The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-05-24
Little Children Reign
With an Auto
cratic Hand.
RECEPTION At PILGRIM CHURCH.
Sixty-seven Mites of HUI
mainly Command Ut
most Attention.

The sunny hours of childhood were
never exhibited under more favorable
auspices than at Pilgrim church yester-
day afternoon, when the annual recep-
ton was rendered children under five
years of age.
Sixty-seven babies crept about joy
fully on the floor of the church parlor,
which had been literally strewn with
toys. Fond mothers and adn1iring
friends completed the picture. The
color effect in the animated scene was
furnished by decorations of purple and
white lilacs and spring flowers.
James Hawkes. Field, two years old,
was the child whose life had been ush-
cred in under the most romantic aus
pices. James is the son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Winfield S. Field, missionaries at
Salt Lake City, and in the centre of
Mormonism James was born. James
was generously caressed, and mothers
admitted that he was "a handsome
boy" Cecil and Cyril Brigham, two
years old, and Flossie S. and Floyd c..
Barrett, aged Is months, formed the
twin contingent
At 5 o'clock supper was served in the
dining hall, and 200 persons attended.
The babies were the guests of honor,
and occupied prominent places at the
! tables. At the conclusion Of the sup
per, each child was presented with a
piece of cake inscribed Baby" This
feature was introduced by Mrs. John
Back, who furnished the cake and
dainty wrappers for each piece.
The children present were: Maud E.
Conway, 10 months; Alliene A. Mad
den, 2 years; Margaret Woodward, 10
months; Marion E. Higgins, 8 years;
Dorothy Joslyn years; Gertrude
Eastman, 13 months; Henry G. L.
| Wood, months; Louisa Tompkins, 8
years; Harold Davidson, % months;
Hazel Davidson, months; Madeline
! Townsend, 3 years; Spencer r. Rose,
% months; Florence Avidahl, years;
Wallace L. Bennett, months; Lillian
Bennett, 5 years; Grace M. Reed, 3
years; Flossie S. Barrett, Floyd G.
Barrett, Is months; S. Earle Barrett, 80
months; Ralph M. Hartwell, years;
Russell R. Goes, 4 years; Mildred Dill
worth, years; Frederick w. Kicker, 4
months; Florence Jones, months; Err
nest K. Appleby 2 years; Hazel Sever,
4 years; Louis Sibley, years; Irene
Piper 16 months; Gladys Eta Baldwin,
80 months; Gertrude Stevenson, 8
months; Dorothy Stebbins, 4 years;
Harry c. Rice,3 months; Marion Dunn,
II months; Dorothy Allen, II months
Herbert Garrick, 80 months; Harold H
Clements; Ruth Smith, 80 months; Les
lie d. Steel, 8 months Ruth F. Walls,
6 months; Helen P. Montgomery,
months; Ruth E. Kerr, IS months; Err
nest Bacon, years; Ruth S. Dart,
Frank Gelley, 80 months; Ralph E.
Nourse, months; Howard e. Nourse,
80 months; Warren e. Copeland, 16
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Mildred M. Smith, 3 years; Marguerite
Hotchkiss, 2 years; Roger Pierce, 21k
years; Ernest S. Pierce, 81 years; Ce-
ell Brigham, Cyril Brigham, 2
years; Grace Tisdale, years;
Frances j. Barrett, 20 months;
William Abbey, years; Albert Abbey,
1 year; Neal A. Mitchell 31A years;
Roger K. Jenness, IL months; Ruth N.
Berry, 20 months; Mary D. Warren, 10
months; James Hawkes. Field, 2 years;
Kenneth e. Gray, 8 months; James f.
Morrill,, 8 years; Carl L. Morrill,, 10
months
The following committees were in
charge of the affair: Reception, Mrs.
Clara S. Duckworth, Mrs. Alexander
Lewis, Mrs. S. e. Thurston, Miss Ella
Comins, Miss Fanny Spur, Mrs. w. o.
Berhent, Mrs. N. A. Harrington, Miss
Abby Trask, Mrs. Charles Gleason,
Wright supper, Mrs. Horace Hobbs,
Mrs G. F. Orr, Mrs. Genery Stevens,
Mrs N. L. Trask, Mrs. f. G. SchoI-
field, Mrs. E. K. Bancroft, Mrs. Will
liam Hair, Mrs. Arthur Marshall, Mrs
r. Stockbridge, Mrs. W. c. Hall, Mrs
C. F. Shaw Mrs. E. Field, Mrs T. But
Ter, Mrs. Robert Dunn, Mrs. J. T.
Squires, Miss Florence Stone; decora-
tions, Mrs Willard Whittemore, Mrs
q French