The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-01-03
GEO. A. LOUD, 4 ELM STREET.
NOTABLE OCCASION.
Beautiful Decorations and Big Crowd
at Old South Reception.

very brilliant affair was the recep-
ton given by the congregation of the
! Old South church. last night. More than
thousand people were greeted by the
receiving party. The decorations of
the church were extremely elaborate
and of the most tasteful and beautiful
description. The reception was held in
the chapel of the church, which was
thrown into one large room, with the
church parlors.
The guests first entered the west par
lor where they were greeted by the re-
ceiVing party, which consisted of Rev.
Dr. A. 2. Conrad and Mrs. Conrad, as
sisted by Mr.. and Mrs. II. c. Brown,
and DR.. and Mrs Julius Garst The
| parlor in which the guests paid their
| aspects TO the hosts was beautifully
,eeked with tiger lilies and laurel,
| )rming combination of unsurpassed
| chness Of color and contrast. The re-
| living party stood in a perfect bower
the wildly tinted blooms. The chap
was arranged in laurel, with imita-
n oranges taking the place of the
es The whole effect of the decora-
ms was one of the best that has ever
cen obtained on so large scale in the
/ city The rooms are very large and
thousands of lilies and oranges were
required to carry out the decorations
planned.
During the evening delightful music
was rendered by the Arlington Mando-
lin and Guitar Club, which was placed
on the raised platform of the chapel.
| Dainty refreshments were served, the
following ladies presiding at tables la
den with shining glass and plate, and
poured coffee and chocolate and dis
pensed cake and ices: Mrs. Clareno
III. White Mrs. Charles p Duffy, Mrs.
William r. Albertson, Mrs. Frederick
Lincoln Mrs II. u. Chandler, Mrs. f..
l.. Smith, Mrs. A. c.. Williams, Mrs. Il.
r. Grey. About 40 of the young ladies
of the church acted as aides to these
ladies' and armed with trays fitted
about the rooms, carrying refreshments
to the guests
The committee on hospitality consist
ed of the following named deacons of
| the church, together with their wives:
Deacons Merriam, Wetherbee, Thomp-
son and Spaulding. Deacon Rogers
was detained at home by sickness, and
was unable to take part in the occa-
| sion.
At the lemonade table Mrs. i. A..
Sternberg and Mrs. l.. X. Taft served
the delicious beverage from big bowls
that looked as the receptacles for
punches used to do on the Harvard
campus before the trustees became tee
totalers, only the contents were more
suitable for the occasion.
The ushers, who were everywhere,
looking out for the pleasure of the
guests, We're Messrs. Miller G. w. Dur
gin, Walter Knowles, William Merriam,
William Little, Bert Prior and Profess
sor White.
All the evening the parlors were
crowded with the gay throng, who pro-
longed the delightful occasion till a
late hour. Nearly all the guests were
in evening dress, and the ladies who
poured or otherwise assisted in the
function were dressed in the costume of
We olden time, with beautiful gowns
that were in many cases priceless heir
looms, and with their hair powdered
and arranged in the fashion Of long
ago. The affair was pronounced by all
to be the most notable one of the kind
ever given by the Old South Society.