The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-05-03
OUT AND ABOUT.

The Woman's association of Union
church met at Orphans home yester~
day, and during the afternoon sewed
and discussed plans for raising money
for the home The committee in charge
was Mrs. II. p. Evans, Miss Il. Upham,
Mrs. Charles E. Ellinwood Miss jose
phine Carey and Miss Emma French
The Loyal Women of American Lib
erty had an all-day meeting yesterday
with Mrs. Ella D. Brooks, corner Nelson
place and Grove street. Mrs. Petit,
matron of the orphanage at Greendale,
presented the needs of the institution
which aims to help destitute French
children. About 50 were present at y
o'clock when dinner was served.
Mrs. /. G. Manchester, national pres
ident of the Loyal Women of American
Liberty, gave an address. Mrs. Petit
reported that Hon. j. H. Walker had OF
fered the use of his lawn for a party,
and Mrs. Petit recommended that the
Loyal Women of American Liberty
have charge of the arrangements 1t Is
probable that it will be held during the
second week in June. Hon. ]. Fl.
Walker was rendered a rising vote OF
thanks.
Mrs. Helen DeCamp read a paper on
the work of the order. Mrs. r. H.
French read a paper on PATRIOTISM"
Or. Nicola, who is to be the physician in
charge of the new sanitarium at Leo
minister, gave an outline of the plans oil
the new building.
Assisted by the Mil1bury Dramatic
club, the young people of the South
Unitarian church entertained a large
audience yesterday evening in the
church vestry, Two short plays were
presented. The first one, "a Love of
a Bonnet" is a comedietta in one act.
1t was prettily played by Miss May
Leland. Miss Eta Winslow, Miss Hat
tie Newhall, Miss Ruth Conant Miss
Jessie Alexander and Miss Edith Hill.
1t was preceded by a piano solo by Miss
Marie Brandt and followed by violin
and piano solos by Miss Grace Bemis
and Miss Alice Gagner.
"A Lion among Ladies" was in two
acts, and the parts were cleverly taken
by Samuel L. Durkee, David Young,
William Hilton, Herbert E. Newell
Miss Lena Neudeck, Miss Annie J. COT
fin. Miss Edith NJ. Alexander and Miss
Bertha A Neudeck, all but Miss Alex
ander and Mr.. Durkee being members
of the Millbury Dramatic club.
The proceeds will go to Enterprise
Ten of the Lend-a-Hand club of the
South Unitarian church.
Mrs. Charles A. Merrill has been
asked to sing at w. c. Hammonds or
gan recital in Holyoke on the afternoon
of the 18th.
Rev. and Mrs. A. S. Carver sail for
Europe early in June to spend the sum-
mer in England and France.
The Monday Whist Club held its last
of the year Monday afternoon
with Mrs. George D. Clifford.
The annual closing of the Womans
Club Browning class will be held at
the house of Miss Eleanor Whiting, IA
Bowdoin street, op the afternoon of
May 10, from 4 to 6 o'clock.
The superintendent of the Junior
Christian Endeavor Union will hold
in the Y. NJ. C. A. building
tomorrow afternoon at 4.45 o'clock up
on the subject, How shall we interest
the parents in the Junior work."
Rev. A. S. Garver's class in Greek
art at the First Unitarian church met
for the last time this season yesterday
afternoon. There were no special ex-
ercises.
The Woman's Missionary Society of |
the First Baptist church held a supper
and entertainment in connection with |
its annual business meeting and cleo |
ton of officers last night.
The principal entertainment of the |
evening was entitled "a parliament of
A number of young ladies |
were dressed in the costume of the |
country they represented and told the |
story Of the life of a woman of that |
country. The characters were taken as
follows: Hindu, Miss Florence Jones;
Chinese, Miss Nellie Anger; Christian, |
Miss Maude Berkeley; Hindu widow, |
Miss Alcester Jenkins; Mohammedan,
Miss f. Gertrude Drake. Mrs. E. G. !
Gay introduced the several speakers.
A letter was read from Mrs E. II. |
Eveleth who has been a missionary in
India.
William E. Rice, formerly president |
of the Weshburn & Moen Co., and fami-l
ly returned yesterday from a months
sojourn at the Virginia hot springs
Among the Worcester people he met I
there were Mrs. Charles w. Smith Mrs !
Chetwood Smith, Mrs. Knowles and
Miss Mabel Knowles.
Quite delegation of prominent Wor-
cester people will bid Senator Hoar
good bye at the New England wharf
in Boston this afternoon, on the occa-
sion of his deDarture for his tour
abroad, and wish him bon voyage on
his continental trip. Among the dis
personal friends Of Senator
Hoar in this city who will be present
When the vessel sails at 430 o'clock to-
day will be eX-Mayor Henry A. Marsh.
Gel. E. B. Stoddard and Nathaniel
Paine.