The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1898-11-06


Cuba during the war" by Miss Anna
Morthen- Benjamin As Miss Benjamin
is a newspaper correspondent and spoke
from personal experience, her lecture
was very interesting. Music and re-
freshments completed the program.
About this time look out for Cyrano
fashions. The Cyrano necklace is with
us now, and the Cyrano hat cloak,
handkerchief, glove, corset, calico, roll,
shoe, -necktie, brooch. spoon, ehata-
'laine, top-coat, soap, tooth-wash and
baking powder may be expected to ar
rive at any moment.--NeW Woman'S
Almanack.
Tuesday Mrs. Mary L. Tucker villa
address the Northboro Womans Club
on Preservation of trees and forests"
Mrs. Mabel Loomis Todd of Amherst
will address the club Dec. Is on ''Ha-
wall, while fortnight later r. NJ.
Yamaguchi will speak on Japanese
customs" Various other meetings de-
voted to education, reform, philanthro-
py, current events, science, art, history
and literature win be held, with more
or less of the social added and pros
porous year is before this hourishing
little club
Put into humorous story form. The
| Wounded Soldier" takes ten minutes.
and is about the funniest thing l have
ever listened to-as James Whitcomb
Riley tells it.
| He tells it in the character of a dull
witted old farmer who has just heard
it for the first time, thinks it unspeak-
/ ably funny and is trying to repeat il
TO neighbor. But he can't remember
| it; so he gets all mixed up and wan
daT hn1ya
ting tedious details that don't belong in
the tale and only retard IT. taking them
out consclentOuSly and putting in
others that are just as useless, making
MINOR mistakes now and then and STOP
ping to correct them and explain how
he came to make them; remembering
things which he forgot to put in in
their proper place and going back to
put them in there; stopping his nara
tive a good while in order to try and
recall the name of the soldier that was
hurt, and finally remembering that the
soldiers name was not mentioned and
remarking placidly that the name is
of no real Importance anyway
better, Of course, if one knew it, but
not essential, after all-and so on, and
so on, and so on.
The teller is innocent and happy and
pleased with himself and has to stop
every little while TO hold himself in
C.,
does hold in, but his body quakes in a
.jellyFike way With Interior chuckles.
and at the end Of the ten minutes the
audience have laughed until they are
exhausted and the tears are running
downStheir faces. $3.50 on
The simplicity and innocence and sin
cer1ty and Inconsistencies of the old
farmer are perfectly simulated and
the result is a performance which is
thoroughly charming and delicious
This is art, and fac and beautiful as
only master can compass it.-Mark
Twain, in How to tell a story"
Yesterday morning the womans
club Browning class held its first meet
ing Z for work this season. "Colombe's
Birthday was begun, and the opening
scenes and characters were discussed
with animation. At the next meeting,
Nov. 10, it is hoped to finish the pres
ent consideration of the play, thus
leaving two meetings before DR.. Moxona
opens the series of "Sordello Studies"
in January, for the discussion of some
ether play or poem. Particular atten-
ton will be given at the next session
to Browning's dramatic power, Brown
ing as a dramatic poet and the devel-
opment of the chief characters in the
play,
The annual meeting Of the local
branch Of the woman's board Of Bald
winville Hospital Cottages was held
with Mrs. Fowler. 3 Tuckernan street,
Saturday, at 8 p. M There was large
attendance, several new members being
present. The different reports were
very encouraging, it being voted to send
a Christmas barrel to the hospital.
THE following officers were elected
for the coming year; President Mrs
4 Hos fler1t AT,.c.
Hattie Kendall; secretary, Miss Anna
NJ Moore; treasurer, Mrs. Maria H.
Parker; at ditor, Mrs. Sarah c.. Sears:
executive committee, Mrs. Camille NJ
Fisher, Mrs. Ida NJ Williamson, Mrs.
Hattie Kendall, Mrs. Helen M. Fow-
Ter, Mrs. Bertha A. Eowarth.
Mr.. William Chaflin Howe OF Spring
field, formerly of Worcester, and Miss
Ella Harmed daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
Wilfred Hall Harmed, 22S South AID
street, Philadelphia, We're married at Z
o'clock Thursday evening, Nov. Sd, in
the Woodland Presbyterian Church, by
Rev. DIR. j. S. Dickson, pastor Of the
church, assisted by Rev. E. B. Bruen. 4.
Mr.. George H. Howe of Worcester,
brother of the groom, was best man.
The maid of honor was Miss Mary Har
ned, sister Of the bride, and the brides
maid were Miss Elizabeth Funk of Leb-
anon, Ed, NlsS MAY <Aticc onAelA u
Worcester, and the Misses Nellie
Evans, Vanetta Bush and Dora Bush.
After the wedding a reception was
held at the home of the brides parents.
The church and house were beautiful
ly decorated with chrysanthemums and
palms.
After December first the newly mar
ried couple will be at home at As For
est street, Springfield.
Suit or overcoat cleansed and pressed
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