The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-10-06

first social of the fall, which was given |
last night in the church parlors, under |
the auspices of the social committee, ]. |
B. Hartford chairman. The evening
was designed to bring together the
large membership which always scat
tiers during the summer holidays, and
was passed pleasantly with such games
and trip from Worcester to the yell
lowstone park.
The well-known Harvard male quar-
tet of Boston, with Mr.. Sanderson Of
this city as reader, will give a concert
in the auditorium of Old South church
on the evening of the 10Th, under the
auspices of the Christian Endeavor So
ciety
This evening the Detroit party" will
foregather at the house Of one of it's
members, Miss Emma G.. Goodwin, of
149 Chandler street. These young peo-
pie went to the great Christian I'm
deavor convention that met in Detroit
July $40 from different parts of the
state, but they met each other on the
outward bound train and kept together
during the convention, afterward visit
ing Niagara Falls and Montreal in each
others company. 1t was then that
they planned to have a reunion in the
fall at Miss Goodwin's house
AS red and white were the conven-
ton colors, so the decorations tonight
will consist of red and white streamers,
with hydrangeas for flowers, The lit
erary part Of the entertainment will
consist Of an original story, to which
each person will contribute an original
chapter, giving his or her experiences
at the convention. There will also be
an exchange of blue prints, illustrative
Of the scenes in Detroit.
1t is expected that beside the host
ess. the following members of the party
will be present. Frem Worcester, Waldo
Lewis, Joseph Allen, Maud Copeland,
Miss Hattie Dunn. Miss Edith Dunn
Miss May Dunn; Springfield, Miss Ma
bel Marsh; birmingham, Fred Hemin-
way, Winfred Reisner. Walter Smith;
Beverly, Miss AMMO G. Sargent; West
boro, Miss Sophie Porter, Miss Blanche
Davis; Leicester, Miss Carrie Fuller.
The following letters will be read
with interest:
Boston, Oct. I'd, 1899.
Dear Mr.. Bent; encloee a letter to
the chorus which 7 should like you to
show to the members of the board of
government, and IL they endorse it, give
1t to any or all Of the Worcester papers
to be printed. 1t is simply my honest
impression which think the chorus
should know. I wish 1t distinctly I'M
derstood that do not write 1t at the
suggestion of any person whatever, but
II want the chorus to know how 1 feel
about their work.
Yours very truly,
George w. Chadwick.
Mr.. c. M. Bent, president Worcester
County Musical Association, Worcester,
Mass.
To the Members Of the Festival Cho-
rus: 1 would gladly have addressed a
few words to you at the close of the
festival, had circumstances permitted,
but as that was not the case, / take
this opportunity Of congratulatlng you
on your excellent work throughout the
festival. would also express my
great qualification at your progress dur
ing the year, progress which has been
remarked upon by many distinguished
musical people in the audience, and
which is conceded by all fair-minded
musicians. To be sure, some acct
dents happened, and the only wonder
is that there were not more, but in
spite of them, one must be fastidious,
indeed, to expect from four hundred
voices more steadiness and precision
than was shown in 1.-THE Creation, .
more refined shading than in 1.-THE Lily
Nymph," or more spirit and intelli-
gence than in the first part of Faust"
These qualities, too, are freely conceded
in private by those who deny them to
you in their newspaper reports.
But, more than all, l have to thank
you for the patience and enthusiasm
with which you have passed through
a year of hard and conscientious work,
and for your hearty sympathy and sup
port during the trying times Of the
festival.
But much still remains to be done We
must not stand still. Ever onward and
upward must be the watchword No
work is too hard and no pains too great
to do justice to a masterpiece. Res
severa est verum quadium,"
And so, with most cordial regards,
bid you farewell.
George w. Chadwick.