The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1901-11-30

| political work previous to election day
was easily borne, largely according to
Mr.. Low himself, because he did not let
a day pass without his hours rest and
nap. Often it seemed wellnigh i'm
possible to take the time, but the rule
was strictly followed, and the result
was a comfortable finish of all effort
without any reactionary i'll effect.
81 am out of the habit of attending
church"
q was never taught to attend church
in my youth
81 don't consider it manly to associ-
ate myself with church work"
Il am too tired on Sunday to go to
church."
Il need Sunday for reading and Wis
| iting my friends"
Because the sermons are too long"
, Because members of congregations
do not welcome me when 1 go to
church"
Il am just as good as church mem
bers"
Church teachings rebuke my man
ner of living"
Because the music is so poor"
These quotations are from answers
received by the Rev. G.. Taber Thomp-
son of the Spruce Baptist Church,
Philadelphia, in reply to appeals sent
out by him to many young men asking
them to state the motives that influ-
ence them in their disregard for church
life and association.
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The final arrangements for the grand
''kirmess of nations" to be held at the
South Unitarian Church, Dec. 3, 4 anC
! ., have been made. The booths for the
sale of merchandise and refreshments
are as follows: Japanese, flowers and
plants; Swiss groceries, produce, cake
and preserves; Scandinavian, fancy
goods, photographs; Dutch, domestic
goods: Italian, candy, fruit and lemon
| AIDE; gypsy, palmist; American lunch
cart; colonial supper ROOM novelty
! fish pond and butterfly, and checking
! booth
! The entertainment on the night of
| Dec. 3 will be furnished by the Forest
Jubilee Band, an Operetta containing
choruses by the whole flock of birds,
solos by the chick dee. whip poor
will and others, duets by blue-birds
and robins, a little love song by the
wrens and a chorus of crows. The
operetta is in charge of Miss Florence
Mirick and Miss Adelaide BigeloW.
On the night of Dec IA there will be
an elaborate musical and literary en-
| tertainment by the Bartlett Ladies'
| Quartet, Miss Anna Peabody first So
! prano, Miss Mabelle Mulliken second
soprano, Mrs. Nettie Oakley-Prince,
! first alto, Miss Mary B. Fowler second
alto. The program for the second eve
ming is:
! ca Ching Ring" ............. Molloy
| CD kentucky Babe" ........... Geibel
Bartlett Ladies' Quartet.
King of the Main" ............. Marks
Frederick r. H. Stetson, baritone.
"Laska."
Victor L. Benoit, reader
Miss Peabody.
THE Indifferent Mariner ...... Billiard
Mr.. Stetson.
Things We See on the Stage"
Mr.. Benoit.
Nina OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. Gueraia
Miss Peabody and Mr.. Stetson.
"All in a Garden Fair ......, Watson
Bartlett Ladies' Quartet.
Dec. the entertainment will be fur
nished by the Lend-a-Hand Club of the
| Second Parish Church. This will be a
comedy entitled SNOWFALL" by sgd
ney Grundy. The cast is as follows:
Felix Featherstone ....... Henry p. Nye
Mr.. Thorneycroft .......... b. H. Stone
Harry Pendergast. -. Chester 7. Porter
Saunders ......... Henry F. A. Schmidt
Mrs. Featherstone .................
Miss Josephine Lincoln
Ethel Granger Miss Alice Mitchell
! Penelope. .......... Miss Emma Mitchell
This play has been given several
times by the same cast and has been
received with great pleasure.
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Nine Emma Calve. the noted
operate singer, who is now seriously
| ill. at Pasadena. Cal. where she was
compelled to abandon her work with
| the Grau Opera Company, made her
debut at Brussels in 1882 as Mar
guerite in Faust She was born in
! France, in 1866, and studied under La
! horde and Marchesi Her first appear
ance with Edward de Reszke was in
1 the opera Of "Aben Hamet,' at Paris,
in 1884 She subsequently made tour
| of italy singing in Hamlet" and
/ "Pecheurs des Perles." Nine. Calves
first appearance in London was made
as Santuzza in "Cavalleria Rusticana-
For many years she has been trouble
Internationally with a distressing nerv-
Gus ailment, but her powers Of recu-
peration are strong, and it is believed
she will soon recover from her present
attack. She was unable to sing at the
| Grau performance in San Francisco.
/ and on reaching Los Angeles she had
/ TO be carried between blankets 70
Pasadena.
Miss AIaude Roosevelt, cousin OF the
President of the United states. now on
the stage. wears attractive gowns. Her
costumes as the queen in Mr.. Hackett s
revival Of Don Caesar" are lovely
but they are not modern.
She has an afternoon gown Of black
velvet. however, that is in the last
touch of fashion. Velvet is the ele-
CANT gown OF the season. This one is
made entirely plain, with very oddly
wr,nkled sleeves. The blouse has an
applied yoke of real Iace.-Fhe hat is
of velvet. with large plumes. With
this Miss Roosevelt wears sable collar
and mufs. The gowns Of this young