The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-07-19

Miss Elizabeth M. Byrnes is spending
her vacation at Barre.
Miss Julia Strong has gone to Free
port Me-, for two weeks.
Miss Clara Dakin leaves today for a
rev days visit with friends in Boston.
Frank H. Beals has invited the Wor-
cester opera Club to the Guild plano
parior, Thursday evening.
The Ladies' Circle of Webster Square
Church will hold an ice cream social at
the nome OF John H. fainter, Thursday
Neil Brown, clerk at Sessions & Sons
undertaking rooms, has returned from
a vacation of three weeks spent at his
home in Grand Rapids, Mich
Bethany church of New worcester
VIII have free picnic at Lake park
today. Everything from car fare to
food will be furnished free to the people
of the church.
The Volunteers of America held
coffee and cake social at their head
quarters, 16 Mechanic street, last eve
ming. The committee in charge was
Mrs. Keck, Mrs. Wilcox, Mrs. Toward
and Mrs Lewis.
These city council committee meet
| ings are scheduled for this week: Fin
ance, 7.S0 Thursday joint committee
| made up of committees on finance and
streets, 5 o'clock, Thursday; water, 5
o'clock Thursday.
! Employees of the Hammond Reed
Company will have an outing at Quin-
| sigamond park Thursday. There will
| be clam bake with all the accompany
ing features, game of ball and the
usual field sports.
The Worcester Girls Club held So
| cial session at their quarters at Yer
| non street last evening. There was no
| program arranged, but games We're in
| obliged in and refreshments served
! throughout the evening.
Commonwealth Division, No Sc, not
having succeeded in procuring suitable
quarters as yet, will hold its next regu-
lar meeting Thursday evening, July 20,
at the home of Mr.. and Mrs. T. A,
Montague, s Elliot street.
The celebration of the 10th birthday
anniversary was the occasion of a
M. Frykholm, 161 Greenwood street
Monday. The party was made up OF
the members Of the family.
I FOStludSlef j. hEdrLS GT6eIe mas re-
| covered his dog Gypsy" which disap-
peared July A. The animal is King
Charles spaniel IA years old, and a
| great pet with the family. She was
located in q house on William street.
Arthur Marshall, a former employee
| of Sessions & Sons, undertakers, is TAX
| ing a course of instruction at the Re-
nouard school of embalming in New
| York, and upon his return will locate
in business in one Of the county towns.
Fidelity Council, D. of L., past ard
present members, held lawn party
at the home of ]. P. White at 10 south
Russell street, last evening. During
| the evening ice cream and cake were
| for sale. The affair was in charge of
Mrs. White.
The young women, 10 in number, en-
pioyed in the dressmaking rooms of
| Backus & Emerson, State Mutual build
| ing, enjoyed an outing at Lake Wau-
shacum yesterday, where they were the
guests of Mrs Emerson at her sum
mer cottage.
Rev. c. W. Sundmark was given a
royal welcome home by the members
of his congregation, Sunday afternoon.
| The church was prettily decorated, and
| the exercises of the afternoon consisted
of remarks made by the pastor, a. Jul
| Illus Johnson, Olof Johanson, Frederick
Fagerstrom, Robert w. Lofstrom and
others.
| The annual picnic of Emmanuel
| church takes place today at Lake Wau-
shacum. Trains leave at $40 and 11.20
a. m. The program of sports includes
running, swimming and boat races and
| base bah game. The committee con-
sists of John Shaw, Harvey Jackson,
William Thornton, Arnold Shaw and
Paul Hagherg.
Ernest Vaughan and William H.
Burns, who are in Europe, We're at
| Copenhagen when last heard from
They have visited Brussels, Rotterdam,
Amsterdam, The Hague, Hamburg and
| Stockholm, and were planning to be
| in Berlin from the 10th to the 18th of
this month. Mr.. Burns will sail for
home August 5, on the st. Paul.
The Worcester Light Infantry met
| last evening, and orders for the coming
| encampment of the First brigade were
read. Four new members were admit
| ted. A lady friend of the company who
did not wish her name mentioned pre-
scented the company a picture of Pri-
vate Harry R. Pitts, who died recently
from the effects of the campaign in
| Cuba
George Howe and N. w. Cleaveland
of Springfield arrived in this city last
evening after riding over the road from
| that place. They were the guests of
| the Douglas Club for the evening, and
later put up at the Bay State. They
are enjoying their vacation in a novel
manner and intend to go TO Boston
awheel and return home by way of
Providence, Hartford and New York
city.
Bay State Commandery, knights of
Malta, made arrangements last even
| ing to- attend the picnic of Gardner
| AMI Leominster lodges at WhaIom
lake, Fitchburg, Saturday. Other To-
cal lodges will be represented. and spe-
| clal cars will leave lincoln square at 8
| o'clock Saturday morning. A parade
| will be held in the morning, and Wor-
cester communicates will march in
fatigue uniform.
! Patriarchs Militant, Grand Canton
| Worcester !. o. Q. f., will visit Nash
ua Canton Thursday. where an enter
| tainment will be provided the visitors.
| A special train will carry the party out
| Of Union station at STA o'clock. The
members will report at the rooms on
| Pleasant street at o'clock, and form
| line and will march to City Hall, where
i the mayor and Grand Sire A. S. Pinker-
| ton will be received into line and the
| march to the depot taken up.