The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1901-10-08
OUT AND ABOUT
Continued from Page Two).

The first rehearsal for the oratorio
season at Pilgrim Church was held
last night New voices for the chorus
were examined by ]. Vernon Butler.
The attendance was good and pros
poets are bright for a series of excel
lent concerts.
The Worcester Employment Society
held it's 9th annual meeting yesterday
afternoon at o'clock in the Knowles
building. Miss Frances M. Lincoln
presided. The changes in the list of
officers make Mrs. Frank R. Macullar
clerk, in place of Mrs. Leonard Wheel
err; Mrs. Samuel Winslow director. in
place of Mrs. t. C. Mendenhall; Mrs.
w. T. Clark, manager from the Churcn
of the Unity, instead of Mrs. L. 3
Johnson; Mrs Charles A. Peabody
manager from Old South Church, in
stead of Miss A. ]. Putnam. Mrs.
Helen A. B. Morse was chosen mana
ger from Trinity Church.
The managers report was as follows:
The number of women employed was
the same as in previous years, 60 com
ing to the rooms each week for work
which, with the taking emergency
work through the Associated Charltles'
made our full number 50.
The number applying for work was
11S0.
OF the whole Go securing work, only
four had abIe-bodied husbands, and
the reasons for giving work in these
cases was prolonged illness in TWO
families making it imperative that the
wife should do something to help along.
Our order work has greatly increased
and through this work we can help a
% urhn OhliPpd IN
support themselves, but do not need
our charity work, and we feel sure we
give satisfaction to all those who come
70 lis wishing fine sewing done.
Very much work was done gratuit-
ouslv for hospitals and charitable So
cieties. thereby enabling us to save
greatly in our bills for cutting and
material; and it is very gratifying to
know that in helping ourselves and our
poor women we are making our society
a very real help in the community.
They did sewing this year for the FOL
lowing hospitals and societies; Inree
tI,,dred 6ffv-fiye pieces for the Ladies'
AID of Memorial Hospital PIT pieces
for ST Vincent Hospital; ia pieces
for the CITY Hospital 70 pieces for the
worcester Insane Hospital; 20O pieces
for the Worcester Insane Asylum; 49,
nieces for the Boston Children's Hos
pital: 347 pieces for the sisters OIL Mer-
CIV of High Street; 120 pieces Tor the
Young Women's Christian Association
176 pieces for st. Marks Missionary oo-
ciety; 179 pieces for the LeIlG-a
Club. Church of the Unity; ana siilaller
amounts for the benevolent societies OIL
All Saints Church Old South Church,
Plymouth Church, Union Church, Lend
a-Hand Club of First Uhltariai y
Church. Day Nursery and ASSOCIATED
Charities making in all 241O pieces
enough to furnish work for our entir re
number of women for ilttle over 10
weeks. at a cost of SlSI.Z5- ~,
Our Christmas sale was held IN COZ
onisI Hail and. in spite Of very Sc
we're storm on the day of the sale, we
added S1124 to our treasury "a
Tho society desires to extend It's
hearty thanks to the ladies having TINS
sale in charge, as well as TO every one
who in any way aided them IN making
1t such a success. 4L.
We are making plans Tor announcer
sale this year at the same time ana
place and shall grateIulIy ''-'
contributions for 1t.
Cur nermanent fund will be very
greatly increased this year through the
Generous legacy of the late Mrs. Hester
Newton Wetherell. -.
The amount paid the women TINS
x-ear was larger than ever beIore III tHe
history of the society, $176S
our balance seems large, but we are
,rIiead To have a good balance to carry
ne along until our Christmas sale the
last of November -,
Our constant friend of former years
-, gave MS a sum of money to De
nsed in our own emergency work Inc
Sailv papers have given US many
eTatuitous notices fro which we thahA
them heartily. 600 ca ba,,o
Garments to the value Of $3.50 na We
been given to the women employ ,t ~
the visiting committee. Ot az siA's ~
the society amount to SS50-sz. r., =
mi lTLn,-sr gave the following figures
Ba1sbce Ieoo71sOl, S4O1.47; total receipts