The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-10-29
OUT AND ABOUT.

ent, 10 see IN morning paper -
day, an article headed President steps
out and referring to the resignation
of Miss Frances G. Morse from the
Craftsmanship of the club house com
mittee Of the Worcester Woman's club
This item was copied by the Gazette
Friday afternoon, and appeared in The
Spy Saturday morning. AS reporter
from The Spy was present at the meet
ing Of the club, Wednesday afternoon,
at which Miss MorSe's letter OF reslg-
nation was read and accepted, l feel
sure that the absence of any mention
OF the affair in Thursdays Spy was due
to a regard for the club, which is dis
tinctly averse to seeing its business re-
ported by the press of the city. AS
member of the club, / wish to say that
appreciate your attitude towards the
club as indicated by your refusal to
print what would give the members an
noyance.
Last year the treatment accorded
the club by two Of the city papers
was in direct opposition to the attitude
now taken by The Spy, and, as perhaps
you know, the Indignation resulting
from the matter was so great that some
members threatened to resign if the in
reference of the press were not put a
stop to. Therefore the Difference which
The Spy has Shown towards the club
since the new wear began, is deserV-
ing of recognition and appreciation by
at least one member. BY friendly OBJ
servance of the wishes Of the club, the
press and the club can work together
tremendously and this, as you will
agree, is a contamination devoutly to
be wished
AS regards the action of Miss Morse,
1T is particularly unfortunate at this
time when the club needs the support
of its full membership, to aid in its new
venture. To take up the question of To-
cation Of the new club house, should
consider the location under considera-
ton quite the equal of the lot on Chat
ham street, that Miss Morse has had
in mind for several years. The latter
is some distance from the line of cars,
up somewhat steep grade and while
the neighborhood is all that could be
desired it is remote from the main
lines Of travel. The location at the
north end is in an irreproachable neigh
borhood that is growing in beauty year
by year. 1t Is very accessible by cleo
trio cars, which would pass the doors,
while quiet stand for carriages would
always be found on Tuckerman street,
two points that have always been in
sisted on prospeetively by Miss Morse,
THE objection that is frequently
urged against the Salisbury street loca-
ton, that the rooms in club house
built on that site would be hard to rent,
is based upon the comparative unpop-
ularity of Salisbury hall. But Sails
bury hall has not been unpopular be-
cause of its location, but because of it's
complete lack of equipment for any
function that is at all social in its char
acter. If the new club house is built
and equipped in the proper way, the
conditions that have made Salisbury
hall less popular than it deserves to
be, will not exist. So far as remote
ness from the centre Of the city goes,
neither site is particularly desirable,
but the majority of the women have
always had to take the cars to reach
the hall in which the club meets and
it will simply be a question of riding
little longer, or of getting a trans
fer in case of locating the club house
on Salisbury street, while, if the club
house were located on the corner Of
Chatham and Irving streets, as Miss
Morse has set her heart on having 1t
do, no one could reach it by electric
car under any condition.
AS to the proposed cost of the club
house, Miss Morse has undoubtedly the
right on her side. For the Woman's
Club to build a $4,000 club house with
the expectation of running it on a $780,
600 basis, is to me folly The women
of the club are not rich enough for
such an expenditure, andrthe -extraya-
gance of the project has intimidated
many from doing what they could to-
ward it. What women of moderate
incomes could do seemed so small in
comparison with the amount desired.
that they have been discouraged from
doing anything ct all.
Miss Morse'S objection to the loca-
ton of the auditorium is also sound.
A suitable hall in which to hold the
meetings is one OF the chief reasons
for building a club home, and it should
be placed where it is easily accessible
from the street entrance, other things
giving way to this end if necessary.
Miss Morse's retirement from the club
house committee is a distinct loss, as
every member of the club we'll knows.
but the committee, as a whole, is com
posed Of women whose judgment can
he relied upon. But, if they would
keep their record for former Judgment.
they viii see that much less expen-
sive club house will meet all the de-
mands Of the club both now and for
some years to come, and then the new
club house viii not seem so improbable
Il had almost said impossible-as it
does today to many Of u.s.
"A member of the Worcester Wom-
ans Club"
Chetwood Smith has purchased the
Misses Kinnicutt house on Linden
street.
There was a reunion at the normal
school last evening of the LIST, I'd. Sd.
4th and 9Th classes. In all about 40 per-
sons came together. After the handsome
supper which Rebboli served there was
dancing and a social evening in the
gymnasium. There were present the
following graduates, with their hus
bands or wives: Mr.. and Mrs. w, o.
Bennett, Lydia w. Ball, Alice G. Proc
tor, Hanna A. Tucker, Sallie A. Will
hams, Sarah A. Boyd, Jennie L. Dear
porn, Z. A. Fairbanks, Mary E. Fitz-
gerald, Mrs. Thomas F. Boyle, Mrs.
Charles S. Smith, Mrs. H. H. Brown
ing, Mrs. A. A. Coburn. Mr.. and Mrs
1. W. Butler, Mrs. c. L. Ware Mrs.
]. Chauncey Lyford, Mr.. and Mrs. A.
j. Stone, Mr.. and Mrs. j. Fred Wilson
Mr. and Mrs. T. A. Callahan, Isabel n
Morey, Mrs. H. w. Chamberlain Mrs
Winslow S. Lincoln.
Following are the secretaries of. the
classes, who should be added to the
list of those present: ]. Chauncey Iv-
ford (lst class; Mrs ]. j. Miller (2d):
MRS: w. Henry belong (3d); Mrs. G.
e.; Coourn (4th); Mrs. C. E. White
Yesterday was appointed arbor day at
the state normal school, but on account
of the weather it was postponed
week. Next Saturday if the day be
me; tne scnool VIII go through its an
nual program of cleaning M the
grounds, transplantinp shr,hn 81