Putnam patriot., 1923-09-14
THOUSANDS ATTEND
 BIG STREET FAIR
Hospital Fund Benefit Is Great Success.-Workers Take In
 Nearly 3,500
Rain on Saturday Night Breaks Up
 Sales.-Many Give To Fund

Putnam Street Fair, held in Pomfret street last Friday and Saturday, Sep tember 7th and sth, will go down in the history of the year 1923 as the most successful and enjoyable charit- able affair given in Windham County during the whole Of 1923.
 The street fair marked the culmina- tion of the campaign for S20. 900 for Nurses Home Fund for the Day Kim ball Hospital. It not only marked the eulmination, but it took the campaign safely over the top with a margin of good thousand dollars or more. More over. it provided two delightful eve- nings, marked by the attendance of thousands who came to enjoy the fair and to help the hospital.
 Decorations Red and White
 Although carpenters were working throughout the early part of the week erecting the various booths and stands along Pomfret street in front of Odd Fellows hall and in Cargill Park. the fair did not actually take shape until Friday morning. Early that day the heads of the various booths. with their many assistants. came to the fair grounds bearing decorations of red and white bunting. These were quiei. ly put in place. each booth having a separate and distinct type of decora- tion. The effect was very bright and pretty against the green of the park, with the falls us background.
 Along ponTfret street the Putnam committee for the fund. headed by Mrs. Charles k. Dean. set ous wide variety of articles donated Co the fund. including some beautiful fancy work. numerous prizes. and other articles which made this booth one of the most attractive at the fair. Next to Mrs. Deans, Mrs Liliie Leach was in charge of a booth arranged by the members of the Women's Relief Corps. All kAds of articles toys, ice cream cones and foodstuffs, were arranged in this booth Next came the booth of the Daughters of the American Revo- lution. directed by Mrs. Thomas de- Coudres. assisted by number of young ladies dressed in red and white patriotic costumes. This booth was especially appealing to the children, as it contained toys, pop-guns, balloons, popcorn, and all the articles that q child expects to find at fair when the band IS playing. Next door to the D. A, k. booth came the fish pond, dl- rected by Mrs. W. F. Raiferty. Throughout the two days of the fair, this booth was surrounded by a crowd of ecstatic youngsters roaring with delight as one article after another was fished from the pond.
 In due order. to catch the children's pennies, followed a candy booth, head cd by Mrs. John II. Moss. Here can dy sold as it has never sold before, and on both days. despite enormous supplies, the candy booth was sold out before the day had ended. Last in line on this side of Pomfret street came the gallery of moving picture stars. of which Mrs. Edward H. Burt was the director. Here the movie fans held sway. and a really extraor- dinary collection of autographed pie lures proved one of the big hits of the tair, this booth netting large amount for the fund.
 Across the street. bridging the side walk into the park, stood the band stand. on which an entertainment toof place on Friday evening, while both evenings music was furnished by the Manhasset Band. On either side of the band stood two booths. To the west was the fancy work booth con ducted by the Catholic W0men's Well fare Association, under the direction of Mrs. NJ. W. Keefe. where table lin- en. house linen, and all kinds of fancy articles were sold in one of the most attractive booths of all. Al the other end of this line of booths stood one of the best organized and most splendid ly conducted booths in the fair, that of the Order of the Eastern Star, ex- cellently directed by Mrs. Walter N. Phillips, and containing a wide varie- ty of articles. This booth brought in the largest amount of cash to the fund. On either side of the band stand were the doll booth, conducted by Freddie" Gagne. and the blanket booth under the direction of G. By ron Morse. both unfailingly popular at all fairs held locally.
 inside The Park
 The most admired booth in the whole fair was the flower booth, which was conducted by Mrs. C. Russell Bowen, with a number of assistants. This booth occupied the center oi the park. and was beautifully decorated n white draperies and trailing vines. Great clumps Of potted plants stood at the four corners Of the booth, while the most beautiful blossoms of all the gardens in this section of Windham County were contributed for sale there. The booth was profitable as we'll as beautiful. Lining the east side of the park were three booths. the first of which was conducted by the paugh-