Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-03-29
BAZAAR OF MONTHS
Fete for Working Boys Home
at RauSCher'S.

Repeating the success of the opening
afternoon yesterday, the Bazaar of the
given at Rauschers under the
patronage Of Washington society women
for the benefit of the Working Boys
Home, is open again this afternoon. The
names of those presiding and assisting at
the booths constitute a social register OF
the Capital city, and the affair Is proving
one of the most brilliant and attractive of
the Lenten season.
In addition to the bazaar feature. with
its artisdcaHy arranged booths Of the
twelve months. beautifully staged tab
leaux. arranged by Mrs. Christian Hem
mick, were of an artistic excellence that
drew forth repeated encores. The tableaux
were presentations of old songs, the cos
tunes and posing in each being typical
of the period of the song. The pictures
were: kitty of Coeraine," Miss Virginia
Mullens and Mr.. Fortescue; Little April
FOOL Miss Katherine Harlow; Buckle
My Shoe" Miss Hoar and Mr.. Stead;
Drink to Me Only with Thine Eyes"
Miss Hunt and Miss Allen; IBID Me to
Live Miss Elizabeth Noyes; early
One Morning." Miss Fremont-Smith:
hdLnleen MdVOuIueeH, MISS HICuiC,
'Leezie Lindsay" Miss Goodwin and Mr..
Kerr: Last Rose of Summer" Miss Es-
telle Crane; keys of Heaven Miss kib-
hey and Mr.. Richardson.
The songs illustrated were sung by Mrs
Edward S. Hale, mezzo-soprano, and
Henry Purcell Veazie, barytone. accom-
paniments being played by Miss Alder
man. 1t was announced yesterday that
the tableaux will be omitted this evening,
their places on the program being taken
nv what tho theatrical call
new and added attractions
Presiding at the January booth, where
ice cream and iced drinks were sold, was
Mrs. Theodore w. Noyes, her assistants
Mrs. Gore, Mrs. Lansing, Mrs. Judson,
Miss Kennedy, the Misses Crane, Miss
Burke, Miss Marshall. Miss Mary Howry,
the Misses Irwin, Miss Noyes and Miss
Elizabeth Noyes.
ST. Valentine as postmaster had the
February booth. his chief deputy in
charge being Mrs Wotherspoon, wife or
Gen. Wotherspoon. assisted by Miss Julia
Wood Miss Greble, Miss Marie Stevens,
Miss Florence Hobson and Mrs. Andrew
Y. Bradley.
Brooms. busters. pin cushions and nu-
merous other articles of household ne
cessity were sold at the March booth.
where Mrs. Henry Cleveland Perkins, as
housekeeper-in-chief. directed. Aiding
Mrs Perkins were Mrs. Edward McCau-
ley, Miss Lydia Biddle, Mrs. Talbot, Miss
Marie Stevens. Miss Julia Brice. Miss
Alice Sawtelle, Miss Louise King and
Miss Caroline Perkins.
A grab bag filed with parcels Of gar
den seeds, bulbs and the like represented
April. the booth being dressed as a spring
garden. Miss Hildegarde Nagle was in
charge, her assistants being Miss Schroe-
der. Miss Winslow Veasy, Miss Hinckley.
Miss Gertrude Greedy, Miss Nancy Huff.
Miss Margery Smith and Miss Katherine
Dennison.
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May booth, where all sorts of dainty ar
ticles for the adornment of femininity,
such as hats, neckwear. belts and bouton-
nieres. were sold. The saleswomen. in
eron. Miss Gladys Hinckley, Miss Mar
garet Draper. Miss Laura Mer-
Ram. Mrs Esmond Ovey Miss Dorothy
Williams Miss Marion Oliver Miss Elenor
Rayburn. Miss Ingalls. Miss Harriet
A flower booth, a bower of roses and
other blossoms. where one might buy
goldfish, canaries and blooming plants,
represented June. Presiding at this booth
were Mrs. Alexander Graham Bell and
Mrs. Charles J. Bell who had as assist
ants Mrs. Gilbert Grosvenor. Mrs. Nc
Cannon, Mrs. Fremont Smith, Mrs. AL
exander. Mrs. Franklin Lane, Mrs. Hem
mick. Mrs. Van Reypen, Mrs Tittman,
Ridgely. Mrs. Harvey Kerr. Mrs Lau-
renee Heap. Mrs. Murray Cobb. Mrs J.
