Worcester morning daily spy., 1898-03-17

departments of the mills, spinning and
carpet departments and all The socie-
ty was honored by the membership of
Messrs. Whittall and Thomas and re-
Gently M. Percival Wllittall had Joined
ranks with the organization.
The society pays eachstck member
S. a week; and, in case of death, an as
sessment of 50 cents per head is levied.
No society has so cheap and valuable
mortuary and sick benefit provision.
The total amount paid out in the history
of the society, in both sick and mortu-
airy benefits, has been $4462, of which
1852 has been for death claims. Mr..
McCaffrey's remarks We're warmly
greeted, and his illusions to Mathew j
Whittall, Alfred Thomas and Percival
Whittall were the cause Of eXuberant
applause. Mr. McCaffery closed with
the statement that the average assess
ment on each member of the society had
been six and a half cents, and during
the last six months, the assessment had
been fraction of one cent. The trus-
tees who have the dispensing power, al
ways have 500 in reserve.
William Coley sang two selections be-
fore the audience was satisfied, and
Uriah Hinsley was called to respond. He
said me was as delighted to be present,
and his joy was shared by his rs fellows,
who enthusiastically applauded him.
Caleb Innett sang selections with fine
effect and was followed by the main.
speaker of the evening, Matthew J.
Whittall, whose name was greeted with
a perfect storm of applause. Toastmas-
| ter GreaVeS stated in his remarks that
he had begun work II years ago, South
Worcester being at that time unbuilt
and uninhabitable 1t was then a swamp
or a sand pit, with but a few houses on
either right or left. Worcester had
GA, 600 inhabitants, and now South Wor-
/ cester is a city in itself.
| There has been no one to build up this
section of the city and do so much for it's
| people after it was built as Matthew j.
! Whittall. He will say that some of the
credit belongs to his workmen, but the
credit is his, and thousands of admiring
| hearts know it. There has been talk of
a separation of capital and labor. Capt.
| tai is needed and cannot live without
| labor, and vice versa. And, when en-
ployer and employee join together in
such gathering as this, it is good
omen for South Worcester. prolonged
applause)
AT all times Mr.. Whittall has given in
vitation to his people to enjoy the
beauty of his grounds, which are the
| pride Of the city. and which attract
i many an admirer of beautiful residences
and beautiful grounds to that section OF
the city
/ Worcester is one of the cleanest cities
! in the world-morally, l say-perhaps
not now as applicable to it's streets al
| though they show some improvement.
| POSTMASTER Greaves facetiously ad-
yised living near member of the board
| of aldermen or common council, as he
! did if improvements were desired and
| obtainable.
When Mr. Whittall was introduced by
vl,1 ani6 40 hp wac
| honored in giving the Introduction, he
was received with an ovation, and was
Obliged to bow his Acknowledgements
The applause showed the deep respect
and love in which he is held by his EN-
! pIoyees, as well as by the citizen body
| at large, and he could have been naught
else than gratified by so signal testi-
monial of his employees 9dmlratlon.
| Mr. Whittall said: Mr. President and
Friends-I wish 10 say first, as the
postmaster has spoken OF it, that 1
should be pleased to have you visit the
grounds at any time; there will be
more pleasure to have you come, than
should You stay away. A great delight
has it been to me to have 700 school
children troop by and enjoy the scene,
and to have the workmen pass by three
times or more a day When the grounds
were first laid out, Dr. Conaty said that
[ would have to build fence but l
said 1 would try the experiment first.
and, if a fence were found necessary, it
would be built. And you know that to-
day there is no fence. Several times
| have been asked 10 move to another
part of the city, but feel just as much
at home there as you do, and it is not
my intention to move away. 1t is a
pleasure to meet you, and forgetting for
a while the routine of work, touch ell
hOws with one another at least once a