The Washington times., 1916-02-07
Genuine Jahrmarkp in Odd
Fellows Hall for Widows
and Orphans.
SOCIETY WOMEN TO HELP
Diplomatic Representatives Of
Central Powers Interested.
Will Last Week.

A real German "jahrmarkt," fair
that will establish a precedent in such
things in the District. it is promised.
will be opened at Odd Fellows Hall.
Seventh street. between d and f.
streets, next Monday. 1t will be under
tho auspices of prominent society wom-
en- and members of the German soci'
cites. and is designed to help the fund
being raisei for the beneit of the Ger
man and Austrian widows and orphans
of the European war.
The fair will be open one week. and
It is promised that genuine ''iahr-
markt," with all of the trimmings that
can be supplied by local resources and
American ingenuity, will be the result
of the efforts of the committees that
have been working weeks for the affair.
The decoration of the hall and con-
struction of the numerous booths and
special sections begins this week. and
for the entire week the work of trans
forming the big auditorium and its sur
rounding rooms into a faithful repro
duction of bits OF the Eatherland will
continue.
Committee Successful.
The committee in charge of the af-
fair has worked increasingly to interest
the members of the German societies
and the prominent women of the Dis
trict. who have given much time to this
sort of thing, and is we'll satisfied with
its success. Mrs. Stephen Panaretoff.
Nine. Abdul Hak Hussein, Princess
Won Hatsfeldt-Trachenbe Mrs. Rich
ard Townsend, Mrs. Robert S. McCor-
mick. Mrs. +. Rollins Morse, Nine.
Christian Huge, and Mrs. Wesley
Merritt have not only accepted the roles
OF patronesses of the fair but they
have given much time to working for II.
| The German ambassador Count Won
Bernstorf, Baron Erich Zwiedlnek.
| charge d'ahAires Of the Austrian en-
bassy. and others connected with the
| diplomatic service of Germany and
Austria have taken an active interest
in the fair, and have helped the local
committee in charge with suggestions.
Martin Weigand is chairman of the
committee in charge and Gustav Ben
der is in charge of the publicity.
Official Sponsors.
The ladies' auxiliary committee OF
the German American Relief Commit
tee are the official sponsors for the fair
and have charge of the active work nf
preparation. They are being assisted
| by the memoirs of the ladies aid So
CletleS OF the German churches ana
have enlisted the services of the Ger
man women OF all creeis and denom-
| nations Ia the affair.
The plan for the fair calls for the
| construction of series of booths. each
! of which will be typical OF the same
! sort of booth at a ''jahrmarkt' There
! will be a flower BOOTH = Turkish cafe,
an ice cream pavilion. shooting gal
| lery. dancing green" midway" a
| Nuremberg NurstCloeCkle,' Ger
| mania booth. where the singing so .
| cieies will hold forth MS the guests OF
| the Germania Maennerchor. and a host
! OF features that have not yet been
| named.
! The booth attendants all will be dress
| ed in the costumes of some part OF
! Germany or Austria, and the decora =
! tions of the hall and the various sec
| tions of the fair will be in the colors
Of the two Central European nations.
Wearers and Costumes.
| Many of the fair wearers of these cos.
tunes were born in the countries they
| represent, and some of the costumes
are those that have been worn by the
men and women Of the two nations for
generations, and are still to be seer
| in some parts of Germany and Aus,
| tria.
| The various committees announce tha
this is the most important effort the
German and Austrian relief organlZa
| tions have made in the District TO hell
! the fund for the widows and orphans
! and while II is a charitable affair il
! every particular, IL is the intention o.
, those in charge to give an exhibition
and to sell articles at the booths tina
| Will he intrinsiCally worth even more
than the small sums asked.