The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-04-22
z. E. Ell. Club Makes
Brave Efforts in
It's Behalf.
ANNUAL FESTIVAL.
Financial and Social Sue
cess Of High
Order.

The annual festival of the q. E. H.
Club of the First Universalist Church
held at Horticultural hall yesterday
afternoon, was perhaps the most sue
cessful ever given by that charitable
organization. From a financial stand
point, the management were in hap
Ply frame of mind last night, as the
proceeds will amount to somewhere in
the vicinity of $500, at least quite a
good deal more than was realized last
year.
AS social function, it was indeed a
decided success. The management of
the entire affair was under the direc>
ton of Miss Lavinia Houghton, who
was ably assisted by a large corps of
ladies. There were committees for
all the departments, which meant that
everything went off like clockWork, not
hitch anywhere. And there were nul
merous features which maintained the
interest of the people throughout
Technically there were no booths this
year, but tables containing the salable
articles were placed at convenient
points in the hall. The ice cream ta-
bles were in the library. Everything
on them went like wildfire and at the
close the aids who presided over them
had closed out their wares
The event of the afternoon was the
children's entertainment, which was
under thu charge Of Mrs. Frank ]. Ket-
tell and Mrs. Nelson Reyes The little
folks presented the delightful operetta,
"Edith's Dream" Those taking part:
Edith Bancroft, as Edith; Bertha
Dunton, as Arithmetic" Grace Wat
kins, as Geography Frank Plaisted,
as History; Blanche Watkins, as
Alphabet; Hazel Bartlett, as writ
ing; Ethel Litchfield as Music"
Florene Gould, as Grammar; and
Beatrice Dunton, as Geometry"
The cotillon at o'clock was one of
the most attractive features of the
festival. A large number of children
took part and a number of german fig
ures were gone through with, which
would cast in the shade any similar eff
fort of the older folks This was in
charge of Mrs. Warren Willard and
Mrs. A. e. Newton
At the usual supper hour there was
big rush for the banquet hail, and
the committees had their hands full in
looking after the inner man. Nearly 25O
sat down to the excellent salad sup
ner. Mrs L. A. Hastings and Mrs.
Samuel Brown directed matters in the
banquet hall. The serving room was IN
charge of Mrs, H. B. Wellington and
Mrs. Georgia Sturtevant and Mrs ia
cob Holden had charge of the Kitchen
committee.
Those who presided at the various
tables are as follows: Ice cream, Mrs.
c. c. Bosher, Mrs. G. A. Homer, Mrs.
A. e. Newton, Miss Ella Powers, MISS
Sadie Powers, Miss Grace Underwood,
Miss M. Louise Rice, Miss Alice Beld-
ing; lemonade, Mrs. Harry G Robin
son, Mrs. F. S. Dickey, Mrs. Harry w.
Van Hoosear, Miss Beatrice Robinson
Miss Luella Gunnison, MISS EatIle
Brown; confectionery, Miss May Lytle
Miss Jenkins, Miss Darling, Miss West
Miss Brennan, Miss Scott; floral, Mrs
Mabel Prentice Goddard, Mrs. A. W.
Norcross. Mrs. H. L. Hastings, MISS
Lombard, Miss Bemis; handkerchief,
Mrs. Almon Gunnison, Mrs. Charles L.
Gates, Mrs. Mary E. Phelps, Mrs.
George L. Ward.
The event Of the evening was OF
course the presentation Of the farce,
"a Model Lover" This was an intense
Nv humorous play and the audience
Thoroughly enjoyed every bit of it. The
artists who took part in the merry
making were: Colonel Francis" II.
w Doe. of the old school; prof. Pei
letter" A. NJ. VanDusen; "Gustave
Pelletier," w. E. Barton son to Prot.
PeIletier; Leslie Francis" Miss En-,
ma Mitchell, niece to Col. Francis;
Betty Trask," Miss Mitchell, ward 10
Col Francis; Mrs. Rabbit" Miss
Pauline Brennan, housekeeper to Col.
Francis
The committee having the evenings
entertainment in charge, consisted OF
the following ladies: Miss Alice p.
Green, Mrs. H. P. -Bagley, Mrs. Fl. c.
Chamberlain and Mrs. w. Henry
Towne The festival was brought to
close with an informal dance, lasting
until midnight. The committee OF men men
having the direction were Linus Sib-
lev. assisted by Frank L. Dean, Fred
erick r. Gunnison Arthur W. Nor
cross. William B. Phelps and Harry c.
clark. Chaffin's orchestra furnished
the music for the entire festival.