Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-09-27
CONGREGATION of St. Mars's. Catholic
Church Announce Interesting
Event to be Held November 18th
10 22nd in Lyceum Hall.
Interesting

! The affair promises to be one OF
the most elaborate of its character
held in this city in recent years. Al
ready the various committees are
bus;ly engaged in mapping out the
|, details for the big event which will
be held in the main auditorium OF
the Lyceum.
! The committees have arranged for
many handsome and valuable prizes
on which voices will be disposed of.
Plans also have been made to have q
special entertainment each evening
>during the progress of the festival
which will be participated in by To-
cal and Washington talent. This
feature will be looked after by a
committee of members of the Ly-
ceum.
The booths which have been ar
ranged for are as follows,
Knights of OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
cigars and tobacco.
Hibernians-Groceries.
Ladies Catholic Benevolent Le-
Embellishments.
Daughters of, Isabella-Supper.
Alumnae of st Mary's-Dolls.
Sodality-souvenirs and aprons.
Holy Name-Fancy articles.
Rev. Louis Smet, pastor Of St.
Mary's church, is chairman of the
geenral committee Of arrangements.
chairmen of other committees as
announced are: Music-Carlton A.
Padgett; advertising and printing
Mrs. T. Marshall Jones, Mrs. Ida a.
French; door,. P. Laphen.
Within the next few weeks the wo-
men who will be in charge Of the DIFF
sferent booths will announce a COM
plete list of their assistants.
Recently the Lyceum hall has been
remodeled and redocorated in the in
terror, and it is now one OF the most
handsome buildings of It's kind IN
this section of the country. The work
of decorating and painting was done
under the direction Of j. NJ. Arm
strong and A. D. Montier.:;
The pcolroom on the first floor IS
Of embire design with hand-painted
flowers on the ceiling and attractive
panels the isidewalls being tan color
ed. Il, :
THE; SPACIOUS reading room directly
adjoining the former room IS OIL re-
naissance design with sky-blue ef-
feet and tan colored walls. The man
auditorium of the halk on the secoha
floor also has been elaborated dec
grated. Its sidewalks are buff color
ed with golden brown decorations.
The entrance and hallway are OF the
same design.
A complete gymnasium is being
fitted up for its members in the west
end of the building. A steel ceiling
has been added and two big iron
rirders which formerly were an"ob-
struction in this room, have been re-
moved and a mammoth iron oeam
substituted instead. The ceiling OF
the pynasium is finished in white
with yellow and gray trimmings 1of
sidewalks and woodwork.
After the necessary equipment has
heen installed the gynasium will un-
doubtedly prove one of the oes'
natronized departments OF the. pig
hall. especially among the young men,
Another convenience which mas
haen added is the installation OF a
l;tcben on the second floor at the
east end of the main auditorium. a
big gas range is to be installed aho
from this Kitchen suppers VIII De
served during the winter months 81
the hall. The kitchen will be used 1of
the first time at the coming festival!
Handsome electric fixtures have been
installed throughout the hall adding
considerably to its general attrac-
tiveness.
Tha yonnp Mems Sodality Lyceum
was organized October ,, 1888,
through the efforts of the late Rev
n 7 O'Kane, who was pastor of st
Mary's church for twenty years ani
who is remembered by many Aiexan
ar;ans The records of this organiza
tion show the names OF many citizen
prominent in the professional ,5 m ant
business world today, Many hav
snzwared the call Of the governmen