The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-12-21

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The circulating department of the
free public library is an interesting
place to the student of human nature
on Saturday night So many per-
sons resort thither in quest of an en-
tertaining book with which to while
away Sunday that it is a wonder how
the ministers get their congregations.
Since the circulating department NOV
ed out of its own room into the reading
room, the Saturday night congestion
has been even more marked. Not only
are the few settees crowded with lit
tie girls in piafores, boys of the
awkward age, workmen in blue fan
mel shirts, high school pupils, and the
general, unindividual people who can
not be classified at a minutes notice;
but the neighborhood of the delivery
desk is blocked, or % or more
persons stand around the magazine
tables, waiting for their turn,
and others trail out into the woman's
reading room and the vestibule,
bakery in the days of the French revo-
luton. Individuals come and go, but
the crowd is permanent. About o'clock
it reaches its maximum, and from then
on to 8, the closing hour, both the as
sistants of the library and the public
have need of patience.
When the annex to the library isl
disable, things will be bettered. For
the adults there will be a fine large
waiting room with shelves of books
around one or more sides, and coun-
ter running across the whole of one
end. There never was enough counter
room in the old room for the assistants
to do their work easily and quickly,
and the change in this respect will be
generally appreciated.
For the children and young persons
there will be a room all by themselves,
on the second floor, with shelves of
books expressly for themselves all
around and no grown-ups to scowl
when they make a noise.
Perhaps none will enjoy the new
quarters better than the people who
work in the library. For three months
or more they have had their ears
filled daily with hammering and saw
ing and drilling; they have been shaken
and Jared in a most uncomfortable
manner; and-almost worst of all,
their sacred precincts where talking
and giggling are forbidden have been
invaded by rude men who did not hest
to and who laughed when they saw fit
1t is doubtful if the discipline of the Ii
brary will ever recover it's integrity
after this serious fracture. What al
heavenly place the library would be if
they only let you talk all you wanted
to!
The Hall Child Study club met yester-
day afternoon with Mrs. A A. White
SO Hollywood street Mrs. S. H. Cotton
read STUDY of temperament" which
was afterward discussed by the ladies.
Mrs. C. A. Richardson leaves tomor-
row for Sterling where she will have
a house-party for the Christmas hoIi-
days. People are expected from New
York and San Francisco.
The details of the sale of tickets for
the two concerts announced by the
Friday Morning club for January 12
and February 90, are now complete, and
were announced at the regular club
meeting Wednesday morning. For the
benefit of those who were not present
at that time, the details will now be
given.
Membership cards shall admit honor
airy ana active members to two con-
certs. Seats will be given them, but
for the choice of a reserved seat, the
membership card must be shown at the
ticket sale, and upon payment of 25
cents for each concert check for re-
served seat will be given
Student members upon presentation
OF their membership cards at the ticket
sale, may obtain tickets for rs cents
for each concert, with reserved seat.
1t is clearly understood that no
membership card is transferable
The subscriptions for the two con-
certs are already coming in and there
is every prospect of a large ticket sale,
which will open on Monday, January
8, 1900 at Steinerts
The following program-the last on
Joseph Haydn-was presented yester-
day forenoon at the Friday morning
club:
Paper on symphony .........M Miss Morse
Oxford symphony 1.-TWO pianos, Mrs
Brand. Miss Hammond Miss March.
Miss Ingraham.
Solo, Might is falling" Miss Merriam
Piano solo Sonata No. g.. Mrs. Prentice
The seasons:
(a)-Sclo, "a wealthy lord, who
loved a lass" ....... Mrs. Mitchell
(b)-Solo, In this, o vain, misguid-
cd man" ......... Miss Griswold
(c)-Duet, Vega and painted fair"
Mrs. Knowles, Mrs. Harris.
(d)-Soio, 20, welcome now"
Mrs. Johnson
(e)-Solo and chorus, LET the wheel
go round; (solo, Mrs. Mitchell.)
The Bohemian club celebrated Christ
mas last night at its room with a tree.
Charles Thornton Davis was the Santa
Claus and distributed the gifts, no one
of which was permitted to cost over
rs cents. There was also music by Dr.
Adolf Meyer of the insane hospital and
DR.. F. L. Dunlap and Prof. Sidney A.