The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1892-05-18
REPUBLICAN WOMEN.
An East Greenwich Branch OF the
Rhode Island Association.
THE MOVEMENT UNDER WAY.
A Meeting Called Mt the Residence Of
Mrs. Thomas w. Chsce and an Organ
ixation Efected-Other Branches In
Contempistion-work and Plans.
HENRY A. sTEARNs OF LINCOLN,
Second Delegate.

The first local branch of the newly-or-
xanized Rhode Island Women's Republi-
can Association was formed In East
Greenwich yesterday at a meeting called
at the residence Of Mrs. Thomas w.
Chace. secretary of the Women's National
Republican Committee.
Mrs. Chace. in calling the meeting o
order. gave the ladies present. some ac-
count OF the the. Work pIas;a aaccompdisnea oy WON
task of organization was not begun, she
said, until the summer of 'SS, was well
advanced, but in spite OF the short time
allowed for preparation, under the lead
of Mrs. j. Ellen Foster of Iowa much
was accomplished, SO much, indeed, that
this year It was proposed to start earlier
and to make the organization permanent
30 far as possible.
Mrs. Chace spoke of the earnestness and
enthusiasm displayed by the women of
the West. and OF the doubt that had been
felt whether Eastern women would re-
spond as readily. A letter from Mrs
Ovington OF Iowa, who acted as Mrs
Fosters secretary in 1888, and from the
New York headquarters Of the Women's
National Republican Committee sent lit
erature all over the country, was read to
the gathering, with its congratulations
on the beginning that had been made in
Rhode Island.
Mrs Chace then introduced Mrs. +. p.
Heaton Of the PROVIDENCE NEWS as the
president OF the State association. Mrs
Heaton made a plea for the study and the
intelligent discussion Of political ques-
tions In the home; for a broader and
more Intelligent interest on the
tional concern, aud for the education
of children in patriotism, devotion to
country aud such sense OF obligation in
things political as should train the future
voter, even in the nursery, and go some
distance towards curing the Indifferent
ism which curses SO large proportion OF
the young men OF the day.
Mrs Heaton spoke of the interest Of
wage-earning women in the tariff rs iden-
tical with that OF wage-earning men, and
gave the results of some personal investi-
cation of the condition of workingwomen
under free trade in Great Britain. Her
argument was that the home woman
must feel upon her shoulders some re-
sponsibility for using her influence to
promote the interests of the home and to
maintain those conditions which make
American home life possible; the tariff
which secures the wage rate which makes
the American wage-earner's home the
most comfortable on earth could not be
indifferent to the presiding genius of that
home.
1t was unanimously voted that an East
Greenwich branch OF the Rhode Island
Republican Women's Association be or
Ranized and the constitution of the parent
society was adopted as that Of the branch
with necessary notifications. A nomi-
mating committee reported the names
of Mrs. Louis Bateman aud Miss
Anna Holland for president and
secretary-treasurer respectively, and
they received unanimous elections.
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of work and future meetings, the gather
ing adjourned, having first appointed a
committee of three to receive names of
Republican women in the town as men,
bers.
The second local branch will be organ
lied in the second ward OF this city on
Saturday and the third in Pontiac next
week Tuesday. Branches in Pawtucket
and Woonsocket are things Of the near
future.
Business Men Meet.
The last regular meeting of the Bus-
ness Mems Association was held last
Tuesday night, and at that time the
president expressed desire that special
meeting might be held week later for
the committee on electric lights, appoint
ed at the financial town meeting last
August, and decide whether the associa-
tion would pay for having that report
printed and distributed.
Accordingly special meeting was held
last night. There were twenty members
present. George ;. Fidler was chosen
secretary pro tenn. Gen. Thomas w.
Chace, chairman of the committee to pro-
cure n Congressional appropriation to inn
prove Greenwich harbor, reported that
our harbor had been listed for investiga-
tion by the Secretary of the Treasury.
Mr.. Thornley, then began the reading
Of the report OF the committee of electric
lighting 1t was quite long aud exhaust
i've, and showed much labor on the part
OF the committee in securing and collat-
Ing facts and figures, and set forth, among
other things, the following: Percentage
of tax paid by the various cities and
pH; Newport, 9lS; Pawtucket, s; Woon-
socket. IL Westerly, So; East Provi-
dence, z; Bristol. .; East Greenwich, 25
(Which the committee believes TO be the
largest percentage paid by any town in
the United States).
IL expresses the opinion that the town
can supply its own lights for less money
than IL can buy them. Twenty-four cities
and towns with which the committee has
corresponded, own their own plants and
their lights cost from $t00 each down to
e24. The average cost In all these cities
and towns is $4s per light.
The following propositions for Install
Ing plant had been received from the
various electric supply companies, and
with one exception included engines and
boilers. one hfty-arc light dynamo, one
40 incandescent dynamo and other neces-
sary apparatus. The first proposition
was ol4, ls5 second, sl4,6oo third. sl4.s