Worcester morning daily spy., 1898-01-08

The Smith College Club will hold its
annual winter meeting with the Misses
Estabrook, Lagrange street, on the
/ afternoon of the 18th, and will entertain
100 friends, including the officers Of the
Women's, Wellesley and Mt. Holyoke
clubs, and the College Club.
Prof. E. A. Grosvenor of the depart
ment Of European history, in Amherst
College, will address the club upon "The
Greeks of antiquity and the Greeks OF
today" Prof. Grosvenor has lectured
upon different phases of this subject be-
fore the New Century Club of PhiladeI-
phia the Phi Beta Kappa Society OF
New York, and the Nineteenth Century
Club of Boston. He is particularly inter-
ested in the Greek phase of the eastern
question, and especially qualified to
understand it. his former position as
professor in Roberts College, CONSTANT
nOple, and his familiarity with Greek
life and literature rendering him an
authority upon this subject. He is the
author of q most important work on
"Constantinople," and has just COM
pleted a translation from the original
Greek OF "Andronike, the heroine Of the
Greek revolution" Prof Crosvenor is a
member of the Hellenic Philologic
| Syllogos of Constantinople, of the So
ciety Of Medieval Researches Con
lstantinople, and Of the Syllogos Parnas-
sus of Athens.
Mrs. Gardner c. Whiting and Miss
Eleanor Whiting of IA Bowdoin street
are at 10 High street for the remainder
of the winter.
The Swami Saradanda, whose gentle
! presence and high message made SO
deep an impression on Worcester, a lit
tie while ago, is to have a successor here
in Mr.. Virchand R. Gandhi, who is to
lecture in Salisbury Hall Wednesday
evening. Mr.. Gandhi was the official rep
resentative of the Jain communities OF
India to the parliament of religions, and
| Is highly commended as a competent
| teacher of the Jainist doctrines He has
given courses of lectures in Chicago
washington. New York and other places
and is at present conducting classes at
the Cambridge conference.
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Mrs. j. Edwin Smith gave luncheon
Thursday for Mrs. Alfred Aiken of Bos-
ton.
At the first meeting OF the newly
formed Friday Evening Club, at the
South Unitarian Church, Friday even
ing, Rev. G. w. Kent gave an interest
Ing review of "Quo Vadis'' with some
account of his own impressions on read
ing the book, which was followed by a
general discussion. The sense of the as
sembly seemed to be that "Quo Vadisi'
gave about as trustworthy an impress
sion of Roman society in the time of
Nero as Puck or life" would give of
the condition of agricultural laborers or
mill hands at the present moment.
The club will meet ordinarily on con-
secutive Fridays, but next week, as the
young people of the society and some of
their New Worcester friends are to have
dance in Salisbury hail, it will be
omitted. Jan. 81 1t is hoped to have a
talk on the newspaper.
Gaul's Israel in the wilderness" was
practised by Mr.. ]. Vernon Buffers
chorus at Pilgrim Church, Friday eve
ming, in preparation for the perform
ance Sunday night, but the concluding
rehearsal will take place tonight. OF
the soloists, Mrs Mitchell, Miss Shum-
way and DR. Defoe were present. Mr..
Robinson is Ill with a cold, but it is
hoped that he will be able to sing to-
morrow In case he should not, Miss
Shumway will sing his opening solo. Sir
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