The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-03-20
SWEDISH NEWS.
A Temperance Campaign
Opened With Vigor.

The meeting was held by the Swedish
| Union Temperance organization at $50
p. m. at the Salem Square Swedish
| Congregational Church. Oscar He'd
| lund, the chairman, presided, and gave
! the address of welcome, followed by
singing by the choir and prayer by
Rev. A. L. Anderson. A soprano solo
was rendered by Olga Engstrom. Rev.
| c. w. Anderson delivered an address
After the address the meeting decided
to draw UP a protest against granting
club licenses. and a committee COM
posed Of the seven pastors OF the
Swedish churches and one member
from each of the temperance societies,
was appointed to frame the protest and
look out for Signers. The following
are the different men from the socie-
ties: John Ulman, from Ankaret Lodge
M. J. Lindquist, from Val Lodge; C. J.
Lindholm. from Monitor Lodge; e. H.
Nordgren, from the Swede-Finn Tenn
perance Society. This committee will
meet Wednesday evening in the parlor
of the Salem Square Church, to pre-
pare for action.
At the meeting Of the Enhiget Debat t.
ing Club last night at it's rooms in
Monitor Hall the question. Resolved,
that trusts are a benefit to the coun-
! try ives handled by C. ]. Lindeholm,
affirmative, and 7. Osberg, negative.
John Axelson presided.
The Eagle Bicycle Club, at a special
meeting yesterday, voted to purchase
suits similar to those worn last year.
The color is dark green, and the sweat
ers Will have eagles on them.
The club members are doing good
work on the April FOOLS day party, and
large number of tickets have already
| been disposed of by the two opposing
| teams.
This afternoon at o'clock the funeral
Of Adam Nyberg will be held from his
late home, Bluff street. Rev. F. A.
Engstrand will conduct the services.
Burial will be at Hope cemetery.
-, yesterday afternoon the funeral OF
waiter Ruhard, the two-year-old child
OF Alfred and Anna NJ. johnson, was
mel meld IRON their home, Dummy street.
mere were many floral offerings. Rev.
r.. =. Nysrom conducted the service.
ouriSi was at the Swedish cemetery.
Anders Il. StronlvaH died YESTERDAY
morning at o'clock OF consumption.
aged ~ years. He was a wfdower and
resided at II Alpine street
me funeral will be held Wednesday
from Harlem St. Baptist Church.
OF winch the deceased was a member.
Kew Z. w. Sundmark viii officiate.
The Swedish Dramatic Club hold its
second rehearsal in the Day building
yesterday afternoon RehearsaIs will
De held each week under the charge of
| the manager, AXel Tode The pIay.
which will be brought out next month.
| is Oct Skadar Int" and the rehear-
sails show rapid improvement under the
ellclent care of the manager.
! Rev. John Udd, pastor of the Swedish
| Congregational Church at Quinsisa-
mond, preached yesterday at the re-
vival services being held at Lynn. His
pulpit here was filled by Rev. ]. M.
/ HendrilGson of Orange
The Young Peoples Society of the
First Swedish Baptist Church held rs
weekly meeting at the church last
night The topic discussed was on now
| to best use the leisure hours to receive
benefit in a spiritual and intellectual
way. John Olson and Philip Yugve had
charge Of the program.
Yesterday was a red letter day in
| the ranks of secret societies. The rooms
! of the Vasa Orden, IS Front street, were
| crowded with men and women way
| up In the work Of the order e. II
Person, grandmother from New Britain
| Conn, George K Rose, from New Ha-
| ven; Grand Secretary Albert Peterson
| 9. Anderson, A. YoungbeFg and Miss
! Rosa Hanson, all grand officers and
| all from Springfield, were present.
Each state has a district lodge and
the above officers We're here instituting
the district lodge for the state of Mas
sachusetts, and the state headquarters
/ will be in this city. After the business
Of the ueeting, the party visited the
| Svea Gille rooms, where they were eli
| tertained by the members.
The Luther League OF the Lutheran
Church at Quinsigamond has arranged
for course of five lectures, one a
month, from now until July. The first
! lecture will be by Rev. w. P. S1org-
strom of Springfield, March rs. He will
be followed by Rev. e. j. Nystrom,
! April 25 Rev. c. f. Johanson, May 90;
a, w. Kjellstrand, June 20; Alfred An
| dersOn, July Is.
The leagues program for their next
meeting includes music by the church
| brass band; solo, Jacob Lindberg; dec
| 1amation, Mrs. Ingeborg Fogelberg
cornet duet, Enid Sandstrom and Carl
| S. Strandstrom; and duet by Alma
Legerstrom and TIilda Nelson.
Rev e. J. Nystrom, on Friday bap-
tized Oscar, son of c. o. and Ella M
Skog, at their home, 60 Orchard street.
Yesterday he baptized at 4 O'clock.
Maria Aurora and HedVig Florence,
daughters of G. A. Carlson and wife,
104 Eastern avenue. This afternoon he
will perform the same sacrament upon
Walter Johnson, son Of J. A and Anna
S. johnson, of % Upsala street.
This week, Thursday, Rev. and Mrs.
C. W. Anderson Of the Swedish Baptist
church. will leave for Cambridge.
where the pastor speaks in the evening
at the ordination of the Rev. Mr. john
son as pastor of the Swedish Baptist
church in that city,
Rev. c. W. Anderson will be present
from Friday until Monday, at Brock
ton at the meeting Of the northern dis
trict of the eastern conference. Sunday
he breaches there in the morning and
afternoon and goes back to Cambridge
to preach in the evening. Pastor Gryt-
sell of the Gardner Swedish Baptist
church will supply his pulpit here dur
ing his absence.
The fourth quarterly meeting will be
held Saturday at the Swedish M. e.
Church at Quinsigamond. After the
business of the meeting, there will be
a discourse by Presiding Elder J. H,
Mansfield of Boston. Refreshments
will be served by members of the La
dies Society.
The Vikings are getting down to busi-
ness in regard to their coffee party
which comes May II at horticultural
hail. The committee who are going to
sell the tickets has been divided into
two teams. the YelloWs and Rlnes aud