Perth Amboy evening news., 1907-11-21
Bazaar Opens With
Attend lance
Very Large.
SURE SUCCESS

The first night of the floral fair
held in the chapel under the au-
spices of the ladies of the First Pres
byterian Church proved great sue
cess, and there was an extremely
large attendance.
There are six 6ooths beautifully
decorated with roses. morning glor-
les. black-eyed daisies, pinks, chry-
santhemums and wistaria, respec-
lively
At the china booth, Mrs. Joseph
G. Burns has charge, assisted by Mrs.
G. w. Tyrrell, Mrs. H. H. Petz, Mrs.
c. c Baldwin, Mrs James Stafford
and Mrs. William Davis Here dainty
china ware, unique in design and
delicately wrought, may be seen.
Pink carnations are artistically en-
twined on the lattice work of this
booth.
The linen booth, with its chry-
santhemum trimmings presents a
charming appearance. Pillows, en-
broideries, and lace are displayed
Mrs. John Halpin is in charge, assist
ed by Mrs j. Brown, Mrs. Richard G.
Betchel, Mrs. s. f. Shull, Mrs ]. J.
Deitche, Mrs. William Murdoch, Mrs.
Henry Petty. Mrs. A. Mount, and
Mrs. A. l.. Ramsay.
Next comes the candy booth where
dainty sweetmeats are spread to
tempt the appetite. Here the lovely
| wistaria is hung in rich profusion.
| Mrs. Arthur Graham, assisted by Mrs.
Arthur Sofield, Mrs. Theodore Blood
good, Mrs s. j. Mason. and Mrs.
Charles w. Barnekov. have charge.
After passing this booth. visitors
come to the Old Dutch Mill" most
interesting feature of the fair. Here,
beneath the big spreading arms of
the mill, attendants in dainty white
Dutch bonnets, white scarfs and
white aprons, wait upon the wants
of the epicure, who may enjoy chick
en-, shrimp, salmon or lobster salads,
and other deicacies. Tea, coffee
and sandwiches arc also for sale
/ here Mrs. Alfred H. Crowell super
intends the operations The West
minister Model Cook Book. with it's
many recipes for appetizing dishes.
is for sale. Mrs. Edward Proctor.
Mrs. o. w Ramsay. Mrs. Mutt, Mrs.
F. J. B. Kelley. Mrs. F. A. Seam IN,
Mrs Gridley. Mrs. Charles Edwards,
Mrs G.. L. Straub and Mrs Theodore
Degenring assist, as well as a beyy
of Misses
In the centre of the room stands
the fancy booth. where roses cling in
abundance Beautiful enbroideries,
hand worked pillows. laces of the
finest quality and fancy work of
every description is displayed. Mrs.
William Griswold. assisted by Mrs. S.
Riddlestorfer, Mrs. W. T. Stacey,
Mrs. Herbert Dayton and Mrs. Ro-
bert Gill, are in attendance.
booth extremely attractive is the
mystery booth, decorated with morn
ing glories Lovely tulips nod their
heads at you and you pick your
choice. At the end of these flowers
buried in Sawdust you find your
prize You may get a picture book
a rag baby or perhaps lemon. Mrs
Frances Brace has charge, assisted by
the Misses Anna McClymont, Eliza
beth Seaman, Ada Hulsizcr, Eliza
beth De Hamm, Frances Hunt, Ed
ythe Boehm. and Lillian De Hamm.
Next they have a fruit booth
where products of the soil, the bush
the tree and the vine, are displayed
both in their natural state and pre-
served. This is decorated with black
eyes daisies and Mrs. Ira Grouse is il
charge. Her assistants are Mrs. Ro
,bert Porter. Mrs. Roy Minton, Mrs
i F. Dorsey, Mrs. Dwyer. Mrs. a. Mil
ler Mrs. Andrew Tappen and Mrs
Frank DruckenmilIer.
Ice cream and cake were served
by Mrs. William Meshrow and her as
Sistants.
1t is predicted that the attendance
during the three days and nights
will be the largest yet at this annua
event. 1t will end Friday night.
More than 10000 people IN this
vicinity read the EVENING NEWS.