The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-01-04

The annual New Years reception of
the Young Mems Christian Association
last evening had two-fold significance
in that the exchange of good wishes
for the coming twelve months was ex-
tended, not only by the officers of the
association to the members and their
friends, but to the new secretary, Hal
! sey Hammond and his wife. Hundreds
of Association well-wishers thronged
the rooms during the reception hours
and attested to the appreciation and
esteem in which the association and its
| officers are held
The arrangements in charge of w. K.
Stanley, chairman of the reception COM
mittee, had been admirably carried out
and nothing was left undone for the
comfort and pleasure of the guests of
the evening. In order to avoid con-
fusion, the Pearl street entrance was
closed for the evening, and the only en-
trance was on Elm street. The main
hall and the parlors on the office floor
had been prettily decorated with ever
green and holly, and in every available
corner potted palms and tropical plants
Were placed. The ladies' parlor to the
right of the entrance was given over to
the use of the gentler sex for the eve
ming. Several members of the recep-
ton committee were in waiting to con
| duct guests to the classrooms on the
! floor above which had been turned into
/ coat rooms for the occasion.
After wraps had been put aside, the
regular tour of duty of the building
was in order. Passing through Asso-
citation hall, the guest was greeted in
turn by Frederick E. Kelley and his as
| slStants. A light lunch was served in
the centre of the hall in a bower Of
evergreen. Mrs. E. l.. Hubley Mrs c.
E. Bunham and Mrs. E. H Moulton
were in charge of the refreshments, as
sisted in serving by Miss Lola Andrews
Miss Annie Snyder, Miss Florence
Locke, Miss Nellie Thurston, Miss Jes-
sic Ward, Miss Laura Becker and Miss
Olive Higgins.
Mrs. George A. Bigelow, chairman of
the reception committee of the Wo-
mans Auxiliary, had general charge of
| the arrangements for the pleasure Of
the inner man and most graciously car
ried out her part of the program In
one corner of the hall, Miss Cora Kent
dispensed lemonade. Later in the even
ing there was a checker tournament
under the west gallery for the younger
members of the association. The floor
of the hall presented a beautiful and
animated scene when the festivities
were at their height.
/ Passing through the door at the rear
of the hall and to the left of the plat
form, the guests were conducted to the
region below by the rear stairway and
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the members of the reception commit
tee. This hall was also miniature for
est of evergreens Another party of the
reception committee was in waiting to
present the guests to the secretary and
the board of directors, who had taken
up their position on the east side of the
reading room. Secretary and Mrs Hal
! sey Hammond occupied the positions of
| honor to the right of the line after
whom came Mr.. Joseph Jackson, vice
president of the association, Hon. AL
! fred S. Roe, president of the associa-
ton, Mrs. j. V. Simmons, second vice
president of the Womans Auxiliary,
Mrs e. e. Thompson, Mrs M. P. Hig-
gins, Mrs. !. " Bailey, Mrs. Horace
kendall, William H. Lewis, Henry
Brannon, James Cunningham, Charles
e. Durham, A. G. Fitz, F. R. S. Bond
and L. B. Osborne. In corner of this
ROOM Mrs. Edward Hall and Mrs. Chas.
! Is. Duffy served lemonade and ices.
The game room was given up to
luncheon purposes, and here Mrs. Ed
ward F. Green and Mrs. Lamson Allen
occupied positions Of honor al the long
table arranged at Lhe end of the room
Cakes and cocoa were temptingly Of
fered by corps of assistants consist
ing OF Miss Amelia Darling, Miss AIDE
| laide Bigelow Miss Maud Fitton Miss
Marion Smith, Misses Lois and Alice
Thurston, Miss Eva Becker and Miss
Bertha Warren. This room was also
given up to general reception purposes.
| Suspended from the ceiling in the read
ing room was the motto bearing the
| inscription, welcome 20 our secreta-
ry' draped in streamers Of evergreen
/ and holly berries. The Venus Mando-
| lin and Guitar Club was stationed in
! the tower and dispensed music during
| the reception.
! The reception tour completed, the
guests were escorted 70 the gallery Of
the gymnasium, from which was wit
| messed during the evening dumb bell
drills by the members Of the Junior
class, 20 in number in charge of In
! structor John B. Dobie; apparatus
work by the senior elias, and tumbllng
and pyramids by special picked class.
/ Soon after 9 o'clock there was basket
ball game between the Mystics and the
L assumes, the latter team coming out
victorious by a score of 6 to g. The at
| fractions in the gymnasium proved the
most fascinating that had been pro-
vided, and fully 700 guests witnessed
the evoutions of the athletes.
At O'Clock there was a miscella-
neous entertainment in Association
Hail. consisting of violin solos by Err
nest L. Smith, vocal selection by John
II. Howell. basso soloist; humorous
readings by e. p. Crerie, piano selec-
lions by Walter w. Farmer and selec-
tons by the American Orchestra.
Refreshments were served while the
entertainment was in progress.
Great credit is due to Mrs George A.
Bigelow. chairman of the reception
committee of the Woman's Auxiliary,
and to Mrs. A. c. Munroe, it's president
They proved of great assistance to the
association reception committee, w. K.
Stanley chairman, and THESE members
of the reception committee. Frederick
e. Kelley A. A. Mclaughlin, James
Keough, Forrest Wesson, Frank II.
Sears Perley Thorne, George F Mann,
William c. Goodwin, John II. Holmes,
William G.. Thompson, c. II. Sanders,
l.. b. Osborne, Gilbert Holway, Harold
! Dodge, Josiah Judd, w. ID. Chase, E. E.
| Hamilton, Frank Kemp. Leon Rice
Partridge Eugene Kemp, y. r. Good
win, M. T.. Pomeroy, W. M. Corey, r.
! r. Knowles. Walter j. Peacock and
Everett Perry.
1t was estimated by those IN charge
that fully 1000 guests were present dur
ing the evening.