The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-05-04
OFF FOR SWEDEN.
Worcester Admirers Of King Oscar Will
See Him 5000.

See Him soon.
Mission meetings will be held the
rest of the week beginning tonight at
the Swedish Congregational Church at
Quinsigamond. Saturday night Rev.
H. E. Whyman of the M. e. Church
will sing at the service.
Ankaret lodge, l. o. G. T., will elect
officers at their meeting this evening at
274 Main street. The usual weekly lit-
erary program will be omitted.
Court Englebrek, Foresters of Amer
lea, worked the initiatory degree at
their meeting in old Red Mems hall
Thursday night. The grand conven-'
ton is to be held in Boston May 16,
and five delegates have been appoint
ed. The court at Everett has invited
the delegates to be their guests Mon
day evening, May Is, and the invita-
ton has been accepted. Gustaf c. H.
Stenman is among the delegates
chosen.
Among the people who sailed yester-
day from Boston 10 Sweden are the
following residents of Worcester: An
Wingquist, Arthur Wingquist, William
Swanson, Mrs. Ada S. Anderson, U. G.
Lundberg, Carl Welander, Mrs. Ferdi-
nand Flodin and three children, JOS
eph Williams, Miss August Person,
Miss Emma Carlson, John A. West
lund, Miss Sophia Janson. Miss Eva
Kindberg Miss Sigrid Nordstedt, Miss
Elizabeth Alderin and Miss Augusta
and Miss Ellen Lindqust.
Johan r. Carlson and Miss Hilda A.
Carlson were married Tuesday night
by Rev. Erik ]. Nystrom of the Swed
ish Lutheran Church. The ceremony
took place at the residence of the past
or, 20 Laurel street, and a reception
was held for the newly married couple
at the home of the brides uncle, San
fard Carlson, rs Southgate street.
The fair to be given by the Swedish
singing festival will open tonight and
continue for the rest of the week at
MecSNniSs hall. The proceeds of this
| fair are to be expended in entertain
| ing the members from other cities who
| will be here at the June FESTIVAL of the
eastern division of Swedish singers.
A special attraction Of the fair will
| be the singing Friday night by the
mixed chorus of 100, which will sing at
the June festival This chorus has
been holding weekly rehearsals for the
past three months under the direction
of Hialmar Nilsson, and their singing
promises to be very fine.
The Norton Emery Wheel Company
Brass Band win furnish instrumental
music upon each night Of the fair
| The Ladies Art Circle of the Swedish
| Lutheran church met last night to per-
| feet plans for the sale to be held May
II and 10 in the basement of the church
on Mulberry street. Rev. Eric 7.
Nystrom presided and it was decided
| to sell. besides the fancy articles can
dy. soda and coffee. The entertainment
program will consist chiefly of music,
Rev. Mr. Nystrom being appointed a
committee of one to arrange this pro-
gram. Those in charge of the tables
| will be as follows: Fancy table, Miss
| Bessie Engstrom and Mamie SvensOn;
soda. Miss Ekroth; guessing booth,
| Mrs. c. Magnusson and Miss Julia
| Svenson; coffee Miss Annie Johnson;
coffee tickets, Misses Hulda Nelson and
| Florence RamseIl. There will be
| fish pond for the smaller folks, though
| its care-taker has not yet been decided
upon. The fair promises to be the most
delightful ever held by the circle and
| all the members are working to make
| it a complete success.