The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-12-10
MANY ATTEND
XMAS bAZAR
Delightful Affair Opens Under
AuspiciOus Circumstances at
Presbyterian Church.
UNDER DIRECTION OF
LADIES' AID SOCIETY
Proceeds viii Go to Fund for
Pipe Organ for Church
Edifice.

The beautiful social hall in the base
ment OF the First Presbyterian church
was a bower of loveliness Friday evening.
for the opening OF the annual Christmas
bazar OF the Ladies' Aid society of the
church. With a dozen or more booths
decorated appropriately for the Yuletlde
season where the many visitors werc
waited upon by pretty girls and hand
somey-gowned women, with splendid
musical and literary programme and
some special moving pictures and panto-
mimcal effects by Mrs. William lgls-
heart, and with an excellent dinner al
mos, 1000 persons enjoyed a decidedly
pleasan evening
The opening Of the bazar indicates that
II Will be the most successful affair OF
Its kind ever undertaken by the society
The proceeds from the baZar Will go to
the organ fund OF the church. II is hoped
TO get a large pipe organ for The beauti- :
ful edifice early next year, and neat
sum should be raised from the bazar,
which will close tonight.
Many at Dinner
More than $50 persons took advantage
OF the dinner. and a neat little sum was
realized from this feature OF the affair.
The tables were prettily decorated with
flowers and were arranged in n small side
room from the main hall. Overhanging
the tables. draped about the various doors
and entrances and hanging about the
walls and ceiling Of the hall. were crepe
and festoonIng OF the cheerful Christmas
coors. red and green. Christmas bells
ovcrhung the various booths, which were
decorated with flowers. autumn leaves,
rcd and green festooning and the like. =,
The fruit booth, in charge of Mrs Sam
uel Ii. Pau, was n attractive feature,
and the fruit was arranged in such a
manner that II added much to the beauty
OF the booth. OF course, the human eye
was attracted by the luscious fruit. and
there anil fnr &c
needless to say.
Plenty of Sweets
The candy booth was under the direc-
ton OF Mrs A, D. Cleveland and Mrs.
Union Worthington. This took the chill
dren's attention. and the little tots VINO
we're taken TO the bazaar with their par
ents went away with taste OF Christmas
cheer In the shape of delicious sweets,
although Christmas Is yet nearly three
weeks away.
popcorn booth, and, like the candy booth,
this was popular among the little tots.
The apron booth was presided over by
Mrs. Joseph Taylor, and here many beau
articles of q like nature were offered for
sale. These things. which always make
pretty Christmas gifts. sold we'll
The bag booth also was somewhat OF
offered for sale. This booth was under
the charge OF Mrs. John Reed Mrs. ].
r. Hill presided over the rug booth.
or course. the little tots were thick
around the doll booth. adniring the pretty
'dollies' and inducing their mothers and
fathers 10 get them their Christmas dolls.
Mrs. l.. D. Anderson was in charge of tie
doll booth.
Light Refreshments.
Mrs. A.. c. Smith had charge OF the
chocolate booth, where light refreshments
were served throughout the evening.
The programme rendered in the even
ing was n delightful feature of the affair,
and the moving pictures and pantomimc
given by Mrs William Igleheart were
highly enjoyed. Music was furnished
throughout the evening by the Sunday
school orchestra. The members OF the
church and their friends turned out un
we ther
y special luncheon will be served today,
beginning ct 1870 O'Clock a M. and ii
will prove exceedingly popu-
lar with the business and professional
men II will give them a splendid opprr-
tunlty 10 visit the bazar in the iuncu
hour. spending the whole OF this Tine
there. There is little doubt that all tie
booths Will be sold out before the bazar
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