The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-11-01

tables will all be decorated to resemble
MOVERS. The fancy table, in charge of
Mrs. Arthur Marble and Mrs H. r.
Fair, will be in violets; the candy table
will have green foliage, and will be pre-
sided over by Mrs. Harry Sibley and
Miss Flora Briefly; Mrs. Albert Sylves-
ter Will be in charge of the domestic
table, which will be empowered in yell
low roses. Mrs. Clifford EIdridge and
Miss May Willard will be at the doll
table, which will be trimmed with red
peoples. Mrs. j. A. Norcross and Miss
Hattie Newhall will preside at the mys-
terry table, and this will have deep red
roses for its decoration.
One of the good suppers that this
church is famous for will be served at
$50 o'clock by Mrs. J. A. Norcross and
Mrs. John c. Yeaton. Admission to the
church will be free.
The Young Peoples union will meet
Sunday afternoon in the Unitarian
church at Leicester. A special car will
go out from Worcester for the accom-
mediation of Worcester members.
The Young Peoples Missionary So
ciety of Lincoln square Baptist church
was pleasantly entertained last evening
by Miss Fannie Donovan at a chestnut
Halloween. The rooms were tastefully
decorated with autumn leaves, chest
nut burrs and JACKIE lanterns. Wax
candles were used to illuminate. Hal
lowe'en games were used, and there was
much merriment. Miss May Farms
worth, Miss Minnie Morey and Miss
Donovan were in charge.
The wedding of Matte Florence
Hodgkins and Edward PaySon Davis
of Falmouth, Mass, will talSe place at
S45 Main street this evening, at
o'clock. No cards.
The Union Woman's Home Mission
airy Society met yesterday afternoon at
Laurel Street Methodist church, and
listened to papers by Mrs. 3. F. Kings
ley and Mrs. Mitchell A report of the
missionary conference in Boston, Oct
5-6 was given by Mrs. 1. G. Shaffer,
The committee which, with the presi-
dent; Mrs. w. F. Clark, is to arrange
the prospectus for the year, reported
The regular monthly supper, to which
the men were invited, was served by
Mrs. Morrison and others, and then a
program of recitations, chiefly of a
missionary character, and music was
given under the direction of Mrs. H.
H. Paine Mrs. A. S. Roe read and
sang; Elsie Harlow, Helen Lincoln,
Mabel Lyons, Nettie Ashby, Mrs
Paine, recited, May Calder and Maude
Ames played piano solos, and five lit
tie girls-Mary and Flossie Calder, Ma
bel Lyons, Alice and Lillian Blanding,
sang songs.
This evening Miss Mary A Danforth
of Japan will speak under the auspices
of the Woman's Foreign Missionary
Society, at Laurel Street church.
Miss Edith Long gave a Halloween
party to about 80 friends at 16 Ban
croft street last night A graphophone
concert, by George Humphrey and pi-
ano solos by Miss Eta Brown were
followed by Halloween games and re-
freshments. There were present Win
ME Cutting, Mabel Hunt Flossie But
Ter, Eta Brown, Jane Hamilton, Abbie
Bacon, Minnie Damn Mile Bigelow,
Carrie Bigelow, Minnie Hamilton, Edith
Shepard, B. Pike, c. Walls, F. Shagnor,
H. Bacon, Fred M. ----, VIII Ba-
con, A. Adams, Alice Adams, Hattie
Walls, Charles Walls, Arthur Knox,
Bert Pike, Edward Sweet, Mr.. Leroy,
Mrs. George Humphrey, Isabel Rogers.
Miss Margaret Sweeney gave a Hal
lowe-en party at her home, IA Bancroft
street, for her young friends last night
Alice Pond, Laura Carr, Mabel Scudds,
Lavinia Mcpherson, Lawrence Carr,
Florence Carr, Bertha Mosier, Fred
Price, Louis Lebeille, Alden Whitcomb,
Fred Finey, Charles Howes and Ed.
Premeau.
The young women at the Y. w. c. A.
had a Halloween party last night. They
had it in the kitchen, where Halloween
games and tests were played amid
much fun.
An informal reception was given DR..
and Mrs. Daniel Merriman and Rev.
and Mrs. Chapman yesterday evening
by the people of Central church. The
attendance, while large, was not so
large as it would have been but for
the rain. DR.. and Mrs. Merriman ana
Mr.. and Mrs. Chapman received in the
parlor, which was beautifully trimmed
with palms and white chrysanthemums
There were no ushers.
Prior to the reception the first sup
per of the season took place. A pro-
fusion of flowers adorned the tables
upon which an elaborate menu was
spread. Mrs. F. A. Williamson. Mrs. r.
b. Fow:er. Mrs. Peter Ingraham, Mrs
F. l.. Banfield and Mrs. Sarah T. Hap
good We're the committee in charge.
Tickets for Miss Herfords recital go
on sale today at the store of Putnam,
Davis d Co. Subscribers will find their
tickets ready for them there. No tickets
will be sent to subscribers homes. The
public sale of tickets also opens at the
some place today.
PYTHIANS AT WHIST.
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