The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1898-10-02

York public schools has made new
assignment Of his assistants, under the
| bylaws of the school department. and
in the division DIR. A. P. Marble and
A.sWs Edison, formerly of this city, are
given important positions. DR.. Marble
| is in charge of the vacation schools and
| the high schools and is chairman of the
committee on training schools. Mr.. Ed
son Is on the committees on school
management and compulsory educa-
ton
The movement which Is being made
| for collecting money for bringing back
the bodies OF dead soldiers from Cuba
Is being carried forward to completion
and the efforts of the Worcester COM
mittee are meeting with success. A cir
cular has been issued by Mayor R. B.
| Dodge, nJrs, and p l.. Rider. chairman
and secretary of the committee, asking
| for earnest cooperation In the move
meht, and-it wilISbe sent. to each town
! from which companies were enlisted for
the I'd regiment.
1t is the pleasant custom of Mr.. and
| Mrs. James A. Norcross to entertain
| the people of the South Unitarian
| Church twice year, at their estate, on
May street-=once in the summer, once
in fall. Yesterday the fall reunion took
place, under happy auspices. One hun
dred and twenty-five members of the
parish and Sunday school went out to
Fairlawn for the day. AT noon the la
dies served an oyster supper and in the
evening there was a bean supper. So
liability filled the hours delightfully."-
and the party concluded with a dance
in, the evening.
The 2. e. H. Club Of the First Uni
versalist Church held the first meet
ing of the season yesterday afternoon,
and beside transacting routine bust
ness, elected committees with the
following chairmen; Hospital, Mrs.
Samuel Brown; vacation, Mrs. E. /.
Comins sewing school, Mrs c. L.
Chamberlain; recreation, Miss Alice
Greene; embroidery, Mrs. C. L. Rund-
lett; childrens entertainment, Mrs.
Arthur Norcross.
The regular meeting of the local
board of the Baldwinville Hospital
Cottages held with Mrs. r. A.
Howarth, yesterday afternoon. was
largely attended. The annual meeting
Of the general board Will be held at
Trinity M. e. Church, Friday Oct. Z,
and all persons interested in the work
Of the hospital are invited to be pres
ent. The Worcester ladies will pro-
vide dinner at the usual price. The
next regular meeting will be held with
Mrs B. B. Fowler, 8 Tuckerman street,
Saturday, Nov s.
A large gathering assembled in Sons
of Veterans hall last evening to wit
ness the marriage Of Miss Helen Hanga
and Sakri Nansikka, two members OF
the Finnish population Of Worcester
The ceremony was performed by Rev
Erik ]. Nystrom Of the Swedish Luz
theran Church, Quinsigamond. Jacob
Hanga, brother of the bride, was best
man, and the bride was attended by
Miss Bailina Luokkala. A reception and
dance followed the wedding ceremony
Mr. and Mrs. Mansikka will reside at
rs Lincoln street. n
The funeral of Mrs. Bridget Slattery
took place yesterday morning at the
home Of her daughter, Mrs, Patrick
Heaphey, 1Sl@ Ledge street, at
o'clock. Requiem high mass was Of
Ifered in st. Johns Church at 8.45
O'Clock, by Mgr Griffin, who also deliv-
cred the eulogy. The pail bearers
Halpin, John Conway, Mark Ryan,
Patrick Monogram and Daniel Wall.
The body was taken to Westboro for
burial, and was accompanied by a
large delegation of friends.
A big party for the benefit of the Sis.
ters of Notre Dame is to be held al
Mechanics Hall, Monday evening, Oct
"a, and the committee in charge of the
affair has so arranged the entertain
ment that everybody is sure to have g
good time. The first part Of the eve
ming wiz be given up to mammoth
whist tournament from $50 to TO- 80
and from O.3O until there will be 8
social entertainment. The executive
committee consists of Peter Baker
James EARLY, James McDermott, James
Doom, William Hickey Thomas B
Lawler, DR.. David b. Lowell. Dr. Thorn
as ]. Barrett, John F. Mccartney
Francis M. Phelan, William Il Nc!
Loughlin,l Jerome Murphy, Ben Harri-
gan and Henry M. Shaughnessy.