Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-01-26
NATIONAL UNIONS FAIR
OPENS TOMORROW NIGHT IN
OLD MASONIC TEMPLE.
Elaborate Preparations for Enter
tainment of Visitors-To Vote
for Most Popular Member.

Workmen are busy in the old Masonic
Temple. 9th and + streets, putting in spe-
cial decorations and equipment for the
National Union fair, which will open to-
morrow night. Elaborate preparations
are being made for the entertainment Of
visitors to the fair, and practically all OF
the Twenty-Five councils of the organiza-
ton in the National Capital will have
special features on the program.
AS special feature of the fair, the
executive committee has arranged for
voting to select the most popular member
of the order in Washington The candi-
dates are numerous and the election
promises to be a spirited one.
Practically every one of the local coun-
ellis and the ladies' auxiliary will have
special feature at the fair. The ladies'
are to conduct an exhibition of fancy
work and hand-painted china; fraternal
Council will have a Chinese laundry IN
operation with some of its leading MEM
bers as orientals of the cue; the Post Of
flee Department is to conduct something
new in indoor base ball; Georgetown
Council will have a country store. ana
other stunts" have been planneu D!
State. War and Navy councils Dahigren
Council, Congressional Council, Potomac
Council. Central Council. Freshmen
Council. National Council, Interior Coun-
OIL Bancroft, Federal. Mount vernon ana
Northeast Washington councils. AND The
National Union, CLUB expects 10 n"he iie
big feature of the fair, but is not letting
the cat out of thte bag this early.
Committees in Charge.
In charge of the fair is an executive
committee-Elmer Johnson, chairman: }.
Eliot Wright, secretary: A. T. Thomas.
treasurer: w. b. Green, W. p. Brown,
Fred Strickrott, +. f. Ferguson, A. w.
Kaiser, George L. Lohrer, T. b. Lear and
NJ. III. Keys.
Committees in charge of special fea-
lures planned by the ladies' auxiliary
have been appointed as follows:
General executive committee-Airs j. II.
Jones. chairman; Mrs. E. b. Bell, sec
rotary.
Donation committee-Mrs. James l.. Sol
lers, chairman, and Mesdames A. BiddIe
Belle Capps, l.. Goldsmith, o. Combe,
Eliot Wright. j. w. Skilton, A. Lariviere,
Elmer johnson, G.. F. HAYDEN Preston
L. Wade, T. B. Lear and H. l.. Stroh.
Committee on ice cream cones. etc
Mrs A. Selinger. chairman, and Mes
DANES F. A. Strickrott, c. T. Hayden, c.
c. Brodie and Lambert.
Committee on crispets, peanuts, etc
Mrs. j. w. Skilton. chairman, and Mes
danes O. Combe and Eliot Wright.
Committee on palmist-Mrs. II. /.
Stroh, chairman.
Committee on grab-bas-aIrs. Elmer
Johnson, chairman, and Mesdames l.. j.
Sellers. NJ. King, T. L. Wade and Miss
Price.
Committee on lemonade--Nrs. G. w.
Sellers, chairman; Mrs. A. Lariviere, Miss
Carrie Sellers, Miss Lottfe Ward and
Miss Annie Akers.
Committee on candy-Mrs A. Riddle,
chairman; Mrs. L.. Goldsmith, Miss Rid
die, Miss Leon and Miss Slattery.
Committee ON fancy work-Mrs. Belle
Caps, chairman; Mrs. T. B. Lear, Mrs.
A. Price, Mrs. Graham and Miss Lillian
Mcdaniel.
Committee on postcards-Mrs. E B.
Belle, chairman: Mrs. Edward Muth, Mrs
Keleher. Mrs. Preston Wright and Miss
Eleanor Willard.
Committee on f1owers-Mrs. Preston
Wright, chairman.