The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1901-10-19


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And am morally certain it's true;
1 remember how many do likewise,
And say to myself Now do you?"
Lou Lawrence in National Magazine.
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A Worcester father has a unique
little scheme After the birth Of each
of his children he has issued tiny
announcement for the benefit of rela-
tives and friends. The latest arrival
was the occasion Of new announce
ment beautifully printed on little
folder and enclosed in an envelope tied
with white ribbon, it reads;
BLANK Blank presents her compli-
ments, begs to say she arrived Sunday
morning early. Sept 20. 1901. and is
glad she came"
On the inside page it gives the birth
records Of the baby's brothers and sis
tiers.
The wayside Club spent an evening
with Mrs. Lafayette Robbins, ~S Catal-
pa Street, yesterday. The election OIL
officers for the year resulted as fol-
lows President, Miss Albee vice-pres-
ident Mrs. Frances Vanderveer; Sec
rotary, Miss Helen M. King; treasurer,
Mrs. Robert L. Dyson. The years
work was outlined. 1t will include the
study of German history and language.
The next meeting will be on the first
Friday in November at Catalpa Stree
when the full program of the year will
be ready.
The course of concerts at the South
Unitarian Church under the direction
of Charles E. Mayhem opened last
night at o'clock with performance
Of Liza Lehmann's I'm Persian Gar
den." A short miscellaneous program
preceded the production of the cycle.
The soloits were Miss Bertha M. Titus,
soprano; Miss j. Viola King, contralto
Charles S. Stoughton, tenor; Charles
E. Mayhem, baritone; Mrs. Helen L,
Bassett was at the piano.
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The Home Club met yesterday after
noon with Mrs. L. v. Bailey, 46 May
Street. Papers were read by Mrs. H. o.
Miller on 1.-THE Home in Germany;
Mrs. T. c. Lowell, 1.-THE Home in Sun
ny France" Next Friday William G.
Ward of Boston will lecture before the
club. His subject will be announced
later. The meeting will be held at the
home of Mrs. C. M. Booth, 1874 High
land Street.
The Primary Sunday School Teach
ers' Union met in the Ladies' Parlor
at the Y. M C. A. building yesterday
at D. m. Mrs J. H. Matthews of
Lake View Church conducted the
study of Sundays lesson.
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On the evening of Oct. 25 there will
be reunion of the guests Of the Prime
ton vacation home, in Memorial Hall.
Miss E. M. Barnard has charge Of the
affair.
The Sunday school teachers training
class met in the First Baptist Church
last night and continued the study of
the Bible. Miss Ada R. Kinsman's
methods were followed.
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The 18th annual meeting Of the As
ISOLATED Charities of Worcester will be
held Monday evening at o'clock. n
Memorial Hall, Y W. c. A. building.
Henry L. Parker will preside. The
program as arranged is: Election of
officers report of treasurer, Halleck
Bartlett; report of the general secre-
tary, Miss NJ. F. Witherspoon; the
Good Samaritan Society, Mrs. Charles
H. Davis; the District Nursing Asso-
citation. Miss Annie Fisher; the Flower
Mission, Miss Adeline M. Disco; the
work of the probation officer Col. E. ].
Russell; the Boys Club. s. P. Streeter.
Representatives of several organiza-
tions which are in cooperation with
the Associated Charities will give brief
accounts of their work.
Such a symposium as this affords an
unusual opportunity for those who are
interested in the philanthropic work
carried OF in Worcester. The care of
the suffering and work among the boys
will be the two main topics under dis
cussion. Each of the addresses will
deal with the speakers personal ex-
perience and will contain much of
practical suggestiveness.
The Woman's Club had a special
meeting yesterday afternoon in Memo
rial Hall at o'clock to hear a lecture
on school Suffrage, or Women on the
School Board" by Mrs. Charles Park
of Boston. The meeting was open to-
the public but was not largely attend
ed.
Mrs. Park was the guest of Mrs. A.
NJ. S.. Butler, "a Harrington Avenue
while in the city. Mrs. Park Is well
known in New England as an advocate
of suffrage for women. She has taught
and is perfectly at home on topics per-
tanning to the school life OF the chlld.
In introducing the speaker Mrs. Luz
/ tber M. Lowell, president Of the Wom-
ans Club said:
/ This meeting is called in the interests
/ of school suffrage in which as women
/ we should all be deeply interested.
MANY women, and men also consider
If Of vital Importance that women
should be on the school board. Women
have the privilege of voting and 10
/ vote is their duty.
! Mrs. Parks lecture was in substance
I as follows:
( registered to vote in Worcester, l ma
q9s names. The vote cast last year by
women was &c. The number Of men
. eligible TO vote was 21,209 the vote
I cast for school committee was l6'Szo
Iess than one-half percent of the won
I -, who might have voted did vote.
There are 900 members in the Womans
( C,lnh more than six times as many as
/ voted.
! exnIained in three ways. The first is
/ that women are not interested. Ihey
40 NOT care to vote. They feel no
! civic responsibility. In view OF the
committees on education, science
economics. history, etc, that l ma In
vour year book cannot say you care
only for personal matters. personal
c,lfure But there are two other rea-
sons why women do not vote on school