Evening star., 1943-05-02
Variety Of Entertainment Of Seminary Fair
Benefit Program
Friday Afternoon
At Alexandria
By Marearef Germ ond.

By Margaref Germ0nd.
A one-man band and a cham
Der of horrors will be features Of
the side shows accompanying the
annual seminary fair which will
be held Friday afternoon from 8
to s o'clock on the grounds Of
the Episcopal Theological Sem
mary under the auspices Of the
Woman's Auxiliary of Emmanuel
Church on : the Hill, Seminary
Hill, Alexandria.
The fair will comprise events Of
interest to all ages and the side
shows will be under the general
direction of Mrs. Stanley Brown
Serman. Mrs. Henry P. Thomas
is general chairman OF the fair.
The one-man band will be Mr..
William H. Brewer, who plays
seven instruments at once and
who is taking time off from his
many duties as maintenance en-
gineer at Cameron Valley, Alex
andria. to play at the fair. He is
a performer Of long experience
and has played at fairs, carnivals
and dances in many places in
West Virginia and along the Ohio
Valley.
The chamber of horrors, which
is designed to test the nerves Of
the stoutest of heart, will be
managed by Jennings Wise Hob
son, jr., a student at the semi
nary.
AS in past years, there will be
horseshoe pitching and other
games of skill, ponies to ride, in
cluding skippy, Nellie and Dump
ling and others: balloons and
stuffed animals to buy and clowns
to watch.
Students of the seminary who
will assist as clowns, barkers and
fortune tellers are Joe Tucker,
Craig Eder, John O'Hear and Vic
tor Stanley. Those assisting with
the games will be Benjamin
Franklin Alexrode, Frank Dore-
mus, Murray Kenney and Walter
Young.
Wnen small children grow tired
of the excitement of the side
shows and the clowns they will be
welcomed at the play yard, where
they may amuse themselves with
the sliding board, the doll house,
the sand box, hobby horses and
other play equipment, or engage
in games under supervision, lis
ten to stories or romp in the play
pens.
Infants who come in their own
carriages or baskets will receive
careful attention. The play yard
will be. under the direction of
Mrs. Emile Despres and Mrs.
Robert E. Sessions, who will have
a corps of able assistants. While
the yard is designed primarily to
interest and amuse the children,
it will also permit the mothers. to
enjoy the attractions of the fair
at their leisure.
The flower and vegetable stand,
the homemade food table, the
hot dog stand, the white elephant
table and a pet show will be other
popular features of the fair. The
pet show is being held for the first
time this year and will include
pets up to the size of and includ-
ing cats. Entries must be Sc
curely housed in crates, bowls or
cages and must be on the far
grounds by l o'clock in the after
noon the day of the fair.
Tea will be served on the porch
of a house, which overlooks the
grounds, so that any one wishing
to enjoy cup of tea and rest
may do so and still not miss any,
thing that is going on.
The seminary grounds are
easily accessible by bus from
Washington as we'll as Alexan-
dria, direct service from Twelfth
street and Pennsylvania avenue
to the seminary, running at half
hour intervals and stopping in
Alexandria for passengers.