The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-03-16
SWEDISH NOTES.
Events Among scandina-
VANS Of the City.

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meeting last evening and made further
arrangements for the public exhibition
that is to be given in Mechanics Hall,
April Sth. The club elected the follow
| ing committees: On dancing, Iva Cla-
son, Nils Kasparson, Carl Englund; on
soda fountain, Carl Nilsva, Emil Clau-
I son, Oskar Sandhelm, Moritz Lindblat
! and Thure Boos will have charge of
/ the sale of tickets The mast members
of the club will have charge of the
floor during the exhibition and will at
tend to the seating guests.
The program as arranged by AXel
FRANKIE for his musical festival at Hor-
ticultural hall, March so, includes a So
prano solo by Mabel Nelson; declama-
ton. Alice Lothner; baritone solo, HAL
mar Nilsson: violin solo, Arthur Han
son. Estella CIough and Christina Nils
son Will act as accompanies. There
will be a male quartet from the Neptua
and mixed chorus of fifty voices.
There will be special meeting of the
Ladies Society svea, Q. NJ. B., today
at 2.3O o'clock, for the purpose of elect
ing officers and transacting other bust
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Viking Lodge, Knights of Honor,
have elected John p. Holmgren to serve
as delegate to the grand lodge meeting
at Boston, April s.
Rev. John Udd Of the Congregational
church at Quinsigamond. leaves today
to attend revival services at the union
missionary meeting of the Swedish
churches Of Lynn. He will remain until
next Wednesday.
The Quinsigamond branch of the Sal
walton army will hold a coffee party at
the barracks, 1854 Millbury street, q
week from tonight.
/ The funeral of Sylvia Esther Hokan-
son, infant daughter of Hokan Hokan-
son, who died Tuesday, aged two
months and nineteen days, will be held
this afternoon from the home of heI
father, 30 Pink street. Rev. Erik j.
Nystrom will officiate.
! A large crayon portrait of Mrs. Maria
Peterson, the well known teacher OF
vocal music, is on exhibition at C. F.
Hanson's music store, 81 Main street
The picture which is the work of c, G.
Astrom, So Front street, is of a high
order Of merit and attracts many favor
able comments.
This evening the Young Peoples So
ciety of the Mulberry street Lutheran
church will hold their box party at the
church. The following is the program:
Singing by the Lyran male quartet;
singing by a double female quartet;
piano duet by Florence Ramzell and
Agnes Svanstrom; defamation by AL
bin Kasperson; recitation by five young
ladies'; piano solo by Norman Hotter
After the program coffee and cake will
be served and the boxes will be sold at
auction. Thure Flodgvist will act as
4 auctioneer.
The home of Miss Ida Lundberg, 2:
Tatman street, was the scene of mer'
ry gathering last evening. Forty of the
young lady's friends surprised her a.
her home, and proceeded to pass The
evening in a very pleasant social man
ner There was music, games and re-
freshments. Miss Lundberg was pre-.
a purse, Rev. Henry E. Whyman max
ing the presentation speech.
The young people of the Swedish Bap
fist church on Mulberry street will hole
their meeting at the church Sunday al
6 o'clock
The Ladies' Aid Society of the Swed
4 ish NJ. e. church at Quinsigamond mel
!, at the church yesterday afternoon Il
observe, their third anniversary. The
following officers were elected for the
ensuing year: President, Mrs. Lars
Berglund; vice-president, C. A. En-
berg; treasurer, c. ]. Carlson; secreta
ry Rev Henry e. Whyman. The pas
tor read the yearly report. The bal
ance on hand at the beginning of the
year was $34. The amount collected
through the year brings the sum t
$36o15 This amount has all been uset
for the benefit of the church. At the
collection yesterday $50.S1 was taken
Remarks were made by Rev. Nels Ea.
gle, and refreshments were served.
Last evening the sos train from thu
union station carried from Worcester
three families who will make for them
selves new homes in the sunny south
land
Peter Fryberg and family, Franl
Larson and family and Gustaf Faus
were aboard looking for fame and for
tune in the FL Dorado of Alabama
Fruithurst. They each own 10 acres O.
land in the new town and they viii
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soil.
A party of ladies called upon Mrs
Matilda Gustafson at her home OF
Laurel street. Tuesday afternoon, ant
when she returned from down town sh,
found them in possession of her home
She was taken completely by surprise
The ladies' presented her with a fin,
carpet. .s 4.r
Tuesday, according to the Swedish
calendar, was her names day, and fo
the same reason several ladies' called
and surprised Mathilda Malm at Ash
ton street. Here, after spending a yer,
pleasant afternoon, the ladies left a Sc
of silver knives and forks for sweet re
membrance sake.
c. A. Eklund is going out of the Men,
furnishings business In which he hal
been engaged at 231 Main street. He in
tended to sell the whole stock in a lump
but he has decided to reduce it by hold
ing a weeks sale from March is to 25
After that he will probably release tn,
store and move the goods that may b,
left to Green street where he expects /,
hire a building to devote to the manu-
facture of certain proprietary articles
in which he has been interested durinl
the past few years.
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