Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1912-11-27
BRILLIANT FAIR
AT ST. MARYS
Big Three Day Event Opsned
Last Night in Hall in
Centre Street.
ATTENDANCE is LARGE
Beautiful Eooths in CHARGE
OF Ladies' of Parish Fancy
Articles on Sale.

With q gay tnrong OF men, women
and children in attendance the three
day fair of st. Mary's r. C. church
opened last night under brilliant
auspices in st. Mary's hall in Centre
street. The scene of the fete pre-
sented gala appearance with its
richly decorated booths filled with
articles ranging from small values
to most handsome presents. Tempt
ing refreshments allured the buyer
of chances when he tired of winning
gifts from the booths. Monsignor B.
7. O'Connell, Rev. James j. McKeev-
er and Rev. Peter B. Corr were
among the visitors at the bazar.
The miscellaneous booths were
embellished with white, yellow and
pale blue bunting, entwined around
the four poles of the different stalls,
interlaced under the roofs, with the
tops entirely covered with broad
strips of the same material. The
| shelves Of the booths were crowded
with cut glass, handsome pictures,
clocks, parlor lamps, fancy work of
many varieties, and other articles
too numerous to designate.
A great big beautiful doll' at the
stall of the Children of Mary Society
was much admired by the small girls
who coveted the homeless orphan.
The candy booth, with display Of
candy that attracted all with sweet
teeth, was decorated with red bunt-
Ing which hung in folds from the
edge of the roof. Boys were busy In
operating the sand bag and fishing
pond squares. Many youngsters
were indeed by their fellow mana
gers of the booths to try their fisher
mans luck, or gain an award In the
sand bag contest.
At the end Of the room an elabor-
ate refreshment table awaited the
guests. The festive board was
weighed down with chocolate, cocoa
nut and many other kinds of cake
that drew first the eye, then the
palate. There were also plenty OF
beverages, soft drinks of sundry
favors that kept the visitors throat
from becoming dry.
The Sodality Society had charge
irof two booths; the Rosary, one
tDdtb ltft>;s1iie II cbil ildren's Society, three
booths, ana 4s.,to aaies' Auxilary' y IL
one booth and tN>e.4Aatn u itners f.'fs,-,
The candy booth was instaIIsdd"
and in charge of Mrs. Patrick j..
Burke, who was assisted by Miss
Rita Burke, Miss Mary Sullivan,
Joseph Costello and Neil Kelly.
| The Ladies' Auxiliary committee
in charge Of booth and the refresh
ments were: Miss Elizabeth Wallace,
Mrs. Margaret Singer, Mrs. Anna
Smith, Mrs. Thomas Dalton, Mrs.
Anna Kilmurray, Mrs. Michael Dono-
van and Miss B. M. Quirk.
| Those in charge of the Sodality
Society booths were: Miss Florence
Blume, Miss Helen Mccormick,
Miss Margaret Cladek, Miss Mary
Leavy, Miss Catherine Costello, Miss
Margaret Donnelly, Miss Florence
Donegan, Miss Mana Brennan, Miss
Catherine Leavy, Miss Millie Par
Isons, Misses Irene and Ruth Glib
bons and Miss Bessie Mullen.
The following conducted the Ros-
ary table: Mrs. Mary McConville,
Mrs. John F.. Rielley, Mrs. William
Messier and Mrs. Richard f. White.
The ladies conducting the Chill
dren's Society booth were: Miss
Louise Senior, Mrs. John A. Done
gan and Miss Margaret Murray