Worcester morning daily spy., 1898-01-25

infant Sunday school room, where the
musicians were stationed.
Games and a generally social time
followed in the parish library, under the
direction of Miss Won Voigt, chairman
of the social committee. The heads of
the other departments were Miss Stella
Whitcomb, supper; Miss Bliven, table.
The officers formed a reception commit
tee.
The Wednesday Club is planning for
some theatricals, either before Lent or
shortly after Easter.
Miss Whitcomb of Harvard street
gave a tea Monday afternoon for Mrs.
Richard Oiiphant' of Oswego. N. Y, at
which there were present about 80 Ia
dies. Mrs. G. Henry WhitcomIb received
with Miss Whtcomb and Mrs. oliphant.
Mrs. Paul B. Morgan, Mrs Ralph l..
Morgan, Mrs. Charles r. Holman and
Mrs. Henry E. Whitcomb served, and
Miss May Morgan, Miss Sadie F'lagg,
Miss Helen Goulding, Miss Fannie Reed,
Miss Anna McCullagh and Miss Dora
Pritchard assisted.
There villa be a meeting at the Y. w.
G. A. building, Saturday afternoon at 3
o'clock, to consider the advisability of
organizing a Travellers Aid in this
city. For the benefit of those who may
not be familiar with this work, we quote
from the annual report of the Chicago
association: 1.-THE object Is to counter
act at tine outset of her life in the city,
the evil influences which meet the ig-
norant or inexperienced girl upon her
arrival, and thus place her at once
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honorable support.
Girls from country towns and from
foreign lands are constantly fioclkiag to
the cities, and need aid from honest and
helpful people. This the Travellers Aid
does most successfully In Chicago, San
Francisco, New York. Boston, Roches-
ter, Montreal and many other cities. The
work is carried on in different ways,
but in most cities paid visitors, wearing
g. conspicuous badge, meet trains ar
irving in the stations or steamers com
ing to our Wharfs, to befriend girls and
women who come alone and need assist
ance, either because friends fail to meet
them or because they are friendless and
without any destination"
Mrs. ]. H Servis of Rochester, N. Y,
who has had great deal Of experience
in this work. will be present and ad-
dress the meeting.
The next entertainment in the mem
bers' course viii take the form Of a so
cial evening, with games, Friday, Feb.
T.
The singing class is arranging for an
old folks concert. Feb. II, in Memorial
Hall.
The large number of persons who
have listened with pleasure to the sing
ing of Miss Julia Luby, win be interest
ed to know that she Is making rapid
strides In her studies In Paris. Although
influential friends had correspondent
with Nine. Marchesi as we'll as M de
Trabadello, in Miss Luby's behalf, she
finally decided to so directly TO the lat
ter teacher, whose fame has been so en-
HANGED by Nine. Emma Eames Storey S
strong endorsement and success M. de
Trabadello's male pupils also include
some Of the greatest artists in the
world.
1t will be a qualification to Miss Lu-
by's friends to learn that in letters re-
Gently received here, he speaks of her
as his youngest and one of his most
promising pupils, and that he hopes to
make OF her, as he expresses it. "une tres
grande artistic" Miss Luby is charm
ingly situated in Paris, through the in~
fuence of M. de Trabadello, at No. 1T
Boulevarde Pereire.