The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1892-01-05
POINTS ON PAWTUCKET.
Annual Meeting and Supper of the
Boat Club.
TOWER POSTS INSTALLATION.
business Men Talk About the Need of
City Hospital-A Walk Over for the Re-
pubiicans I'm Yesterdays Election at
Central Falls.

The annusl meeting and first club sup
per of the Pawtucket boat club was held
last evening in Salisbury block, East ave-
nue., with President Sweet in the chair,
and fair attendance. After reading the
records of the preceding meeting "A recess
of few hours was taken and the club sat
down to first-class spread prepared by
Caterer Ravens. The chandeliers and
walls were trimmed with ferns and palms
and two large bouquets OF flowers stood in
the centre Of the tables.
An excellent menu was served, after
which the president Of the club
called upon Frank + Holmes, mem
Der OF the club since its formation,
and at one time probably the best known
oarsman in the country. Mr.. Holmes
made an interesting address, giving IA
resume of the clubs history from the time
OF its starting in 1874 or thereabouts, up
10 the present. AT that time there were
but half dozen men in the club, and they
practiced in an old boat, and kept 1t in
what Is now Cottrells lumber yard. The
first race they entered they were defeated,
but instead of giving up they continued
working, and about the year 1876 won one
or two races, and since then had been un-
commonly successful.
In relation To himself Mr.. Holmes said
that his prominent position as an oars
man was gained by hard work. His sue
cess was as much of surprise to himself
as anyone else, and he was always more
frightened after be had won IA race than
before the contest. 1t was not owing TO
any great strength, as he had rowed with
men much stronger physically than he. IL
was owing to perseverance in the face OF
all discouragements.
Remarks were made by Capt Gill, who
was one of the pioneer members, and Sec
retary Il. +. Crawford. Officers were
elected for the ensuing year as follows
President, A. X. Sweet vice-president, III.
NJ. Horton; secretary, Edward Lothrop;
treasurer, +. l.. Crawford captain, Isaac
Gill lieutenant, Belt Bensley; directors,
Charles T.. Carpenter, Alanson Thayer,
john Ii. Riley. Letters were read from
Walter Simpson, president of the New
England Amateur Rowing Association,
and from Henry w. Garfield, president of
the National Association of Amateur
Oarsmen. The meeting then adjourned.
Tower Post Installation.
A public installation of the ofiicers-elect
of Tower Post, No. IL, G.. A. r., was
given in their hall last evening. A large
number of comrades were present aud
many members of the Sons of Veterans
and Women's Relief Corps. The installa-
tion ceremonies were conducted by Chief
Mastering Officer Charles III. Baker, who
installed the following officers: Post
olNlo =. v. ",
Charles G. Tracy; Jun. V. c., Louis j.
Mattison; quartermaster, John H. Davis;
surgeon, Samuel A. w. Arnold: chaplain,
the Rev. Joseph j. Woolly; officer
of the d"y, j. Frank Sibley; officer
of;rtaSt Of the suSrdli yil;,om Albert A & Butts;
sergeant-major, John S. Maxwell; quar-
termaster sergeant, George +. Young Re-
marks were made by Charles c. Fisher,
the retiring commander: Alonzo L. Pierce,
retiring ad djutant; w. III. Tracy, retiring
sergeant major: Charles Il. Tracy, senior
vice commander; Louis j. Matteson, jun
ior vice commander; B. +. Davis, past
department commander; Charles III. Ba-
ker, chief mastering officer, and John w.
Kenyon, who also read an original poem.
Comrade Edward Tobin read paper
entitled "Whiffs of Smoke" being col
lection of army "reminiscences The meet
Ing then adjourned.
business Mems Association.
The regular monthly meeting of the
Business Mems Association was held last
evening, and Benjamin +. Gardiner was
elected to membership, Some informal
talk was had about the advisability of
having city hospital.
Mrs Elizabeth Rex died of old age at
the residence of her son, Mr.. George Rex,
on Broadway yesterday morning in her
seth year She was the grandmother of
George M. Rex, of the local office of the
Journal.
At the regular monthly meeting of the
Veteran Firemen last evening the report
of the committee on the masquerade was
presented, also a partial report OF the
committee on the purchase of the prop
erty. a number of designations were re-
A. G. White was presented by the associa-
tion with a gold-headed cane, the wood
being taken from the old "hay cart"
Union Division, No. 4, X. of r., held its
regular business meeting last evening
and appointed the following committee
on the union ball and concert: Hazard B.
Sherman, chairman, J. Sanford Davis,
Samuel B. Hyndman, Fred a. Thompson,
George !. Cook.