The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-10-21
ACADEMY The HOST.
Leicester People At
tend to See New
Hall.
DRAMATIC ENTERTAINMENT.
Funeral Of Mrs. Mary D.
Denny Is
Held.

Leicester, Oct 20.-A crowd of 200
people gathered in Smith hall at Lei
cester Academy, tonight, to view the
improvements in the room and to be
entertained by the academy pupils
The hall is now the best appointed in
town, and is a credit to the institution
The fOotlights and front of the stage
were banked in evergreen. Several OF
Leicester Academy trustees were in the
audience. The first scene from act OF
the Merchant Of Venice" was present
ed by pupils. Appropriate costumes
were worn.
Ralph B. Starbard was the un-
fortunate Antonio" and H Ray Wat
son his firm friend Bassanio. Wayne
V. Elliott, as the Duke, dispensed jus
tice. Miss Grace L. Grout took the
part of Portia in good style, and May
W. Gilman acted as her attendant.
Thomas f. Kerrigan, as Shy
lock, the Jew, showed the typical Jew
ish desire for revenge. Harold Smith
appeared as Gratiano and Henry
Roussel as Salerio.
Seven young ladies took part in the
allegory, Seven times SEVEN" by Jean
lngelow, representing the various
events in a girls life. Miss Elizabeth
Foley represented the age of I, Miss
Rosa Burke IA, Miss Florence Smith 81,
Miss Edith Greenough %, Miss Jennie
Kennedy 30, Miss Gertrude M. Grout AZ
and Miss Anna Trainor 49, Miss
Greenough was represented as married
with four young children around her
knee. Miss Grout was represented as
giving her daughter in marriage. In
connection with her part there was a
tableau in which Miss Rachel Warren
was the bride, Hiram l.. Waite the
groom, and Ralph B. Starbard a min
lister.
Eight young men attired wholly in
white, with white military caps and
guns draped in white, gave a ghost
drill. Seven different military scenes
were shown. Those who took part
We're Messrs. Robert and Henry War
rem, Ralph B. Starbard, w. V. Elliott,
Harold Murdoch, Archie McDougal,
Arthur Williamson and H. Ray Wat
son. The academy trio, Miss C. D.
Ashley, Henry Warren and Arthur Lud-
den, played several selections, and a
school chorus sang. Harold B. Smith
read an original essay on the various
changes in the academy buildings. The
teachers received many compliments for
their painstaking work.
The trustees of Leicester academy
held their annual meeting today. They
attended Rotations at the school and
inspected various improvements. The
party took dinner at the Leicester Ho-
tel, The annual business meeting was
held in the afternoon, and nothing but
routine business was transacted Those
present were: Edward B. Wesley and
George H. Sargent and wife of New
York, Hon. A. L. Joslin of Oxford, Rev.
A. H. Coolidge and wife, Samuel S.
Green of Worcester H. Arthur White
of Philadelphia, Col S. E. Winslow, Dr.
c. G. Stearns, Rev. ]. F. Redican, Will
liam F Holman Of LEICESTER, of the
trustees, Principal William E. Cate,
Misses Edith M. Brown and Sydna E.
Pritchard of the academy.
The funeral of Mrs. Mary D. Denny
was held this afternoon at the resi-
dence of her daughter, Mrs. L. D.
Thurston. Friends were present from
Oakham, New York, Philadelphia, Bel
chertown and Warren. The academy
trustees attended in body. Rev. D.
c. Reid of the First Congregational
church read from the Scriptures and
made remarks He spoke of the cor
dial greeting Mrs. Denny always ex-
tended to friends, of her interest in
young people, and her kindness to
academy students.
Rev. A. H. Coolidge of Worcester
her pastor for many years, spoke of
Mr.. and Mrs. Denny as he remembered
them.
A mixed quartet from Worcester sang
three selections. The flowers included
tributes from the w. C. T. u, and la
dies Charitable Society. The bearers
were relatives. The burial was at
Pine Grove cemetery