Worcester morning daily spy., 1898-03-31
ON AND ABOUT.
BEAUTIFUL FANCY DANCING in
HORTICULTURAL HALL
Miss Champlin's Second Annual Recep-
ton-Amherst Dramatics = Hahne-
mann Hospital Benefit Lecture
Mrs. Harris on Mission Work.

tion-Amherst Dramatics - Hahne-
mann Hospital Benefit Lecture
Mrs Harris on Mission Work.
Mr.. Everett ]. Harrington has moved
his music studio from the Burnside
building to room 81, Day building.
The presentation of William Gillette's
comedy, "All the Comforts OF Home, y
by the Amherst College seniors in Hor-
ticultural Hall, next Saturday, prom
ises to afford a most enjoyable evening
| to the many alumni and friends of Am
herst in this city. Amateur theatricals
are nothing new to Amherst College
boys, though this IS the first year that
| Worcester has been visited. AS far
back as 1881 an operetta and farce
were given in College Hall. Among the
earliest efforts of the students were
traves1es on Romeo and Juliet" and
Hamlet" In 1884 Goldsmiths "She
Stoops to Conquer was presented with
great success. Among other plays CIV
en- by various senior classes at Amherst
are THE Rivals by Sheridan, David
Garrick," "a Night OFF, by Augustir
DAILY, and last year 1.-THE Private secre.
| tary" by Gillette.
For many years no effort was made
to present the dramatics outside OF
Amherst, but in 1898 the seniors ap-
peared in the Academy of Music, North
ampton, before their Smith College
friends. Ever since then the number
of performances has been increasing
until the present Easter tour by the
class of '9S, includes no less than the
public presentations in various cities
and towns Of New England and the mid
! die states.
The management has prepared for
advertising purposes unique poster
representing a herald of the middle
ages Photographers Of the cast have
also been prepared, and a program OF
unusual excellence with a half-tone OF
the cast, has been especially designed
| The various parts in the play were
determined some time ago by competi-
tlon, open to all members Of the senior
class. After the assignment of parts
the boys set to work, and, under the d.
rection of special trainer from Boston
they have developed very strong
| cast.
Tickets are fifty and seventy-five
! cents, and may be obtained at the store
of Putnam, Davis & Co.
| 1dleIe VIII De lecture This evening
at o'clock at the residence of Mrs. r.
G. Taylor Main street, by Rev, DR.. AL
mon Gunnison, for the benefit of the
Hahnemann hospital. The lecture will
oe Illustrated by stereopticon views.
|
| The Woman's Missionary Society OF
the First Universalist Church held its
quarterly meeting Wednesday evening
IN the Vestry. The meeting was largely
! attended by the members of the organic.
ation. Mrs. d. /. Comins, president, pre-
sized and opened the meeting with a
brief address. Mrs. 2. H. Harris, vice
president of the Missionary Society of
the state, was the speaker of the even
ing, taking for her theme, "Woman's
word and work in the church" She pro-
phecied that women will succeed in both
secular and religious work because they
! nave the capacity for taking pains. This
Is the secret of their success in the work
| of the church. The Sunday school is a
fertile field for Woman's work, while In
the home, her plastic hand shapes the
religious life and inspires the life Prim-
tive and modern missions have come
from consecrated individual effort. 1t IL
not enough to give ones money, ones
| self is of greater value The personality
that is behind the gift greatly augments
the gift. Our mission circles are the
voices by which we speak to the world
and our word will be effective in proper.
ton to our missionary zeal.
Work comes hard to those who do II
from necessity, said Mrs. Harris, but II
is easy where it its done with the heart
The church offers the instrument by
| which we can touch and bless the world
If we have not money, we can give love
and personal sympathy. The work il
great but the workers are few None are
so weak that their aid would not do vas
good, if only there could be united effort
and the strength of systematic giving
| To say that we do not believe in doing
missionary work, is to say that we be
lieve in the sun, but we do not believe
in its giving warmth and light.
DR.. Gunnison and Mrs. S. F. Babbit
! followed with brief addresses. A collec
ton was taken for the society.
Mr. George R. Matthews is meeting
with continued success in the field o.
original musical composition He hal
just completed a march which he ha:
dedicated to L'Africaine, the well known
cornetist and trumpeter of Boston, anC
which is named after him. Mr.. L'Afri
caine is to conduct a band of go pieces a
Bass Point this summer, and will play
the L'Africaine march there on the
Fourth of July. This march is said to b.
Mr.. Matthews best production thus far
The young composer has also writer
a Morceau Characteristique for tht
piano, and is arranging his Major Ray
mond march for the mandolin ant
guitar.
Each Individual should give at leas
a tenth of his income to be used for thu
uplifting of the community. = Giving
is the expression of character. 1t is tht
fruitage of life r. is the expression o.
broad and intelligent and sympathetic
interest. t.-Bishop Lawrence
Rev. stopford Brooke, who has beer
spoken of in connection with the empt!
pulpit at the Church of the Unity in thi
city, sailed for Europe Friday.
Miss A. Ray Champlin gave her sec
ond annual reception Wednesday eve
ming in Horticultural Hall, and it II
safe to say that that popular hall nevel
saw a prettier sight than some of thu
fancy dancing which was the especia
feature Of the event. The gallery anC
sides of the hall we're well filed will
friends of the pupils and the genera
public who came, attracted by the repu
tation which Miss Champlin justly ha!
for this sort Of thing.
j There were So pupils, only compare
lively small number of whom took par
in the fancy dances. These were inter
spersed with waltzes, two-steps an(
other drawing-roon dances until the In
Permission, a little after 10 o'clock, af
ter which there was straight dancing
until 12 O'Clock Chaffin's Orchestra
was in attendance, the stage being Dor
dered with palms, and ZahoEyi served