Worcester morning daily spy. (Worcester, Mass.) 1888-1898, 1898-01-02
OUT AND ABOUT.

OUT AND ABOUT.
DANCES AND OTHER SOCIAL
EVENTS OF INTEREST.
Smith, Champlins and Adams Pupils
Dances-"H umming Birds" Enter
tain at Association Hall-Daughters
of Malta Play Whist-Bartlett Card
Party
Mrs. Halleck Bartlett gave a large
hearts party Saturday evening for her
daughter Miss Ethel Bartlett. There
were nine tables, and the guests were
from the younger assembly set.
A junior pop concert by the
"Humming Birds" was the pic
turesque entertainment, which oc-
cupied Association Hall Saturday
afternoon, there being rather
small audience present 1t was a
children's entertainment for children.
The troupe consists of five little folks
OF IL, II and IA years of age, who sing
SOLOS and quartets, recite and play the
banjo bones and piano prettily and
luz PlAllld uOllIid - IdIl6u
Edith, and she is 10 years old Like
Melba, she sings ''Se seran rose" and
is said to take her high d fiat With
truly remarkable power and tone; but,
unlike Media, she did not sing it in
Worcester. She did sing a number of
pieces in costume, however. A scene
from The school for scandal" was
played by two 10-year-olds with fine
effect. Then there was a boy soprano,
n Y1eafl
voice was as deep as her brothers was
high. The quartet singing was ex-
tremely well done. The "Humming
Birds" were chaperoned by their accom-
PIANIST and manager, Mrs. Amanda ].
Wemyss, who used to have a business
interest in J. C. Bartlett, Wulf Fries
and other musicians who came to Wor-
cester. She says her little flock makes
a great hit wherever it goes, and that
off the stage her birds are just bright,
happy little children who go to school
like everybody else but have a natural
talent for music.
Mr. Josiah H. Clarke, Mrs. Clarke and
the Misses Clarke will sail on the Vera
Jan. IS for four months trip abroad.
They will land at Naples and from there
will go to Alexandria, from which a
trip will be taken up the Nile. Constan-
tinople, Greece, HOLLAND and Switzer-
land will be visited later. The party
expects to return to Worcester early in
May.
Mr.. John F. Conlon of Fox street
will leave Monday evening for Micrhi-
gan, to enter the Detroit School Of Art.
At the regular monthly meeting Of the
Woman's Board of the Baldwinville
Hospital Cottages, Saturday, at the
house of Mrs. F. E. Williamson. the
treasurer reported that $1S5 had been
realized from the parlor sale at Mrs
Fowler's, Dec Is. The ladies are much
encouraged, and wish to thank all who
contributed to make the sale so success
fun. A vote Of thanks was given Mrs
Williamson and the family for packing
and sending two Christmas barrels to
the hospital
The next meeting, Feb. 5. will be held
with Mrs. c. A. Allen, SO Wachusett
street.
A salad supper, reception and whist
party were given Saturday by the
Daughters of Malta, at knights of
Malta Temple, under the direction of a
committee composed of Mrs A. L.
Gould, Mrs. Sadie Corbin, Mrs. Sadie
Currie, Mrs. Emma Draper, Mrs
Evelyn Cate, Mrs Florence Wood, Mrs
Emmagean Preston.
About 200 persons attended the sup
per, which was followed by an informal
reception, Mrs Preston, lady superior,
and Mrs. Gould, past lady superior, ex-
tending a cordial welcome to the guests
as they entered. There were - tables
at whist when the playing began, a lit
tie after o'clock. A pleasant evening
was enjoyed, the prizes falling to the
lot of the following persons: First
prize for men Gnkstand), Mr. ]. A.
Spears; second (silver napkin ring), Mr..
c. F. Gould; first prize for ladies (pair
of vases, Mrs. Preston; second vase,
Mrs. A. c. Lapoint.
The Temple Club met Friday after
noon with Miss Mildred King, of 81
Chatham street There was a good at
tendance, in spite of the severe storm
Besides music by Master Harvey Houck,
Misses Lottie Houck, Luliona Barker
Mildred King, Flora Whittemore and
Louise Beaumont, there were musical
games, questions and drills, led by Miss
Sears.
Miss Effie Adams gave a reception to
her children's dancing classes at Mrs.
Bowkers school, "a Front street, Sat
urday afternoons from 8 to $50 o'clock.
Masters Ralph Barr, Everett Harrop
and Ralph Stone read and sang for the
entertainment of the company Very
pretty favors were distributed in the
german, which was led by Master Ralph
Stone and Miss Dorothy Kilton. Light
refreshments were served.
Miss A, Ray Champlin, the popular
young teacher of dancing, gave a New
Years german to her pupils Saturday
afternoon at 554 Main street There
was a large number of children and
young persons, past and present pupils,
to participate in the pleasure of dane
ing, and their parents and friends
looked on with interest.
Miss Bertha Smith gave a New Years
dancing party for her children's class
in Salisbury Hall, Saturday, from to
5 O'Clock, and pretty party it was and
most enjoyable to the so or more little
folk for whose amusement it was given.
Past and present pupils had been in
vited, and awaited themselves generally
of the opportunity to dance again with
their comrades and in the society of
Miss Smith, who is always a favorite
with them.
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