Los Angeles herald., 1908-06-02
CHURCH FETE BEGINS
IN BEAUTIFUL PARK
GROUNDS AROUND BUILDING
SCENE OF BEAUTY
Annual Bazaar Opened by Mayor, Who
Delivers Address to Members.
Many Pretty Booths At
tract Attention

Amid a fairylike scene, with many
colored lights and beautiful maidens,
the Holy Cross bazaar and lawn fete
was opened last night with large
attendance.
The fete was formally opened with
program of addresses, including
Mayor Harper A. j. Wallace, Anthony
Schwamm, George Alexander and for
mer Chief of Police Glass. Vocal mu-
sic was rendered by a male quartet
and instrumental music was given dur
ing the evening by Smiths orchestra.
The large church grounds were
transformed into a beautiful scene last
night. with gay colored Japanese Ian
terms swinging in the breeze. The
grounds had been canvassed in and
different booths erected in the shapes
of rural bungalows, covered with
green boughs, and also booths were
arranged under the large trees.
Rev. Thomas F. Fahey, the pastor,
who has had supervision of all the
plans, has arranged many novelties
which were greatly admired last night.
Many pink artificial flowers were ar
ranged about the children's and dolls
booth, which was one of the attractive
ones of the evening. DR.. and Mrs.
Theme were in charge, assisted by
Mesdames d. Fitzgerald and McCul-
len The st. Anthony's branch of the
this booth.
ST. Josephs booth was devoted to re-
ligious art and pictures, and was in
charge of Mrs. Frank Koch, Miss M.
Chandler. Miss D. Keating and Miss
b. Cleber.
st. Cecelias society had charge of
the handkerchiefs and fancy articles,
arranged In a pretty booth of green
boughs, in charge of Mrs. A. T. O'Neil,
Mrs. r. w. Hagan and Mrs. J. j. Paul.
Adjoining this was the st. Rose booth
of fancy articles, with Misses Emma
Oswald, Adaline Mullin and Mary
Bradford In charge.
The Japanese tea garden was one
of the attractions of the evening, with
the young women in dainty Japanese
costumes. The Sacred Heart society
had charge under the direction of Mrs.
]. Shabaker, Mrs f. l.. Anton and
Miss Green, Mrs. Dennison, Mrs. Perne,
Mrs. Young and Miss Penne.
Fancy Apron Booth
st. Mary's guild had charge of a
dainty apron booth under the direc-
ton of Mrs. John Riddle, Mrs. Henry
Mcmahon, Mrs. Schwab and Mrs. j.
Seherer.
Joseph Stein, assisted by several
women from the cathedral parish. had
charge of the cigar stand. st. Aloysius
society OF DOyS cOnuuCteu tLc lciHOiiduc
stand, under the management of Kings
ley Meezenhuber, Arthur Prefer. Eu-
gene Metz and Edward Earl
The dining room, arranged under the
spreading boughs of the trees, was In
charge OF st. Elizabeth's guild, with
Mesdames l.. Meezenhuber, j. Prefer
and j. Kayer in direction, assisted by
Misses A. Wagner, Margaret McClain,
Alice Flood, Annie Sloan, Helen Smith,
Katherine Meezenhuber, Clementina
Donahue. These young women were
attired as pretty Dutch girls with white
caps and red dresses.
Miss Della Fahey presided oyer the
floral booths, assisted by Misses Mary
McGrath and Elizabeth Kiinkhammer
Miss Callaghan presided over the for
tune telling booth.
John Thill and Karl Scherer con-
Quoted a shooting gallery. and Milton
Dennison had charge Of the donkey
drive.