Norwich bulletin., 1910-05-26
CLOSING DAY OF
 HOUSEWIVES FAIR
Receipts for the Two Days Will Amount to $400-How the Articles Went.

All the afternoon and evening oi Wednesday, the second and closing day of the Halle clubs housewives fair
 the rooms were well filled with patrons
 resulting in a pleasing sale and finan-
 cia1 returns, which it was estimated on "Wednesday evening would be well over
 $400. of which about s250 was taken
 in during the first day. All depart
 mentS, with their prettiIy costumed att
 tendants and inviting offerings of fam
 cy and useful articles, contributed their
 share to the big success. Compliments
 came from all sides for the novelties
 introduced, especially in the tOmbo1aS
 in the big hall, which were particular
 ly the suggestion Of Mrs. William C.
 Lannlan and carried out with faithful
 ness to the original as seen in the
 French villages. This feature, seen for
 the first time in Norwich, was in en-
 tire charge of Mrs. Lanman and Mrs.
 Frank l.. Farrell
 Tuesday evening there was an enter
 tainment consisting of four songs by the choral class, whose 25 members sang under the direction of Miss Mary Rogers, but Wednesday evening danc- ing occupied the time in the hall There was a large patronage at the supper hour in the restaurant.
 The following articles were award ed Wednesday evening in the hall un- der the direction of Mrs. F. L. Farrell, who was assisted by little Genevive Saunier and the Spanish drummer girl, Miss Della WOodmansee, while the an- nouncements were made by James J. Holland:
 TomboIa No. ', bedspread, Mrs. Dan iel Drew; tonfbola No. 1, large linen tablecloth, Miss Mary Warrington; torn- bola No. 3, dozen linen napkins, Miss Gladys Lefavour; tOmbola No. If, four linen towels, Miss Mary Friswell; tom- Miss Ada BeIair; tomboIa. No. 16, em- broidered centerpiece, Miss Peck of New York; tombola No. 15, linen pill low cases, Miss Peck of New York; and Chocolate pot, Rev. Father Mccarthy; leather handbag, Miss E. G. McCIoud, c3 Winchester street, breakfast jacket, Miss Mary O'Neil, Boston Store; auto bonnet. Mrs. William c. Lanman; pus- sy bow, Miss Jennie M. Kimball; set of alarming cotton, Miss Margaret Hart; shoe bag, Miss Mary Nelson; chaing dish. Mrs Washburne, twin dolls, Miss Jean Jackson; hammered brass tardin- lere, Miss Susie Malady, Sherman street; box of cigars, Mrs. George G. Grant, Taftville; scarfpin, pr. A. T. Boon; silver tea set, Miss Jennie M chest of tea, Miss Alice Jack son, Laurel Hill; box of writing paper, Miss Genevieve Mccormick.
 In tne reading room the pretty in- lants' booth was erected by the Boston Stores decorator, and the flower booth vas erected by the Poretous 6 Mitch- en company.
 Donations were made for the bene- it of the club by Porteous & Mitchell Co-, a shopping bag; The Boston Store, l oys; Mrs. E. Fay. rag doll; Lee & Os- good Co.. Tyler & Brewster, Bisbicos & Sellas, J. c. Perkins, Broadway | Pharmacy, Smiths drug store, Mrs. | bowman. candy; John & George H. | Bliss, chafing dish; Disco Borthers, | olonial chocolate pot; Plaut-C Gladden. | To-, silver tea set; George A. Davis. | 'rass jardiniere; Cranston & Co.,, writing paper with monogram; Mrs. | <. Stanley Lawler, auto bonnet; Mrs. | !. A. Collins, trimmed hat, with white | ulle and lilies of the valley; United l 'igar Store, pipe; Sonlers Brothers, hest of tea.
 The awards on Tuesday evening, vhen little Miss Doris Lewis assisted, we're: Miss Mary Richards, two em- roidered towels: Miss Eliza beth | Browne, 12 yards of lawn cloth; 1 seorge H. Brown, embroidered pill | 1w caess; Miss Alice Barry, damask able cloth; Miss Mary Kane, em- roidered sofa pillow; Mrs. Clarence | sarber, casserole; Miss Mary Garvey, ix towels.