Pawtucket tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 1890-189?, 1892-09-26
COLUMBUS FESTIVAL.
More Arrangements Com
pIeted Yesterday.
COMMITTEES APPOINTED.
All Indications Point to a Tremendous
Parade In Providence.

Over fve hundred Of the representative
men of St. Mary's parish were present
yesterday afternoon at the adjourned
meeting In st. Mary's school hall TO make
further preparations for the parade on the
evening of October 2lst, which will be
held In Providence, In honor of Christie
pher Columbus.
Chairman Meagher presided and the
minutes of the last meeting were read by
Secretary O'Brien. The committee to
form ulate plan for participation In the
parade reported through John r. DON
nelly, secretary. They recommended the
cutting up OF the parish into twelve sec
tions and to have two captains named In
each to organize their commands and get
them to the places Of rendezvous for the
Chief Marshal TO take charge. This was
agreed to, and the following Captains
were chosen for the several sections:
Mineral Spring avenue to the railroad,
Daniel r. Mullen and John McGreary;
Lonsdale avenue, Edward Hanlon and
John McCaffrey; Fenner, Centre and
Weeden streets, Thomas Marian and John
| O'Donnelli Merrick street, Patrick Cur
ley and Charles Sexton, Harrison and
Capital streets, John McKitchen, Jr., and
John Degnan; Randall, Garden and Pine
streets, Patrick Dufiy and Hugh J. Clark
! Dunnell avenue and Knowles streets,
Martin Clear and Joseph r. Carney;
George street and iPawtucket avenue,
Robert j. Casey and Daniel r. Harold;
East avenue, William McCaughey and
Daniel Lennon; North Main street, Tim
othy Butler and NJ. J. Gibbons: Conant
section, Thomas Moran and Thomas Per-
kins.
1t was then voted to proceed to the cleo
tion OF chief marshal for the parish, and
James Murphy OF Pine street was nomi-
Dated and elected unanimously.
Mr.. Murphy being present accepted tho
compliment In neat speech, and prom
ised to use his best efforts to make 1t sue
cesful.
Those intending to take part In the line
are requested to wear dark clothes as
much as possible and dark hats with
white gloves. The committee has already
placed an order for 500 torches and capes,
and as soon as the several captains obtain
their estimates another order will be
placed, II necessary.
The meeting then adjourned for one
week
The Sacred Heart Parish.
There were over three hundred men of
the Sacred Heart parish assembled In the
basement of the church at 7:SO o'clock last
evening, 1t being the second meeting to
arrange for Columbus day.
| Thomas Flanagan presided and Peter
Casey was secretary. The committee ap-
pointed at the last meeting to make ar
rangements for the celebration made a
partial report. ii was voted to hire a
band and the committee was given power
to do SO.
Martin f. Morjarty was elected chief
marshal and was given power to appoint
all officers necessary. II was voted to
meet Wednesday evening In the basement
of the church for drill.
| Remarks were made by many OF the
gentlemen, and 1t is expected that fully
six hundred men from the Sacred Heart
parish will be In line.
81. Josepeh's Parish.
The men of Bt. Joseph's parish met in
Celtic Hall last evening and there were
four hundred In the hall when Rev.
ii. II. Kiuuerney called to order at 8
O'Clock.
He made very interesting address and
extolled Columbus and the discovery of
America by the great explorer. 1t was
a brief sketch of his life and death. The
reverend gentleman asked the people of
the parish to assist in making the cele-
bration success.
| Mayor Carroll was elect ed Chairman
and In a short speech thanked the men
for the honor and hoped the men
would turn out In such numbers
that st. Joseph's PARISH would be second
to none.
Councilman Edward McDur was elected
secretary. Captain Francis Conlon asked
for information concerning the celebra-
tion and ex Councilman Bernard T.
Lennon of the parish delegation answered
stating what the celebration would con-
sist of.
The following gentlemen were appoint
ed an executive committee: Mayor Hugh
j. Carroll, Alderman James II. Wintor,
ex Councilman Bernard T. Lon non, ex-
Alderman Edward Smith, exCounoilmsn
Edward McCaughey and Captain Francis
Conlon. Rev. II. r. Kinnerney to act ex-
oficio.
The following gentlemen were appoint
cd an enrolling committee to secure the
names OF those W wbo will turn out on Oct.
21st: Patrick keenan,, Dennis A. Nc
Elroy, Michael Nolan, r. J. McCaughey,
Hugh Mcdonald, c. X. Reynolds, M. W.
Burns, Patrick Murphy, James o'Brien,
T. II. McElroy, Hugh McKenna, Frank
Burns, 3. w. Fallon, James CoDlon,
Francis f. Mcvey, James Higgins,
Thomas Hand, Jr., stephen Hughes, Pat
rick Keough, Jr., and Thomas Cullen.
The meeting adjourned until Sunday
night at $50 In the basement OF the
church. The enrolment committee will
meet In Gel ic Hall Tuesday evening.
Dentistry
| In all IT. branches at DIR. l.. A. Will