Omaha daily bee., 1911-12-07
CHURCH WOMEN MAKE MONEY
Christmas Fair Being Held in The
Bee Rotunda a Great Success.
FOUR NEW CHURCHES SELLING
ROtundA OF The Bee IL FiIed with
Pretty Things to Delight the
Feminine Heart on sale
by the Churches,

There was grand SHIFT Yesterday
IN The big Christmas fair being held In
the rotunda of The Bee building. The
churches which displayed their wares
Monday and Tuesday vanished and four
different churches took possession of the
long tables.
In the square around the gold fish pond
the women of the First Christian church
are selling all sorts Of dainty and
delectable sewed and cooked concoctions.
Mrs. ]. w. gin and Mrs. G.. X. Smith,
famous as candy makers, are dispensing
nut creams, peanut paste, stuffed figs
and dates, divinity and an array Of other
sweets. Mrs. ]. II. Montgomery. Mrs. n.
Burns. Mrs Robert Reed, Mrs. NJ. ]. Will
bur, Mrs. n. Johnson and Mrs. Marsh
Parker are saleswomen at the bakery
section, where they have brown and
white bread, and all kinds Of pies.
MIS-. I. w. Rock, chairman of the bazar:
MIS-. j. IL. Chapman and Mrs. c. NJ.
Syfert are showing a large assortment of
aprons ranging from the most practical
large calico and glnEham kitchen aprons
and black sateen- office aprons to the most
frivolous and flirtatlous little round,
heart-shaped and diamond shaped affairs
covered with lace, ribbons and hand en-
broidery. Miss Hazel DeJarnette has a
large display of her own handlwork in
hand-painted china
Baby Goods Displayed.
The women OF the Cherry Hlll ConGTe-
gational church, with Mrs. G. S. Bruw-
ster as chief saleswoman, have a big
showing of baby goods. Bibs. bootees,
rompers, Buster Brown suits. little girls
dresses, both plain and elaborated with
hand embroidery, are to be had here.
Dolls and doll fixings are also in this
section, where are Mrs. A. c. Bingel, l.. b.
Kettels, Mrs. F.. S. Carmichael and Mrs
Edward West. Plain aprons and fluffy
tea and kensington aprons embroidered
in pink, blue and white flowers are sold
by Mrs. Herbert Cox, Mrs V. Harrow,
Mrs. A. j. Latey and Mrs. NJ. Thompson.
Jelhes and cakes are in charge of Mrs.
John Syme and Mrs. A. F. Falkner. Mrs.
May Burchard displays china.
Broom bags, button bags, laundry bags
darning bags, kensington bags shoe bags
in short. every kind of bags, made in
flowered chintz and denim, are being sold
by the women of the Parkvale Congrega-
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George Emery at the east side of the Bee
lobby. Assisting her are Mrs. o. w. Per-
ley, Mrs. II. n. Adamson, Mrs. e. c.
Wilbur, Mrs. Charles A. Burdick, Mrs. r.
L. jenkins and Mrs. NJ L. Horner.
Attractive and substantial crocheted
articles-baby shoes, Jackets, bags and
hug-me-tights are arrayed in slightly pro-
fusion at the southeast corner of the ro-
tunda at the tables of the German Evan
gellcal church. Aprons, candles and
knick-knacks of all kinds are also shown
here by Mrs. George Marks, Mrs. J
Schleip, Mrs. II. Swartz, Mrs. s. j. Va
geli and Mrs F. Ostertag.
In the neighborhood of $500 was cleared
by the women of the four churches which
had their goods on sale Monday and
Tuesday-the Westminster Presbyterian,
United Brethren, Hanscom Park Metho-
dist Episcopal and Grace United Evan
gelical