The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1907-04-24
UMBRELLA CHECKS
PROVE A MINT
At THE FAIR

Neither wind nor rain were sufficient
to dampen the ardor of Masonic fair
goers last night. and they turned out
some 3. 100 strong in celebration of Vir-
ginia night
Last nights wind blew thousands Of
dimes into the Golfers of the fair, via
the hat and umbrella check route. Prac-
tically every one who made the trip
to Convention Hall carried with him
either an umbrella or raincoat. Ia many
case they carried both, and as a result
.'Cy'' Coombs Of the committee on pub
lie comfort and order, and his score OF
assistants. ali OF whom are employed in
the city Postofice, were kept busy from
the moment the doors swung open until
closing time.
Vendors OF voices" had an exception
ally prosperous evening. drawing niclkels
and dimes from the patrons Of-the fair
with the surety and skill resulting from
the many nights of practice they have
had since the opening OF the flsiT. Par
ucularly fortunate were the young Ia
dies who sold chances on the parlOr,
dining room and kitchen suites donated
by local furniture establishments.
elimination of Romance.
These suites. by the way, were the.
cause OF Fastening the happy culmina-
ton of at least one romance.
Early in the evening, there wandered
through the suites a young man wear
ing his Sunday best and a self-satisfed
smile which told more plainly than
words that the berufhed young miss at
his side vas his ideal of femininity. AS
they wandered through the furnished
rooms. they blushed. They b4ushed still
more wildly when urged to buy voice
on the suite.
'sWhat would we 10 yith it, even il
we WOn2' he asked the young woman
with the voices" but hardly had the
words been spoken when his eyes be
gan to sparkle in a way which lndi-
Gated that an idea, the Carrying out Of
which required great moral courage,
had come TO him.
Took Her Of in Corner.
Leading the girl TO the lunch room.
just, to the left o. TIM suite. he steered
her to a table of in one corner, and
began a conversation which he evident
" did not wish to he overheard.
Fifteen minutes later the couple again
sought out the young women selling
voices on the furnished suite. the young
man hanG1ng her a piece Of currency
marked with a large ~"
I've found out what VIC could 90
with that suite if we win it, he started
IN fitting out nice little fiat that we
are going to occupy in the near future.
We just settled the question over there
in the lunch room, and you may give
me s. worth of voices. WhOOpeei I'm
so happy you could sell me the whole
fair outright, If I had the money. Hur-
rah for the fair, anyhow.
And as the young woman with the
voices watched them walk away, arm in
arm, she musingly stFOked the five dol
lar bill. Well, said she. what do
YOU think of that? Indeed, I hope they
win.
Grand Master Quinn Speaks.
Last nights festivities were opened
with a grand march by a representative
Masonic delegation from Virginia, head
ed by Grand Master Sylvauus J. Quinn
The latter also delivered tie principal
address Of the evening IN place of Gov
ernOr Swanson who was unaVOidably
detained. owing to the pressure of mat
ters pertaining to the jamestown Expo
sition.
Tonight is Shrine Night and tht
mobiles OF Almas Temple led by Franz
A. Sebring. potentate, viii travel the
hot sands Of the desert from NatiOna
Rifles ArmOry to Convention Hall, es-
corted with due ceremony by a detail
of sir knights from Potomac Comman
derry, No. 3 The Arab Patrol of Almas
Temple viii act as special escort q
Potentate Sebring. The mobiles of tn,
Red Fee viii make things hum upor
their arrival at the oasis of Convention
Hall, and IL is expected that Monday
nights record of attendance viii bt
exceeded Lulu Temple. Philadelphia
and Zembo Temple, Harrisburg, have
also been invited.