The Connecticut labor press., 1920-11-20
Housing Climax to Labor Temple Building Fund Expected to Prove Tremendous Success. Liberty Six Automobile and Trips to Cuba Among the Big Contest Awards-Lots of Life, Fun and Gaiety Assured for the Patrons.

 fair of the New Haven Trades Coun- ciPs Labor Temple Fund which opens at Music Hall this evening and com tinues for seven nights and matinee on Thanksgiving afternoon. Organized labor throughout New Haven is all seti' ready to make the event one ot the greatest affairs of the sort that the city has ever known.
 As a result of the several special meetings that have been held during the week preceding the fair great enthusiasm has been aroused among all the locals in the city and general CO., operation has been secured which makes success of an unusual nature assured. The meetings have been largely attended by delegates to the Trades Council and by other members of organized labor, all plans have been discussed at length and the result IS bound to be beneficial.
 August Striby of the Bakers union who has charge of the financial affairs of the event reported to the, Trades Council at its meeting, Thursday. eve ming, that the advance sale of tickets has been excellent and that the d1str1bu- ton of tickets for sale among the mem bers and in centrally located places mas been very extensive.
 Tn addition to the general patronage of members of organized labor It IS IS expected that the public at large will atten dthe fair in great numbers mas much as the program prepared tor the enoynent of patrons promises to be one of the most enjoyable of the sea son. In addition to the dancing, tor which excellent music has been secured, there will be three vaudeville acts each evening and they are classed as extra good. Then there will be the usual at fractions which go to make first class fair enioyable only on this occasion fl1ev are better than usual. The mer- chandise which will be sold at the various booths III the usual interesting manner is announced to be the finest that has ever been displayed at any fair in the city. There's lot ot 1t. too. and of a novel nature In fact the Trades Council fair promises to pc a novel event in many ways, planned as II is along original lines
 This applies particularly to: the decorations which are timely and un- usual. Just what they are IS not belng announced as it IS the desire of the committee to give the patrons pleas ant surprise
 Much interest is manifested. in the contests for, the new Liberty Six auto mobile and the free trips to Cuba, the latter contest being confined to mem bers of the police and fire departments This has been under way ever since the TemDle project started and there's a live bunch of contestants who will be sure to wind up the contest with a rousing fight to the finish for the awards are well worth strenuous et- fort.
 The I T.ibertv Six automobile, for in stance. is a beauty and its mechanical perfection is such as to make 1t most desirable piece of property. The com rnittee made no mistake III selecting a make that is widely and favorably known, with a reputation firmly etsab- Iished and the man or woman who gets if is going to find new enjoyment m life once they are installed at the wheel.
 And those trips to Cuba! All our boyhood ambitions to be either police man or fireman get fresh revlyal in the thought that one of each IS go. ing to be able to visit that beautiful isle and oasis (liberal definition, wet spot in a dry world) as the guest of the New Haven Trades Council: With wintry winds right at our heels ana coal at SIS per ton who wouldn't want to be a policeman or a fireman ii that calling qualities one for such a trip! Already the boys in city uniform are hustling for the coveted prize and the finish will be a rouser.
 The standing of the contestants III all contests is determined by the num- Der of coupons turned in for each and many thousands have already been turned in for those who have entered. Positively no new contestants will be admitted after the fair opens. The awards will be made at II o'clock Saturday evening, November 27th,. when the fair ends. Every season ticket to the fair carries 50 coupons for con- testant.
 The booths will be another great feature of the fair. They include ev- erytl1ing that one usually. sees at fair and several new ones that will prove exceptionally interesting. The patron will get a great run for his money at these booths as the wares to be d1s- posed of at them are of high order.
 Take it all in all the big fair will be a drummer" and is expected to prove a royal climax for the fund campaign: Everybody who enjoys good time will be among those present every evening and the Thanksgiving matinee will pro- vide a most enjoyable means of spend- ing that holiday.