The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-02-03
HUGE SUCCESS.
Chaplin Club Presents De-
lightful Farce.

Successful is too weak an adjective
to use in describing the results of the
Rainbow party given by the Chaplin
club at the First Universalist church
last night. From the rainbow decor
atoms, the suggestion of Miss Susie
Earle, to the farce under the direction
of George w. Ward and William Allen.
nothing was left to be desired.
The general idea in decoration was
that of rainbow; even the walters
wore miniature rainbows in their hair
The pretty stage was surmounted by an
arch of color, while from the center Of
the room, garlands of the seven colors
stretched to the sides and made a bow
er of brilliancy. Credit for this work
| is due to the decorative committee, Ar
thur Comins, T. S. jerks and A. NJ
! Holmes.
Arranged around the sides of the lar
ger room were numerous tables on
which were displayed articles for sale.
The general idea here was also the col
ors of the rainbow: the flower table
was in white and green, miscellaneous
table in white and red, the ice-cream
department, shut in by rustic poles,
had for it's decoration, yellow and blue,
white, while the place where the lem
onade was dispensed was gorgeous in
brilliant orange.
A supper was served beginning at
O'Clock, and the number of hungry peo-
pie surpassed the expectations of the
committee and before the fair part was
ended, a famine in the more substan-
tial eatables was announced. The ice
cream and cake was still plentiful how
10 fo1NI au- Ill
patronized.
The elephant deserves a whole para
graph to itself, though it should have
been seen to be appreciated. 1t was
made of gray cotton flannel that is.
the head was, and the trunk and ears
We're almost as natural as life. The
object of this beast was to dispense to
the smaller folks, delightful uncertain
ties. The money, a five-cent piece was
given his elephantship, who took it in!
his trunk and after few seconds,
passed out some toy to the waiting
small boy
The farce which was given later on
IN the evening was one of John Ken
drick Bangs happiest productions, en-
titled "A Proposal Under Difficulties 2,
The cast was as follows: Robert Yard
sley by Henry Y. Simpson; Jack Bar
low by Louie X. Brennan; Miss Dorothy
Andrews by Miss Alice Mitchell; Jen-
ME, the maid, by Miss Jane Barnaby.
All of the actors, for amateurs, were
decidedly unamateurish and the ges-
lures and facial expression of each one
had as much to do with the humor Of
the piece as the lines written by Mr.
Bangs.
The executive committee which had
charge of the whole affair consists of +.
Spencer jerks. Arthur Comins, A. NJ.
Holmes, Mrs. 7. S. jerks, Miss Mary
+. Scott, Miss Ella d. Lombard Miss
susan r. Fisher, George e. Kirby and
ii. l.. Hastings. On the supper COM
mittee were Miss Hattie Brown, Miss
Susie Earle, Mrs. G. w. Hubbard, Mrs.
Wilson Tyler and Miss Florence Nourse.
The entertainment committee has al
ready been mentioned.
The miscellaneous table had for
It's keepers Mrs. T. S. jerks,
Mrs. II. Walker, Miss Grace Full
Ter. Mrs. Nellie f. Ware, Mrs.
]. Fl. Johnson, Mrs. M. Portoff Miss
Maud Busnell Miss Mary Leathers and
Miss Edith Marcy; candy table, Miss
Ella D. Lombard. Miss Susan e. Fisher.
Miss Ethel G.. Bemis and Miss Lottie
M. Hubbard; flower, Mrs. ]. Warren
Holbrook, Mrs. w Henry Downe, Mrs.
Frank Kettell, Miss Beth L. Darling
and Miss Frances 1. Ward. In charge
of the ice-cream was Miss Flora Is
Burton; lemonade, Miss Mary L. Scott,
Mrs. H. L. Hastings, Mrs. N. C. Keyes
and Mrs. Harry Robinson
The elephant and his keepers were
Harry F. King. Clarence Watkins,
Frank Billings, Ferdinand Vaughn, y.
D. Holden, Mrs. Peckham, George w.
Merriam and Miss Bertha E. Brigham.