Worcester morning daily spy., 1898-03-25
OUT AND ABOUT.
SELECTED ITEMS OF INTEREST

out AND ABOUT
SELECTED ITEMS OF INTEREST.
Blood-Davls Piano Recitals in Steinert
Hall-Future Recitals-Kinderga
ners Desire to Work Afternoons
Union Church Old Folks Concert.
Miss Clara E. Blood and Mr. Edward
j. Davis, assisted by Mr.. Charles E.
Mayhem, entertained fair-sized audi
ence in Steinert hall, Thursday evening,
with pleasant hour and a half of mu-
sic Both the pianists are pupils of Mr.
Arthur ]. Bassett, who seems to be
able to impress upon, or express
through, his pupils many Of his own
good qualities of technique and musical
Interpretation. Last night Miss Blood
and Mr. Davis gave the hearer the i'm
preston of capable, conscientious young
musicians, from whom much may be
expected in the future.
The program consisted largely of COM
positions that the indifferently musical
person has probably never heard and
certainly does not remember. Each
performer played groups of three and
Chaminade, Grieg, Westerhout, Mac
Dowell, sapellnikoff Borowsaxi and
Moskowsk, with two by Chopin, and
one each by Bach and Grieg, and the
general effect was one of unfamiliar,
disconcerting brilliancy. Perhaps 1t was
this almost as much as the preponder-
ance of ladies' in the audience, that re-
duced the applause to its feeblest
terms. The audience was not worthy
of the concert.
Mr.. Mayhew's excellent basso-can=
tante voice was heard to advantage in
a recitative and aria from THE sea-
sons" and an aria from Massenet's
"Herodiade" both of which were de-
livered in an impressive and pleasing
manner.
Mrs. c. A. Allen of So Wachusett
street gave a card party for the ladies
in the neighbornood Thursday after
noon. There were tables. This was
the third or fourth of these neighbor-
hood parties this winter.
Rev. Florence Pollock Croker, who is
to preach at the First Universalist
Church Sunday, is one of the best known
woman preachers In this country. She
left the Every Day Church in Bos-
ton, where she was assistant to Rev.
DIR. Perrin, to become the wife of a Uni
tartan clergyman il Troy, N Y; since
then she has applied herself to build
ing up a large Universalist Church in
the west, and in gathering one of the
strongest liberal congregations in Chi
cago She has prominent ability as a
speaker and thinker. Rev. DR.. Gunni-
son breaches I'M Webster Sunday, where
he is invited to advise with the parish
in regard to new pastor.
The young people of the South Unitar-
ian Church and others will give a min
strel show, e=ttled Assorted Choco-
lates," Wednesday evening, for the ben
eft of the church.
There was a good attendance Thurs
day evening, when the old folks con-
cert which was given on the evening of
the fourth, under the direction of Mrs.
Laura Allen, was repeated for the bene-
fit, as in the first instance of the C. E.
society. The singers were out in full
force in all their old-fasnioned bravery,
and sang the fine old hymns and secu-
lar songs with gusto. There were sew
eral alterations in the original program
Miss Mary Hunt sang "Grandma's ad-
vice" in place of Miss Lizzie Fairbanks,
who was i'll with a severe cold; Mr.
Charles Wetherbee sang '"The sword of
Bunker Hill," and Mrs. W. T. Emerson
gave ''The singin' skule" Mr.. T. j.
Mills, as Obed, made much fun during
the exercises. Doughnuts were passed
at the intermission.
The engagement was announced on,
Wednesday of Miss Brosius, daughter
of the late Milton L. Brosius of Phila-
delphia, to Mr.. Aldus Chaplin Higgins Of
this city
The A Tempo Club met yesterday af-
ternoon with Miss Katharine Cooper, 16
Dale street, with an attendance Of 25.
The time was spent in rehearsing for
Miss Sears pupils recital, next Thurs
day, in Steinert Hall The following
plano and violin pupils will take part:
Misses Lettie Houck, Ethel Perkins,
Margaret King, Agnes Warner, Mil
Barker, Katharine Cooper, Lulu Eddy,
Alice Simmons, Mary Vaughn, Flora
Whittemore and Beaumont and Messrs.
Harvey Houck, Walter Gates Ferde
Vaughn and K N. Shooshan. There
will be several concerted pieces, includ-
ing the priests march from Mendels-
sohn's "Athalie."
The Mendelssohn quartet has been en-
gagged to sing at the Main Street Bap-
tist Church.
Of all the spring millinery openings
this season. RebbolPs is by far the
sweetest
The Kindergarten Club was entertained
Thursday afternoon by Miss Lila M.
Streeter and Miss Elizabeth Casey in
their room in the Ward street school
About 40 were present After the routine
business, Miss Tracy Of Boston, mem-
Der Of the Fadette Ladies' Orchestra,
gave violin selections, and there were
refreshments. But the chief feature Of
the afternoon was the debate upon the
question, Resolved, that kindergartners
should teach in the afternoon. The
speakers were: Affirmative, Miss Grace
Mix and Miss Elizabeth Goddard Of the
Quinsigamond school, and Miss Jennie
Brason of the Elizabeth street school !;
negative, Miss Alice Bracket of Mill
bury street, Miss Gertrude E. Ryder of
Woodland street, and Miss Leila Ayres
AS the participants spoke from notes,
and entered into the debate with zest,
there was fun as well as instruction in
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