The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-12-18


anatomy came in contact with the bust
ness side of the bricks in the sidewalk
with a soul sickening thud. He was
on his feet in moment, but what his
thoughts We're, is better left to the
imagination.
Once a man gets a name for being
charitaDly inclined, and the door opens
for lot of people with schemes that
they believe to be the most meritorious
that can possibly be brought to the at
tention of the philanthropist," re-
marked a man who has business in
terests with Andrew Carnegie, and who
has a chance to hear something OF the
claims and demands made upon him
since he mas shown his fondnesS for
founding free libraries. Mr.. Carnegie's
experience with schemes, visionary and
otherwise, have been about as wide
spread as those of any man in Ameri-
ca, in all probability But the climax
has just reached" went on this friend
of the millionaire and philanthropist.
In and around Pittsburg and Allie
gheny there are quite a number of Rus
slams, and they have a congregation
of the Greek church, with a priest who
visits them occasionally. l don't happen
to know just how strong they are nu-
merically, but / should say in a gem
eral way that weak would be the word
rather than strong, in speaking of them
as a religious body. AT all events, they
wanted a church, and went ahead and
had plans prepared and an oil painting
made OF the exterior of the structure.
At this point their funds gave out.
They think it would cost $50 600 to buy
land and build and furnish the church
or mosque or synagogue, or whatever
they may call their house of worship.
They see no chance of raising even a
fiftieth OF the amount among the work
men who would attend the services. But
they argue that as the Carnegie works
have had a number of orders from the
Russian government therefore Mr.
Carnegie should be willing to give them
the FUNDS necessary to carry out their
project, That he has now been asked
to do in a very formal and polite fash
ion. Mr.. Carnegie may do what they
ask, for there is no way to judge as to
what direction his philanthropies may
take, but it struck me when l heard
of the project as one of the checklist
that have yet been suggested
There was an unusually large gather
ing of dramatic people at the Union
station yesterday afternoon, that made
the tralnshed of this quiet New Eng
lanu CITY 1OOh ike East l4LH street
There was the Wilbur Kirwin Opera
Company, which played at the Wor
cester theatre last week. They were go
ing away, and the members looked ra =
Their tired after their hard weeks work
Coming in on the Fitchburg train at
the same time were half a dozen per-
formers for the variety theatres on
Front street who had been playing
during the last week in Fitchburg.
Waiting for the Hungarian Boys band
was Manager Wilton of the Park thea
tire, with several of the attaches of the
house, who had come to see the boys
and with them was the manager of
How Hopper Was Side Tracked"
which plays at Lothrop's this week. and
the advance agent of Skipped by the
Light OF the Moon which is 70 be herA
during Christmas week. All were talk
ing shor" and the actors and actresses,
especially the latter, were discussing
the appearance of the members of rival
companies. While Saturday night and
Sunday afternoon are good times to
find theatrical people at the station
the gathering yesterday was unique In
being 50 large and made UP of repre-
sentatives Of so many companies.