The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-12-15
ESTABLISHED 1912.

position as director of the Baptist
church choir of Holden. Mass.
The children of the Salisbury street
kindergarten have sent out invitations
for their Christmas tree, Dec. %, from
9 to 1870 o'clock. The invitation cards
are prettily decorated with Xmas bells
swinging wide in air,
Yesterday, the first day of the annual
fair held by the Ladies' Benevolent So
ciety of Plymouth church, was marked
by large attendance. In the evening
the W. p. 1. Mandolin club added to the
gayety with it's music. The novelty of
the sale lay in the table of burnt wood
articles, the handiwork of Mrs. Frank
II. Blgelow. Miss Anna Sawyer and
Miss Grace Maynard presided 1lere.
Opposite and likewise trimmed in pink
crepe tissue, was the fancy table, in
charge of Mrs. Paul Morgan, Mrs.
Charles Coleman, Miss Blanche Kelley
and Mrs. Charles E. Smith. Mrs. Nut
ting, Mrs. D. f. Parker and Mrs. G. A.
Smith were at the directress' table,
where plain work was sold; Mrs.
George Scott was at the handkerchief
table.
The flower table, which occupied the
centre of the room, was very pretty. 1t
was circular and covered with ever
green and artificial flowers. Mrs. Henry
Whitcomb, with Miss Alice Warren
and Miss Anna McCullagh, presided
here. Miss Emma Whitcomb was at
the candy table, with Mrs. Leander r.
Herrick and Miss Bessie Dean. Mrs.
Edwin e. Brown presided at the lemon
ade bowl, and Mrs. Fred Perkins and
Mrs. Lucius Goddard were at the chill
dren's table.
Mrs. Frank White served ice cream.
One of the most attractive features was
the annex. The vestibule of the church
was hung with oriental rugs and dra-
peries, and here Mrs. J. X, Warren
poured tea, Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Put
nam were in charge of the oriental
things and a table of Indian sweets
and relishes, and Mrs. Otis Putnam,
Mrs Charles Stearns and Mrs. Watson
presided at table laden with china.
At $50 a supper was served by Mrs.
j. C. Berry and committee of 25 la
dies Mrs Charles H. Morgan was
chairman of the whole.
The sale will be continued today; to-
night a turkey supper will be served at
$50 o'clock.
Although it is more than $50 years
since the sacred oratorio of 1.-THE Mes
siah'' was composed by George Fred
erick Handel, it's popularity increases
through the passage of years. 1t has
been given by musical organizations at
the Christmas tide for many years, and
has been leading feature of the mu-
steal festival
1t is to be given this evening at 7.45
o'clock as the eighth free oratorio un-
der the direction Of ]. Vernon Butler
at Pilgrim church. The soloists are all
musical stars, and include Caroline
Gardner Clarke, soprano, of Boston,
Mrs. Louise Clarke Austin, contralto,
Willis E. Bachelor, tenor, and .. S.
Kerr, baritone, assisted by Miss Ruth
e. Nelson, pianist, Charles H. Grout,
organist, and Frederick w. Clement,
trumpeter
Although these concerts are free to-
the public limited number of
seats are reserved for those who
care for them, and during an inter
mission in the program collection is
taken to defray the expenses of the
performance The chorus which Mr..
Butler has assembled for this years
concerts is perhaps the finest ever
heard in the city outside the festival
chorus. This is particularly the case
in the tenor parts, which are usually
weak He has selected IS of the best
leUOTS W D6 Ildu, dllu the CnOruS thus
constituted is truly an harmonious or
ganization.
The fifth lecture in the course on
household economics before the Wor-
cester Woman's club will be given at
Association hall at o'clock this af-
ternoon by Mrs. Mary j. Lincoln OIL
Boston on Economic buying"
One of the prettiest, if not the pref |
test. of fairs ever held in Worcester
opened at Piedmont church yesterday
afternoon. and from the time the doors |
opened In the afternoon until they |
closed in the evening, the large halls |
were crowded with buyers. TO Mrs |
John II. Orr. Mrs. Charles A. Hill and |
Mrs. Charles M. Booth and their as
slstants. the honor of the whole fair Is |
que. and they all feel proud of the |
success which is evidenced in every de- |
partment.
As this is IAN Old Father Time, fair
the central figures in the hall are