Evening journal., 1910-11-11
MERCIFUL REST
FAIR A SUCCESS
Friends Of Charity Have De-
lightful Evening at
Century Club

The fair for the Home of Merciful
Rest, given yesterday afternoon and
evening I'm the New-Century Club, was
very successful. Never have more
beautiful articles been offered for sale,
and the guests showed their appreci-
alton of this by their plentiful buying.
The rooms were attractively decorated
with smilax and large paper flowers,
and the many beautiful gowns worn
by the women, made the fair a very
charming sight. The little human
dolls that came in the afternoon TO
buy the dolls on the tables were very
cunning and frank in their enthusi-
astic praise of the features especially
meant for them The grab bag was
one of these features, and the adj
ventures of Punch and Judy kept them
in rapt attention.
The amounts received from the vari-
Gus tables we're as follows: Fancy
table, S275; pin cushions, S105; boxes,
S5715; toys. S45; aprons, $50; candy,
S45; cakes, $26; ice cream, $14; books,
SO; bags, S113.4O; vaudeville, S56;
supper, S175; grab-bag S14; Punch
and Judy, S15.75. The actual amount
Of profit will not be known until the
expenses are deducted from these net
receipts.
The vaudeville proved an immensely
popular feature, and was full of clever
surprises. Every seat on the main
floor and in the gallery was occupied.
John Bird was master Of ceremonies
for the evening, and occasioned fun by
rafling on two dolls, the holders of
the lucky numbers being Mrs. Lam
mot DUPONT and Mrs. l.. p. Yerkes.
The audience was surrounded by
tables of articles for sale, and this was
a wise idea, for buyers between acts
were numerous The men present,
for some reason, seemed especially
bent on purchasing aprons, while wo-
men folks bought the beautiful bags
offered for sale
The first vaudeville number was a
drill in which the small Y. NJ. c. A.
boys did stunts, a clever one being
the forming Of the letters ~. NJ. c. A"
with their own bodies. There came
near being a tragedy when one little
fellow was seen lying white and life
/ less, and Instructor S. w. Helm call
I ed for a doctor, but when the boy
came to his feet with a somersault
the audience discovered the joke was
on them The boys were drilled by
Mr.. Helm under the supervision of
Director Meissner of the Y. NJ. c. A.
Mr. Helm then gave an effective ex-
/ hibition with flaming Indian clubs
Two children gave a dance in German
costume
Six little girls from Miss McClaf-
/ ferty's classes gave a pretty Pierroi
and Pierette fancy dance, with rose
wreaths. Master Alexander, who il
very small indeed, gave a Highland
Fling and Scotch song. with the grace
and ease of a leading man. Irish
songs We're also given by a singer in
Irish costume.
An act from the Garrick Theatre
closed the performance, Miss Belle
Adair. who is a young woman OF
charming personality, and Hans
Hanke. coming to the Century Clut
by courtesy of the Garrick manage.
ment. Mr.. Hanke played full set.
ting of the Lucia sextette with one
hand to the great admiration of the
audience, and gave the brilliant Hun
garian Rhapsody, by List, with fire
and speed.
Miss Adair gave several popular
songs very dainty and was encoreC
repeatedly.
Mrs. Reuben Satterthwaite was il
charge Of the children's amusement
in the afternoon, and Mrs. Richard
/ Reese was in charge Of the vaude
Vile.