Evening journal., 1913-06-26
MASONS OF
NEWPORT OPEN
STREET FAIR
Wilmington Brethren Will AS
SiSt in Making Building
Fund Carnival Success
AFFAIR WILL CLOSE
ON SATURDAY NIGHT

Srecial to THE EVENING JOURNAL.
NEWPORT, Del, June 26.-Greater
and more elaborate preparations have
been made this year for the Masonic
carnival which will be held today,
Friday and Saturday, afternoon and
evenings. Market street, between
Marshall and Walnut streets, presents
quite a gala appearance. The booths,
tea gardens and summer houses have
been erected and decorated, repre-
senting the different nations. where
all sorts of good things will be sold
Long strings of different colored cleo
trio lights have been strung on both
sides of the street and across it. also
Illuminating all booths.
The committee in charge of the
three days carnival consists Of Harry
Lowe. Arthur Gamble and Frank Mel
win, with the following as assistants;
Mrs. A. c. Gamble, Mrs. J. p. Groome,
Mrs. John L. Whann, Miss Ella w.
Johnson, Miss Helen Cranston, Mrs.
w. f. Groome and Mrs. II. F. Weldin.
The street will be Illuminated and
all sorts of novelties will be for sale,
as we'll as good things 10 eat. Aprons
and fancy things will be sold by a
committee in charge of Mrs. Harry
Dempsey The gypsy maid will be
on hand to tell fortunes when her
hand is crossed with silver.
Miss Nettie Hanna and Miss Alice
Fredericks will sell hot peanuts. In
the dairy lunch garden, in charge OF
Miss E. w. Johnson. Mrs. H. E. Gregg
Mrs. Eph. Myers, Miss Nora Stuart
Mrs. Lewis Duff, Mrs. William King
Mrs. George Frederick and Mrs
Enoch Smith. will be found sand
wiches, salads, coffee, tea, and pie and
milk which will be served by num-
Der of young women.
Mrs. H. F. Weldin and Mrs. J. p
Groome will have charge of ice cream
cones. In the Martha Washington
tea garden, in charge OF. Mrs. NJ. S
Cranston, will be sold cups and
saucers of all sorts and prices, with
tea or coffee served in them, the cuI
and saucer to be taken home.
Mrs. Benjamin Dickey Will look af-
ter the novelty booth and the goose
girl and her pet goose will have prize
packages for sale.
Mrs. ]. E. Whann, Mrs Harley Stra-
horn and Mrs. Lizzie Hilyard vii
have the cake booth, where all sorts
I of the best of cakes will be sold.
The lemonade and punch depart
ment will be presided over by Miss
! Frances Springer and Miss Heller
1 Armstrong.
Mrs. Alfred Craig has charge Of thu
candy booth. Hot frankfurters ant
rolls, pretzels and popcorn Will b.
Z served by the MILDLY maids, in charg
of Mrs. A. @. Gamble. David Jone
! will have charge of knocking owe
the babies and William Jones an
2 Oscar Bratten of ringing the canes
Mrs. w. F. Groome, assisted b.
Z young women of the town, will serv
ice cream in the rainbow ice cream
garden.
The Korking Art Gallery an
Museum in charge of Ralph /. Finn
will be we'll worth the nickel charge
for admission, while the Heptasophs
Band, of Newport, will entertain ever.
one with plenty of music.
Misses Alice and Mary Johnson, o
Philadelphia. are at home with thei
father Marshall Johnson, for thei
summer vacation-Mr. and Mrs. Mar
J ion NJ. Owing have been entertaining
their aunt, Mrs Mary Cowley, of Bal
. timore-Mr. and Mrs. j. Harley Stra
horn have been recent guests of rela
Z tives at Oxford-M. NJ. Owings spen
Saturday at his home, at Benges, Nd
Mrs Mary o. Snitcher has been o
short visit with relatives at Elsmer
William Mervine, of Wilmington
spent Sunday with his grandparents
Mr.. and Mrs. William Garrettson-
Miss Eva Elliott spent the day at Au
gustine Beach.