Putnam patriot., 1923-07-13
BIG STREET FAIR
 TOCLOSE CAMPAIGN
Putnam Committee For Hos pital Fund Announces Sept.
 2 and 2 For Attraction
To Be Held In Pomfret Street From
 Square to Church Street

As the closing and the biggest event in the drive for S20.000 for the Day kimhall Hospital Nurses Home Fund, there will be held in Pomfret street from the square to Church street, on the evenings of Friday and Satur- day, Sept. ! and $. Hospital Street Fair which promises to be the biggest thing of the kind that Putnam has way of charitable events.
 The plans for the event, which have already been generally outlined and arranged. will be discussed and fur ther developed at a meeting of Put nam men and women which has been called for next Monday evening. July i6, at s o'clock in the Chamber of Commerce rooms. At this time II is purposed To elect general committee an advisory committee. and sub-cori- mittees to cooperate with the stand. ing committee for the fund, of which John Whitehead is director. and Mrs Andrew V. Frost chairman of the woman's committee which has already accomplished so much in the funds behalf
 To Be Beautiful Sight
 The fair will center about Cargill Falls, the city's chief beauty spot which will be elaborately lighted for the occasion and form a unique and exceptionally beautiful sight and will call the attention of Putnamites to the scenic values of q feature which in the ordinary course Of every day life they frequently forget
 Booths will line each side Of the street These booths will not be en- tirely a matter or raffies and chances though there will be many handsome and valuable articles rafflcd. They will contain all sorts of goods for sale. Various booths have already been taken by fraternal and religious organizations who are already choos- ing their personnel and their leaders,
 The electric lighting will form one of the chief features of the event. as 1t is proposed to light the street bril- liantly from end to end of the fair space. A dance floor, just in front of the Waterman Mills storage house thanks te the courtesy of the mill of. ficials, will be a feature. Band con eerts in Cargill Park, where ice cream and cake will be sold, will take place at the other end of the area.
 The Features
 The features already planned in clude: A fashion show. dance hall hot dog booth, gallery of autographed photographs of motion picture acto T and actresses, farm. flower show and booth, a gift tree, Treasure Is land, several grab bags, soft drinks ice cream and cake. band concerts cigar and cigarette booth, fancy work booth, punchboard booth, doll wheel and booth. blanket booth, balloons and banner girls, ice cream cone and peanut booth. prize pocket girls, fish pond. apron booth, variety booth, can. dy booth, and host of other features that have not yet been named.
 It is expected that all of Putnam will cooperate in the fair Co help in it's success Several hundred young men and women in the uniforms of various nationalities will help as salespeople. The two days finally chosen, after several days, should md vacations over and many people re turned to town. The merchants, co. operating with the fair. will make these two days banner days in Put nam. with thousands of visitors from outside towns.