Evening journal., 1908-09-08
CHARITY FETE AT
WILDCAT MANOR
Hum Family, Of Philadelphia,
Have a Delightful Fair to
Help the Palmer Home

Special TO THE EVENING JOURNAL.
DOVER. Sept. s.-"wildeat Manor" tive
miles below Dover on the ST. Jones. was
the scene OF a great open-air fair for char
ity. yesterday and last evening. and
crowds from every neighboring town and
countryside gathered at the old farm.
The beautiful sloplng lawn which Is
kept in fine condition by the Hum family
Of Philadelphians who make this their
summer home. was all aglow with decora-
tions OF flags, bunting and flowers. while
in the evening vari-coiored lights shone
out and were mirrored across the river in
the moonlit water.
At large tent. old-fashioned clam
chowder, made under the century-oid
recipe Of the Hunns. was served, hot, from
a kettle boiling on a tripod on the lawn.
Coffee also boiled outside. gypsy-fashion,
was served steaming hot.
over 1000 sandwiches which had been
prepared were soon exhausted. while the
pleasure beats loaned out for hire were
always fun OF singing, shouting and
laughing young people. A Philadelphia
fortune-teller, a regular Mahatma, en-
gagged specially for the occasion, told the
Delawareans who patronized her by the
score how they were going 10 cross water
meet trouble, make much coin and then
lose it and finally meet JOY and gladness
divided her earnings with the Palmer
Home committee.
Fancy work tables. containing valuableu
to the housewife donated from every.
where. were largely patronized. The Phil.
adelphia department stores were we'll rep
resented In the giving of these donations
Many prominent Dover women OF th'
Kings Daughters who built the Palmer
Home, were actively assisting Miss Lydia
Hum, the promoter of the affair Will
T. Cooper the Misses Cooper, and otheri
OF Camden, Delaware. A continuous omni
bus line was run from Dover.
Miss Ella Wallace Of Philadelphia,
was in charge Of the fancy table; Miss
Bessie Jenkins Of Camden, had the
preserves and canned goods booth;
Miss Mary Hum Of Philadelphia, and
Miss Virginia Jacobs OF Dover, had the
dolls; Miss Madge Leiber OF Philadel-
phia, and Miss Jennie Hinsley OF Cam.
den. were at the soap booth; Miss Mary
Williams Of Philadelphia. was the
fortune teller; Mrs. Margaret HUM Of
Philadelphia. had in charge the toa
booth; the Junior Missionary Society
OF Camden, directed by Mrs. Ignatlui
4 7. Cooper superintended the ice cream
tent; Misses Virginia and Doroth,
Keeney Of Philadelphia managed III
chowder tables: Amanda Jenkins o
Dover, and Margaret Hoey OF Dover
dispensed the lemonade and root bee
from a tent of corn blades; Miss En-
ma Mcbride of Camden, and Mis-
Katherine HUM OF Philadelphia, sho9l
the plum tree and guarded the sache
tables; Mrs. z. II. Atkinson. Mrs ]
3. Bice and Mrs. William S. Hamas
Of Dover, managed the sandwiH
stands.
Prominent guests pccsent from
distance were Mrs. f. NJ. HUM Of New
York; Mrs. J. e. Huney of Railway
! N. j.; Mr.. and Mrs Frank Hall o.
/ Pennsylvania; Ella Shreve Wallace o
/ Philadelphia; z. z. Beers Of Elmira
/ ~ Y. and Mrs. Beers; Mrs w. T
Watson of Baltimore; John w. Cutler
| of Boston; Mary r. Ponder OF Balti
more; Charles and Sallie Farley o.
/ Philadelphia, and Madge Leiber o
Philadelphia.
The guests all registered in a log
book. after the custom Of the Societ,
Of Friends.