The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1911-06-06
THE MAsoNlc EAIR

TIE mHSOINt1 AIN
The fair now being held for the
purpose of raising funds to assist In
erecting a hall for Ocean Lodge, was
opened on Tuesday night with great
lTilliancy in McConn's hall.
On entering the hall and looking
to the left the eye was Immediately
arrested by z beautiful pyramidai
cake, thanking the table of the Misses
Dillon.
AS we proceeded up the hall. on
the left, We next o. served the table
Of TIE Mistresses j. S. and w. S.
Blain fully equal to the first in evil
dences Of taste, skill and beauty, and
equally well filled with the useful
beautiful and ornamental. We can
not essay to DESERT all the many
pretty things that met the eye on
each of the tables, as such a descrip
ton would fiji our whole sheet, and
consequently crowd out" others who
have claims upon our attention. We
will only say that we cannot award
to any particular table the praise of
icing superior to all the others, as
we thought whatever table we hap
penned at for the time being tde most
beautiful Having thus explained our
position, we continue our tour of OBJ
servation We next reach the table
of Mrs. Winton devoted exclusive
ly to refreshments of the more sub
stantial kind. and where the hungry
can o2tain almost anything that the
appetite Graves, prepared in the most
approved style Next in order. and
across the end of the hall. is the soda
fount. presided over by Miss Sallie
Scott and Miss Woodbridge. leaning
with beauty Upon this table a beau
NAL good humor and courtesy. which
are well nigh irresistible On the
second evening the soda found was
gracefully presided over by Miss Lou
Marlin assisted by Mr. James S. Ma
thans. The soda fount and contents
were generously donated by those li5-
eral and courteous druggists, Messrs.
Blain and Harris Turning down the
hall towards the starting point, the
attention is arrested by the leauti-
ful table OF Mrs. r. B. Han, filled like
the others to it's utmost available
eapacvity Upon this table is a beau
tiful wine service of Bohemian glass
and silver, donated Sy Messrs. Law
she & Co., eminent jewelers.. of At
lanta. which attracted much atten-
ten and in rear of it, fine oil
painting representing with life-like fl
deity, the noble features of the Chris
tan hero, Robert y. Lee The next
object of interest is a beautiful silver
utter dish, with revolving cover. ele-
eanfly chased and a knife to cores
| nond, presented by Hon. Roland B..
Hall. to he given to the lady who
receives the larsest number of votes,
and annronriately arranged beside it
is a 'eautifnl box, presided over by
! Miss Alice II. Marlin. Containing SO
pieces of wood and being only about
five by nine inches In its dimensions.
the product of the handiwork of our
townsman. Mr. A. Peters, in which
the h'llots are deposited. The vote
for tho silver dish at l this a. m.
was 400 and we heard it that the
friends Of three ladies were Just he
ginning to concentrate their strength
and appearances indicated that the
dish will draw in several hundred
dollars Vote early and often and for
each Of them, as we did
We next arrived at the table Of
Mrs. Jas. E. Lambright. and are here,
as at the others, bewildered by the
variety of magnificence of the display
We now close our tour Of the main
hall by an inspection of the table of
Mrs. DR.. j. J. Harris. equal, in all
respects, to the others, and confess
ourselves entirely inadequate to the
task of deciding to whom the greater
need Of praise is due, where all
have done SO we'll We next enter
an adjoining room devoted to fruits.
ice cream, etc, presided over by mine
host Chas. f. Flanders, Esq. and
lady, Mrs. DR.. Anderson, and Miss
Stanley. Here the sojourner, wearried
with elbowing his way through the
crowd and bewildered by the teauti-
full display through which he has
nassed, can rest and refresh himself
in a manner that will command the
approval of the most fastidious.
The crowd both nights was good
and TIE receipts encouraging.