Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-04-24
PRETTY GERMAN
SERVE AT BAZAAR =
AID OF WAR SUFFER
German-American Association
Opened Fair in ConventEon
Hall Today-HeIp for Or
phans and Widows
TO CONTINUE TEN DAYS

Red-cheeked maids, in pretty Germar
costumes, attended booths at the bafHHF
which was opened this afternoon. 81
o'clock. in Convention Hail. undef tha
auspices of the United German american
Charity Association. The proceeds Of the
fair will be devoted TO the relief Of var
sufferers Of the Central Powers.
None Of the money, II has been an
nounced will be used for the furtheraHca
of the German cause, but orphans avs
others who have been afflicted BY wars
ravages viii be fed and clothed By tH4
funds II is expected that the attandanee
win be one OF the largest ever recorded
at an affair of this kind In Philadelphle.
The bazaar will continue for 10 days,
and will be open every night during this
time until ~ o'clock. Today's attendsncp
is especially large, as Easter Monday ia
a widely celebrated holiday among Ger
man an-Americans.
German and American flags and insianfa
of the Red Cross Society adorn the build
ing Flowers and plants also form part
of the scheme of decoration. fund has
been raised to insure the payment OF III
expenses of the bazaar, Germans ard
Americans Of German descent in PhiIadai-
phia and other cities have contributes
literally to the project.
A large booth is conducted at the fair
by the Irlsh-American societies While
men and boys worked aTduousy In arr
ranging the bazaar. women and girls ares
in evidence throughout the exhibition. Be-
sides attending the booths they serve at
the various lunch counters,
In many respects the bazaar resembles
that which was held in New York recently
with tremendous success. Thousands OF
dollars were raised there for the German
Red Cross Society and other organizations
which are conducting humanitarian work
In the war zone. The traditional fondneAa
Of the Germans for music will be manl-
tested each day by concerts In which
leading orchestras will participate, In the
large balcony there will be vocal choruses.
which will be an especially attractive fea-
ture Of each daily program.
Electric illumination planned many
weeks ago will be a feature of the tHir
at night.
A Turkish cafe with natives In Oriental
costume promises to yield n lucrative
sum. Representations of old tihenish
castles, constructed at great expense
under the supervision Of experts, are fea-
lures of the bazaar Automobiles, phQnn-
graphs, pianos. watches and tickets en-
titlng the holders to free passage to
Europe are included In the list OF prizes
for various contests
The officers of the executive board Of
the bazaar are: Honorary president, DIR,
C. l.. Hexamer president. Joseph Schlenzi
vice presidents, Henry Lierz. J. B. Mayer.
Frank Schantz Christopher Pfeiffer, Louis
II. Schmidt; general secretary, Arno p.
Mowitz assistant secretary A. Heinrich;
recording secretary, Ewald Grobel; treas
urer, Herman Heyl.
Prominent among the women workers
are; Mrs, Antonia Ehrlich, Mrs. Schuck.
Mrs. Philip Klein. Mrs, Polling. Mrs
Fischer, Mrs. F., SchweiZer, Mrs. ], Paul
ius. Mrs w. Stein, Mrs, Guenther REM
mers, Mrs. G. Hammer. Mrs, Frank Lima.
Mrs. Rickers. Mrs. Karl +. Lauber. Mra
Niohterlin, Mrs. Frank Suro, Mrs, OhliR.
Mrs, Krohmann, Mrs, A, Knueppe. Mrs.
Senger, Mrs. G, Pahl, Mrs. Raymond Ran.
Mrs. Zimmerman, Mrs, George vnn u sse.
Mrs. II. Hausemann, Mrs. G. Seider, Mira
Naegli. Mrs, G. Heinrich, Mrs Aibers.
Hecksoh, Mrs. Mitterhuber, Mrs. Gehriqs
ger Mrs. Jordan and Mrs, Reidemanu