Worcester morning daily spy., 1898-01-29
WEBSTER DEBATERS
The High School Debating So.
ciety Getting to Be a Popular
Feature of School Life.
The Coming Athletic Meeting Creates
Interest as we'll as the Bowling Matches
Now Scheduled Other
Webster News

and large attendance was present.
The meetings with each number grow
more interesting, and the parents Of the
scholars are now beginning to realize
the benefit derived from them and are
| commencing to attend each meeting.
The debate, Which is of the greatest
| benefit to his country, the warrior, the
statesman or the poet?" waxed warm,
and after a lengthy discussion was de-
cided on the merits Of the question and
weight Of argument that the warrior
was the greatest benefit to his country.
The following program was carried
out: Music, intrumental, Miss Mamie
Casey; defamation, Daisy Rowell; COM
! position, THE good our society does
| u.s. Jessie Williams; music, vocal, Alice
| Davis; debate. The disputants on the
| warrior side We're Miss Florence Burn
ham and Peter Author; statesman, Miss
| Josephine Alton and j. w. Giles; poet,
! Miss Edna Cook and Myrtis Mcguire
| music, vocal. Forrest Llarchar: declama-
| ton, c. Harry Cocks; defamation, Har-
ry Kingsbury; defamation, Marion
| Gale; summary of weeks news, Warren
| Wheelock.
!
! Cowie, Mamie Casey, p. Z. Quinn and
| Edwin Davis.
ATHLETES MEET.
The school athletic association met
Immediately after school closed Friday,
and voted to allow William ]. Mecca
ry William Anderson and John Moore
the use of their gymnasium for slight
compensation. The reports of the sew
eral committees were read and ap-
proved The entries have now closed
for the athletic tournament, which the
boys will hold at their headquarters in
| the east village, Feb 8.
| The boys now in training for the
events with the following entries: Put
ting the shot, E. L. Marcy, Warren
Wheelock, Forrest LIarchar; club swing
| ing, Telesphore Labouf, James Grady,
j. w. Giles; rope climbing, Arthur
| Healy, Henry Steinburg, Peter Author;
20 yards dash, ]. w, GILES, Alfred
! Shultz, Peter Author, James Grady, P.
| J. Quinn, Ernest Joslin, Patrick Ryan,
William Love, Warren Wheelock; half
mile relay race, James Grady, Edward
| Davis C. H. Cocks, Peter Authier War
| rem Wheelock, William Love, Maurice
| P. Glare, Jr., P. 4. Quinn, Alfred Shultz,
f. L Marcy; 440 yards dash, Maurice p.
! Clare Jr, w. ]. Love, James Grady,
P. E. Quinn; broad jump, Edward Da-
| Wis, Alfred Schultz, James Grady, En-
nest Joslin; high jump, Edward Davis,
James Grady, Ernest Joslin; tug of war,
| Forrest Larchar Wayne S. SearleS,
Lowell Marcy, Ed. Davis, ]. w. Ber-
ger, Arthur Healy, Warren Wheelock,
P. Edward Quinn, VIM. Love, Ernest
Joslin; pole vault, Ernest Joslin, Peter
Author; hop, step and jump, z. L. Mar
cy, Ed. Davis, Alfred Schultz, Ernest
Joslin, Warren Wheelock; mile walk,
James Grady, Warren Wheeloc5; boxing
matches, feather weight, John Casey
and Ed. Chambers; light weight, J. w
Giles and P. A. Ryan, middle weight
Warren Wheelock and Forrest Larchar
The judges win be Supt. A. H. Morse
and Sub-master George Babbe. Mr.
Babbe win also officiate as announcer
and starter. Mr.. Lester S. Butler will
be timekeeper.
The teachers of the public schools en-
loved a sleigh ride to Southbridge, Fri
day evening, and had supper served
them in the shape Of roasted turkey at
the Dresser house.
The class Of 1900 will have sleigh
ride to the same place next Monday
night.
D. G. C., w. D. Powers of Worcester,
assisted by G. P. Richard L. Jewell and
| n. ~
and publicly installed the elected Off
GERS Of Mt. Sinai Lodge, No. 80, K. Of
P The installing officers represented
| Damascus Lodge, No. so, of Worcester.
| The officers installed were: c. c., Ar
| thur G. Pattison; v. c., Geo. C. Walker;
P, Geo. S. Pike; NJ. w, Henry Bmk-
hardt; K. of r. and s., E. w. Tourtel-
| lotte; NJ. of F., John r. HASKELL M. e.,
Fred r. Clhilds; NJ. A, Frank d. Vim
I fou. To mas ATaabnO
| The second degree was worked on two
candidates, followed by a smoke talk
and collation.
WEBSTER BOWLERS
The regular Webster candlepin team
visited the Turn yerein club recently,
at their headquarters on School street,
and came home victorious by so pins.
Totals, POPS to 1878 pins.
A return game win be rolled on Wea-
ver's alleys next week.
The Websters will go to Worcester
next Wednesday evening, to roll the
fourth game in the series Of five with
the Winthrops of that city. The Wor-
cester boys now lead by 40 pins.
FUNERAL OF HENRY BROWN.
The funeral services of the late Henry
Brown, a war veteran, was held from
his late residence, in the Kingsbury dis
trict, at o'clock yesterday afternoon.
Rev. Thomas T. F'ilmer, pastor of the
Baptist Church, offieiated. The bearers
were all G. A. R. men, and were r. L.
Day, G. A. Tanner, Dextus F.. Gleason
and Frank Greenwood. The last two
named belonged to deceased's regiment,
Company K, 25th Massachusetts, regi-
mani "a was hlJ1ie6 in he ElaSS
lage cemetery.
The c. t. A. Drum Corps will hold a
dance in Columbia Hall on Friday even
ing, Feb. 4th.
Tie pupils of Miss Bowers and Miss
Hartshorns schools enjoyed a sleigh
ride to Oxford last evening,
MEETING OF THE C. T. A.
At a regular meeting of the st. Pat
ricb's c. T. A. Society, held recently,
the following officers were elected: Spir-
itual director Rev FIR. John T. Madden
president, Joseph A. Love; vice presi-
dent, Thomas J. Reilly; treasurer, Mi
chael J. Butler; recording secretary,
James Connors; financial secretary,
John Butler; steward, Thomas J. Reilly;
sergeant-at-arms, Samuel Harris;
amusement committee, Edward Farrell,
William F. Haggerty, Joseph A. Love,
Thomas A. Lonergan, Joseph Walsh,
George S. Steele, James f. Maher; pool
table committee. Thomas Hughes, Jos.
A. Love, Samuel Harvey, NJ. j. Butler,
Joseph Walsh and James Connors. The
installation will occur next Thursday
evening. Past President Edward Far
rel, Jr., win officiate as the installing
officer.
A concert will be given this evening
Church, under the auspices of the Unity
Club