Worcester morning daily spy., 1898-01-22

PERSONS Inere-At BntneWOOu-
"Quo vadis" and Its Author-Other
Events of Interest.
A delightful reception was rendered to
Mr. F. Marion Crawford at the conclu-
sion Of his lecture Friday night by the
College Club in it's rooms at the Lincoln
House, and about 200 friends of the
members availed themselves of the
pleasant opportunity thus offered to
meet the genial author of "Mr. Isaacs"
and 'The Roman Singer" MIR. Craw-
ford received with Miss Elnora Curtis
and Miss Alice G. Pierce, president and
vice president Of the club, and all the
members of the club assisted in present.
ing the guests and entertaining them
| afterwards in the dining room, which
was arranged Just across the corridor.
The guests began coming as soon as the
lecture was over, and as a sizeable part
of the audience that had listened to Mr.
Crawford in Memorial Hall followed in
his wake to the Lincoln House, the
crush in the cloak rooms and drawing
room became heavy almost Immediate
ly Slowly they swept in broad stream
from the room into another along to
the point where Mr.. Crawford's tall fig
ure rose above the heads of the assem-
bly,, but for those who got caught in the
impact at its worst, the process Of
reaching him was not unlike that ex-
perienced by the citizens of Worcester
when they try to pay their taxes.
Ice cream and cakes were served from
a long table set with silver candelabra
containing pink candles and a large
vase of pink carnations. Mrs. Hart
stein w. Page, Mrs. George A. Slo-
comb and Mrs. William Harrington
were here, and Mrs. Homer P. Lewis
presided over a punch-bowl of lemon
ade
Among the guests were:
Mrs Nathaniel Paine, Mr.. and Mrs.
H. Winfield Wyman, Mr.. and Mrs. Clar-
ence F. Carroll, Mr. and Mrs. C. Henry
Hutchns, Mrs. Eliza w. Whipple, Miss
Mary 3. Whdpple, Col. E. B. Glasgow,
Miss Elizabeth White, Miss Jeanie Lea
Southwick, Rev. and Mrs. Austin S.
Carver, DR.. Eldridge Mix, Mrs Mix,
Miss Mix, Mr.. Albert F. Simmons, Mr.
and Mrs. Waldo Lincoln, Miss Rose Lin
coin, Mrs. ]. G. MacMurray, Mr.. Mac
Murray, DR.. H. W. Page, DR.. Edgar A
Fisher, Mrs. c.. c. Baldwin, Mrs. Luther
| S. Lowell, Mrs. J. C. Cutter Miss Cogs-
we'll, DR.. George A. Slocomb, Mr. Will
liam F. Abbott, Mr.. Homer P. Lewis,
Mrs. Edwin Brown, Mr.. and Mrs. Chas
e. Burbank, Miss Ella L. Dwyer, Mrs.
Mary G. Harris, Miss Hopkins, Miss
Maud Armsby, Mrs. Cyrus G.. Wood,
Miss Smith, Mr.. George A. Stearns, Jr,
Mrs. John S. Baldwin, Mr.. and Mrs.
John D. Baldwin, Miss Emma G. Nc
Clellan, Mrs. Henry Mellen, Mrs. Will
lam H. Crawford, Mrs. Charles A. Mer-
rill, Mrs. Gardner c. Whiting, Miss
Whiting, Rev. and Mrs. John e. Tuttle,
Miss Elizabeth Woodman, Miss Jefts
Mrs. G.. A. Longley, Mr.. and Mrs. Ed
ward R. Goodwin, Mr.. and Mrs ]. Fred
Mason, Mrs. f. R. Macullar, Miss Abbie
G. Bemis, Mrs John w. Disco, Mrs
Sarah Brigham, Miss Florence M. Sears,
Mr.. Louis E. Ware, Miss Harlow.
Mr.. Crawford has been the guest of
Mr.. Samuel s. Green at the Worcester
Club during his stay in the city.
The Social Club which has grown out
of Mrs. Emmons Adams class in Pleas
ant street Sunday school, held it's
monthly meeting Friday night at her
house, 3 Hudson street. Among the 30
members and friends present were a
number Of students from Worcester
Academy, who were the guests of the
club.
Mrs. ]. Edwin Smith gave hand
some luncheon Thursday for Mrs. R. A.
Richards of Boston. Covers were laid
for ten.
A good beginning was made by the
Woman's Club class in parliamentary
drill, Friday morning, and the nine la
dies who came enjoyed being initiated
into the mysteries of forming tempora-
ry organizations, by the leader, Mrs.
Luther S. Lowell. Motions will be taken
up at the next meeting, Feb 4, when
the lesson will begin at 10 o'clock.
There is still room for few more in
the class. The number of women in the
club who need training in public speak
ing are many, as Is shown every time
that business arises to be transacted.
OF the 400 members Of the club, probab-
ly 800 never open their mouths from
one end of the year to the other to ex-
pedite or assist matters. They go there
and listen and criticise things when
recting the affairs of the club,
they offer none. This is not as
1t should be, not as the officers would
like to have it. And not only is it i'm
possible for one who is ignorant of par
liamentary law to engage in the club
discussions, but it is hardly possible for
her to listen to it intelligently. AT least
$50 members should avail themselves of
the practice and instruction given in the
class.
A pretty pink, tea was given by Miss
Norcross of No. 16 Claremont street in
honor Of Miss Ruby Brigeman of Hyde
Park, Friday afternoon. The decora-
tions consisted entirely of pinks. The
guests numbered nearly one hundred.
Friday night the citizens Of Blithe-
wood held an interesting social gather
ing in their new school building for the
purpose Of expressing their appreciation
Of and thanks for 1t, and for the change
which has taken place in the condition
Of school affairs in their suburb. The
invitations, which also contained the
program, were decorated on the front
cover with an excellent blue print of
the new building in question, and on the
back with view of the little country
school house which it replaced. The
Whole is tied with pink ribbons, and
makes tasteful souvenir.
The program opened with exercises by
the school children, after which Miss S.