Worcester morning daily spy., 1898-01-25
OCT AND ABOUT.
GRATEFUL PUPILS GIVE TEACH
ERS A PARTY.

GRATEFUL PUPILS GIVE TEACH
ERS A PARTY.
New Years Festivities at Trinity
Church - Whitcomb Tea-Ibsen-
| Wednesday Clubs supper-Travel-
! lers Aid.
Saturday was New Years day in the
Chinese calendar. Monday evening the
members of the Chinese Sunday school
which meets every Sunday afternoon at
IL o'clock in the vestry Of Trinity
Church, gave it's second annual New
Years reception to their teachers and
friends in the church, and an exceed
| ingly agreeable function 1t proved to
all concerned. The laundryman has a
warm and grateful heart beating, under
ms blue Jumper, and when he gives a
complimentary party, he makes it as
gorgeous a party as he can.
The reception Monday night was no
exception to their hospitable rule. In
the first place. the vestry, where the fes-
tivities were held, was festooned in
| red and white cotton, with colored It's
sue papers on the gas Jets and strings
| OF lanterns in front of the stage; with
palms and azaleas on the stage, ban
quet lamps, tables of potted plants and
Chinese knick-knacks, easy chairs and
rugs, several very beautiful lanterns of
| ebony painted glass and beads and a
red curtain designed to be hung in a
bedroom and containing a talisman
against mosquitoes.
Among the guests of honor invited for
the evening were DR.. and Mrs, A. q.
Conrad, Rev. Leo B. Thomas. Rev. and
FC r.
| Holway, Mr. and Mrs. d. L. Durkee
Mr.: and Mrs. John Legg, Mr.. and Mrs.
9. D. Costello. Mr.. and Mrs. D. G. Tap
| ley, Mr.. 3. f. Miner, Mr. G.. c. Bryant,
Mrs. Susie Harrison, Miss Emma L.
Parmenter, Mr.. Josiah Judd, Mrs Bar
ker, Mr.. L. v. Bailey.
The affair was in charge of Mrs Fl.
E. Mitchell the founder Of the Sunday
school and its superintendent during the
six years of its existence.
AS her pupils arrived they were cor
| daily received by her and by Mr.. N. H.
Bartlett and Mr.. w. H. Foster, and af-
ter an hour of general sociahility the
company seated themselves and a pro-
gram was given, beginning with the
reading of scriptures and little word
OF welcome by Rev. Mr.. Holway. He
babe them all welcome. There was one
language all can understand, the lang
uage of the heart. He wished them all a
happy rev year, not only as citizens in
this great land, but joy in their common
fellowship and success in following the
word of the gospel.
Bringing in the sheafs" was then
sung in Chinese by the school, and a
Chinese brother made an address of
welcome in English. Teachers and
rain Ie - H.
see so many here tonight, I have the
privilege to speak a few words to you. I
thank the Lord for meeting Christian
people in this Christian land. have
always felt at home among Christian
people, because of their kindness.
Therefore, I extend a most cordial well
come. When we come to this country
we do not know the alphabeti now ue
read the Bible and enjoy 1t. trust
that many will become Christians. Dear
teachers, we can never repay you for
what you have done, but the Father in
heaven will give you q crown for re-
ward" This speech was received with
merited applause,
There Is a happy land" was sung by
three Cinnamon, clad in long robes of
cadet blue, white stockings and black
slippers with white soles-the dress of
the Chinese scholar. Mr.. G, G. T.
Thomas, a teacher in the Sunday school,
also it's secretary and treasurer spoke
of its success. 1t has am average of 80
pupils, with % teachers; there are 40
pupils enrolled.
Next came an exercise in which many
took part AS Mrs. Mitchell sang Hail
to the brightness of Zion's glad morn
ing" the whole school took its place on
one side of her, the teachers on the
.AI~ Il L.
she made a short address concerning the
Sunday school and it's future. A song,
What can wash my sins away" was
sung in English by the school, the re-
sponses being made by four American
young women in Chinese costume Miss
Elizabeth Thompson, Miss J. Ethel
Munshower, Miss Alice Davis. Miss
Catherine Green. pass me not" was
sung in Chinese by five little girls In
white frocaSs, Florence Oshurn, Gertrude
White Mamie Sheckleton, Mildred
Chase and Zelda Ayres, after which
there was q reading of the scriptures
by Chinese, followed by hymn and
recitation, all in the Chinese language.
The exercises concluded with when
he cometh,' sung in English by the
school and the children.
1t was now $50 o'clock, and the next
thing was the feast. Rev. Mr. Holway
asked grace. The table Of honor was
spread in the vestry, the others in the
parlor back of it; there were about 175
guests in ALL The menu, which includ-
ed cold turkey and tongue hot mashed
potato, chicken salad, Ice cream, cake,
coffee tea and fruit, was the choice of
the hosts The ladies of the church who
managed the supper would have given
them escalloped oysters, but they said
they did not care much about oysters.
The fruits and tea We're provided by
them, the ladies did the rest Of the ca
tering. The supper committee was Mrs.
ID. G. Tapley, Mrs. Albert Tuson, Mrs
Charles Costello, Mrs. G.. H. Dutten,
Mrs. r. G. Walls, Mrs. D. W. Roberts,
Mrs. w. W. Seaver. Mrs. z. A. New
man, Mrs. S. A. Amidon, Mrs. L Whee-
lock, Mrs. Knowles, and Mrs. H. H.
Houghton, chairman.
The tables were decorated with ported
aZaleas small palms and Chinese lilies
in myriad flower.
A prominent feature was the superb
cake of Chinese manufacture and dec
Grafton which ornamented the centre of
the table. 1t was heavily iced, and the
top bore in pink English lettering, and
again in Chinese text, the legend Hap
py New Year to ALL" A GROUP of pink
and red roses finished off the centre. It
was an imposing object before it was
cut and distributed.
The company broke up about 10. 30
O'clock after an evening which served
to- increase the cordially already exist
ing between the people of Trinity
Church and their long-eyed, rancous-
voiced, mysterious Monaghan proteges.
Tickets for the Henschel concert ara
now on sale at Steinert's, Leland's and