The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-05-13
A HAPPY CONCLUSION.
Miss Edith Bertha Smiths
Charming Reception at
Whitinsyille.

Whitinsville, May 12-Miss Edith
Bertha Smiths dancing class held a
grand reception this evening in Memo
rial hail. The fine weather brought out
a large attendance. The reception be-
gan with concert at 73O o'clock by
Chaffin's orchestra of Worcester. The
program of the concert included:
March, Social highwayman," suppe;
cornet solo by Frank w. Chaffin; inter-
mezzo, lie Russo" by FRANKIE; fan
dance by Miss Ruth e. Taft of Whit
insville, in Japanese costume; medley,
Merry minstrels," Voelker.
The concert was one of the best
rendered here for some time. Miss
Taft's fan dance was cleverly done and
was the cause of much favorable com
ment. The costumes were elaborate
and the dancers moved with a grace
and ease that spoke we'll for Miss
Smith as a teacher.
The gallery was filled with onlookers,
who enjoyed the pleasure of seeing
others trip the light fantastic.
The floor was in charge of Miss
Smith. who conducted the dancing
class here the past winter, and she
was assisted by the following efficient
corps of assistants; Newell w. Wood,
Walter H. Ellis, George T. Parker, Ed
ward d. Loughman, James X. Ferry
The grand march was led by Fred
Smith of Worcester and Miss Ruth
Taft of Northbridge Centre, followed
by about rs couples.
Among those present were Miss Fan
ME Gaudette, Miss Alice Harper and
Louis Gaudette of Grafton, Walter
Schuster, Ralph Aldrich, Miss Louise
Curtis and Miss Ethel Jones Of East
Douglas, Miss Fred Olivee of Worces-
ter Miss Mabel Bukah, Miss Carrie
Gould, Miss Blanche Gould, Miss Mary
Andrews and the Misses Standhope OF
Upton, Miss Ella Welsh Mrs. Chas
Flagg, Francis McGlynn. Miss Lena
Brayton, David Shaw, George Parker
Mr.. and Mrs. Sidney Brigham, Newell
Wood, Miss Edith Fletcher, Carlton
Sherman, Miss Edna Houghton, Mr.
and Mrs. Walter Ellis, Frazer Booth
Miss Grace Fisher, Miss Elizabeth
Crompton, W. J. Love.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. F. Noyes Mr.. an6
Mrs John Cotter. Miss Belle Snow
Clifton Blunt, Miss Ollie Batchelder
Harvey Ellis, Miss Eliza Dudley, James
Duggan, Miss Besse Sterling, Mr.. anC
Mrs. James Very, Miss Nellie Buckley
MeAllister, Arthur ASHER, Miss Lydia
Bassett, Miss Clara Holland, Charles
Taft, Orlando Holland Morton Carr
Albert Kent Miss Minnie Fletcher
Thomas Walsh, Miss Ethel Fletcher
Everett Avery, Earl Hanly, Mr.. an(
Mrs. John Nutter, William Dixon, Mr.
and Mrs. Wesley Bragg.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Foster, Earnes
Booth, Charles Snow, William Carr
Andrew Craighton William Baldwin
John Searles Harry Carpenter, Mis-
Sarah Ward, Miss Edith Gum, Mrs
Edward Bowman. Miss May Batcheld
er, Mrs. Frank Goes, Miss Flora Col
lett, Ebert McAllister Miss Anna
Blackmer, Miss Grace Blackmer, Mis-
Mary MeSheehy. Henry Searles. Har
vey Goodell, Robert Dudley, Miss Ola,
dys Dudley John Breen, Miss Mabe
Dean, Neil Mcintyre, Mrs. Charles
Gore, Mr.. and Mrs. William Taft anC
Mrs. Sterling.
Walter Holbrook, E. S. Farnum, Jr
and Misses Carrie and Alice Talbot
David Shaw Northbridge Centre; Geo
Hanna, Woonsocket; Walter Me
Sheehy, Worcester; Mr.. and Mrs
George Wilmot, North Uxbridge; Miss
Della Demars. .Linwood; James Dun.
leavy, Uxbridge; Henry Kent, Whitins
vile.