Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-05-03
PROMENADE AND BALL
Festivities at Convention Hall
Come to a Close.
EIGHT HUNDRED DANCERS
Brilliant Wind-Up Of the Masonic
Fair.
GRAND MARCH OCCURS AT 8 P. M.
The Net Receipts Regarded as Very
Satisfactory by the Management
Temple Assured.
MARCH OCCURS ATOP. M.

| With a promenade concert and ball last
| night, attended by some Of Washington's
| fairest bellies and most prominent young
| men, with a large contingent representa-
tive of the business community, the Ma
sonic fair Of 1907 in Convention Hall came
| to close and thus ended what many have
pronounced the most successful fair ever
held in the District of Columbia, financial
| ly, fraternally and socially.
| The pretty girls who had been on hand
the previous two weeks to entice the
nickels, dimes and quarters that had been
| saved up for cigars, in exchange for
| voices were present last night, but the
book of voices had been exchanged for
| a dance program, and when girl smiled
| 1t was not accepted as a draught on bank
| account.
Workinen had cleared away all the gold
! mines-otherwise known as booths-from
| the center of the hall, leaving only in the
center one large round stand where a
music out of about thirty instruments. The
| removal of the central booths gave great
| er opportunity to appreciate the decorations
| Of the hall and ceiling, and the myrlads OF
! electric lights resembled twinkling stars.
| Everybody looked expectantly for the ap-
pearance Of the moon.
Many hundreds of couples tr1pped the
| light fantastic toe last evening from UNI
| til IL o'clock-or, at least, some tripped,
| while some hoped, others slid, still otn-
| ers gided and still others-well. just got
along sometimes on their own feet and
sometimes on those of other people. The
girl who asks near the conclusion OF a
| dance whether 1t was waltz or a two
| step was there. as was the girl who azores
the dreamy waltz" But with the excellent
| music, waxed floor gay people and Ma
| sonic blessing, all the visitors declared
| they had a pleasant time.
Begins With Grand March.
The ball was started at o'clock by
grand march led by B. F. Smith, president
| of the board of control of the fair, &C
companied by Mrs. Smith, and following
| this lead came over 400 couples. With the
practice most Of them had obtained in
gliding about the floor the previous fair
nights, the dancers carried out many diff
march, besides President Smith and his
| wife, were: J. H. Small, jr., and daughter,
Frank r. Underwood and Miss Mae Grace,
| Greed NJ. Fulton and daughter, Lem Towers
| DR.. Frank E. Gibson and mother, J. A.
| Sample, Harry Stamford, Henry A. john
son, w. H. Franklin and others.
Mrs. B. F. Smith wore handsome cos
| tune of black fishnet, heavily embroidered
| in black jet, the bodice being made with
| a deep yoke of rare old white lace. Miss
Anna Fulton wore an empire gown OF
white crepe de chine, trimmed with gold
| lace and pink velvet. Miss Small wore a
charming princess gown Of white lace made
over white silk; Mrs. H. T. Wheeler, white
| satin and pearls; Mrs. John F. Gibson,
black net; Mrs. Roe Fulkerson. white crepe
| de chine and lace; Miss Carry Lewis, white
| lace made over white silk; Miss Mae Grace,
| pink crepe de chine; Miss Violette Pick
| erell, white net and lace; Miss Eta Austin,
| pale blue and white chiffon, made over
blue silk; Mrs. A. Hudson, black net;
Miss r. Bartlett, violet and white chif-
| fon, made princess over violet silk; Mrs.
Holiday, white batiste and lace; Mrs w.
| c. Lambert, white point d'esprit; Mrs.
Bert Riddle, Powered chiffon over white,
and Mrs. Charles Long, black lace.
Committee in Charge.
| The committee in charge consisted Of:
Floor manager, F. R. Underwood; assist
ants, Lem Towers, jr., Thomas p Morgan,
John Speed Smith, w. r. Garrett, Leslie
Cramer, A. s. Mccoy, W. 8. Wadley, A. H.
Young, Louis A. Dent, Frank E. Gibson,
W. c. Jones, H. s. Schlosser, Roe Fulker
son. Louis c. Wilson, w. H. Wunder and
Nat B. Fugitt.
1.-The profits of this fair insure US enough
/ money to begin building, and we will finish
i and furnish the new Masonic Temple in
| the best STYLE" declared President B. F.
| Smith last night to Star reporter. 1.-THE
| money from the fair is net all in, and we
! have not made a balance between the re-
| ceipts and expenditures but l see no reason
! now for changing the estimate made pre-
| viously that we will net about $4,000. The
| support of the public of Washington has
| been magnificent and generous and, despite
| the fact that we had some bad weather,
the attendance every night very large,
ranging from 1000 to 10000 people We ap-
preclate the patronage of the people Of the
city and we hope to reward them by build
| ing a temple of which they will be proud
Stock Subscriptions.
The stock subscription committee, Tom
| c. Moves chairman, in connection with the
Masonic fair celebrated the close of the
| ceremonies last night by passing the $1,000
| mark in subscriptions to the temple stock.
| This does not mean the close of the work
of the committee. however the gather
ing of subscriptions for stock will keep
| right on up to the time of the closing of
| the accounts Of the fair, several months
| In the future.
The committee has received the following
| additional subscriptions:
| Previously reported. ..............$6,41 AT. Is
| w. A. Haley. NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. 5000
| Greed NJ. Fulton, Lafayette Lodge. 25O.OO
! j. A. Huston. National Lodge. ..... 1000
! Geo. N. Grymes, National Lodge. 1000
c. c. Rogers, Federal Lodge. ..... 1000
Francis Nye, Federal Lodge........ 1000
| Richard D. Simms, st. Johns Lodge 10000
Jas R. Lusby, Kensington Lodge. 1000
W. A. Hopkins, Lafayette Lodge. 1000
j. Ramsay hewitt, Acacia Lodge. 1000
S. Roche. NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. 1000
! H. H. Barker. Federal Lodge. ...... 5000
| Alonzo Tweedale Harmony Lodge. 1000