The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-10-13

Bradley read the secretary's report,
and Mrs. A. A. Bigelow read the treas
urer's report. The auxiliary has S141.51
in the treasury, and has pledged itself
to $500 a year towards the salary OF DIR.
c. E. Greg, the director and chairman
of the auxiliary work in Paris.
Miss Lucy Green of New York, niece
Of Martin Green, gave an address upon
the work of the mission in Paris, where,
upon a recent visit, she talked with
several of the workers and visited the
halls. Miss Green feels that the mis-
sion is conducted economically, and that
it is reaching the people of France. L
was voted to hold public meeting for
men and women in the lecture loom OF
Piedmont church, probably on the even
ing of the 30th, at which Rev. s. A.
Harlow will speak on the Dreyfus af-
fair, and collection will be taken for
the McAll mission in France.
Mrs. Helen We'll of Cambridge will
give reading in the lecture room OF
Plymouth church on the evening of
Nov 6, for the benefit of Hahnemann
hospital. Mrs. We'll will read Mrs.
Elizabeth Phelps Wards pathetic story,
''St. Agatha's Supply" and Mrs. May
Sleeper Ruggles of Boston, formerly %
Worcester, contralto in Plymouth
choir, will have charge of a program
of music, and will herself sing.
Viola Assembly of the Pythian Sis
terhood, to the number Of 20, met yes
terday afternoon with Mrs. Frank
Springer, 1856 Pleasant street, for a So
cial. The next meeting will be with
a n 1 ctr noA
25.
He-Great Scott! for making a racket
this child is regular fort in action,
She (sweetly)-Would you mind hold
ing the fort for little while, George?
Chicago News.
James w. Clark of Worcester and
Florence E. Beckwith, third daughter
of the late Robert w. Beckwith Of
CORVALLIS, N. s., were married Thurs
day at Trinity Church, Boston, by the
KEY. b. Winchester Donald No cards
Will be sent out, but after short trip
Mr.. and Mrs Clark will reside at 90
Cedar street, Worcester, where they
will be pleased to receive their friends
after Jan. l.
The days of intercession for Sunday
schools Of the Episcopal Church for
1899, for teachers and officers in the
worcester archdeaeonry, will be held
MONDAY in the chapel of All Saints.
deyotional service, beginning at four
O'Clock, VIII be followed by eight-min-
ute papers on Sunday school kinder
garten," by Miss Estabrook of ST
Matthews Sunday school; work of
the intermediate department" Mrs. Sa-
rah Brigham of All Saints Sunday
school; THE interesting of boys.'' by
Rev. Eliot White, rector of ST. Johns
Church; Bible classes by Rev. Hem
~ b. Washburn, rector Of st. Marks
Church
AT o'clock tea will be served in the
parish library for out of town guests
The evening session will be held in Xii
Saints Church at 73O o'clock, and will
consist OF a service with address on
sunday school interests, by Rev. Fred
erick b. Allen superintendent of the
Episcopal city mission All interested
are invited to both afternoon and eve
ming sessions.
Or. and Mrs. Frank Drew are set
tied at 95 Elm street
Mrs. Samuel Clary and little daugh-
yer nave gone to Flushing, r. l., for
week or ten days.
At the conference Of the Woman's
Missionary Society in Lawrence We'd
nesday, Mrs. Lucie f. Harrison of
woreesler was nominated as secretary
OF chlldrens work. The corporation
VIII meet in Boston next week. and
conhrm the nominations. Mrs. Harri-
son has done notably good work for the
cnldrens department, In which she has
long been deeply interested.
VI the merit of Julia Marlowe's new
play, Barbara Frietchie," as
drama, reports are variable. But
as curtain raiser, it must
pc pronounced success. At the
first production at Philadelphia, Mon
day night, the curtain was lifted 30
times during the evening in response
TO tumultuous applause.
The voice of protest, vigorously lifted
against the practice Of wearing hats in
a theatre was finally successful All
women of refinement now remove their
mats when in place of amusement
But there is another custom Just as an
noying and much more vulgar than tha
Objectionable hat, and that it is by no
means limited to women. One of the
practices that invariably characterizes
the closing of the play in the local the-
aires, Is that of dressing for the street
just before the curtain drops. and the
practice is growing rather than de-
creasing 1t is often Impossible to
near the closing words of a play. lWo-
men are pinning on their hats. men are
reaching for their overcoats, hunting
incl 1neir hats or slipping on their gloves,
10 the actors, 1t must Indeed seem rude
ana humlliating. OF course. this Is
only another evidence Of the mad haste
possessing the American, but it is NO
less vulgar and Objectionable.
ROBBED A FRIEND.