The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-10-12
OUT AND ABOUT.


her series of ten Saturday juvenile
German talks. Oct. 81, at 2.SO p. m, in
the Y M c. A parlor, 10 Chatham
street. These talks will be beautifully
illustrated with slides specially import
ed for this purpose.
Miss Won Voigt has received much
praise for similar courses of the kind,
both In Worcester and in other places.
Somebody writes of her summer
classes:
These talks are highly instructive as
well as pleasing and entertaining. Next
to speaking a language. is hearing it
spoken. Combined with a rare and
beautiful accent, Miss Won Voigt pos
sesses the power Of holding and delight
ing whole audience. Her work has
gained warm applause from hosts of
German loving students as well as the
approval of eminent professors and
teachers"
The program of the Second Parish
club is published. 1t seems somewhat
more catholic than in former years, but
the greater part of the time-eight
evenings be devoted to France in
the 7th century with two evenings each
to epic poets, topics of today and
Shakspere readings. The club will meet
on Wednesday evenings at o'clock in
the vestry of the Second Parish church
on Court hill; the meetings are open to
all who are interested. The program
follows:
1899.
Oct. 25-Religious wars. Nathaniel Rice.
Nov. S-Trusts f. L. Hutchins
Nov. 22-Henry " and the edict of Nan
NJ .1@r4
Dec. 13-Richelieu. F. r. Davis.
1900
Jan. 10-Mazarin H. A. Farwell
Jan. 24-Louls XIV and his ministers. Mrs.
Feb dante. Miss H. A. Ball.
Feb 14-shakspere reading; Henry Nv.
Feb. n-F Fhs' race problem in the south.
j. b. Stone.
Mar. Virgil. W. F. Abbot.
Mar. 14-French literature in the XvIIth
century. Miss L. f. Upham.
Mar. 2S-Corneille and Racine. Mrs. A S.
Carver
Apr. 4-Mollere E. B. Glasgow.
Apr. 1S-Shakspere heading; Merchant of
Venice.
The officers of the club are: President,
w F. Abbot; vice president, F. E.
Davis; secretary and treasurer, Miss
L. F. Upham; executive committee.
Miss c. M Houghton. a. W. COMBS,
and the officers of the club.
Mrs. George Brown of Philadelphia,
who has been passing the summer at
the Kenilworth in Paxton, returns to-
day to her home She is a sister of DR..
D. Francis Estabrook of this city.
Tickets for the coming Kneisel quar-
tet concerts, Nov. 8, Dec 81, may be
obtained of Mrs Samuel B. Woodward,
IS Pearl street; Mrs. Frederick Il. Goes,
1017 Main street and Albert F.
Simmons, l Ashland street.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ralph L. Morgan are
receiving congratulations on the birth
Of SON.
Mrs George H. Atwood and her
daughters returned yesterday from
three weeks visit to New Britain, Conn.
Philip L. Smith, who was injured in
trolley car accident on West Broad
way New York, during the latter part
of July, returned to his home, 10 Ash
land street, last night.
Charles Tatman is the fortunate pos
SCISSOR Of a new work of art from the
brush Of William Willard. the portrait
painter. 1t is a study of Senator Hoar.
A private view of the picture yester-
day afforded few friends great pleas
ure. The expression of the venerable
statesman is most characteristic. the
coloring exquisite. 1t is an evidence that
the life-size portrait which Mr.. Willard
is just completing will be masterpiece.
The artist has to give but one more
sitting before completing the larger
work.
The Willing Workers are to meet at
c. F. Hanson's music store, 315 Main
street, tomorrow afternoon at o'clock
to arrange for the cantata to be given