Worcester in the Spanish War; being the stories of companies A, C, and H, 2d regiment, and company G, 9th regiment, , during the war for the liberation of Cuba, May-November, 1898, with a roster of ERShumway Camp, no30, Spanish War veterans, followed by a brief account of the work of Worcester citizens in aiding the soldiers and their families . sand flowers to the limit of every ])urse,as was evident in the grand summingup, which netted $ Seldom haslabor been better rewarded than onthis occasion. The result indicatednot onlv the best of planning and ex-ecution, but also the most
Worcester in the Spanish War; being the stories of companies A, C, and H, 2d regiment, and company G, 9th regiment, , during the war for the liberation of Cuba, May-November, 1898, with a roster of ERShumway Camp, no30, Spanish War veterans, followed by a brief account of the work of Worcester citizens in aiding the soldiers and their families . sand flowers to the limit of every ])urse,as was evident in the grand summingup, which netted $ Seldom haslabor been better rewarded than onthis occasion. The result indicatednot onlv the best of planning and ex-ecution, but also the most |)atrioticimptilses on the part of those who at-tended and so swelled the receipts. In the list of sub-committees mightbe found nearly every name in theauxiliary, for it was evidently an as-sociation of workers, each one vyingwith her neighbor to do her societys -President was MissMary E. Fitzgerald: the Secretary,Miss Abbie 1. Hetfren. and the Treas-urer. Mrs. William Cioodwin. Thusexcellently officered, the record of theorganization was a proud one. Thefunds secured at the lawn ])arty weredisbursed as follows: to the SoldiersAid Society. $125: to the Emmetsin Cuba, Sioo: to the recruits in CampAlger, $50: to needy families, S56: theremainder w-as passed over to theHonorary Corps for work among the 306 WORCESTER IN THE SPANISH Miss Ella A. May E. Delanev. Miss Ansa M. Minnie OCiokman. \( )LUNTEER NIRSES. needy ami < itliciwise. accnrdiiin- to thecorps After tlle return nithe soldiers fnini their eam-paiijn. eerlain ladies of the nienilier-ship joined in xisiting- the invalids andrcportinj; their eon<lition to the Sol-diers Aid and to the Jlonorary masses in behalf of the men whodied, the auxiliary assumed the ex-pense and also attended the services. In their rt-cords the society namesthe parties who were conspicuous fortheir t^nvint, to the cause, and amongthem should he mentioned the Mc
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