Evening Republican, Volume 19, Number 298, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 17 December 1915 — CATHOLIC BAZAAR A GREAT SUCCESS [ARTICLE]

CATHOLIC BAZAAR A GREAT SUCCESS

Turkey Supper Proved Big Drawing Card and Fqrtuinle Wheel Attracted L4ts of Business.

The icy roads and sidewalks did not materially reduce the patronage of rhe turkey cafeteria supper and the oazaar held Thursday evening by the ladies of St. Augustine’s Catholic church at the parochial hall, The two days that preceded were good days but the Thursday crowd was much the largest and much the hungriest and much the most enthusiastic.

The dinner receipts for the three cays were as follows: Tuesday $58.50; Wednesday $27 and Thursday $109.50. The turkey dinner pleased all of the 328 who patronized it and the turkey was so good that many took return orders.

'Following the supper the large crowd gathered upstairs where the band played several selections and then Joe Hallagan started the wheel of fortune and there was a lively scramble for paddles and many of the bazaar articles were sold. Joe Hallagan had charge of the wheel and demonstrated that he could make more noise than Ed Honan, who was one of his assistants. Ed Karine, ArIt was a jolly crowd and everyone other aides, never had go much money in their lives and their pockets bulged out like saddlebags. Arnold Luers got so excited that he counted six paddles seven several times but what he lacked in actual count he make up in rapid sales and he always had his quota sold before the others got well started.

Ed Kanne could make the most n'oise and his customers said that half the articles Went to his corner, was in attendance at the Catholic bafrad a good time. Young women drew doll babies, young men drew girl’s dresses and married men drew nightgowns. The .fish pond in the meantime was doing a rushing business and evidently the bazaar returns would reach a good sum. It is proposed to build a fine new church edifice another year and the ladies are doing their full part to procure money to aid the work.