The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-04-12

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Mrs. Frederick Clissold of Springfield
: W.T. and Mrs. E. Dillon of Woonsocket
X. L. are visiting relatives in this city
Mr.. and Mrs. H. f. Stedman, f. H
Goddard and Miss A. B. Maynard left
Yesterday for weeks tour in Wash
ington.
Mrs. ]. B. Stone speaks tonight on
the cid" before the Second parish
club. First Unitarian church. The pub
lie is invited.
Central Council No. 50. American
Mechanics, took action Monday night
upon the death of Brother Jonas Hay
ward of Millbury.
The Lassies' singing brigade Thurs
day night will conduct special service
in the Second Advent church, corner
Piedmont and Chandler streets.
Martha Washington Lodge, Ladies
society," B. of l.. F., will hold its first
annual social and dance Thursday eve
ming, April 10, in Steinert hall.
The City missionary society is doing
special work in visiting strangers in the
city and introducing those who wish il
into the churches of their choice.
Thistle Lodge, auxiliary to the Clan
Scott met last evening, and the mem
| bers arranged for the musical and lit
erary entertainment to be given in two
weeks.
Miss Katharine E. Higgins has just
returned from a month in Washington
where she went to visit Mt. Vernon
seminary, where she was a student
several years.
President George Smith of the Mas
sachusetts state Senate was in attend
ance at the session of the supreme
court yesterday as counsel in an inn
portant will case.
The Loyalty Whist Club was to hold
a whist party at the residence of Mrs.
l.. r. Page, lac Main street. tonight,
but owing to the Illness of Mrs Page
it has been postponed one week. -.-.l..
e There will be a social andhsupper at
the Main Street Baptist ;cttureht tomor+
EoW,. evening at $50 o'clock, Sto be fol-
lowed by an illustrated leetueatby Rev.
Woedman Bradbury on Sunny Italy
The Woman's missionary society of
Immanual church holds special SER
vice of prayer this afternoon at
O'Clock. Mrs. J. G. Murdoch leader, The
lenten offerings will be presented at
this time.
Robert D.. Cohen and Miss Dinah
Melnick were married Monday evening,
at the Tower of Truth Synagogue, on
Gold street. by Rabbi Silver. The
couple left for Baltimore, where they
will reside.
Clerk of Works Farquhar estimates
the amount of work performed by the
Webb granite and construction com
pany during the month of March at
ST, 800, and the county commissioners
issued an order for that amount yes
terday.
Col. William A Gile, counsel FOR the
Marshall Paper Company which re-
Gently went into bankruptcy in tbs
United States circuit court, was IN
Greenfield yesterday in attendance up
on the second meeting Of the trustees
of the company.
The Pansy club will hold its annual
sale for the benefit of the fresh all
fund. Thursday afternoon and evening
at DR.. George E. Davis residence, 974
Main street. Over 800 tickets have
been sold. Fancy articles will be of
fered for sale.
There will be conference at the w
| c. T. u. rooms on Pearl street, Thurs
day morning at 10 o'clock, of those in
| terested in the Loyal Legion work. Mrs
Helen G. Rice. state and national SUI
perintendent of the Loyal Legion, will
be present and speak.
| A. w. French, civil engineer at Nj
agara Falls, passed yesterday in this
city. He was on his way from Niagara
to his home in Milford, n H, whence
| he will go to Hanover. Prof. French
was last year a member of the facui-
| ty of the Thayer School at Dartmouth
| College.
Howard Mansfield of New York city
gave an illustrated lecture on "Tur-
ner's libre sludivorian," in Association
hall, last evening. Mr. Mansfield is
being entertained at the Worcester club
by C. H. Aldrich, secretary of the Y
NJ. C. A, Rev. A. S. Carver and J. w
Coombs.
The tickets for the Gertrude Stein
song recital are on sale at Steinerts
and may also be had of Miss Agnes
Ballard or any of the officers of the
Working girls club, to which the pro-
ceeds are to go. The recital is May Q
in Memorial hall. The tickets May be
exchanged for reserved seats later.
At the Independent Order of Hepto-
sophs, Benchley Conclave, last evening,
Col. Edward F. Jones of New Haven,
Clarence E. e. Embee of Chelsea and
L. II. Converse of Worcester made ad-
dresses. One man was initiated, and
last evening a musical entertainment
was given by the organization, and on
April %, ladies' night will be held.
The Ladies' benevolent circle of I'M
manual church meets tomorrow after
noon at 2.3O o'clock, to sew. Supper
will be served by the gentlemen from
7 to s. under the supervision of James
Fernald followed by a musical and lit
erary entertainment. Mrs. Howell
will read and young ladies from Mrs.
Plaisted's school will furnish music.
Worcester grangers met in Agricul-
tural hall last evening and made ar
rangements for the reception Of hun
dred guests from oranges in Westboro,
Grafton, Milbury and Auburn, at the
"neighbors' night" given by Worcester
grangers next Tuesday evening. After
the meeting last night social was
held. The committee in charge was
| George H. Foster, Harry 7. Robbins.
The annual public meeting of the
Worcester Baptist city mission society
will be held at the Main Street Baptist
church this evening. The following
ministers will take part in the exer-
cises: Rev. T. Richard Peede, Rev. S
/ b. Meeser. Rev. Leo Boone Thomas
! Rev. J. S. Holmes, Rev. Charles w.
| Anderson. Rev. Arthur st. James, Rev
/ O. E. Mallory and Rev. F. d. Penney.