The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1901-12-14
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Electric Opening Saturday Evening
Out 6 About

Woodward had general charge of the
arrangements.
The Christmas sale at All Souls
Church closed last night. The pan
tomime. 1.-THE Mistletoe Bough," was
repeated.
There was a good sale of fancy and
domestic articles, candy, flowers. and
lemonade. Among those who attended
the sale was Mayor-elect Edward F.
Fletcher, who is a member Of the
church.
| The Boston philharmonic Sextet,
composed of members of the Symphony
Orchestra will give its first concert
before a Worcester audience, Dec. 10,
at Mechanics Hall. The sextet is said
to be the finest organization of its
kind and some excellent solos and en-
semble work may be expected. Will
liam Kraft, the solo violinist, will play
the "Danse Espagnola," by Sarasate.
Arthur Brooke futist, and A. Blaess
'celist, will also be heard in solo num-
bers. Max Kunze, the well-known
contra-bass player is the manager of
the sextet.
TurIey, the scene of Captain Blu
tit" the new novel by Charles Heber
Clark (''Max AdeIer'D, had We
mans club very like some clubs Of the
present day. Tere is a record of some
of the proceedings"
In the absense of any important regt
ular business the president thought
perhaps she might be permitted to di-
rect the attention Of the Society to
communication received by her yester
day from the Secretary of the Wo-
mans Department of the Association
for the Prohibition of Unkind Treat
ment of Brute Beasts, in the city of
X. If no objection should be made
the secretary would proceed to read
this letter.
The secretary then presented the let
ter, which asked, first. that the Turley
General Culture Society would take up
and consider the question whether the
growing employment of incubators
with Steamboat for the Matching Of
chickens might not properly excite the
vigorous opposition Of persons who de-
sired to prevent unkind treatment of
animals, and to secure for them uni
form tenderness of treatment The
practice Of removing eggs from the
nest, and from the natural process Of
incubation supplied by the hen, the
producer of the eggs, is becoming more
and more common; and while the So
ciety forwarding the communication
did not desire to encourage the excess
of zeal which would pursue trifing
causes of complaint, the feeling among
the members is that the number of
domestic fowls is very large and their
feelings presumably are not so want
ing in sensitiveness as to warrant
complete disregard of them, there is
at least one reason for discussion of the
matter by humane persons whose
minds revolt at any act Of unkindness
towards these helpless friends of man.
Interrupting the reading of the letter,
Puella Bluitt said she could hardly re-
gard this matter as having any
considerable claim upon the attention
Of a society devoted TO general cul-
ture She would not willingly wound
the humblest creature or sanction any
thing likely to infiict the smallest
pain; but she asserted with the con-
fidence of prolonged experience in the
raising and care Of poultry that the
domestic hen cared little whether GER
tain eggs were committed to her func-
tons or not. Few animals have less
sentiment than hens. She had known
hens to set for weeks upon porcelain
eggs and even portions of brick. and
so far as could be perceived with per-
feet Indifference to the result.
But how do you know how the hen