The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1898-12-18

Mr. Gladstone, according to Sir e.
ward Hamilton, in his recently publish
ed monograph, was: who are the four
greatest poets of the world?" Mr.. Glad
stone thought there could be no doubt
| that the first three places must be
assigned to Homer Dante and Shaks-
pere, For the fourth place, he re-
garded Aeschylds, Virgil, Milton and
Goethe as competitors, but his final
choice was Goethe. The two greatest
| masters of English in recent times Mr..
Gladstone decided to be Cardinal New
man and Mr.. Ruslin.
Invitations are beginning 10 go out
! in the dainty handiwork of the pupils
for the annual Christmas celebrations
of the city kindergartens. Cambridge
street Kindergarten where Miss Mary
d. Coolidge and Miss Annie L. Burgess
are in charge. will have its tree Friday
afternoon at 2 o'clock. The invitation
| is in the shape of booklet, tied with
orange ribbon and decorated with the
star of Bethlehem in yellow silk
salisbury street kindergarten has
| its tree exercises on the same day, but
at 10 o'clock in the morning. A star
painted in yellow water colors, with a
| little print of a popular madonna and
child in the centre, carries the mes
sage.
Wednesday is the day for the Deem
Der meeting of the Worcester League
of Unitarian Women, which will be held
at the First Unitarian Church. Miss
Florence A. Rider will present sketch
giving Some Account OF the George
Junior Republic" in The forenoon, in
connection with the current events COM
mittee.
THE influence Of mind over matter"
is the subject for the day. Papers will
be read as follows: christian science +"
physical heading" by Miss Jennie Pat
rick of Hopedale; "Hypnotism" by
Miss Sarah A. Staples
The morning session opens at II
o'clock. At 12.45 there is box lunch
con, with tea and coffee provided by
the society. All women are cordially
invited.
The Christmas tree and supper at
the Church of the Unity VIII be given
Friday evening.
Mrs. May Sleeper Ruggles and Miss
Ruth F. Nelson were the soloists at
the College Club musicale. Wednes-
| day.
The regular winter meeting of the
Smith College Club win take The form
OF tea on the afternoon of Dec 81 at
the house of Mrs. Laonard Wheeler
Rev. DR.. Alexander Fl. Vinton viii
make an address.
Mrs. Gilbert Harrington Will enter
tain the Mt. Holyoke Alumnae Asso-
citation at its Christmas tea, Dec. 81.
The Woman's Club Browning class
! REID a spirited meeting yesterday sore-
noon 1t was voted to resume the class
! work after the conclusion Of the "Sor-
| dello studies. "or-
A pleasant variation in the usual
course was made by several special ton
ieS on Colombe's birthday" Miss
| fdlHapeth G. Woodman making ba,slIe
responsible for a general survey of III III
| structure and intention of the nlst,
Mrs j.. H. Robinson for a studv, ~
'CieVe's Advocate" Miss Lewiston "a.
a comparison of Berthold and VaIapnn
and Miss Ella L. Dwyer for ~,
| o'nbe This was the last NEGATIVE 20
the class for 1898. ''''s VI
Following is the program Of the oor
! cert TO be given Tuesday evenine
Grace Church by the CITY Cadats at
| organization of young men connactad
with that society: 'eo
March. ......... ..Co,
Worcester Light Infantry 0re e66esfEelt
'ooiiS ........... Our new Ia itc,,,
pao,, b. P Crerie. ''''i'or
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