Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-04-25

last week. The fish in the pond were well
fed Sunday and are biting fine, and the
lunch room has put a plano in one OF Its
cakes, and the person who gets the slice
with the piano in it may keep 1t.
The moving picture show at the B. B.
French booth, at the south end Of the hall
is attracting big crowds nightly. The ha-
bitual fair goers-those who have attended
every nightmare 1t a practice to visit the
booth, where there Is nightly change OF
program.
The Hat Box" in charge of Cy
Coombs. assisted by Willie Larcomb, is one
o. the biggest mOney-makers of the fair.
You can always hear Willie shout, Watch
them in.' and this warning has in more
than one instance prevented errors. Up
to the present time. nothing has been lost,
and everybody has received back what they
put in. The attendants are all members Of
Uncle Sans letter carrier force. They are
thoroughly up to date in pigeon holing
stuff. owing to the years of experience at
the inaugural balls under Maj. ]. E. Bell.
Those assisting are: E. 8. Leman, A. M.
Fredericks. J. A. Gordon. George P. Baden.
Charles Weber A. E. Hamacher. r. Schrei-
ner, H. G. Tegler. Charles F. Rose, H. A.
E. GutshaL. George A. Barnett. 8. H.
stutzman. N. X. Eppley. George Bishop.
c. E. Scho6iey. H. A. Cumberland. George
I. Gallagher. E. Bridwell. E. c. Rollins. J.
B. Finagin. J. F. Barker, James Roux. s.
w. w. Creel, c. P. Shaw and C. Miller.
Fortune Telling Booth.
What is generally conceded to be par
ticularly diverting feature of the "stu-
pendous aggregation of novelties" presented
at the fair is the fortune.telling booth Of
"Old Madam Lingara." The madam is
fair and fat" but nothing like, the peren-
NAL forty winters. She is chic and glad
some person. and those who would know
their fate and fortune go to her. Her fore
casts up to date have been truly wonder
full. and have pointed out both dangers and
the way to success and wealth. Those in on
the secret declare that Madam Lingara,"
out of fair time hours is Mrs Caroline G.
Nye of the Treasury Department. Mrs.
Nye is prominent and active member of
the Order Of the Eastern Star. During the
height of the Alaska gold craze, Mrs. Nye
located at Dawson City. and while there.
during the most trying times. was honored
with blue lodge apron for signal seSyces
rendered.
The march composed by Charles G. Heit-
niger of this city. entitled The Director
General" is one Of the features of the mu-
steal program every evening. Mr. Heitinger
has donated one thousand copies to the fair
and they have been placed on sale at the
board Of control booths.
The voices last evening bestowed a
cake on Mrs. Felt at the combined o. FL 8.
booth, and a coral pin upon William Cox
of Mount Horeb Chapter, at Federal Lodge
booth.
For the Temple Fund.
Stiison Hutchins last evening made q cash
donation of $1,000 and Col. NJ. A: Winter
$500 to the temple fund, through President
B. F. Smith. 1t was promptly turned over
to Chairman Arthur C. Moses Of the cash
donations committee.
Secretary Wilson of the Department of
Agriculture visited with his son, Jasper
Wilson, at Federal Lodge booth last even
ing. He afterward took In all the attrac-
lions of the fair. The Secretary said 1t re-
minded him somewhat OF the last corn
palace" celebration at Sioux City, only Il
il finer.
A feature of the entertainment this even
ing viii be drill Of the Arab patrol OF