Perth Amboy evening news., 1913-03-31
READING
FAIR SUCCESS
About $1,000 Realized at
Event Held BY st. Anthony's
,pecial to the EVENING NEWS.

| Special to the EVENING NEWS.
Port Reading, March 31.-One OF
, the most successful events ever held
| In this place was conducted here
| Thursday, Friday and Saturday
| nights in the form of fair for the
benefit of st. Anthony's Roman
Catholic church. The D. B. S. hall
| in which the fair was held was taxed
| to its capacity every one of the three
nights during the fair and on Satur.
day night 1t was SO crowded that
| for time dancing, one of the feat
| ures of the faiI was impossible
| About $1,000 was realized. Rev
Columbino Galassi, of Perth Am
| boy, is pastor of the church.
Fire Co. No. l turned out in 9
| body Saturday and gave an exhibi
ton in drilling which pleased great
ly. To the. ladies who were IN
charge of the affair should be given
much praise since they expended SO
much energy in their successful at
tempt to make the three days fair
SO great success as 1t proved. Mrs.
William Cooper was chairman of the
committee in charge.
| Many prizes were awarded as fol
lows: Michael De JOY, lamp; Alfred
Girdner, 8 vol. U. S. history; John
Leimpe'F. e~eiing bag; Mrs. A.
Leibel, Adys apron; John Cooper.
lamp; Andrew Larsen, dress suit
case and shirt; James Cassidy, ton
of coal; Mrs. John Leimpeter, pin
cushion; Mrs. Frank O''Boyle, silver
spoons; Chris Larsen, hat; Mrs. w.
Krouse, sofa pillow; Miss Helen
! Quigley, IS gold piece; Chris Larsen,
box of cigars; Mrs. Gallagher, fancy
box; Chris Larsen, groceries; Jack
| Cooper, toilet set; Miss Mamie Nc
| Nulty, rug; John Leimpeter, gro
ceries; John Rodney, cake; Harry
Quinn, box of candy; Fred Albert
son, rocker; Miss A. O'Rielly, coat;
e. J. O'Rielly, center piece and sofa
pillow; John Copper, quilt; Charles
Rodney, chocolate set; Harry
Quinn, pair of vases; Rev. Galassi
painted picture; Harry Quinn, tic
| rack: Mrs. ]. Leimpeter, rug; Mrs
A. Leibel, doll; Teresa O'Rielly. rug;
Mrs. Wilbur Turner, shirt waist:
Mr.. Mccormick, coat; Miss G. Muir
ray, hat; P. Lane, pin cushion an6
picture; George Deber, ice cream
Edward Leimpeter, two fancy bags.
George Benning, umbrella; Mrs. Ju
! liam, pin cushion; Mrs. v. Nervi.
Japanese vase; Miss Laura Schuman,
LambreQuin; Mrs. Julia, center
piece; Miss Kate O'Boyle, embroid-
cred center piece; Nc. Coveno, pir
| cushion; Mrs. J. Leimpeter, fancr
apron; e. J. O'Rielly, box Of cigars
Mrs. Julian, pin cushion; Mrs. Gov
ena. vase and fancy plates, Mrs. "
j. Cooper, center piece; Mrs. w. ]
Cooper. ton coal; Mrs. e. ]. Toner
cake; Miss w. Gleason, pillow; Mrs
j. Gleason, rosary beads; F. Albert
son. pillow; Mrs. v. Gleckner. Gro
chet shawl; Colin Smith, twenty
dollars; Miss Sophia Weber, sofa
pillow; Mrs. Hilton, rocker; Mr. ia
coneta, volumes N. J. history; Mr..
Jacoby. bed spread; Mrs. Wilbur
Turner, fruit dish; Rev. G. Galassi,
oil painting; Mrs. M. Connors, cut
glas bowl; Ida Girdner, toilet set;
Mrs. G. Pfeiffer, statue of st. An
thony; John Thomas, twenty dol
lars; Mrs. Fern, table cover; r. Sal
ter, IS in gold; Mrs. Hurley. juilets
and groceries; T. Eak, sack of flour;
| Mrs. T. Quigley, aprons and shirt;
T. Eak, ham; Mrs. T. Quigley, gro
ceries; Mrs. J. Peterson, smoking
table; Mrs. P. Larsen, groceries;
| Mrs. B. Anderson, picture; Mrs. It.
Gallagher, groceries; Mrs. v. Nervi,
| fancy box; Mrs. M. Langan, apron
and shirt; M. Quinn, pair of ladies'
slippers; John Cooper. cake; Mrs.
| w. Wilson, sugar, ham, roast.
Following are members OF the
committee who had charge of the
affair: Mrs. W. J. Cooper, chairman; |;
Miss T. O'Rielly, Mrs. John Leimpe-
ter. Mrs. John Gleason, Mrs. J. E.
| Toner, Mrs. George Benning, Mrs. v.
Nervi, Miss M. McNulty, Miss M.
Gleason, ]. e. Toner. D. Gallagher,
and w. J. Cooper, Dennis O'Rielly,
Closinds lombard and Girardo Ra-
pino.