Breckenridge Bayne. Miss Scidmore, Mrs.
Frank Poe, Miss Burke. the Misses Per-
Miss Marie Stevens Miss Adelaide Heath,
Miss Ridgely and Miss Janet Fish.
Gypsy fortune tellers. half dozen Of
Them, read palms and foretold wonderful
things for the patrons Of the July booth:
which was arranged in representation Of
a gypsy camp. In charge was Mrs. Wal
ter Wilcox, her assisting sibyls being
Mrs. harrington Moore, Mrs Victor N.
Cushman, Mrs Cary Langhorne, Mrs.
Walter Wyeth and Mrs. Davis
The August both was county fair,
where rabbits, guinea pigs. ducks, chick
ems, pigeons. turtles baby ducklings, pup
pies and kittens were on sale. Chauncey
Hackett. silhouette artist, and a real one,
too. with Jack Seibert. Straightforward
performer, shared honors at this booth,
which was presided over by Mrs Walter
Tuckerman. her assistants being Mrs
George Booker, Mrs. Arthur Addison.
Mrs. George McLanahan. Mrs. Sherman
Miles, Mrs. Spencer Cosby, Miss Nelson,
Miss Allen, the Misses Greble, Miss Rose
Greedy, Mrs Carpenter, Miss Julia Wood,
Mrs. Alexander Graham Clark, Miss Jean
Loring. Miss Letterman and Mrs. Bowers.
September, first of the autumn months
or last of the dusty summer ones. showed
an old oaken bucket and a messy well,
where lemonade and grape juice We're dis
pensed by Miss Mary McCauley and Miss
Margaret Cotton Smith, who were as
LieutS. Eberly and Cook of the Mayf1ow-
er and ieuts. Bastido and Sterling of the
Dolphin.
A hunters camp, with tent and all the
proper equipment. In setting Of fir trees,
represented October. this being the candy
booth Mrs. Richard Harlow and Miss
Hammond, sister of John Hays Ham,
mond. presided, with the assistance of
Mrs. Henry Spencer, Mrs. Richmond P.
Hobson, Miss Hoyle, Miss Ruggles. Miss
Page. Miss Perrin, Miss Caryl Crawford
and Miss Marian Stevens.
The Thanksgiving season was shown in
the November booth, where Priscillas, in
the garb of Puritan maidens. dispensed
tea and sold all sorts of Thanksgiving
goodies. Mrs. Robert Hinckley was in
charge, her aids being Mrs. George How
land Chase, Mrs. Mclean, Mrs. Morgan
Hill, Miss Mccain, the Misses Whiting,
Miss Glover. Miss Alice Brice. Miss lily
Porter. Miss Leita Montgomery, Miss Tai
bot, Miss Reid Rogers and Miss Eleanor
Reyburn.
December was the childrens booth,
where dolls, dollhouses and all the wares
dear to the heart of childhood were on
sale. Presiding at this booth was Mrs.
Arthur Lee, whose assistants We're Mrs.
Hunt Slater. Mrs. Lee Phillips. Mrs. Ed
ridge Jordan, Mrs. Chester Barnett Miss
Jane Sands, Miss Margaretta Brooks.
Miss Amy Sheridan, Miss Catharine
Woodward. Miss Helen Hunt. Miss Marie
Stevens. Miss Doris Haywood and Miss
Ruth Pilling.
The children's grocery store was one
of the prettiest and most profitable of
the other booths this being an idea