Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1915-10-26
MAKING READY FOR
AERCIFUL REST FAIR
Bazaar Will Be Held in New
Century Club on
November ii
MANY INTERESTING
FEATURES PLANNED

The annual fair for the benefit of
the Home OF Merciful Rest will be
held on November II in the New Cen
hlry Club under the auspices OF the
entertainment committee of the home,
which comprises Mrs. Richard Reese,
chairman; Mrs. A. Felix DUPONT, Miss
Mary Biggs, Miss Martha Shortlidge
Mrs Frank Rupert. Miss Christine
Cause. Mrs. Leonard A. Yerkes, Mrs
G. l.. Patterson and Mrs. Reuben Sat
terthwaite. The hours during which
The fair will be i'm progress Will be
from - until O'Clock. There will
be all sorts OF tables, including a
fancy table, bags and aprons. ice
cream cones. pin cushions, candy,
cakes. potted plants and fancy Flower
baskets. toys and cut flowers. Each
table will be presided over by groups
of young girls and matrons and all the
booths viii be prettily and attractive
~ arranged.
An interesting feature of the fair
this year viii be gold fish contests.
Glass bowls in each Of which will be
a live gold fish, will be arranged in a
row. Ping pong balls Will then be sold
and the person who succeeds in toss
bowls will win the gold FISH. This
promises to be an especially interest
ing feature.
There are not to be any special
Christmas features this year. How
ever, all things that will make excel
lent Christmas gifts Will be FOR SAFE
and the fair will in reality be
Christmas bazaar. a special effort
is being put forth by those in charge
of the potted plants and fancy flower
basket table to secure number Of
odd and distinctive plants and flower
basket designs. This table promises
to be one of the most attractive al
the fair. The toy table also should
prove especially popular. All candies
sold will be homemade
Members OF the Junior Branch Of
the Home will take an active part in
the fair this year. They will have q
grab. pumpkin and fancy table, in adj
dition to which there will be'a fortune
teller and a few games. Miss Elsie
Patterson is in charge of this part Of
the fair, and she will be assisted by
The following little girls who com
prise the Junior Branch of the Home.
Miss Alice Candee, president; Har-
riet Curtis, Natalie du Pont, Julia FL.
lott. Lucy Gawthrop. Henrietta
Hopes. Alice Harvey. Anne Nilliken
Mary Marvel. Jane Richards, Heller
Townsend, Emily Van Lear, Mabe
Walker Josephine Wales, Evelyr
Yerkes and Mary T. Warner
The junior members of the hOm'
support a bed there, and their part o
the proceeds from the fair will b.
used FOR that purpose.
The various tables and those who
will preside over them are as follows
Fancy Table-Mrs. Ohio Rowland
Mrs. w T. Scott Mrs. Lammot du
Pont Mrs. Frank Rupert. Mrs. Ferdi
nand La Motto, Jr., and Miss Elizabeu
Jackson.
Rags and Aprons Mrs. Francis Ia
Wis, Mrs. w. G. Spruance. Mrs. S. d
Townsend. Mrs. w. II. Thompson. Mrs
G. II. Elliott, Miss Martha Shortlidg'
and Miss Marion James.
Pin Cushion Miss Elsie Patterson
Miss Christine Cause, Mrs Alfred d
Warner. Jr. Mrs. David Lindsay, II.
Mrs David ID. Rankin. Mrs. Harrison
". Howell Mrs. Joseph NJ. Pusey an'
Mrs J. Bail PIERCE.
Aduul -NiiS. DoIdlu Aohoiuohf MI >
J. Bail PIERCE, Mrs. r. Z. Doremus
Mrs. George S. Capelle. Jr.
Cakes-Mrs L. Scott Townsend
Mrs Louis de Cazenove and Mrs Johl
3. Bird.
Potted Plants and Fancy Flowe
Baskets Mrs. w. G. Spruance, Mrs
Leonard A. Yerkos and Mrs. A. Fell
DUPONT.
Toys-Mrs Charles L. Candee, Mrs
George p Bissell
Ice Cream Cones-Miss Amy du
Pont Miss Mary Biggs and Miss Mar
ion Durham.
Fish Bowls-Mrs Ferdinand Il
Motto Jr.. and Miss Augusta L
Motto.
Cul Flowers-Mrs c. 7. Patterson
and Mrs. n. Coleman dupont