The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-03-07
INJUSTICE.
Mrs. Bowen Complains OF
Newspaper Treatment.

The arrangements for the entertain
ment soon to be given under the aus
pieces of the Worcester militia and I'M
der the direction of Mrs. Bowen's school
of ,locution and delsarte, are almost
completed.
The affair will be one of the most
pretentious ever attempted by this
school, Specially arranged military
and war tableaux win be made features
of the entertainment, giving pictorial
history Of the war as participated in
by the local military companies.
Mrs. Bowen and Miss Elizabeth T.
Weir have prepared a most elaborate
program. Fifty soldiers viii take part
in the war tableaux besides Mrs. Bow
ems entire school, consisting of 10 pu-
pills.
The features already decided upon,
aside from the war tableauX. are: drill
of the stars and stripes" by score of
young ladies'; reading Of Longfellow's
beautiful poem, 'Sandalphon," illus
trated by posings and special scenery;
Tom Thumb wedding" by forty boys
and girls; We Modern English" a com
edy in one act, and "A Set of Tur-
quoise," a tragedy in one act. The
above features will be interspersed with
number of pretty dances specially ar
ranged by Miss Efiie Adams
Mrs. Bowen will soon call meeting
of the committees from the several
companies, and the entertainment Will
be given in Mechanics Hall some time
in April.
When a Spy reporter called on Mrs.
Bowen at her school. he found her
much distressed over an article that
recently appeared In a local evening
paper. Among other things, she said:
81 have been grossly misrepresented
and unjustly treated by this article and
| think 1T only fair that the public
should know the true situation. The
plan to run an entertainment such as
we purpose to give is entirely my own
idea. After talking the matter over
with my associate, Miss Weir, we de-
cided to offer to give it under the aus
pieces of the Worcester militia, but en-
tirely under our management. We
simply ask them to assist us by tax
ing the tickets and selling them to their
friends.
From the gross receipts. so per cent
is to be turned over TO the militia with
the understanding that they shall pre-
sent their share to the people of WCr-
cester to create a fund with which to
erect suitable memorial 10 the mem
Dry Of the Worcester soldiers who died
in service during the Spanish American
war We shall not ask any company to
assume any expense; they practically
have no responsibility TO present such
an entertainment, it will require "A good
deal of hard work, and as the rehfar.
sails will be held in the school, we VIII
need the services of our entire staff Of
assistants
After giving 60 per cent of gross re-
ceipts from the sale of tickets we
agree to pay all Of the expenses Of the
entertainment from the money that is
left over.
"Our proposition has been submitted
to the captains Of all the local militia
companies, and with one single excep-
tion, they have pronounced it a geiier-
GUS and fair proposition and have
promised to do all I'm their power to
help it to "A successful termination.
1T has been said that our idea Of
giving this entertainment was TO adj
vance the interests Of our school. In
answer to that, | will say that I have
always tried in an honest way. to I'D +
vance the interests of this school, and
If by giving the public a meritorions
entertainment. and giving for wor-
thy object 60 per cent Of The gross re
ceipts of such entertainment. can in
any way advance the interests Of my
school, I shall indeed be proud Of IT. !
The entertainment will certainly be
given as planned and we shat! always
endeavor to merit the respect and CON |
fdence Of the public in the future. as
we have In the past"