DAR Lawn Fete a success; Mrs. Robert Hemingray and Carroll Hemingray were servants

THE LAWN FETE

Its Success Was Far Beyond

Description.

THOUSANDS WERE PRESENT

To Participate in the Patriotic

Festive Occasion.

TWO HUNDRED AND FIFTY DOLLARS

Is Near the Amount the

Daugh­ters Will Derive.

Weather Excellent, Decorations Sumptu­ous,

Music Charming, and the Whole

Affair Exceeded Expectations

— Muncie's Patriotism

Again Proven.

As a result of the untiring efforts of the twenty-four members of the Daugh­ters of the American Revolution, and many others who assisted them, the lawn fete given last evening on the High School grounds was a gorgeous success, and by far the most beautiful and successful social function that has ever occurred in Muncie.

The weather was perfect, but had the ladles been prepared to accommodate the multitude, there would have been greater receipts, but all who could be cared for donated to the good cause by purchasing ice cream, cake, peanuts, lemonade and other dainties on sale.

The crowd came early and lingered late. Many came shortly after 6:30 o'clock, and soon after 7 the entire grounds on the north and east side of the building was thronged with people, while the sidewalk was filled with hu­manity, looking at the charming and patriotic picture and listening to the sweet music, while the streets were filled with vehicles occupied by people.

The ladies seemed to have underestimated the popularity of the cause for which they were laboring. Yesterday they felt sure that the fifty tables, each ample to accommodate four or more, would care for the crowd, but double that number could have been used eas­ily, and a great many who could not be served would have swelled the re­ceipts to nearly double the amount derived.

Arrangements were made for forty gallons of ice cream, with the privilege of taking sixty if required, This latter number was passed by six, and sixty-three cakes were served. The stock of peanuts went quickly, and local deal­ers were robbed of their entire stock. Over $14 were the receipts from this source. The lemonade stock went in short order, too, and more lemons were purchased, until every store was rob­ed of its stock, and when the party ended, shortly after 10 o'clock, the remnants consisted of two quarts of ice cream, and the receipts were found to be a few dollars over $200.

This was a most gratifying result, as the ladies in charge had expressed themselves to the effect that they would feel repaid with $100 and more than delighted at $150. The total amount from all sources will be total amount be about $100 above that sum, as the receipts from the steert [sic] street cars will amount to nearly $50. There were 1,027 fares collected last night between the hours of 7 and 11 o'clock. In this number are some complimentary tickets to be deducted, and the tickets which sell six for a quarter must have allowances also. A few people rode who paid for more than the required fee because it was to be a donation for patriotism. One of these was a lady on Conductor Griffin’s car on the Heekin park line. She rang up six fares and frightened the conductor, who thought she was at­tempting to pull the bell rope. The customary business was cut short, by the big reduction on the Westside line, the pleasure-seekers attending the lawn fete. The receipts show that the great crowd was composed of uptown people with a sprinkling from the suburbs.

The ladies came dressed in their handsomest light gowns and these mingled with the gorgeous decorations made a picture of fairyland, but patri­otic in creation. The decoration com­mittee consisted of Mesdames Robert Hemingray, J. F. Wildman. J. E. Dur­ham and the Misses Nannie and Edith Love, and to them great credit is due. While volunmous [sic] voluminous there was not too much of a display to hide the effect, and it was arranged with a nack [sic] knack of ar­tistic taste-possessed by each of the ladies. The four arc electric lights were well placed. From the branches of trees were strings of wire, on which swung hundreds of Japanese lanterns.

These added materially to the lighting of the grounds. A few of these lanterns bedecked the foliage in the tree tops also. Occasionally there was a large flag swung from a wire and at each of the fifty tables eihgt [sic] eight flags were fes­tooned to the backs of the chairs, while the tables were likewise decor­ated. From the two sides of the build­ings there were many flags in each window, and yards of bunting stretched about every perceivable object. Mingling with all this was a number of potted plants about the grounds. The band-stand was most gaily bedecked, it being erected over the front entrance to the building. Long streamers of red, white and blue reached from this to the building, with lanterns overhead.

There were over 1,000 flags used and nearly as many lanterns. The kitchen department was located on the east side of the building, and was presided over by Mesdames W. M. Marsh, C. A. Spilker, M. Meeks and J. A. Heinsohn. Harry Adams and another colored man man dished the ice cream, and following is the list of servants at the tables:

Mrs. Dilliam Marsh, Regent — Assistants, Earl Williams, Sara Wysor, Janet Turner, Wysor Marsh.

