Worcester morning daily spy., 1898-01-15


feeling here which only needs the occa-
sion, to blossom forth into enthusiasm,
and the Harvard men can count upon
cordial welcome not only from the
prettiest girls in town, but also from
many a dignified matron who recalls
the days when she danced through Har-
ward, and from the ranks of the old
college men.
But if the concert is being anticipated
by the townsfolk the Harvard men are
looking forward to it on their side with
equal pleasure. 1t is two years since
the clubs were here before; but some of
the men who came at that time have
not yet graduated and remember what
delightful time they had, and they
have fired the others with expectations
of the good time in store for them.
The clubs which are to give the con-
cert are the Varsity Glee, Banjo and
Mandolin clubs, and not as some have
supposed, some of the clubs belonging
to the classes. There are 60 men in the
three several organizations and they will
come up in a special car, returning in
the same after the dance which is to
follow the concert, Is over. Owing to
college regulations they cannot remain
away from Cambridge over night, al
though it appears probable that but lit
tie of the night will remain to spend
anywhere by the time they are prepared
to leave Worcester.
They are all to be dined by the pat
ronesses, some of whom are inviting 10,
others 5, and /, and the girls are re-
ceiving invitations right and left.
The list of patronesses is as follows:
Mrs. John R. Thayer, Mrs. Timothy K.
Earle, Mrs. A. George Bullock, Mrs.
Waldo Lincoln, Mrs Edwin Brown, Mrs.
Halleck Bartlett, Mrs. Alexander De-
Witt Mrs. George B. Witter, Mrs. Will
liam Bliss, Mrs Ransom C. Taylor, Mrs.
Hosea Quinby, Mrs. Frank p Goulding,
Miss Frances Lincoln, Mrs. Frank B.
Smith, Mrs. Charles S. Barton, Mrs.
Frank E. Haywood, Mrs. Homer Gage.
Mrs. Samuel E. Winslow, Mrs. Edward
D. Thayer, Jr. Mrs. ]. Fred Mason,
Mrs. lockwood Hoar, Mrs. Randolph
Crompton.
Salisbury hall was the scene of
pleasant little hop Friday evening, when
the Merry Makers a society of young
people from the south end. gave their
first dance of the season. The music
was furnished by Bicknelrs orchestra.
Guests numbering in the neighborhood
Of 40 were present, among these being
Mrs Harry Sibley, Mrs. William Nor
cross, Mrs Herbert Farr, Mrs. William
Bushy, Mrs D. E. Carr and Misses
Fletcher Goddard, Willard, May Will
lard. Yeaton, Newell, Peabody, Keith,
Bigelow and Thurston; the Misses Pres
colt and Taft of Leominster; Miss Ba-
ker of South Gardner; Messrs. ]. Cressy
Yeaton, Jr., Harry King, Harry Sibley,
Frank Keith, William Norcross, Her
bert Farr, D. E. Carr, Albert Fowler,
L. Irvine Woodbury. Bertram Coburn,
Clifford Eldridge, Robert Nixon, Edward
Nash.
The committee Of arrangements were
Messrs. Edward M. Dodge, Charles S.
Fletcher, William H. Estabrook.
Few entertainments given in the First
Baptist Church have been so successful
as that which took place in the Sunday
school room Friday evening. The room
was well filled with spectators who
seemed to enjoy every moment of the
evening. The program was divided in
to two parts, the first being a tambou-
rine drill by twelve young ladies, who
performed various evolutions admirab-
ly. These young ladies were Mrs. Geo.
Arnold, Mrs. Arthur Stone, and the
Misses Sadie Bartlett, Lizzie Calkins,
Nina Wheeler, Lena Scribner Nellie
Churchill, Ruby Weir, Mamie e. Street
er, Emma Kidder, Clara Goddard. To
Miss Mamie R. A. Goddard fell the Of
times thanllless part of pianist Miss
Anna G. Wallberg gave two readings,
one from "a window in Thrums," by
Barrie, and the other, Swedish story
called Mrs. Lundqv.st No. o. by ST.
guard.
The Peek sisters then made their APP
pearance and entertained the assembly
with old songs and rhymes.
The entire six members of the family
were present, Kesiah Miss Hannah
Simmons); Dorothy, Cdiss Emma Mar
VIM; Bethia, Miss Bertha Harris);
Betsy, CMiss Josie Crowley, and the ir-
repressible Sophia, who troubled her
sedate elder sister greatly was imper-
sonated by Mrs. John Childs Suf-
flee it to say that the Peek sis
ters were received with enthusiasm,
and will doubtless be called upon to
again entertain. Miss Nettie Oakley
was accompanist.
About 100 club women belonging to
the college organizations of the city,
and to the Woman's Club, were delight
fully entertained Friday afternoon by
the Smith College Club at the house of
the Misses Estabrook of Lagrange street.
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ment of European history at Amherst
College, who was at one time connected
with Smith College, had been asked to
give an address, and for a little over an
hour he spoke delightfully."- upon "The
Greek of antiquity and the Greek of to-
day" He was introduced by Mrs Edgar
A Fisher, president of the club
when we read of the Creeks he
said, in beginning, 1--WE carry our
thoughts back to the Greeks of classic
days. The ancient Greeks have been
described as the spoilt children of mem
DRY; the modern Greeks as only good for
selling dried currants, wearing petit
coats and cheating the national credit.
What resemblance does the Greek of
today bear to his illustrious forefathers?
In answering we want to see the mod
ern as he is, the ancient as he was. The
latter we have placed on a pedestal and
worship We take the most beautiful
women, the most gifted of the poets,
orators, patriots and statesmen of anci-
ent Greece and infer that all Greeks
were like them. Yet in truth, they were
as pagan, as human, as the others Of
| their time, and perfection was as rare
| there as elsewhere. Take PericleS- | do
mot like to use the word, but we have
many men in and out Of the senate who
are called bosses. Now Pericles was a
boss. Holding no position in the govern
ment, he yet controlled the government
1t is true, he was a great orator; but he
built the Parthenon out Of stolen money,
and that edifice is a monument to cor
ruption. Of I were lecturing on ancient
Greece, 1 should not say this) When
Xerxes landed in Greece, only 81 cities
opposed him. If Minerva had many
| temples, Mercury, the patron Of thieves.
! had many more While Leonidas was
defending Thermopylae, another Greek
was betraying it. The history of the
Greeks is not sanity or divine, but ex-