The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-06-19
PARAC E ANO PICNIC.
There Will Be 1000 Men in Line at Gard
ner Next Saturday.

ner Next Saturday
Gardner June 1S.-One of the prln-
cipal attractions this week will be the
parade and picnic given by St Jean
Baptiste society, next Saturday Ihe
committee of arrangements expects that
there will be fully 1000 men in the par
ade. Besides the Gardner st. Jean Bap-
tiste society, Div. 8, A. 0. H. of Gard
ner. Garde d'Hcnneur of Worcester ana
a large number of organizations VIII
be present.
The new Home band of Orange has
been engaged to head the procession.
The line will be formed on Parker street
and will march down that street, past
Greenwood street, cOunteTmarch up
Parker street, through Nichols street TO
the Holy Rosary church, thence
through Knowlton and Pleasant street,
through West Gardner square and Cen
trail street to Monument square,
through Park. Vernon and Parker
streets to the fiat iron block, corner OF
Parker and West streets, where refresh
ments will be served.
The line will then reform and march
through Parker, Graham and Park
streets to Crystal lake park. There will
be addresses by members of the Nation
al L tutid COllIlllIllGts liz tt''- ~
will consist of a tug-of-war and blcy-
Gle races. There will be dancing in the
afternoon and until II o'clock in the
evening.
The bicycle races will be under the
management of Osgood & Coolidge, pro-
prietors of the park, but the first event
will be- open TO members of the Card
ner and visiting St. Jean Baptiste So
cieties only. Although only two entries
have already been received, H. +. Bur
dick of Orange and Hugh L. Waite of
Worcester, the management has assur-
anCe of a large field of riders.
The interest in the meet centers not
in the four events but in the match
race between Ernest S. Colby Of Gard
ner and Hugh l.. Waite of Worcester.
| The prize is to be a $25 order for cloth
! ing. The articles have been signed,
Station Agent Waite signing for his
SON. and as both riders have been do
ing good work this season, hot race
is looked for. The first heat will be
one lap sprint of one-siXth of a mile,
with pacemakers for the first five of
the six laps. Only two heats will be
run Saturday, so that if one rider wins
/ both he takes the prize.
Shrould each rider win one heat, the
race will stand a tie, pending another
agreement between them, According
/ to the articles in the agreement they
! may meet for the final heat at any time
/ during the present season. The heat
| win be a two mile pursuit race.
] Today was young mems day in the
/ Baptist church and the services were
| especially for the young men. Rev.
| c. A. Towne. pastor of the church,
1 spoke in the morning upon Young
/ men who are in great demand In
! the evening his subject was upon "A
! young athlete who made notable re-
cord"
Henrek Ranquist and Miss Edla HUI
/ rim were married at O'Clock last eve
ming in the Commercial House, Rev.
I G. A. ECkman, pastor of the Swedish
! Lutheran church, Officiated
The teachers will show their appra-
citation of the services of the retiring
1 superintendent of schools by giving
him a reception in the assembly hall of
| the high school building tomorrow
| evening. The members of the school
committee have been invited to at
tend.
The Sawtelle Dramatic Company
] opens a weeks engagement in Music
! hall tomorrow evening. Next week the
hall will be closed for the season.
! =, -. hastings, baggage agent dJ llT
. Union station, visited his home in
! Brooks today.
Miss N. Josephine Sweet is home
from Boston for vacation.
Mrs. Barber l. Caswell has returned
! from a visit to East Berkshire, VT.
L. Warner Howe is home from WI
! liams college for his summer vacation.
H. P. Upham, A. L. Proctor, Alfred
| Wyman and their families and Mrs.
Julia Hadey enjoyed a barge ride Ia
Lake Denison, where they had a picnic
| yesterday.
| Calvin S. Edgell and Howard Coon
ley Of Harvard university are visiting
in town for a few days.
The funeral of Hugo Hanson, who
died Friday, was held this afternoon.
The meeting of the Y. w. c. T. L.
| tomorrow evening will be a lawn party
at the home of Miss Nellie r. Fitch,
High street. The members of the Bap-
fist Young Ladies Mission circle will
attend.