Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1907-06-26
PLAZA FETE
BIG SUCCESS
Total Receipts Will
Average About
$500
DANCE WAS A FEATURE
Weather Was Perfect and
Attendance Exceeded All
Former Events.

The Plaza presented scene of I'M
usual attractiveness yesterday even
ing and last night when the annual
fete was held there under the aus
pices of the Woman's Board of Trade
The park was thronged during the
time the al fresco event was in prog
ress and it is estimated that the
crowd, while the affair was at its
height numbered close to 1000. The
receipts from the various sources Of
revenue will be between $400 and
$500, and including the vaudeville per-
formance at the court house week
ago will total at least 5000.
Everything combined to make the
fete a success, and even the weather
was on its good behavior. The affair
was to have been held last week, but
was postponed on account of the un-
seasonable weather then prevailing,
and it was well that it had been de-
ferred week because it rained all
piter Pluvius did not thrown any fur
ther obstacles in the way and the
weather could not have been more
proptious for An outdoor entertain
ment
Extra electric lights were provided
to illuminate the Plaza. Booths and
stands Of various kinds dotted the
grounds and all were we'll patronized.
The rummage sale, which has been
an annual feature, began several
hours before the fete proper and the
divers and sundry wares found ready
purchasers. The stock on hand was
almost entirely exhausted by the time
the other attractions were thrown
open. Some rare bargains were Sc.
cured as all Of the articles sold were
disposed of at figures much less than
their actual value.
Various Stands Well Patronized
The refreshment stands found lib.
eral patronage as the weather was
warm enough to be conducive to the
sale of ice cream and cooling drinks
The Fischer and Ireland drug stores
in accordance with their usual custom
closed their soda fountains SO as not
to interfere with the receipts Of the re-
freshment stands. Cigars and cigar
cites were also sold on the grounds
and a bevy of pretty girls did thirty
ing business selling boutonnieres.
The Country Store came in for
it's share of patronage, and was forced
to quit business before the fete ended
Staple articles of various kinds were
disposed of which had been donated
by local merchants and included in
the stock were ten sacks of flour. Re
gardless Of the value of the goods dis
played in the store, tickets in sealed
envelopes were sold at dime apiece
which entitled the purchasers to the
wares bearing corresponding numbers
Mrs. r. B. Catron has in former
years given Spanish supper in con
nection with the annual Plaza fete
but this time she presided at a ba
zaar stocked with pretty things col
lected in her travels in Europe
Everything offered for sale was i'm
ported even to the cigars and cigar
cites. Gypsy fortune tellers in thei,
picturesque costumes gave a cosmo
politan appearance to the scene ant
when their palms were crossed with
coin enabled their patrons to take {
peep into the future. The extent q
the peep depended upon the liberality
of the patron and the good fortune
in store was gauged accordingly.
Music by Band.
Professor Perez's band gave splen
did concert which served to enliver
the occasion and the music was great
ly appreciated. After the fete CLOSED
a dance was held in the big dining
room of the Palace Hotel, which was
well attended and proved source O.
quite a little revenue. Refreshments
were served free of charge. Music
for the dance was furnished by Nor
rison's orchestra
The matrons and maids who assisted
at the fete took hold Of it with theil
characteristic energy and it was dut
largely to their efforts that the projec
was made complete success.
The following were chairmen Of thu
several committees, each of whom hat
corps of able assistants:
Rummage sale committee, Mrs c
A. Haynes; country store committee
4 Mrs. A. ]. Fischer; bazaar committee
Mrs. T. B. Catron; gypsy committee
Mrs. r. ]. Palen; ice cream commit
tee, Mrs. E. Thomas lemonade com
mittee, Mrs. H. s. Kaune; candy com
mittee, Miss Mamie Simmonds; bal