The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1907-02-15
SMaoRXSo SUCCESS
Episcopal al Ladies' S5Oemcnstration
Sale, and entertainments Furnish


q fair and give the manufacturers Of the
country an opportunity to- furnish sap lm1
pies of their goods and advertising mat
ter, oand. display them, ,tastefully, ex-
planning them, and sell such ar articles as
were donated fer that purpose After
three months of preparatory work, the
sale was held Feb. g., Is 8, 3 and IL and
was grand success Oyer one hundred
firms contributed goods, some a few ar
ticles, others q large number and, some
sold articles to the ladies at a.. nominal i9 piq
price. ,-....f5....-...,a srser s.,,-q,gs I
The sale was held in the buildings
formerly used by the New York Racket
store on East Main. street and they
were transformed. into "a, .fairyland
under the direction. Of Mrs. N, D. Roth
who planned the decorations and styles
for the different booths ia which the
ysriops articles. were displayed and
sold Near the west door was a large
MISCELLANEOUS booth" in r charge of
Mrs y Virgins, Mrs. Geek and Mrs.
C1reenman, in which hardware, stoves,
Zimmerman ball bats, Bentley snow
shoyels, Christy spstulas, The Delinea-
tor and Ladies Home Companion, Bes-
wick's Dust-to-Go sweeping powder,
Robbins dining room table were offered,
the booth being a military affair, flags
being used.
The Larkin Co. sent donation lit
tie late, but in few hours after it
reached 0wosso it was in a special
booth, trimmed by Mrs. Matte War
rem, Miss Young, Mrs. Emma Moore
and Mrs John H. Evans and the soaps,
perfumes. etc, were entirely disposed
of. A drug booth" over which Mrs S.
T. Van Dusen, Mrs. F. j. Mcdonnell
and Alma Krogman presided was in
violet and white with feur de lis flow
ers made by Mrs Van Dusen, and the
articles offered were the Collins face
cream, Beeman's gum, Carpenter and
new skin court plasters, tooth powders
etc.
A large and comfortable booth on the
left side of the west store trimmed in
pink and white was used by Mrs. +. M.
Grove and Mrs. Haggart and their as
sistants in serving ice cream and next
to this was cozy corner in cherry
blossoms and umbrellas where Japanese
maidens in charge of Mrs. +. M. Ter
bush and Mrs. Flanders made elegant
cups of tea, coffee and cocoa, the Peri
Wala and Lipton's teas being used,
Blookers, the leading make Of cocoa,
and Bancroft House and Lighthouse
coffee E III
The grocery store" in Christmas
wreaths and bells was full of dozens of
good things including Crescent maple
syrup furnished by the Michigan Maple
Syrup Co., of Kaleaska, Durkee's spices,
Libbey's pork and beans. Martin Wag-
ner Cos. Kidney beans, Francis Leg
gets bird seed, hulled corn, Voigt GER
cal food, Appetite, Triscuit and Lake
Odessa Crescent Corn and Wheat flakes,
Pressing & Orr Cos. goods. Coldren
Tipped jar rings, United States horse
radish, DR.. Prices we'll known breakfast
food, and many other well known
articles. Mrs. A. l.. Arnold, Mrs. Geo.
Bell, Mrs. Geo. Smith and Mrs. Freder-
lex Apps made excellent salesladies.
The Candy booth" in valentine de-
corations in charge of Mrs. Fred
Storrer and Mrs. c. II. Cossitt was
crowded with purchasers, who secured
the sweetest and best home made
candies, popcorn and sailed peanuts,
the latter prepared and donated by
Geo. Bell. 1sntsa susC l.BdmsH \
A hame made merry-g go: round jim
charge of Mrs, Will Eggleston and Mrs.
Fred Chapel furnished fin and prizes
for 'grabbers!S5e7i5 93t7B .yIejsrs !
The Shattuck music house, displayed
their )Autopjaup/ and graphopho9es
and contributed much to the ENJOYING t
of the fair, especially to the young
folks Mrs J. N; Beck with and Frank
Evans were in charge. -.
/ The bakery was D center Of attrac-
ton for the many good things displayed
and offered for sale by Mrs. Geo. -Fauth
ana MS4Glynn Williams, 4 The Albion,
Msaelia and Old Horaestesd flour-were
used in Neutrality-suspicious. madebeked
goods. -sssW
VI The Bissell's carpet sweeper contest
was interesting, the sweeper donated
being wop fpy4MrsA o., J. Macsey as
owossos neate# hotRskeeper. 900
The 'Fadville Sewing Circle '.put Oh
e evenings by fifteen of the+ledies
'thgdiectiogef Fred Chapeittvas
sattsacti6h5add the different
% excellently taken Blythe la
s~sassa
.sJ~aith
served Thursday andSat-
{nder the direction Of
'ford and Mrs.rSEd.
uized by crowds Of
lied with thelbest
,e ladies ofS the
sted in setving
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