Mrs. Robert Hemingray — Assistants, Mrs. Milton Gray, Mrs. Ralph Gregory, Mrs. Mary Phinney, Mrs. Louise MacDowell.

Mrs. Julius Heinsohn, Second Regent — Assistants, Mrs. A. L. Johnson, Mrs. Ned Howe, Mrs. James Bingham, Mrs. Theodore Rose.

Miss Love — Assistants, Mrs. Charles Galliher, Miss Kate Fay, Miss Imogene Medsker, Miss Emma Case.

Mrs. Thad Neely — Asisstants [sic] Assistants, Mrs. James Boyce, Mrs. Lucius Ball, Mrs. A. J. Williams, Miss Sue D. Smith.

Mrs J. F. Wildman — Assitants [sic] Assistants, Mrs. Ben Bowman, Miss Vida Cassady, Miss Reba Richey, Miss Ada Cammack, Will Wade, Mr. Ollie Cammel, Mr. Fred McClellan, Mr. Will Kemper, Mr. Karl Swain, Mr. Arthur Meeks, Earnest Meeks.

Mrs. J. F, Durham — Assistants, Mrs. George F. McCulloch, Mrs. E. B. Tyler, Mrs. W. P. Stevens, Miss McNaughton.

Mrs. Carl Spilker — Assitants [sic] Assistants, Mrs. Elmer Whitely, Miss Bessie Boughman, Miss Isabel Preston, Miss Agnes Howe, Miss Erna Eiler.

Miss Edith Love — Assitants [sic] Assistants, Miss Carrol Hemingray, Miss Emma Lou Love, Miss Grace Keiser, Miss Leila Hanchette.

The Misses Daily were assisted in the booths by Miss Caroline McCulloch, Miss Helen Smith, Miss Louise Anthony and others. Mrs. Winans could not be present, and Mrs. E. W. Bishop filled her place.

The lady attendants were all dressed in white, each wearing an apron made of flags, many of them silk. They also wore caps made of national colors, many wearing the same colors in streamers of ribbons.

During the evening the City Band rendered the following program, every number of which was cheered by the attentive crowd, as the band never seemed to play so well, regardless of their splendid reputation:

Overture on National Ears

"America".................................Moses

Waltz — "Calve"......................Severance

Selection — "Bohemian Girl" from Balfe's Opera.

Polka — "Nutmeg"...................Tobani

Selection — "Half a King".......Ludwig Englander

Overature — "Orpheus"...........Offenbach

"Hail Columbia"........................Chambers

March — "America Forver".....Paull

E. V. Palmer, Director

The Indiana Band appeared during the evening and gave a very appreci­ative serenade from the east side of the grounds. Both organizations do­nated their services.

It is estimated by many that fully 4,000 people attended the fete, but the more conservative estimated the crowd present at from 2,500 to 3,000.

The money derived from the benefit will he used by the ladies in purchas­ing goods which will be made into night shirts, underclothing, bandages and bedclothing, which the govern­ment has asked for to supply the hos­pitals with in the care of the sick and wounded soldiers. Dainty food will be purchased also and sent with the order from Muncie. The ladies will work diligently from this time on until the money received is worked up in this manner. It was a notable cause and a glorious success.

THE DONATORS.

Donations for the occasion were made by the following persons:

High School lawn and band stand — T. F. Rose, J. C. Wood, School Board Trustees.

Four arc electric lights — The Heat, Light and Power Company, H. C. Kim­brough, Superintendent.

Music — Muncie City Band, Indiana Iron Company Band and Colored Band.

Posters for street cars and business houses and 2,000 dodgers — The Neely Printing Company, per C. F. W. Neely.

Palms and floral decorations — Simon Humphfelt, of the Muncie Floral Com­pany.

Dishes and glassware — McNaughton's store, Red Front five and ten cent store (per Manager White), Hummel's candy store.

Chairs and tables — Meeks & Sons and Potter & Moffett.

Muncie Daily Times — $5.00 in adver­tising.

Muncie Daily Times —

Muncie Daily Herald — $2.00 in advertising

GAVE DECORATIONS.

