The Washington herald., 1907-04-04
GETTING READY FOR BIG FAIR
Masonic Lodge Committees Working
Hard to Perfect Plans.
Reports from All ChaIrmen Indicate
That Enterprise WIZ Prove
Success Hoped For.

The various lodge committees in charge
Of booths are this week perfecting plans
for the Masonic fair. and as the time OF
opening draws near the reports are more
and more encouraging. The attendance
at all committee meetings is larger, and
the earnest desire Of every one to make
the enterprise a success is more appa-
rent each day. Lafayette Lodge held its
weekly meeting at Masonic Temple. and
when Chairman James l.. Marshall called
the meeting 10 order there were eighty
six ladies and a large number of lodge
members present
Lafayette Lodge is TO have charge of
the lunch room. which is to be located in
the big booth Immediately to the right Of
the main entrance Of Convention Hall. and
Is 10 be conducted under the MANAGEMENT
OF n S. Selden. Past experience has shown
that large force Of assistants will be
required during the two weeks Of the
fair, and the final arrangements and as
signments Of nights for attendance were
made at this meeting. Manager SeIden
announced that practically everything to
be sold In the lunch room had been do
mated, including bread. coffee, butter,
and other supplies. Mr.. Selden also dis
tributed handsome white and gold badges
10 tho lady assistants. After the busi-
ness meeting. the remainder of the even
ing was spent Ia social diversions. Vocal
selections were rendered by the Philhar-
monte Quartet. Of the ladies' commit
tee-Mrs De 70. Mrs. Hollingsworth. Miss
Chenoweth, and Mrs. HoHand-and by the
lodge choir-Messrs. Palmer, Simons, Rod
rick. and Holland.
Chairman L. D. Carman, OF the dancing
palace. threatens to issue a special paper,
TO be devoted 10 the affairs Of the palace
in opposition to the Masonic Fair News
At the weekly meeting Of the Harmony
Lodge committee. Dr. Carman made this
announcement: Charles r. Sudwarth has
been selected as the official printer Of the
dancing palace. lie will have general
charge OF the paper to be issued nightly.
entitled Palace Scandal This paper will
be circulated free of charge within the
palace, and viii contain morceaux, cpl
grams. choice gossip, merry and joyous
tales, spicy personals, and sparkling bilious
|of wit, recording in a sprightly and enter
tanning manner the happenings within the
dancing halls. The board Of editors is
composed OF Roe Fulkerson, Arthur G.
BIoomer. and ". c. Babcock."
The dancing palace committee also
promises something unique in the way Of
badges. Original designs have been OBJ
tanned and viii be widely different from
those ordinarily used on occasions Of this
kind. The megaphOne quartet. which is
70 be an attraction at the palace, is COM
posed Of Irving c. Norwood, Henry b
Hanford, George Miller. and Guy V. Col
Inns. 1t is announced that they viii
spring some surprises in the way of an
.nouncements and songs on visitors at the
fair.
Bethlehem Chapter. o. E. S, is to have
a share of the combined booth, which has
been assigned 10 four bodies of that order.
and is to make a speciality of aprons and
fancy articles. It's committee IS actively
at work stocking up the booth, with prom
Use OF success in turning IN their proper
tiOnate share of the receipts.