Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-12-09
CONGREGATIONAL
CHURCH FAIR. IS
GREAT SUCCESS

GREAl SUCCESS
The Congregational church held
| its annual fair on Tuesday afternoon
! and evening. The vestry was crowd
! ed from about = o'clock on to the
close of day. The decorations were
| large Christmas trees and wreathes
, in the upper vestry and SO many of
| the trees were used that the tables
seemed to be set in small forest.
This church fair is nited for its
beautiful fancy work and this year
| is no exception. Among other arti-
cles the embroidered pillow slip and
much attention. At this table Mrs.
! Charles Pulsifer, assisted by Mrs.
| George Stobie, Mrs. Henry Abbott.
! Mrs. David .Derwood and Mrs.
Gladys WEIGH. proved good sales
| women.
On entering the rom everyone was
| drawn to look at the wonderful dolls
| house on the right of the door. This
| house was designed and made by one
of our prominent architects of the
! city, 1t was a three-room house,
: with down stairs, a living room with
! fireplace, piano, writing desk, tele-
| phone, and pictures on the wall, lit
! tie clock on mantle, and two dolls
/ standing in the middle of the room
! as if about to receive guests. The
| diningroom was as complete. being
| furnished with everything usually
! found in a well ordered diningroom.
| Beyond the diningroom was the
! Kitchen with BRAIDED rug in center of
| floor and also all the conveniences
! found in a we'll regulated kitchen,
| including vacuum cleaner. On the
| second floor there were two bed
rooms and a bathroof:,. also with
beautiful furnishings, and in the
| larger bedroom was cradle with
| infant doll and nurse doll standing
| beside the cradle. The bathroom had
| besides its furniture ana a medicine
closet, tiny hemstitched towels on
| the rack and bathmat on the side
| of the tub,
| This table also contained chill
dren's doll furniture and toys and
| these were decorated by some of the
| ladies' OF the church. The ducky
| cradles being one of the most attrac-
tive pieces. Here Mrs. f. II. Hisley.
| Mrs. Lois Smith. Mrs. Benz. Carter.
| Mrs. Geo. Parmenter Mrs. Ralph
| IVY anu T1ON dIu htlSGH
were in charge and the furnished
| dolls house netted them a very con-
siderable sum early in the after
/ noon.
At the left OF the entrance the
candy table was all that one could
| expect or desire and was in charge
| of Mrs. William Nevins. Mrs. Bryant
/ Hopkins, Mrs. Alex Turbine and
Julia Isakin Emerson.
, Between two large Christmas trees
was the handkerchief table decorat-
ed at each end by large red candles
and presided over by Mrs. Arthur
Head. Mrs. Jennie Page and Mrs.
Marion Lee. Here one could pur-
chase handkerchiefs from 10 cents
| to S1.50 and upward.
The apron table, never lacking for
| patronage. was surrounded by GUS
| toners. Mrs. Howard Welch was
! chairman here. assisted by Mrs.
George Kidder and Mrs. Frank Tib-
| belts.
In the center of the room was a.
| very charminglv arranged table, one
| end devoted to Christmas cards and
| the other TO hooks. Here Mrs. p.
p. Hurd and Mrs. George Johnson
were doing thriving business
One loved to linger at the dolls
tHOit Nittt WtEe ill SUITS anu Sizes
of the doll family and their furnish
| ings. Mrs. Percival Wyman had
charge here. assisted by Mrs. Charles
| Jones. Mrs. Ralph Barnum, Mrs. John
HENDERSON. This table had tiny
| Christmas tree at either end
Mrs. L. II. Soper, Mrs. Lewis
Whipple. Mrs. Will Hagar and Mrs.
| Robert Stobie were very busy SELL
+, ing the food of the famous cooks OF
| this church.
One of the most interesting tables
| was that of the Domestic Table"
| under the charge of Mrs. Perley
| Brann. Mrs. Harold Richardson and
| Mrs. Frank Noble. Here one could
purchase home made soap, eggs,
pumpkins, canned goods, etc.
Down in the dining room was a.
group of snow white tables dotted
| over beautifully decorated room
with trees covered with icicles and a
| fireplace with stockings hanging
around 1t and Santa Claus stand
ing on the mantle. baskets of poin-
settia and wreaths on the walls and
windows. Mrs. Robert Nivison had
charge OF the decorations here.
Mrs. Claire Marston and Mrs Fred
Mason had charge of this charming
dining room and assisted by Mrs.
Jidioiu I1dyucii, MIS- JUN SIODlc,
Mrs. Carl Green, Mrs. Robert Hen
derson, Mrs. Franklin Gaskell Mrs.
Hattie Bessy. Mrs Alden Bessy Mrs.
William Brown. Mrs. Alton Blake,
Mrs. James Allen and Mrs. Cleo
Bridges served delicious lunches to
the weary patrons.
In the kitchen very efficient
committee consisting of Mrs. David
Staples, Mrs. Harry Doe. Mrs. r.
Stanley, Mrs. Charles Russell. Mrs.
Alice Haskell Mrs. Harry Grindell,
Mrs. Walter Warren. Mrs. Frank
Tibbetts. Mrs. Earl Hall. Mrs. Reid |
Hill. Mrs. Charles Hutchinson, Mrs.
James Inversion, Mrs. Robert Sal
mond, Mrs. John Jones and Mrs.
John Reed. prepared the lunches
serN ed in the adjoining room. At Il
supper time baked beans and cab |
bage salad were added to the menu
of the afternoon, of creamed chick |
en-. cake, coffee. doughnuts. etc. and |
hearty supper could be obtained.
The fine weather and activity of !,
the workers made this an unusually !,
successful sale, much credit being i.