El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-08-16

EICE the outbreak OF the war. FL
Paso has tried out nearly every
- form Of money beguiling scheme
Imaginable. in its alchemy Of turning
our pleasures into dollars for the va
rious array OF our patriotic activities.
but not before wednesday night. with
the resideuters Of Richmond Terrace
at the helm. have FL Pasoans reveled
IN a street fair. And now that the ex-
pertinent has been tried out this mode
Of festivity has come TO stay, and the
future calendar Of events is to have
several like affairs.
A kaleidoscope scene OF beautiful
women and society buds in SHIN
merry frocks that fitted in with the
mo0nbeams and silvery clouds-hand-
some uniformed men and civilians
vendors of eats" in the persons OF
l0veIest dubutanJs and future bellies.
who sold hot dogs tucked away IN
home made rolls, lemonade ana
punch, soda pop and peanuts ana ice
cream cones Ga regular AllanLc CITY
board walk effect)-all Richmond Ter
race completely upturned into fiesta
OF light and color, a gay, joyous car
uival, with all the smart set dancing
down the c0rnmealed thOrOughtares or
the fashionable disrriCt-that is the
picture of last nights scintllaung al
fair that uetted nearly $3.50 for the
Red Cross despite the threatening
weather
The promoter, mainstay. residence
lender and general god mother Of the
street fair was Mrs Robert j. Reaney.
who. with Maj. Reaney and their two
young daughters. Elizabeth and katn-
crime, seemed TO be everywhere look
ing after the guests Assisting were
y
AIcSain and others OF the Richmond
ties, who sponsored the event Mrs
Nellie Akard. Mrs Herman AnureaS,
Mrs Frank Ainsa- Misses Frances ana
Katherine Earle. Mrs Burt Orndortt.
Mrs. VIII X Mari, Mrs. OTTO Arm
strong Mrs Russell Ramey. Mrs. G. T.
Kelly, Mrs J. z. Bowen, Mrs O. J.
BinfOrd. Mrs Van Wilson, Miss Rose
Piatt. Miss Treasure Hartman, Miss
Margaret Schuster. Miss Nellie May
Bowen, Mrs. E. A. Lewis, Bess Murle
and Mrs. Edward Hitchcock
Miss Treasure Hartman, Miss BesS
Murtle and others sold flowers, and
Mrs. Burt OrndOrff, Mrs. Y. del Campo
and Mrs Edward G. Hitchcock had
charge Of the refreshments. on the
BinfOrd lawn and were assisted by
Miss Mary Gates Redmond. Miss Grace
Hawkins. the Misses Burrram, Alzlna
and Kathleen Orndorff, the Misses
Katherine and Elizabeth Reaney. Mss
Lucille Harlan, Miss Virginia Akaro,
Miss Sarah BridEers, Miss Nellie May
Bowen, Miss Minette Watson, Miss
Mary NcCamant, Miss Treasure Hart
man, Miss Dorothy Williams. Miss
Dorothy Irene VOllertseu, the Misses
Frances and Katherine Earle. Miss
Fama Hickman. Miss Mary Frances
HAYS and her sister. Miss Thelma-
The dancing was enjoyed up and
down Cambridge street arched in
myriad incandescents and with gay
colored flags a-flying by the hun
dreds. The cabaret was staged at
the home Of Mai. and Mrs. Reaney,
with the porch created into dais
with palms and ferns. and the aud
ience seated on the lawn Mrs. HurX-
that secured a splendid lot OF artists
for the uroEram, with Miss Mary
Frances Hays representing Spring,
in q classic dance. clad in light
green chiffon. with her tresses band
ed IN pink rosebuds. Miss Fama Rick
man and Dick Vidmer in clever
dancing; Miss Dorothy Irene NOllert-
sen, in delightful solo dance, OF a
wood nymph; Miss Lucille Harlan,
who made a decided hit in a Spanish