The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-04-29
A GOOD NUCLEUS.
Rochdale Base Ball Association Met
Arbor Day Program

Rochdale. April 2S.-The special
meeting of the Base Ball Association
held in John j. Guthrie's bicycle store
at 80 o'clock tonight was attended
by about so of the base ball enthusi-
asts and was called to order by Vice
President Edwin Kelley, the president,
! DR.. E. M. Leach, being unable to at
tend.
The secretary's, Thomas ]. Fitz-
patricks, report was read and &C
cepted.
The directors were then heard from.
| through John J. Guthrie, who stated
| that the grounds on Pleasant street
owned by Thomas S. LivermOre could
be hired for $35 from the first of May
to Oct. 1. Mr.. Guthrie also stated that
the wire netting used on the Styles
grounds to keep the balls from going
/ into the water, had been sold and the
money turned over to the treasurer.
A paper started for the benefit OF
the Base Ball Association was passed
around in A. H. HoWarth's mill and to
few of the business men of the town,
has a total of $51. 80. With the $40 now
| in the treasury, it places the Base Ball
! Association on a good financial stand
! ing for the first game which Will be
May II, with a Spencer team.
| 1t was voted to have members who
would be willing to support a base
| ball team through the season, sign
last night at the meeting, but, as only
| one came forward, the meeting was ad-
journed for one week.
A motion was made that in case the
association decided not to play base
ball, the base ball suits be given
| to the newly organized Rochdale Brass
| Band.
The Arbor day exercises held in the
Rochdale grammar school were very
| largely attended and commenced at ?
o'clock by the singing of "Arbor day
| hymn" by both schools followed by
Patrick Barlow, with a recitation on
1.-THE origin of Arbor day"
The primary school then sang Ar
Dor day" Miss FIossie Dearden gave
recitation, THE coming of spring
| followed by a song, Spring" by both
schools.
A group of eight children from the
primary school-Almar Hardy Ber-
nadett Richards, Katherine Sullivan,
Edward Fielding, Annie Buckley, Jo-
! seph Barnard, Marion Woodhead and
| Chester Woodcock, each with letter
| formed in order, spelling Arbor day
and each reciting verse.
MISS AufeIla henneQy spoke d piece
entitled Children, thank God" fol-
lowed by a song, "The apple tree by
the primary school.
A selection to voices of trees was
! then presented by Albert Swallow as
the oak; Leon Swallow, elm; Francis
Bertrand, beach tree; John Woodhead,
bass wood; James Bergen, sugar ma
| Pile; Charles Forkey, rosewood Will
| liam Boardman, birch; Human Anetts,
ash; Herbert Kenneway, hickory; Ar
thur Woodhead, pine; Frank Duvcey
cedar; Michael Bergen, black walnut;
David Daily butternut. This was fol-
lowed by a song, THE awakening of
the earth" Chester Boardman and
Louis Miner recited verses on the
planting of trees.
| Miss Mary Cullen, 'The little plant
err" THE trees dream" by Rebecca
Kennedy, followed by a song by both
schools, entitled "Arbor day song"
Miss Winnie Wells read portion from
"Hiaghwather." Miss Edith Kenne-
way spoke a piece entitled THE acorn.
Then a song by the school, Down in
the valley" followed by piece entitled
1.-The uses of forests" by Alice Board
man. Miss Matilda Lackey spoke on
waiting to grow" The schools then
sang Bright arbOr day."
The children then went outside and
formed in six circles around each ma
pie tree and took turns shoveling in
the loan.