Worcester morning daily spy., 1898-03-09


Ihese, surely were the halcyon days
Inc schoolma am hoped
10 get raise.
But wearysdecades came and went,
ontf her faithful life was spent
And And now across her lonely grave
II Inc long, green grasses gently wave;
5ier tombstone, in its ancient place
STANDS up, yet lies upon its face
For, though it says she has gone higher.
know her soul must still aspire
ana lingering, long for Gabriers days.
Wnen every schoolma am
Gets raise.
Anonymous.
If you had So all your own, what
would you do with it?" was the question
put to the children of the Springfield
public schools. And out of 1907 replies,
a per cent were: Deposit it in the
bank
Inc Charlestown Enterprise gives the
following reason why war with Spain is
impossible at the present time: "The
United States cannot afford to war with
Spain t-this time. The Ancient and
Honorable Artillery Company is not yet
on q. war footing. Not over half of the
command have oyershoes."
Miss Geraldine Farrar enjoys the
proud distinction OF being regarded by
Melba as the most promising soprano of
her age in the world. Her age is 16, and
she is the only daughter of Selectman
Farrar of Melrose. The Damrosch opera
people have offered her a complete mus
ical education in Europe and a five
years engagement as understudy to
Melba, with all expenses of herself and
her mother, and $4,000 as compensation
Mr.. John Graham Brooks proposition
to establish-re-esta rather-the
curfew bell in Cambridge has been re-
ceived with much discussion and not a
little approval. The idea of having a bell
rung at O'Clock every night, after
which hour it will be Illegal for children
of less than is years Of age to be found
on the street, is by no means new, as
several western cities have tried it. We
have yet to hear of a city where, once
established, the curfew bell has failed
to be a success.
Mesdames Henry Hopkins, Frank
Howe, Mander Maynard, Henry Shaw,
Abraham Everett, Clarence Mixter and
Ella Kennon were the committee in
charge of the supper at the Pleasant
Street Baptist Church Tuesday even
ing, under the auspices of the Ladies'
Charitable Society. Aboutt125 persons
were present. An entertainment, in
charge of Miss Florence Richardson and
Mr.. A. Fred White, followed. 1t con-
sisted of selections by chorus of Is
syoung ladies, a reading by Miss Marie
Barnes, a tenor solo by Mr. Walter
Bliss, the new tenor and director of the
church q mann Cn1n hU Mr. Wa1fo1. Eo
mer and vocal solo by Miss Tillie Par
ker. Miss Richardson and Mr. Farmer
accompanied.
Mrs. Webster Thayer will have charge
of the entertainment at the April sup
per.
The regular monthly supper at Union
Church, Tuesday, was made jubilee
supper by reason of the recent raising
of the church debt. and an unusually
large number of parishioners, over 400,
were there to eat the excellent supper
provided by committee of 30 ladies,
with Mrs. c, A. Vaughan as chairman.
Creamed chicken, which was made in
chafing dishes at the tables, was a part
of the supper, and the tables were so
arranged as to bring two hostesses at
either end, with increased sociability.
The young men of the church assisted
as walters
A feature of the evenings entertain
ment at Union Church, Tuesday, was
the toy symphony under the direction
or Miss Mary Brandt, who was assisted
by Misses Bemis, Anna Brandt, Mabel
MCGOWAN, Alice Hoppin, Jennie Brown,
Anna Burgess, Louise Fisher Alice
Colby and Arthur Whitcomb Edward
and Harry Otis. All of these young
persons played some toy instrument, no
tably kazoos, drums and other instru-
ments which children delight to make a
noise upon. Miss Mary Brandt pre-
sided at the piano. and Miss Bemis was
violinist The Junior Christian En-
deavor Society held a little sale of candy
and cut flowers, While the supper was in
progress.
The present condition oe French So
ciety and literature is the subject upon
which NJ. Doumic will speak this after
noon at the house If Mrs L. D. Bufing-
ton.
Mrs Daniel Merriman sails for Eng
land this afternoon, where she will
spend three months with ner son. who
is studying architecture and the history
of architecture at Oxford.
This Joke is going the rounds; have
You heard it?
If Missouri should steal Mississippi's
New Jersey, what would Delaware?
Alaska,
A meeting was held in the vestry of
Plymouth Church Tuesday evening.
with view to ascertaining whether
popular interest favored forming lit
erary society in the parish Mrs. Archi-
aid McCullagn presided. James Russell
Lowell was the subject.
Miss Emerson gave a sketch of his
life;@ Mr.. Harry Whitcomb read from the
''Biglow Papers" Miss Cora Greene re-
cited The Courtin' -: Miss Edith How
ard read paper on Lowell as a poet OF
nature: Mr. Frank Gilchrst recited
The Vision of Sir LaunfaL" and Miss
Lillian Crawford presented a paper on
Lowell as critic"
MI George de Forest Brush addressed
about As members of the socialistic-
labor party and the general public, upon
socialism, Tuesday evening, at the Lor-
ralne school in the Day building He
spoke under the auspices of branch /
Mr.. /. d. Usher presided The audience
which was composed largely of men
listened with intelligent. attention, and
the question which were put TO
Mr.. Brush at the close of his talk and
the eagerness with which his views were
privately discussed, showed that the
subject was one of passionate interest
to them.
Mr.. Brush's address followed some
what closely upon the lines of that given
by him under the auspices of the Art
Students Club. The public or that por-
tion Of it which reads the local press,