Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-08-15
AT COLONIAL BEACH
Busy Days Given to the Ma
sonic Fair.
GUESTS AT THE COTTAGES
Summer Pleasures Are Now at Their
Height.
MANY DAILY NEW ARRIVALS
Latchstring Hangs Out in Many
Homes-Launch News to
MANY DAILY NEW ARRIVALS
| Correspondence Of The star.

| COLONIAL BEACH, Va,
August II, 1909.
| The past week has been a busy one
for the Masonic fraternity, as the big
| fair to raise funds for a temple was
opened last Monday, after the arrival of
| the excursion boat, when William r.
| GUIDE. president of the Chamber of Com
merce of Washington. made the opening
| address. Rev. r. r. Phelps of the Epis-
copal Church here opened the ceremonies
with prayer and Deputy Grand Master
| C. C. Fields formally declared the fair
opened. Mayor Rudolph Watson also
made brief address. John l.. Martin,
general chairman, introduced the guests.
! The many booths are most artistically
decorated and a large crowd gathered
| there each night of the fair. The re-
freshment booth was in charge of Mrs.
w. F. Renshaw and Mrs. II. C. Rem
| shaw, who were assisted by Mrs Peters,
Mrs. H. T. Suit. Mrs. Hettie Heating,
Mrs. Sutton. Mrs. Shuttle and the Misses
| Gladys Miller. Bertha and Nellie Glenn
ents Mary keene and May Brent.
The country store was in charge of Mrs.
T. B. Harrison, who had assisting her
Mrs. b. b. Connick, Mrs. +. l.. Ourand,
Mrs. Ella Southland, Mrs. Frank H.
| Walker and Miss Catherine Dashiell. The
| DOOIn was III charge Oh
Mrs. Harry Miller and her assistants
| were Mrs. Harry McAuley, Misses Bessie
| Mason, Sue Miller. Lola Minor and Mabel
Boardman, and the fish pond was in
charge of Miss Alice H. Weaver who
was assisted by Ralph keefer and Misses
Marie Bontz and Carrie Earl.
A post office was conducted by Miss
Able Johnson. assisted by Mrs. Frank
Tennyson. The peanuts and popcorn
stand was looked after by Miss Annie
/ Johnson NiScac NeIlia X aI1iher nd
Goldie Cooper. Mrs. McCabe, as fortune
teller. was assisted by Miss BarnitZ. Mrs.
III. 3. Trott and Miss Mary Connick.
| The cigar booth was in charge of Miss
| Ida Johnson and Miss Clara May Reich
enbach. The lemonade we'll was looked
after by Mrs. Anna Sauter. assisted by
Misses Ruth Harveycutter and Lucille
| Walters.
The dancing pavilion was in charge of
j. D. Peters, assisted by Miss Calnora
/ Russell and the paddle stand di-
rected by Mr.. Lippard, Lieut.. Sutton. w.
A. Cooper, DIR. A. r. Johnson, Mr.. Vor-
rieff, Mr.. Suit and {. +. Brooks.
Mr.. Victor Hurley and family of Wash
/ ngton are sojourning at the Breakers
also Mr. and Mrs. William J. Donovan
and family.
Mrs. Dallas Knowlton of Washington
entertained the Wistaria Card Club of
the District of Columbia of which she
| is member, last Thursday at her home
on the hill. Those present were Mrs
| Lew D. Dare. president: Mrs. William
| kimmel, secretary: Mrs. William Bailey
! Mr.. Walter Ridenour. Mrs. Frank Creme
| Mrs. Edwin Jones. Mrs. Edward Rich
ards. Mrs. Maud Staples Mrs. Frank
Gideon. Mrs. John o. Day, Miss Mary P.
| Smart. and the club had as their guests
Mrs. Dyers and Mrs. f. n. Robbins.
| Sojourning at the Reese cottage from
| Washington are the following members
| of the Wistaria Club. who will remain
| some time at the Beach: Mrs. l.. d.
1 II, FL
| Mrs. A. Bailey, Mrs. E. n. Robbins Miss
| Smart.
| Mrs. Reuben Bogley and children of
Georgetown are stopping at HUMPHREYS
| Mrs. George Hammer and Mrs. Edgar
Brown of Washington are stopping at
\ the Harvard cottage.
| The following Washingtonians are stay
ing at the Clark cottage: Mr. and Mrs.