Norwich bulletin., 1912-07-27
THE LAWN FETE.

During the summer season the ever popular lawn fete affords a variety of attractive money making schemes and is usually a successful device for any organization to earn a neat sum. In small communities there are always a few able and willing workers whose enthusiasm the hot weather fails to kill.
 Of first importance is choosing a spot which will be central for those who may be attracted to the fete. Next let the affair be widely advertised. Two or three evenings from to 1l) are usually required to make the lawn fete pay In suburban places where a good crowd is attracted from the city and nearby suburbs a lawn fete is sure to be a grand success.
 The chairman of such an affair has busy time getting her committee se- lected and overseeing a thousand and one other matters. but if her assist ants are hustlers, hunting for new schemes together, they can make the fete a big success, especially money wise
 If the services of a handy man in the community can be secured for a few hours, the erecting of a few tenn porary booths is small matter. Bunting and Japanese lanterns are the necessary trimmings. There can be as many helpers as there are volunteers. A few good money making attractions are as follows:
 lice cream and cake table.
 2-Lemonade, peanuts and candy booth.
 S-Variety booth.
 4-Japanese tea party.
 5-Fish pond or grab bags.
 The cake, lemonade, candy, fancy articles, small tables for the Japanese tea party, articles for fish pond and grab bags are all donated by those in- terested in the cause. The gathering in of donations requires several good solicitors who can smile when they are turned down.
 Here is a list of suggestions for car rying out the schemes mentioned! Two long tables are usually found most desirable for serving the 1 ice cream and cake the former selling for 10 cents a plate, and cents a slice for the latter To do away with dishwashing. wooden plates and tn spoons are the only things to use fC1 serving the cake and cream, 1.-The lemonade, peanuts and candy | booth always nets a goodly sum. A "crier' stationed at the entrance tC l this booth, announcing these goodies for sale, attracts buyers and amuses l the crowd. Three cents a glass is the | price of the lemonade; cents a ba l for peanuts: home made candies, put uD in all sorts of dainty boxes, sell for various prices, Salted peanuts take well
 3-Perhaps there is more prepara- l ton attached to the variety boOtf | than 10 all the others combined. Fancy articles of all descriptions take the | lead Few will refuse to donate some thing, if only a trihe, for this booth | Something novel to make money fol | this booth is found in chancing off . certain article, such as-an embroider- ed shirtwaist or an umbrella. Chances 1 are sold for 10 cents each. This scheme i will be found to net a neat sum fol | this booth.
 | 4-For the Japanese tea party. ar range the small tables, which should | seat not less than four persons, under l some trees from which Japanese Ian | terms are suspended. Tea is served il | tiny Japanese (imitation) cups. accom- 1 panied by Japanese napkin for eaci l individual the charge being cents ; i cup of tea. Fancy cakes with the tes | are extra.
 5-Grab bags have sort of taken tn, l place of the fish pond. as the latter re. i quires much work For the grab bag
 heavy material is used. making eacI
 bag about the size of a laundry bag
 The services of several girls are re i quired during the lawn fete. each pro
 vided with a grab bag containing nu rneFous small articles. They go anon, the crowd selling their wares for cents a grab. The buyer dives hi hand into the bag; whatever he bring forth is his for a nickel. This featur
 of the lawn fete can be made yer, amusing, as the largest packages usu
 ally contain the smallest articles. Som
 of the funny grabs could be a colore.
 doii baby, toy elephant or hour
 dawg, Others might contain a prett
 vase, cake of soap or anything odd. To enthuse her assistants and sti
 up interest in the fete the chairma1
 could offer a first and second prize t
 the table or booth netting the larges
 sum. The person in charge of a boot
 winning prize arranges that matte l to the satisfaction of her helpers. I
 the prizes are money, those connecte
 with the booth receiving prize ca
 readily agree as to the division of tn | prize. DRFA MFR