The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1901-12-25
Out & About

How poor all other gifts had been to
me
Without the words you whispered
yesterday!
For love is tabled blind and needs
mast hear
The sweet assurances of faith Away.
The Christmas holly never grew so
fair,
The bells rang never half so glad
A. chime and blossom on this happy
morn,
Since love confessed has made your
life my own.
Announcement is made of the en-
gagement of Alice Elizabeth Donahue
of Denver, Col, and Herman Metcalf
Vance of Chicago.
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The Lend a Hand Club Of the Church
of the Unity gave a Christmas tree
for poor children yesterday morning
The children who had been selected by
Miss Witherspoon of the Associated
Charities, came at 10 o'clock and were
served to crackers, cookies and choco-
late in the dining room, by members Of
the club, assisted by the Auxiliary
Lend a Hand Club. The children then
went into the church, where Albert
Fowler acted as Santa Claus. He gave
to each child a pair of stockings in
which were oranges and candy. Be
sides this, each child received toys and
clothing which had been given by
friends of the club. Recitations and
songs by the children closed the en-
tertainment.
Santa Claus also visited the Church
of the Unity Monday night when he
remembered each Sunday School child
with a gift. The tree and its happy
burden, as well as q delicious supper
preceding it. were the gifts of Charles
M. Thayer to the Sunday School. Mr..
Thayer remembers the children each
year. Albert Fowler was Santa Claus.
The children gave a program of songs
and recitations. Miss Louis Wood, Miss
Helen Fletcher Miss Mary Longley
and E. M Dodge assisted in managing
the joyous affair.
There was Christmas tree a supper
and entertainment for the Sunday
school of Central church between the
hours of and p. m. yesterday.
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Christmas exercises were held at
Grace Church last night George F.
True gave an address of welcome
There was singing by Sunday school
classes and songs and recitations by
the following: Everett Bryant, Aline
e McVine, Gladys May Parker, Paul
Brady, Lillian Carpenter Helen Howe,
Maude Crowell, Lucille McConville, the
child 'cellist, gave selections. Rev. DR..
James Boyd Brady delivered an adj
dress. The Sunday school will have its
lot,
ment, tomorrow, beginning at p. m.
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There will be a tempting Christmas
menu at the Y w. c. A. today.
Members and friends of Mrs. A. H.
Days classes are to have a social to-
night in Terpsichorean Hall, with
dancing from to ~. The balcony will
be open to parents, who are cordially
Invited to be present.
The marriage of Miss Molly Eunice
Miriek. of Worcester and William Raw
son Collier of Atlanta, Ga, will take
place on New Years Day, at high noon,
in st. &phns Episcopal Church, Rev.
Eliot White officiating. Mr.. Golfers
father is an ex-mayor of Atlanta. Will
NJ l. T.. 1900. The young couple will
be at home on the last three Thursdays
in January, at their new house, Raw
son Street. Atlanta.
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Miss Helen Miller Gould for the last
week has had agents locating deserv-
ing poor persons. Her agents have
secured the addresses of many people
in the East Side, New York city, and
have also found many poor people in
Tarrytown, Irvington, Dobbs Ferry,
Ardsley and Hastings. Miss Gould has
written to clergymen, asking for a list
of people whom she can help.
She has endowed two $500 beds in the
Tarrytown Hospital as a Christmas
gift She has also arranged with the
merchants of Tarrytown for large
supply of turkeys and merchandise.
To the inmates of Woody Crest, main
tanned by Miss Gould. near her home at
Irvngton, a Christmas tree Will be
given by Miss Gould The tree will
carry presents for the 16 boys now in
the home. The gifts will consist of
rubber boots, overcoats, gloves, skates,
caps candles and games.
John d. Rockefeller has arranged to
give to many poor families near his
place at Pocantico Hills Christmas din
ners He has bought 200 turkeys and
many chickens for distribution, John
D. Rockefeller Jr., will make gifts to
Door people through the Fifth Avenue
Baptist Church.
Mrs. C. Oliver IseEn has given a large
tree laden with gifts to the children
of the Day Nursery in New Rochelle
of which she is the honorary president
After the gifts have been distributed,
the children and their mothers will sit
down to a turkey dinner. Many other
people in New Rochelle will receive tur-
keys and other gifts from the Iselin
family Adrian Iselin, Sr., has given
check to the Bureau of Charities Of
New Rochelle, and his daughters will
provide a treat for many Of the chill.
dren who attend the Catholic schools.
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The children of Trinity Church Sun
day school were given stereoptcon
entertainment last night by Rev. ]. H.
Matthews of Lake View. The pictures
were illustrative of the childhood of
christ After the entertainment the
Christmas tree on the platform was
strInped of its burdens by L. V. Bailey.
The committee in charge of the even
ing's fun was L. v Bailey, A. E. Cross,
Mrs. L. V. Bailey, w. H. Burbank and
Mrs L. Z. Ware.
At Adams Square Congregational
Church a Christmas cantata. Mrs.
Santa and Her Dolls" was given. At
FOR the cantata refreshments of ice
cream and cake were served to the
children.