The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1911-12-21
OVER $4,000 WAS
REALIZED
The Charity Bazaar Was
Very Successful
Plenty to See, Hear and Eat. Large
Benefit for Good VIII Child.

Hundreds of people loeked through
the swiftly falling snow Friday and
Saturday to the Charity Bazaar CON
Quoted by the ladies' of Skowhegan in
the Water street store of J. Palmer
Merrill, for the benefit of little girl
who Is being maintained by Skowhe-
gan people at the Good Will farms.
The store was all attractiveness with
its gorgeous booths in artistic holiday
decorations with the dainty delights
offered in the way of pretty things
for Xmas gifts and with the good
things for sale in the eatible line
The general color scheme of the
interior was red and green and the
booths individually were made up as
follows, with the following ladies
presiding: Fancy work table with
tulip and evergreen decorations, at
tended by Mrs. Edith s Shepherd and
Mrs. Forrest Goodwin; the leather
and art goods counter with Mrs. Her
bert Wentworth in charge was white
with trimmings of red roses; the food
table was presided over by Mrs. Mary
Bean and Mrs. John Currier. Here
the Baltimore cakes and recipes were
sold and the white decorations were
prettily arranged with asparagus
ferns, Lawson pinks and hyacinths.
The grab-bag was no small feature
of the day and in the arrangement of
decorations here the poinsettia fig
ured prominently. Mrs. B. A. Nc
Coombs and Mrs C. NJ. Gallup reaped
goodly amount from this feature of
the fair. At the Christmas booth the
trimmings were red and green, gold
and silver and large sales were made
here by Mrs. r. L. Marston, Mrs. A. r.
JeWett, Miss Sarah J. Anderson and
Miss Gertrude Webb. The candy table
was very dainty in yellow and white
with trimmings of chrysanthemums
and hyacinths The booth itself
resembling a huge candy basket.
while the tOothsome dainties
were sold by Mrs. Fred Phil
brick, Mrs, E. e. McNeelie and he
Misses Florence and Mabel Poo'er
At the Dutch booth, trimmed with
tulips and Dutch dolls, aprons and
dolls proved an attractive arrange
ment, This booth netted big sales
and was attentively presided over by
Mrs, David Steward, Miss Lola Good
win, Mrs. w. f. Hackett and Mrs
Wallace Blunt.
I In the rear of the store was a de
/ lightful retreat arranged in Japanese
fashions where tea was served by
Mrs. Clair Marston, Miss Mildred
/ Keene, Mrs. William Simpson and
Hiss Pauline Steward One corner of
the room was transformed into q
bower of green and here Miss
Fancher Sawyer and Miss Carolyn
Brainard impersonating gypsey's told
the fortunes of the visitors in very en-
I trancing manner. A pleasant fea-
! iult vi lllC OCNdoiOb NdS lilN hluDlN+
Miss Mary Emery and Miss Mabel
Ross rendering piano solos during
the progress of the two days sale.
/ One of the outside attractions con-
nected with the event was the enter
tainment at the Star theater Friday
evening, liberal percentage of
which was given by the management
for the benefit, while other outside
/ helps was the donation of barrel
of flour by Charles Day, which was
awarded to the holder of the pur-
chaser of lucky ticket, the gift going
to Fred Sawyer.
The doll contest was another great
/ financial aid. This part was arranged
/ by Mrs. Wallace Blunt the plan being
to give to the three little girls who
got the most money and names, three
very handsome dolls, while to all
/ than $3.50 would be given a smaller
doll. The results from this alone
made a total of $l26.85, Helen Hawes
collecting $2S10, Katherine Huckins
$2690, Ruth Isles $26.25. Worthy
notice was made of Goldie Keene who
came next, her receipts amounting to
$500 The thirteen other contestants
each received more than $3.50 and
were each rewarded with a doll. The
prize doll with the wardrobe, whose
name proved to be Evelyn was given
to d. A. McCauley. The total receipts
from dolls was $175.00.
Other results from the guessing
contests included the winning of a
cake by Mrs. B. A. McCoombs, hand
embroidered night robe won by
Charles Alexander and a pound box
of candy won by Herbert SWEET. The
closing event Saturday evening was a
successful action, Elmer Nolin acting
very acceptably as auctioneer.
] Among the contributions which the
ladies received were a generous check
from Sargent, Dennison & Co., Port
land; check from Mrs. H. E. Stew
ems of Cambridge, Mass; decorations;
tea and coffee furnished by the Direct