The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-06-22


| 1879, which contains a good picture of
the pitcher. lent through the kindness
| of Mrs. c. c. McCloud, to the present
exhibition of the art museum
OUT AND ABOUT.
Mrs. Helen B. Morse, Miss Helen A.
Ball and Miss Clara B. Rood, the COM
mittee in charge of the vacation play
grounds, have issued the following
statement:
| The plans for the vacation play grounds
! which are to be carried on by the Civic
| Club are about matured. They will open
| Wednesday morning, July D. and continue
! five weeks. They will be locate d at Thomas
street Shrewsbury street and Lamartine
street Children of kindergarten age and
| the three primary grades will be admit
J ted. They will be under the care of
/ trained kindergarten and an assistant.
Some new features will be introduced this
year. The committee having this matter
| in charge take this opportunity to thank
all who have so kindly manifested an in
! terest in the work by contributions of
money and materials.
Mrs. Henry Eveleth Hill gives an in
formal bon voyage party tomorrow ev-
ening for her son, Eveleth Hill, who
sails for Europe Saturday.
Everett j. Harrington, organist at
Old South church, leaves today for Chi
cago. He is to return by the Hudson
river, stopping at Buffalo and New
York with friends. Louis Z. Mason.
lformer organist at Salem square
Tchurch, is to substitute during his alb
sense. Mr.. Harrington will be gone
a fortnight.
Monday evening the set of west side
young people who have had a dancing
| class in Salisbury hall all winter. con-
cluded the seasons hilarity with a pic
mic Chaperoned by Mrs. Henry Eveleth
Hill and Mrs. John Howard Jewett.
about 25 of them left the city in barge
at o'clock, taking their luncheon bas-
| kets with them. They camped beyond
Silver Springs, and had a jolly time
playing scrub base ball, the girls as
we'll as the boys, singing college songs
and the like. They got back to the city
at o'clock.
chance view of the latest portrait
of Senator Hoar in Artist Wizards
Sturbridge studio invites a passing word
| of prophecy. The life size oil painting
is nearly ready for the final glazing and
before its delivery to the owner will
| be shown in the Boston Museum of Fine
Arts, where Mr.. Wizards Sumner
hangs.
The artist has enjoyed the personal
| acquaintance Of his subject for nearly
% years and has saturated his canvas
WITH the sturdy individuality of the
| flpened man and statesman. Although
! painted in a low key. and while the
| flesh tints appear light the personal
| tone is faithfully reproduced. The
! familiar features of Norcesters first
| citizen Massachusetts as well-haye
| heen somewhat idealized by the artist
without, however sacrificing any of the
| character lines. The shrewd twinkle of
| the eye and the thoughtful dome are
| painted to the life and the select few
| VINO have viewed it will pass it down
10 posterlty with their hearty appro-
Mr.. Wizards definite purpose seems
TO nave been to represent the scholarend
statesman in the flesh. clothed upon
| win the colonial atmosphere of his
NINA and he has certainly achieved
Just this. 1t is an original study of the
race unlike any Of the familiar nho-
| lographs or engravings giving a han
by pose artistically conceived and ex-
ecuted. This may be- regarded as
pIoPhecy now; let us see if the con-
| tents will not confirm it later on The
verdict of the local public howa,,ar
VIII probably be deferred for a time as
the painting is intended for nri,,o "a
ownership. Possibly the Worcester Art
museum will be able to secure its loan
after the brief exhibition at Boston.
BY invitation of Mrs. Samuel Fow-
Ter, the Woman Suffrage league en-
joyed a delightful outing at her home
IN Northbridge yesterday The PARTY in
Guided three Orfour invited guests Will
more guests Joined it at Mrs T0ov.ln,.'e
home The league was largely rome
scented. Mrs Fowler's hospitality j. mn
bounded and as is her wont on surb
occasions as this, she served a bonn
tllul ulhher 10 which her guests did
ample justice. After dinner the na,t,,
strolled through the fields and uioods
ana assembling again, were photo
graphed singly and in groups bv Miss
Edith Kinney.
One new member joined the league
An appeal was made for contributions
to the suffrage fair, which is to he
held in Boston next December and a
beautiful handkerchief was donated on
the spot and many more things prom
ised.
After a cup Of tea and more refresh
ments for the Inner man." the marty
took leave Of its generous hostess and
wended its way homeward. happier and
better for its delightful outing.
No recent volume Of poems has at
tracted as much attention as The Man
and the Hoe" by Markham. the cali
tornlan poet. Many of the literary
newspapers are treating the book as If
Markham were a new discovery bnt in
reality he has been writing poetry and
publishing it for at least Is wears
The Man and the Hoe was written
after seeing picture of Minets and
has received more attention from the
critics than all of Markham's other no
ems put together. The Spv taLss
pleasure in announcing that Rev DR.
Almon Gunnison will review THE Man
and the Hoe in The Spy of june 81
a FRIGHTFUL BLTNDER
will often cause a horrible burp ecs1d
cut or bruise. Bucklens Arnica Ssi,.e'
lhe pest in the wdrld, will kin The main