Worcester morning daily spy., 1898-02-26

! ticket; and that Association Hall seats
only 839 persons, the brilliancy of Mrs.
| Merrills financiering becomes obvious.
Furthermore although the miscella-
| neous topics committee has been the
means of giving the Woman's Club two
of its finest and altogether most salts
factory entertainments this year-the
Robertson lecture and the Henschel con-
cert-the amount expended by the chair
man of that committee only exceeds by
| $3.50 the sum appropriated to each of
the other committees for carrying on
their years work-a most gratifying
| record.
At All Saints Friday afternoon, the
Woman's Auxiliary discussed the prac-
ticability Of assisting in the work of the
training school for deaconesses. A cir
cular was read and action was taken
thereupon, the society voting to send $40
to the work through the medium of Miss
Agnes Irwin, Radcliffe College. The
work Is under the supervision of COM
mittee of which Miss Henrietta Sargent
is chairman, Miss Agnes Irwin secre-
tary and treasurer the other members
being Miss Alice r. Thayer and Miss
Abby r. Loring.
The box which has been in prepara-
ton to be sent to the field missionary
of this society, was inspected and pro
nounced in fit condition to be sent to its
destination in New Mexico. Among
the many articles it contained were 1000
grains Of quinine and $50 quinine pills,
Mrs. Mary Eldridge, the field matron,
declaring that quinine Is the fayorite
medicine of the Indian.
Afternoon tea was served, Mrs. Chas
u: Washburn pouring, Mrs. Rice, Mrs.
narrower and Mrs. Clark assisting.
Miss Mary B. Perley, president of the
society," had charge Of the meeting.
Ole. books, old wine, old Nankin blue
-, All things, In short to which belong
Inc cnarm, the grace that time makes
All these j prize. but centre nous)
Old friends are best!
-Dobson.
The third production of the English
comedy, Uncle" at All Souls Church.
under the supervision of Mrs. w. H.
lngraham, was well attended. Friday
night. The cast was practically the same
as when the play was first brought out
by the young people of this parish, with
the exception of William e. Esterbrook,
who filled the place of Lewis L. Jenkins,
who was prevented by illness from TAX
ing his part. The play passed off
smoothly, without the bitches which are
usually incidental to amateur perfor-
mances.
A large number of the parishioners
and their friends gathered in the audi
ence room of the Main Street Baptist
Church, Friday evening, to hold a
Washington reception. The room was
gaily decorated with the national col
ors, red, white and blue bunting, little
flags being everywhere. The church par
lors had been turned into reception
rooms fitted with old fashioned furni-
ture. Here General and Mrs. Washing
ton Represented by Mr.. and Mrs. F. L.
Ward) received their friends.
The refreshment table had been pret-
tily decorated with silver candelabra
containing red, white and blue candles,
and in the centre an enormous bunch of
tulips glowed. Bunting and flags pre-
dominated here A reception spread of
cake and ice cream was served.
A musical and literary program was
given in pleasing manner, by Mrs.
Leo Boone Thomas, Mr.. B. f. Barber
and A. Swan Brown, and there were
recitations by Helen Hubbard Gardiner
of Boston. The music was delightfully."-
given, and Mrs. Gardiner proved a
charming change from the usual Del
sarte reader, in that she recited in per-
fectly natural manner and without af-
fectation.
Powdered hair, old fashioned silk
gowns, hugh brooches, high combs and
other relics Of by-gone days served to
make the fact patent that this was
Washington party. Mrs. G. w. Harlow,
~ DaI1 II
were the committee of arrangements
who skillfully engineered the entire af-
fair.
Miss Marie Collins assisted by Mas
ter Henry Donlon, the boy soprano of
Boston, and Mr.. Leander Howe, organ
list, entertained large house at the Old
South, Friday evening. Miss Collins
was particularly pleasing in her num-
bers. In "a southern lullaby" while
not quite true to nature from a south
erners point of view, she skilfully
showed the true devotion which the old
colored nanny felt for thu "Marster's
chillen." That Miss Collins is a favo-
rite with the people of Old South, was
evident even to the casual observer,
and her popularity is undoubtedly de-
served. Master Donlon sang in his
sweetest voice, and was thoroughly en-
joyed, if encores are any criterion of
popularity.
The members of the various circles
of Kings Daughters in Worcester are
invited to a reception and entertainment
at Belmont Church, Tuesday evening,
March l. One hundred portraits of en-
inent men will be on exhibition and
sale, and light refreshments will be
served.
Mr.. Walter B. Eaton, who has been
the organist at the Congregational
Church in Shrewsbury the last two
years, has been engaged as organist and
director at the Main Street Baptist
Church for the coming year.
PRETORIA's MAIDEN VOYAGE.