Worcester morning daily spy., 1898-03-17
C. f. NOTES.
Some Important Matters of Local
and Suburban Interest.
Meeting of Chairmen of Missionary Com
mlttees in Worcester Tonight-some
Nashville information.

EndeaVOr societies was held Monday eve
ming at Union Church. IL consisted Of a
reception to the past presidents Of the
union and TO Treasurer William Shaw OK
the United Society Of c. p.
The officers and committee workers were
known by the color of badges worn. These
were furnished by the public meeting COM
mittee, ana were great aid in enabling
the EndeaVorers of the various societies to
converse with those engaged in the same
lines of work. During the reception music
was furnished by the Orpheus Banjo Man
dolin and Guitar Club
After the reception the Endeayorers as
sembled in the chapel and listened to the
stirring words Of Treasurer Shaw on the
practical Endeavor work, bfye-minute
talks from the past presidents and eelec-
tons bysa male quartet were given,
"A dream of paradise" with violin oblt-
cato, by Mr.. Ernest Smith, was rendered
by, Miss Ethel E. Briefly, president Of the
Pilgrim Society. Miss Fannie Hair rem
dered organ solos.
The Endeavorers feel that much credit
should be given to the public meeting COM
mlttee, Of which Oliver S. Kendall, Jr., Ia
chairman, for the success Of this c. IT,
gathering.
Miss BeuIah E. Lewis, chairman of the
press committee, IS arranging to have
conference with the reporters Of the vari-
Gus societies.
The ralying committee for the county
convention of April 10, at Leominster, are
busily engaged circulating tickets for. the
convention. A regular excursion will be
run by the Worcester Union. royal
good time is expected, with fine music,
extra fine speakers and patriotism galore.
The rallying committee includes j. W, AL
len, James B. Hartford and j. A. c. Ha-
mill
President George b. Copeland was pres
ent at and addressed both the Junior So
ciety and the Y. ?. s. @. p. of the Bethel
A. NJ. e. Church. He spoke very encour-
aging words to the EndeaYorers. Mr..
Copeland emphasized the strict keeping of
the pledge as being necessary Tor the
greatest success. The presidents address
was responded to by Rev. 1. D. Jacobs,
pastor of the church.
The Endeavorers of the Bethel Society
We're rendered social Wednesday. night
by the social committee, Short addresses
and music formed the chief entertain
ment.
Robert L. Lovelace, chairman of the mis-
sonary committee of the union, has called
a meeting Of all the chairmen Of the mis-
sonary committees of the various socle
ties for consideration of mission work.
| This Will be held this evening at Pilgrim
Church. All societies which have not yet
missionary committee will please send a
representative. The work of this commit
tee has been divided under these four
heads and assigned to the committee men,
bers, as follows: Foreign missions and
programs, Miss Flora NJ Brierlyi system
attic training, Waldo Il. Lewis; Welcome
Mission, +. l.. Moore: city missionary de-
partment, Mrs. L. W. Murdoch.
The missionary committee is destined to
| be Of great service to the many c. e. So
cieties.
The members Of the lookout committee
| of the North Grafton Baptist Christian
Endeavor Society decided at their last bus
4 mess meeting to make a special effort to
| interest more people in the mid-week
| prayer meeting of the church. This COM
\ mittee also makes it one of their duties to
report the pastors sermons to those I'M
able to attend church, especially to the C.
| e. members in our home department.
| Last Tuesday evening this society held
! Mother Goose" social and homemade
candy sale. 1t was largely attended. and
much enjoyed, and the sum of $13. 81 was
added to the treasury.
/ L. Pictures from Mother Goose" melodies
Were pinned upon the walls of the room
and slips Of paper and pencils were given
I out, with the request that each write the
first two lines of the rhyme suggested by
! the pictures.
The most successful person wrote 80
| correctly out of the 6 presented
| NASHVILLE POINTERS
The New Jersey delegation has already
completed arrangements for an excursion
of a minimum of 200 persons. Details will
be published shortly.
1 Massachusetts Headquarters wiil be the
Duncan Hotel, and the official excursion
! will be in charge of William Shaw, repre-
i senting the United Society, and II. n.
| Lathrop, the state union. While on the
| trip many points of interest in the south,
including the famous battlefelds of Ten
! nessee, will be visited
| Nashville Endeayorers are quite busy
| now making preparations for the coming
| of President Francis e. Clark of the
United Society, who will address a great
| rally to be held in Union Gospel Taberna-
| Gle on the 18th of March. He will be ac-
! corded a royal welcome. and many En-
deayorers from the nearby towns are eX-
pected to attend
Secretary and Treasurer of the Michigan
Union, NJ. B. Holley of Traverse City. sends
an order for Nashville '9S flags and but
tons. He writes: 1T just makes the
| blood Jingle to think of arrangements for a
Nashville '9S echo meeting, in which good
things Of the convention Shall be passed
along to the Endeavorers of New Zeal
and"
Side trips and local excursions have
grown to be a special feature of the jour
nney to and from our International conven-
| tons and nothing will be left undone to
! make this a delightful feature of the
| journey to the Athens of the south next
| July. j. ID. Blanton. chairman of the To-
| cal excursion committee, is now hard at
| work planning for many of the side trips
and In our next issue we hope to be able to
! give the lists in full. Judging from the in
quiries coming from all quarters, ii would
seem that famous old Lockout mountain
and the historic battleffelds of Tennessee
are going to be the main places of interest
| to many who are coming to the land Of
| l1iTa and dOvTrars