Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1915-11-16
BAzAR NOW OPEN
GREAT ATTRACTION
First Of Three Nights Autumn
Festival by St, Anne's Parish
a Success.
MANY BEAUTIFUL BOOTHS.
Suggestions Of Christmas and What to
Buy---DeliciOus Supper Served.

After weeks of preparation the au
tumn festival and bazar of St. Anne's
parish opened yesterday afternoon and
last night in blaze of light and amid
the most attractive surroundings in
the Bladen-street armory.
There was a large attendance and
the patronage was generous Early in
the evening the supper room was the
centre of attraction in the basement
of the armory, where dainty and in
viting tables were spread and delic-
ious supper was served for 20 cents.
The menu consists of fried oysters,
cold ham, slaw, potato salad, pickles,
bread. butter and coffee. The serv-
ice is excellent. Supper will be serv-
ed again tonight and tomorrow night.
The armory proper is given over to
the bazar and around the spacious hall
are located many beautiful booths.
One color (yellow) prevails, except at
the Baby Booth" where pink is the
color scheme.
All booths are decorated in yellow
and green, and the large yellow chrys-
anthemum is the flower conspicuous
in the decorations.
First, in making the rounds, comes
the Country Store booth. Here one
may purchase anything in the way of
house necessaries, from Monday laun-
dry day TO Saturday baking day. Then
there is the soft drinks booth, the Par
eel Post booth, where a package awaits
everyone and is C. o. d.
The Japanese booth is very attract
i've, as is the flower booth, but the
greatest attraction of all list he Baby
Booth, where the sweetest, prettiest.
daintiest of baby wearing apparel is
on sale. This booth is simply irresist-
ible, and its stock found Ready sales.
The doll booth is also very attract
i've. Here there are dolls of every
size, color, race or nationality. There
are bride dolls, soldier dolls, midship-
men dolls, baby dolls, infants in arms,
and the most beautiful dolls of all
slsinds, besides loIf caps, hats, sweat
ers and outfits.
The Empty Stocking Club has a
booth. II is chimney with a huge
red stocking hanging from the mantel,
and this booth is for the benefit of
the work done by the Empty Stocking
Club that fills the stockings of poor
children and brings to their hearts
the warmth of Christmas cheer.
The ice cream booth did a good bus
mess and is placed under the gallery
in an attractive bower of green,
through which yellow electric lights
peep. Nearby is the candy booth and
cake booth, where delicious home
made candy and cake are on sale
Caromels and fudge found ready buy
ers and dainty baskets, boxes and
packages of sweets were carried home
from this booth, where sweets are
dispensed to the sweet.
The bazar's great attractive feature
is the dancing that follows the enter
tainment. but, of course, the enter
tainment Ito which other reference is
given in these columns) is the feature
of features of the bazar.
Excellent music for the latest dances
is played by an orchestra. and tho
centre of the armory floor is cleared
for dancing. which was enjoyed last
night by a large number of patrons
at the bazar.
The bazar will be repeated tonight
and there will be music and dancins
tonight and tomorrow night. An ex
cellent and novel program will b,
presented