Newark evening star and Newark advertiser., 1909-12-14
GIRLS OF EDISON
WORKS, HARRISON,
Open BIG BAZAR
Gamma Epsilon Club OF Newark
Y. w. c. A. Offers Many At
fractions at Booths.

A large bazar was opened at the Cen
eral Electric Company's plant, in Har-
rison, last night, under the auspices of
the Gamma Epsilon Club, composed of
women. employees of the factory, under
the supervision OF Miss Mabel Easton,
extension secretary of the Newark
Young Womcn's Christian Association.
The fair was arranged by the execu-
tive committee of the club, of which
Miss Nellie E. Fink Is chairman, assist
ed by Miss Augusta Hardom, who had
charge of the decorations; Miss Esther
Jones, president Of the club; Miss Meta
Andlauer, Mrs. Eva Nickerson, Miss
Lucy Miller, Miss Anna Hauer, Miss
Elsie Joithe Miss Anna Zimmerman,
Miss Louise Weimer, Miss Minnie Kor-
tenhauer and Thomas Sheridan, the
latter a department manager at the
works.
The large room, the use of which
had been donated by the company, was
decorated in the club colors, red and
white, carried out in crepe paper anc
electric lights. The tea house, In charge
of Miss Flora Demming, Miss A. Nick
Beaver and Miss Lillian Moore, was
prettily decorated in Japanese style.
At the North Pole booth ice cream was
dispensed by Miss Edith Fricke, Miss
Emma Hague, Miss Mary Brown, Miss
Frieda Seile, Miss Sadie Spence and
Miss Anna McGee.
Postal cards appropriate to the sea-
son were in charge of Miss Cora Todd,
Miss Carrie Moeck, Miss Emma Stone,
Miss Julia Oberly and Miss Anna
Wittik. Homemade candies and cake
were sold by Miss Minnie Feiler, as
sisted by Miss Idella Berg, Miss Louise
Feiler Mrs. L. Goddu, Miss Elizabeth
Stunpf and Miss Sadie Crompton
Fancy articles made by the girls were
in charge of Miss c. Callaghan, Miss
Minnie Stopper. Miss Esther Jones
Miss Emma Ulrich and Miss Jessie
Perkins. A fruit stand. attractively ar
ranged, was presided over by Miss
Louise Burgomaster, Miss Dora Will
helm, Miss Bertha Stumpf, Miss Louise
Weimer, Miss Fannie Howe and Miss
Edna Meeker.
An oldfashioned country store, a,
which one could purchase pies and
JS4ilcS JUST llAc ilOtiteT uSeO 10 make
was under the supervision of Miss Hilda
Wahlgren, assisted by Miss Minnie
Obermeyer. Miss Lilly Rose, Miss
Mayme White, Miss Florence Field
Miss Lillian Denton and Miss Amelia
Etzel At the flower booth were Miss
Ada Seely, Miss Anna Contreu. Miss
Florence Valance and Miss Blanche
Bond
Considerable mystery surrounded the
picture gallery. where for one cent Miss
Nettie Post, Miss Sadie Whenyates OF
Miss Augusta Andlauer would permit
the anxious to enter. The grab-ba
with all the fun that the name indi-
Gates, was in charge of Miss Catherine
McDonough, Miss Adeline Van Ripper
Miss Elizabeth Babbit. Miss Minnie
Kortenhaus and the Misses Tillie and
Blanche Sopris. The gipsy fortune
teller, impersonated by Miss Ethe
Saunders, and the Red Cross stamI
booth. in charge of Miss Ethel Dusen.
berry, provided fun and education re.
spectively.
One OF the attractions at the freal
show in charge OF Thomas Sheridan
who also acted as barker" was the
| sinalle.t donkey in the world.
The fair will continue tonight and ar
| auction sale will be held tomorrow
night. The proceeds will be used tc
help furnish the new Industrial branci
room at the factory. which will b.
opened early in the new year, with Mis-!
Mabel Easton as secretary in charge