Koons & Manok's shoe store, Vatet's, Stevens & Durham, Lytle shoe store, Guarantee shoe store, Youngman, Klein jewelry store, Sterling cash grocery, Taylor Sisters, W. J. Carson, J. E. Howe, O. Baldwin, Meeks Bros., F. Nickey, Cincinnati store, J. R. Hummel. G. W. Bower, H. Bayless, C. Gass, Mrs. E. Harlser, Oakley (hardware), Kirk Bros., Stewart Bros., H. Klein, H. Bowles, Shank's drug store, McNaughton; the Misses Love, 1 gallon ice cream; Mesdames Winder, Gump and Vatet, ice cream; Mrs. Walker Monroe, 1 gallon ice cream; Mrs. Mart Meeks, 1 gallon ice cream; Mrs. R. CIark, 1 cake; Mrs. R. Meeks, 1 cake; Mrs. Wildman, 1 cake; Mrs. Humphries, 1 cake; Mrs. Fay, 1 cake; Mrs. Mary Youse, 1 cake; Mrs. A. L. Johnson, 1 gallon cream; Mrs. J. Meeks, 1 gallon cream; Mrs. Geo. McCulloch, 1 gallon cream; Mrs. W. M. Marsh, 1 gallon cream; Mrs. Ju­lius Heinsohn, 1 gallon cream; Mrs. Charles Williard, 1 gallon ice; Mrs. Jennie Neely, 1 gallon ice; Mrs. Dagos, 1 gallon ice; Mrs. C. A. Spilker, 1 cake; Mrs. Arabella Winans, 1 cake; Mrs. Stiffler, 1 cake; Mrs. Arthur Smith, 1 cake; Miss Shipley, 1 cake; Miss Bes­sie Williams, 1 cake; Mrs. Kate Patterson, 1 cake; Miss Goddard, 1 cake; Mr. Rodman, 1 cake; Mrs. Burt Whitely, 1 gallon cream; Mr. Larmore, gallon cream; Mrs. J. Boyce, gallon cream; Mrs. Frank Ball, 1 cake; Mrs. Koons, 1 cake; Mrs. D. K. Thompson, 1 cake; Mrs. Williard Cory, 1 cake; Mrs. Templar, 1 cake; Mrs. Dr. Bucklin, 1 cake; Mrs. Fuller Ethel, 1 cake; Mrs. Ed Bishop, 1 cake; Mrs. Dr. Spurgeon, 1 cake; Mrs. Elmer Whitely, 1 cake; Mrs. Crumwell, 1 cake; Father Schmidt, 1 cake; Mrs. W. Davis, 1 cake; Mrs. J. Eiler, 1 cake; Mrs. Chas. Fudge, 1 cake; Mrs. Chapman, 1 cake; Mrs. Minsheimer, 1 gallon cream;; Mra. M. A. Fay, 1 cake; Mrs. Isaac Humphries, 1 cake.

