The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-05-22
OUT AND ABOUT.

This is the schedule at the Natural
History museum for the week:
Monday, 4.45 p. m.-Bird class; Mr..
Parker.
Wednesday, 4.45 p. m.-Botany class:
Miss Bessie L. Dewhurst.
Thursday, 445 p. Mcclure on
Geology of Worcester" Joseph H.
Perry, F. G. S. A.
Friday, AS p. nn.-Botany class; Miss
Mary Trumbull.
Saturday, 1890 a. m.-Botany out
ing; Miss Dewhurst.
Mrs Ten Eyck Freeman's bird Glass
meetings as arranged.
Miss sophy Butler, who is studying
kindergartening in Boston. spent Sun
day with her people on "a Harrington
avenue.
There will be meeting of all inter-
ested in making wreaths for the deco
ration of soldiers graves on Memorial
day, in the vacant store, 20 Pleasant
street, this evening. Nearly 1000
wreaths are required and all are in
vited to come and help in the work.
The work will begin tonight and con-
tinue each evening until the required
number are finished
A missionary meeting relative to
Cuba and Porto Rico was held at the
Pleasant Street Baptist church last
night The speakers and topics were:
Cuba, F. L. Warning, descriptive of the
country; Prof. NJ B. Price, people OF
Cuba; George F. Brooks, government;
Mr.. Harvey, religion; Porto Rico, G. A.
Smedley description; Harry Wheeler,
people; H. E. King, government; F. A.
Perkins, reading; H. M. Baker, relig-
ion. John H. Lingley spoke on the
missions, past, present and future OF
both countries. Rev. Woodman Brad
bury presided, and there was a large
attendance.
Mr.. and Mrs. Albert S. Brown re-
turned to their home, q Elm street,
Saturday evening, after an absence Of
six months in Florida and the Bahama
islands. Both were enthusiastic over
the trip and Mr.. Brown said to Spy
man last evning: I'VE were at Mas
sua the major part Of the time and
we found it an admirable winter re-
sort. The climate is delightful, and
while tourists in Florida were expert
encing a remarkably cold wave for a
southern climate, the temperature was
never lower than So degrees on the ISL
and Later we visited Palm Beach,
and st. Augustine, Florida, both de-
lightful health resorts. At Summer
ville near Charleston. S. c.. we visited
the only tea gardens in this country.
Here DIR. Shepard has about three
acres Of tea leaves under cultivation.
Before leaving for home we sailed
from Richmond up the James river
and visited the scene of the battle Of
Malvern hill and other memorable
places connected with the civil war.
We stopped a week at Old Point Com
fort and concluded our observation
tour at Washington
The cantata, vision of st. John"
was sung at the First Baptist church
last night by the church choir, assist
ed by a number of noted church sing
ers of the city. Those taking part
were: Mrs Ida Harrington, soprano;
Miss Bertha Griswold, alto; James
Brennan, tenor; and Chester T. Porter,
base-all of the First Baptist church.
They were assisted by Mrs Inez Buss-
Knowles and Miss Clara M. Milliken,
sopranos; Mrs. Alma Collins Hubbard
and Mrs. Lillian Chandler, altos; T. A.
Callahan, J. 3. Hamilton and w. F.
Little, tenors; Frank Bancroft, F. H.
Hamlin and A. w. Parmelee, bassos.
Walter G. Ingalls, was organist and N.
Anderson pianist, and a full orchestra,
consisting of M. Riedl and G. B. Holl,
Yiolins, G. ]. Edwards. viola; ]. Riedl,
cello; f. Nalva, flute; Angelo Truda,
clarionet; F. Clements, cornet; and ].
r. S. Taylor, trombo, assisted the organ
and piano.