The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1901-12-11

Who moves the world. first moves a
single soul
C. F. Richardson in Philadelphia
Times.
/ The Mccall Auxiliary will meet at
Central Church on Thursday, Dec. -
at 3 p. m. All are cordially invited.
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A private whist party was given by
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles r. Lane to a
number of their friends last night, at
their residence 16 Congress Street.
There were u present and three tables
were in use. Whist was played from
$50 to II o'clock. At the conclusion Of
play refreshments were served. After
refreshments the company was enter
tanned with piano playing by Miss
Harvey and song by Mrs. Arthur
| Underwood of Lake Como, Florida, en-
| titled Absence Makes the Heart Grow
| Ponder" A cakewalk was given by the
| company. The first prize for whist was
| a china candebra won by Arthur
Macomber. The second was won by
Mrs. Arthur Underwood.
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The business meeting of the Worces-
| ter Womans Club will be this after
noon in Memorial Hall at 2.30 o'clock.
! 1t is requested that every member be
! present at there are several matters of
| Importance to the club to come before
| the meeting and one matter of especial
! importance to every member.
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On account of the death of Arthur
| Mcclellan, Mr.. and Mrs. Edward H.
Moore will be unable to receive their
| friends today.
Miss Jennie A. Partridge will have a
sale of fancy articles at the house of
| Mrs. Cornelia A. Taft, Trowbridge
| Road, today. If the day is stormy the
sale will be continued tomorrow.
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Jose Reyes who has been teaching
| Spanish in the Evening High School
will begin his return voyage to Porto
Rico tomorrow. Mr.. Reyes finds New
! England weather this season rather
| trying. He made many friends during
his sojourn in this country and he will
be missed by these as well as by his
pupils in Spanish. ..sr a4. .ss.
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The Woman's Association of Union
Church met in the church parlor yes
! terday at p. m For an hour the US
ual amount Of sewing was done. From
| 4 to the home missionary department
was in charge of the meeting. Mrs. b
! F. Hamilton of Boston read accounts
of home missionary work in the mining
camps of the Northwest.
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w. A. England has a handsome ma
room tinted pearl that was taken from
a freshwater clamsheIl found in Lake
Quinsgamond. Mr.. England carefully
removed several layers of shell like
| substance from the pearl before it pre-
scented the beautiful glowing, rounded
! surface it now possesses. The pear
was sold to Mr. England by the mar
| who found it in the clam, the shell OF
| which, large and dark, is also in pcs
session of the jeweler. The pearl is the
size of large pea. and would appear
set to great advantage if set with dia'
monds. Mr.. England was reading {
letter from a would-be purchaser o.
the pearl, a Boston man, when The
Spy reporter happened into the store
yesterday. The shell was also seen by
The Spy reporter and the place where
the pearl had been attached was plain
ly visible. When Mr.. England first got
INe gem ne ulleu IL 70 the pace Ol al
tachment and found to his satisfaction
that the pearl had been taken from the
shell as stated by the man who found
it.
The kindergarten Club had its first
meeting of the season yesterday after
noon at the Grafton Street schoolhouse
Miss Anna Manning of the Lucy A
| Nyhnplo1Iy 1yinHprp1 tstpT1 fVaininpr qNhnnl
! Dartmouth Street, Boston, gave a talk
on the use of games and then a prac-
| teal demonstration Of the songs used
in kindergarten work was given. After
| the talk and examination of articles
made by the children for Christmas
lunch was served by the club. The
kindergarten room was decorated with
japanese lanterns and ferns. Candles
were used effectively for light.
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The Ladies' Circle of Webster Square
Church will hold its annual Christmas
sale of useful and fancy articles to-
night and tomorrow night. The dOmes-
| tbs table will be in charge of Mrs. o.
| V. Miller and Mrs. John II. Maude;
| fancy table, Mrs. F. l.. jerks and Mrs.
L. E. H Tinkham; candy table, Miss
! Florence Balcom; ice cream table. Miss
| per will be served by Mrs. ]. L. Tho
mas, Mrs. George A. Gregson, Mrs.
John H. fainter and Mrs. e. A. Tyr
| rell Tomorrow night an oyster and
| salad supper will be served by Mrs.
| A. w. Cole, Mrs. John Jaques and Mrs.
! Frank Wray. The president. Mrs.
George w. Jordan, will be general su-
! perintendent.
The Woman's Guild of St Johns
Episcopal Church met yesterday after
noon, at the rectory. for the semi-an-
nual mite box. opening. The president
Mrs. Edmund Barton, presided over
the meeting. Thirty-five mite boxes
have not been sent in yet. but the total
so far is S25. 90 Mrs. Edgar A. Fisher
/ the Indians of Dakota and Rev. Elliott
White addressed the guild on Missions
/ in General"
The Ladies' Aid Society of Adams
Square Congregational held its regular
meeting Yesterday afternoon. Routine
business was transacted and a cold
turkey supper was served at $50
o'clock. Rev. j. A. Seibert gave lee
ture in the evening on The Goldhelds
of Literature"
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The Daisy Social Society held
weekly meeting at the odd Fellows
Home last night and gave an enter
tainment to the inmates. Miss Nina
Pierce and Miss Maude Sargent played
piano duet. Miss Grace NJ. Young
gave a reading. Miss Carrie Berry sang
THE Gift" Miss Alice NJ. Sullivan
gave a reading and the club rendered
two vocal selections.
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