The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-10-26
CHARITY AS PORTIA.
She Pleaded for the
Orphans and Won
Again.
MANY ATTEND The FESTIVAL.
Mechanics Hall Crowded
With Generous
Patrons.
many ATTEND THE FESTIVAL.


Portia last night. She pleaded for the
little orphans of st. Paurs and made
an eloquent advocate.
Mechanics hall has held larger, but
never a gayer crowd than that in at
tendance at the harvest festival for the
benefit of the orphans. The festival is
to come to a close tonight, after a drill
by the Emmett Guards.
The response of the public has been
most gratifying to the committee in
charge, and that the festival will be
in every way an unqualified success, is
a foregoEe conclusion.
The booths, ranged about the sides
of the hall, made pretty pictures. They
were tastefully and periodically deco
rated, and the people were very gen
erous in their patronage.
For the most part the crowd was
made up of young folks out for a good
time and bound to get it. They en-
joyed themselves to the top of their
bent and loud rang the sound of
revelry.
The pupils of Miss Grace Monahan
gave a very pleasing entertainment
consisting of singing, dancing and the
cake walk. 1t proved to be highly en-
joyable and one and all gave the clever
young participants generous and hearty
rounds of applause. The entertainment
was in charge of Daniel Downey and
Walter N. Drohan.
First came Miss Grace Reddy, who
sang My Aunt Eliza" 1t was so well
received that she had to respond to an
encore.
Miss Margaret Murray sang isn't it
nice to belin love?" and the crowd evil
IDENTIFY thought that it was, Judging
from the manner in which the song was
received.
Stephen Styffe made a decided hit
with the Dewey dance" and then
nothing would satisfy the audience but
the temperance of Miss Reddy, who
added a few more laurels to her brow
The entertainment concluded with an
artistically and gracefully executed
cakewalk by Miss Emily Benner and
Stephen Styffe.
The tables were in charge of the fol-
lowing:
St Johns table, Mrs. Daniel ]. KEEL
ley and Mrs. Charles Clarity.
Lemonade table, Mrs. James P. But
Ter.
Art table, Miss Catherine o'Nein.
Mystery table, Miss B. E. Kelley and
Miss Nellie A. Carney.
Bachelors table, P. Mullins, ]. F.
Harrigan. John ]. O'Donnell, John w.
Delehanty, H. M. Shaughnessy, Charles
O'Neil, j. E. Goggin, John j. Griffin, M.
Fitzpatrick, James Butler, Timothy
Desmond William Mullin, Peter Baker.
j. O'Leary, Martin Drohan, Robert
O'Toole, r. Gallagher, Daniel Regain,
G. L. Chandley, J. p. O'Connor, ]. j..
Foley, Michael Feely, P. Crattock, j..
F. Duggan, ID. F. Rourke and M. w.
Donahue.
Pound table, Miss Mulligan.
Agricultural table, Mrs. M. F. Fallon
and Miss Maude Chase. assisted by
members of the Patricia club.
Domestic table. Mrs Mary. Crane,
Mrs. NJ. E. Fitzgibbons, Mrs. o. ]. Car
roll, Mrs. Denis Lynch, Mrs. Matthew
and Miss Mary Leyden.
Silhouette table, Miss Nettie Murray
Supper table. Miss B. L. Walsh, Mrs
NJ P. McGrath, Mrs. w. NJ Harring-
ton, Mrs. M. ]. Meriarty, Mrs Mary
O'Grady, Mrs. Margaret McDermott,
Mrs. David Goggin and Mrs. w. M. Hy-
land
Ice cream table Mrs. Charles Reb-
bolt, Mrs. James Downey and Mrs. Ell
len McGratty.
Post office and gypsy booth Miss
Elizabeth Carmody and Miss Lizzie B.
Mullins.
Fish pond Miss NJ. P. McGrath and
Miss Annie Duggan.
The young people extracted all kinds
of fun and rilsrriment out of the post
office, mystery table and gypsy camp,
If half that they were told in the gypsy
camp by the Romanys that volunteered
their services, comes out true there
will be some tremendous fortunes ac-
quired in an amazingly short time.
The bachelors table attracted consi-
derable notice and patronage. The gen
tlemen in charge displayed a deep
of behind the counter
business and treated the customers so
land persuasively, that there
isn't the fraction of a doubt but that
they could go into the commercial
world and win out fine paying posi-
lions as statesmen.
The same is true of the young ladies
that were attending the other tables, |
for by ways that are mysterious and by
tricks that passeth the understanding, |
they managed to lure large amount of |
stray, elusive cash out of the pockets |
of those that came within the sphere |
of temptation.
Tonight will be the night of nights, |
however The Emmets have practiced |
long and faithfully for the drill and the |
people will have an exceptionally fine
to see some of the maneu-
vres made around Santiago when Shat |
ter S army had IOral ana MS SpanfardS |
in in the beleaguered Cuban |
city.
There will be a children's day this |
afternoon, for which a small charge |
will be made. 1t is expected that the !
little orphans for whose benefit the
festival is being held will be In at
tendance. "a romping good time" as
p O'Day said last night for the COM
mittee, may be expected. Mr.. O'Day is