tlsie Lower and Eliza
the .'Mikado." Comes a Train of Little
Three Little Maids" Misses L. Trayi l
| A. Barnes and e. Jolly; Japanese song
and and dance, Minnie saxton and Elizabeth
Forney; solo, "Mimosa San,' by Miss
Teresa Drexel; a solo, Japanese Lullaby"
| by Miss Anna Heyl; solo from San Toy"
.Rhoda and the Pagoda." Miss A; Barnes;
I and trio from tSe NM h
koko, Pitt Sing and Pooh Ball." Mr.. Wes-
| ley Peckham, Miss A. Barnes and Mr.. H.
II. Tallmadge.
Japanese tea was also given the bev-
| erage being served both hot and iced and
| sold cup and all If desired. The refresh
me o were ee dispensed by girls dressed in
| surrounded by gorgeous japanese decora-
| lions.
/ The Prisoners Aid Society, of which c. A.
! Massie is the agent, had a refreshment
booth, where tea, cakes. candy and pastry
| were dispensed. The booth was tn charge
| of Miss Jackson. Miss Johnson. Miss Young
| Miss Rachel Levy, Mrs. keath, Mrs. Law
| man and Mrs. Thompson.
Institute for the Blind.
One Of the most interesting of all the dis
plays was that of the Columbia Polytechnic
! Institute for the Blind. where the public
had a chance to see the blind operating
power machines.
The process of making a book including
| folding, stitching and trimming and the
printing of souvenir postals was shown as
| 1t is done at the Institution. Each visitor
| was presented with book made at the
booth
There was also an exhibition of typewrit-
ing from dictatfon, and there was great
variety of beautiful fancy articles and rugs
with quaint designs woven into them. all
the handiwork of skilled though sightless
artists.
For years the friends of the blind have
commended that as machinery displaced
handicraft the opportunities for the blind
would be eurtailed, but the exhibition
was demonstration that the operating of
ticable, but an assured success.
Two large tents were erected, one Of
which was the workshop and power plant.
and the other In charge of delegation of
young people from DR.. Fishburn's church,
who served ice cream and cake and sold
candy. Mr.. and Mrs. j. H. Fishback were
in charge of the tent yesterday and Lieut..
Col. Emory LASER is in charge today The
Columbia Polytechnic Institute Is solving
problem for the blind people throughout
the United States as wen as in the Dis
trict of Columbia, 1t is explained, and its
display met with well-deserved success.
County Fair Treat.
For unadulterated fun the county fair"
| for the benefit of George Washington Uni
versity Hospital by its board of lady man
ayers. was an unqualified success.
Every mirth-provoking feature of an old
time county fair was reproduced. Animal
show posters were loaned by Ringing
Bros. also large collection of poultry and
birds from Schmidts. A shooting gallery