MONEY DONATED

Mrs. Goshorn, 50c; Mrs. Dr. Shileds, 50c; Mrs. Leo Ganter, 50c; Mrs. Brotherton, 50c; Mrs. Dr. Winans, 50c; Mrs. Leo Ganter, 50c; Mrs. R. H. Mong, 50c; Mrs. Mattie Long, 50c; Mrs. Web Richey, 50c; Miss Grace Kizer, 50c; Mrs. O'Meara, 50c; Mrs. C. O. Prutzman, 50c; Mrs. C. F. W. Neely, 50c; Mrs. W. J. Carson, 50c; Mrs. A. A. Truitt, $1.00; Mrs. Adolph Silverburg, $1.00; Mrs. Durham, 50c; Mrs. E. A. Leatherman, 50c; Mrs. J. Ludlow, 50c; Mrs. J. Erwin, 50c; Mrs. Dr. Ball, 50c; Mrs. Carl Franklin, 50c; Mrs. W. Shirk, $1.50; Mrs. Thrall, 50c; Mrs. Bannister, 45c; Mrs. Gass, 25c; Mrs. Bingham, 25c; Mrs. Church, 25c; Mrs. Dungan, 25c; Mrs. Cassiday, 25c; Mrs. Fowler, 25c; Mrs. Westlake, 25c; Mrs. Griesheimer, 25c; Mrs. Lee Coffeen, 25c; Mrs. Jones, 25c; Mrs. Georgia, 25c; Mrs. R. Williamson, 25c; Mrs. J. M. Barnes, 50c; Mrs. D. C. Mitchell, 50c; Mrs. A. J. Meeks, $1.00; Mrs. G. A. Bard, 50c; Mrs. F. J. Claypool, $1.00; Mrs. J. W. Perkins, 50c; Mrs. J. W. Little, $1.50; Mrs. Harvey Cates, 25c; Mrs. John Rickard, 25c; Mrs. Hugh Cowing, 25c; Mrs. Harry Harrington, 10c; Mrs. Chauncey Medsker, 50c; Mrs. S. Streeter, 25c; Mrs. Dr. Kemper, 50c; Mr. H. C. Adams, $1,00; Hickman Bros. (sugar), 50c; McElfresh (lemons), 50c; Sterling Cash, $1.00; W. L. Lacey, 50c; Isaiah Russel, 50c; W. A. Wright, $1.00; Atlantic and Pacific Tea Store (sugar), $1.00; Green (hardware), 25c; Jacob Vogt, 25c; Joseph Hummel, 25c; Muncie Music Co., 25c; Winbarger, 25c; R. Scott, 25c; Hardin Roads, 50c; A. Shidler, 25c; Hermann, 25c; Delaware County Bank, 50c; Dr. Bowles, 50c; Mrs. Evans, 25c; Mrs. J. R. Long, 25c; Mrs. W. L. Lyons, 25c; Mrs. J. A. Harvey, 10c; Mrs. A. L. Harriott, money; Misses Myers, 15c; Mrs. George Davis, 25c; Mrs. A. K. Smith, 25c; Mrs. E. B. Mann, 25c; Mrs. Leon, 25c; J. A. Keener, 25c; J. R. Seldomridge, 10c; G. H. Ball, 10c; Mr. Cashmore, 25c; Mrs. Geo. O'Neal, money; Mr. Messersmith, 10c; Miss Erma Morris, 15c; Mrs. J. C. Wood, 25c; Miss Brownwell, 25c; Mrs. Levi J. Jones, 10c; Mr. J. W. Glascock $1.00; Mr. E. B. Tyler, 50c; Mr. John Meredith, 50c; J. W. Ream, 25c; Dr. W. D. Whitney, 50c; Mr. W. H. Sumption, 50c; Mrs. Catherine Anderson, $1.00; Mrs. I. Cohen, 50c; Mrs. D. A. McLain, $1.00; Mrs. W. H. Gill, 25c; Mrs. E. G. Haylor, 50c; Mrs. C. K. Kennedy, 25c; Mrs. Munshower, 25c; Mrs. Fred Heath, $1.00; Mrs. Jerome Galliher, $1.00; Mrs. Ida Rea, 50c; Mrs. Chas. Galliher, 25c; Miss Wilcoxon, 50c; Transfer Co., $1.00; Mrs. Tom Starr, 25c; Mrs. McClung, 25c; Mrs. Hamilton, 25c; Mr. Ballard, 50c; Mr. Hinkley, 50c; Mr. C. Franklin, 50c; Mrs. Gass, 50c; Mrs. Bannister, 45c; Dr. Cowing, 50c; Dr. Whitney, 50c; Mrs. Jerome Galliher, $1.00; Mrs. Chas. Galliher, 25c; Muncie Transfer, $1.00; Greeley Bros., 25c; Geo. L. Jones, 25c; Ed Tuhey, 50c; R. S. Gregory, 50c; C. F. W. Boldt, $1.00; Jacob Vogt, 25c; Roby Moore, $1.00; W. F. Watson, 25c; C. G. Neely, 25c; Will Younce, cake; Marcus Claypool, 50c; J. L. Streeter, $1.00; Mrs. Mary Streeter, 25c; Mrs. Geo. Bower, 25c; Dr. Shumaker, $1.00.

The collections were made by the fol­lowing solicitors:

Mrs. Neely and Mrs. Hemingray — Main street.

Mrs. Wildman, Misses Love and Mrs. M. Meeks — Washington street.

The Misses Daly and Misses Susie and Edith Kirby — Jackson street.

Mrs. Heinsohn and Mrs. Marsh — Adams street.

Mrs. Durham and Mrs. Carl Spilker — Charles and Howard streets.

In all there were collected 15 gallons, ice cream, 30 cakes. $35 in money and a quantity of lemons, popcorn and peanuts.