Worcester morning daily spy., 1898-01-08
OCT AND ABOUT.
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Arthur sullivan's oratorio of 1.-THE Prod
igal Son" was also rehearsed.
Mrs. ]. c. Cutter gave a small card
party Friday afternoon for Mrs. Sam
uel Ayres of Pittsburg, Pa.
Under the direction of Miss Mary
Starr, Miss Florence NJ. Sears and Mrs.
r. sumner pleasing musicale
given Friday evening for the class mem
pers Of the Y. w. c. A. There were
Two violin solos by Miss Sears; Miss
Harold Gulick sang when all the
world is young, ladl' by Shepperd, the
turnkey's song from Robin Hood, ;"
and Marks THE Arabs bride;" Miss
Lillian Simmons played HelIers "Tar-
antelle;' Mrs. Eta Gay sang "The
flower girl, by Bevighani, and the
Little Puritan maiden" by Macy; and
Miss Nettie Oakley sang Clayton-John's
Il love and the world is mine" and Can
tors "As the dawn" The music was
much appreciated by the young women
and their friends.
There was a large attendance at the
annual meeting of the Worcester branch
Of the w. C. IT. u. Friday afternoon.
The reports showed that the year has
been rich one in the history of the
branch so far as work and enthusiasm
go Mrs. E. D. knights, the CORE
spending secretary, stated that she had
written 21S letters and sent 152 postal
cards, besides reporting numerous state
and county conventions. Miss D. D.
Barrows, recording secretary, gave a
full resume, by months, of the activities
of the union the past year Mrs Nell
lie e. Sweet, treasurer, reported that
SlS222 had been expended by all the
departments; that the total receipts had
been $S65.96 and the total expenses
$S841S. The president, Mrs Il. J..
Ware, read an interesting report in
which she made several valuable sug-
| gestions, among them being that the
| plan of neighborhood mothers meetings
be developed; that more attention be de-
| voted to Sunday school and Loyal Le-
| gion work among the children, and the
| giving of temperance instruction in the
| schools; that efforts be made to increase
the membership, especially the honor
| airy membership, and that more depend
ence be placed on the divine grace and
less on the machinery of organization.
The election of officers resulted in the
reelection Of the entire list, as follows.
! President Mrs, II. j. Ware; first vice
president, Mrs. Belle A. Howe; second
| vice president, Mrs. H. C. Grafton; third
vice president, Mrs. s. Ellen Houghton;
! fourth vice president, Mrs. A. e. Rus
! sell; corresponding secretary, Mrs. E D.
I Knights; recording secretary. Miss D. D.
! Barrows; treasurer, Mrs. Nellie Sweet;
! auditor, Mrs. Isabel G. Shaffer The
/ election of the three members-at-large
was deferred till the next meeting, when
also the superintendent will be expect
4 ed to report
As the county convention will be held
in Spencer Jan. %, the date upon which
Mrs A. B. F. Kinney had offered to
open her house to the w. c. T. u for a
parlor social, Mrs. Kinney has kindly
postponed the meeting at her house till
Feb. 25,
-Four new members have recently been
added to the Wachusett branch of the
Theosophical Society, which met Friday
with Mrs. Clafin of Charlton street.
There is talk of forming another branch
among the Swedes of the city. 1t is al
so proposed to hire a hall for the week
ly and other meetings of the organiza-
tion.