The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-12-07

Out and About
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The Lend-a Hand Club of the First
Unitarian church held its annual
Christmas sale yesterday afternoon and
evening in the church parlors. The de-
corations were dainty and attractive
and the rooms reminded one that
Christmas is less than three weeks off
Numerous fancy articles and useful
things were offered for sale, as we'll as
refreshments of all sorts. The mystery
table. which has become so popular at
church fairs of late, was in the shape
of a great Christmas pie and caused
a great deal of merriment when the
packages that came from its depths
were opened. Supper was served from
to s o'clock, in charge of Mrs. Frank
r. Macullar.
Those in charge Of the various tables
were the following; Fancy, Miss Grace
Marsh, Miss Myrtle Nelson, Miss Ma
bel Ward, Miss Mabel Burlington;
household. Miss Rose Lincoln, Miss Ell
liza Wheeler, Miss Ethel Davis, Miss
Emma Mitchell; candy Miss Marian
Wheeler, Miss Susan E. Hackett, Miss
Amy Grammage; flower Miss Anna D.
Hackett. Miss Sally Flagg, Miss Betty
Dewey, Miss Katherine Butler, Miss
Margaret Waites; art, Miss May Butler,
Miss Edith Ward, Miss Anna Harring-
ton, Miss Ruth Earle; mystery, Miss
Alice Ward, Miss Mary Hamilton, Miss
May Green. Afternoon tea was served
by Miss Emily Eaton and Miss Helen
Goulding. In charge of the ice cream
department were Miss Florence Ward
and Miss Alice Mitchell.
The Christmas sale of the Worcester
Employment Society began yesterday
morning in room IL, Knowles building.
and will conclude this noon. The candy
table is the first'to attract the eye upon
entering and is in charge of Miss Maud
Chase the Misses Ward, and Miss r.
Z. Paine. On the three large tables for
the display and sale of fancy articles
are hundreds of useful gifts. The fancy
tables have as attendants, Mrs. F. R.
Macullar, Mrs. Marion L. Brogart and
Miss Ida Thayer on the first table Miss
Isabel Crompton, Mrs. F.. H. Dewey,
MISS Mabel Davis of Boston, Miss
Goulding, Miss Mabel Richardson and
Mrs e. D Thayer on the second, and
Miss M. T. Rice, Miss M. F. Barnard,
Mrs. Charles Crompton, Mrs. c. H Da-
Wis. Miss Ethel Bartlett and Mrs. H. E.
Hill on the third table
The employment table is stocked with
handsome articles of wearing apparel
and is in charge of Mrs. Theodore P.
Brown, Miss Anna Sawyer, Miss L. M.
Pierce and Miss M. N. Perley. The
bouillon table is an attractive feature
and the serving is by Miss Mabel Lam
caster and Miss Sara Hopkins. The
committee in charge of the fair is Miss
Frances M. Lincoln, president of the So
ciety; Mrs. Charles G.. Washburn. vice
president; Mrs. f. d. Thayer Jr, trea-
surer; Mrs. Leonard Wheeler, clerk, and
the general officers.
The reception given in honor of their
daughter, by Mr.. and Mrs. F. A. Lee
land, last evening, at their home, $50
Main street, was one of the events of
the season Nearly 400 prominent So
ciety people were present, including
guests from New York, Boston and
Philadelphia.
The house was beautifully decorated
by Wesson. Clemence's orchestra, hid
den behind screen of palms on the
second floor. furnished music.
In one of the drawing rooms Mr.. and
Mrs. Leland and Miss Leland received
standing under a magnificent arch of
pink roses tied with pink ribbons. The
tooSS WSIe BlLlS from IrlenQS OF Miss
Leland, whose coming out was cele-
brated last evening. Mrs. Leland was
gowned in black beaded lace over satin.
Miss Leland wore white gauze over
white taffeta silk. All the rooms were
lavishly decorated with evergreen.
holly and cut flowers. Roses filed vases
in all the rooms and were banked
against background of green. Potted
palms and tropical plants We're massed
against the stairway, and the ratings
were twined with evergreen and white
ribbon.
In the dining ROOM where salads and
Ices were served by Rebboli, the dec
Grating was very effective, From the
chandeliers ribbons were looped to
each corner Of the table, while in the
centre was a solid mass of white roses
surrounded by silver candelabra.
Miss Leland will give a dance to her
set tomorrow evening at Colonial hall.