The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1901-10-30

Stones life and her work in Bulgaria
was the subject of the hour. About so
women, including members of the Home
| for Aged Women, were present.
Prayer was offered at the beginning
of the meeting by Miss Gertrude
Griggs and at it's close by Mrs. A. G..
West A missionary offering was
taken and there was the usual singing
of hymns. The treasurer reported
1926 as the amount of money contrib
uted by the department toward foreign
missionary work during the past year.
The money goes to Miss Mary Root,
missionary in India.
Henry Dixie Sleeper hadI arranged a
program for the meeting and this was
followed as nearly as time allowed. The
program proved interesting and began
with pianoforte playing by Miss Board
| man who gave Mr.. Sleeper's arrange
ment of q Bulgarian tune.
Mrs. Kimball read from Paul. 1917,
which chapters dealt with the preach
ing Of the gospel in Bulgaria.
picture of Miss Stone was passed
around for inspection.
| Papers on Bulgaria were read as fol-
lows: awakening" Mrs. A. G. Ball;
Light" Mrs. F. H. Robson; "The
Country Of Bulgaria" Miss Gertrude
Griggs.
Mrs Kimball gave an outline of Miss
Stones life. She was born in Roxbury
in 1916. Her mother silently conse-
Grated the child to God at the time of
baptism. Miss Stone graduated from
the High School and became a teacher.
She was the first woman who was
given a position on the editorial staff
of the Congregationalist Oct. 5, 1873,
she sailed from New York to begin her
missionary work. She has a strong,
earnest personality and much ability.
Through a friend in Boston Mrs.
! Kimball secured a set of extracts from
Miss Stones private letters to her sis
ter in Chelsea and these were read
yesterday, much to the interest of all
present.
The meeting closed after Mrs Kim
ball had read from DIR. Herrick's ar
ticle on "The Tragedy of Missions"
The Ladies' Charitable Society of the
Church of the Unity served salad sup
per last night at $50 o'clock
in the lower hall of the church.
The supper is an annual event
and is given by the officers of the asso-
citation. Mrs. o. F. Rawson was chair
man of the committee in charge and
eight tables were managed by the fol-
lowing: Mrs. George Clifford, Mrs. Alex
| Howard, Mrs. B. w Childs, Mrs. A A..
Barker, Mrs. M. H. Cowden, Miss
Fanny Robinson, Mrs. David Manning,
Mrs. A. 1. Noble, Mrs. Hastings, Miss
Maria Morse, Mrs. f. c. Thayer Mrs.
F. B. Bigelow, Mrs. Henry Billings
Above stairs, receiving the guests,
were Mrs. Frank L. Phalen, Mrs. James
Wall and Mrs. o. F. Rawson. After
supper there were selections by the
church quartet, composed of Mrs.
Inez Buss-Knowles, soprano; Miss
Mary Fowler, alto; Harry A. Cook,
tenor; James A. Sake, bass.
Leon H. Vincent gave perhaps the
best lecture of his course last night il
the chapel of Union Church The sub
| ject was Victor Hugo" The lecturer
gave a magnificent word picture of Tx
great French poet beginning with his
early life. Born in comparativel,
! humble surroundings, he became b!
sheer force of his intellectual abilities
coupled with indomitable will-power
| the leader Of French thought
His life was made ZIP of events. Fa
nous at 20, there was never a time il
his life when he was not the Conserved
| of all observers" Sent into exile TO
10 years, because of his political opin
/ ions. he brought forth his wonderful
literary works which astonished tn
whole world. In triumph, when tn
reign of Napoleon III. was over, he re
turned to his native land, and receive'
an ovation of which royalty itsel
might have been proud. His old ag
was serene. His last years were spen
in literary TIIcGI1ife and his daat a
observed as a day of national mourn
ing.
| Mr.. Vincent spoke of ITugo's mos
prominent characteristics, and CAV,
many incidents in the great, poets life
many of them humorous. and showinl
the profound egotism of Hugo, wht
ever Gcurted admiration and posed be
! fore the people The style of his writ
ing. the lecturer characterized as ex,
! plosive; his sentences dischargins
themselves with a roar, yet bearing the
mark of a wonderful genius.
The attendance was large and tbs
witty remarks of the lecturer were
greatly appreciated. A neat program
was distributed, which had on its
| front page an excellent cut of Mr. Vim
cent and inside the subjects of the
four lectures.
| The employment committee Of the Y
w. C. A. is planning a Christmas sale
for the benefit of it's woman's exchange
! 1t is expected that a larger number
| of consignments than usual will be re-
! ceived Friends of the association are
! also asked to contribute articles appro-
pirate for. the sale.
! There will be a kitchen table, fur
nished with holders, aprons, busting
| caps, and other useful articles, a brio
a-brac table, a confectionery table to
| be largely stocked with homemade
candies and tables containing fine
needle work, fancy articles especially
appropriate for Christmas gifts. Cake
| jellies, canned fruits and mince meat
| will also be on sale. The sale will be
| held in Memorial Hall Dec. II and 10
! afternoon and evening.
WEDDINGS