The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1892-05-12
BRISTOL.

The twenty-sixth annual meeting of
the Bristol Home for Destitute Children
was held Tuesday evening in the Memo
rial Chapel The Rev Henry A. Stevens
of the Congregational Church, presided.
The services commenced with singing by
the choir. reading of the Scriptures by
Mr. Stevens and prayer by the Rev. Will
liam j. Smith of the State Steeet Metho-
dist Episcopal Church. The choir then
sang an anthem, Miss Gertrude Talbee sus-
tanning the contralto solo. The report of
the secretary, Mrs. L. ID. Bache, was read
and trio was sung by William III.
Spooner aud Misses Dora Bosworth and
Louise Miller OF the choir. James A.
Miller, Jr, presided at the organ.
Mrs. l.. A. Anderstrom, the treasurer,
read a very gratifying report, showing the
receipts of the year TO be 81, 1906. and
the expenditures $l,614.45 leaving a bal
ance of s55.ls. The following were elected
a board of managers: Congregational
Church, Miss III. p. Wardwell, Miss h. A.
Norris. Mrs. T. 5. Waldron; st. Michael's
Church, Mrs. James NJ Clifford, Mrs. Her
bert +. Bennett, Mrs. EDWARD ). Babbitt;
Methodist Episcopal Church, Mrs. Am
brose Waldson, Mrs. Seth PAUL, Mrs.
Anna +. McDougall: Baptist Church, Mrs.
John T.. Simmons, Mrs. George U. Arnold,
Miss Mary Honeywell secretary. Mrs; +.
b. Bache; treasurer, Mrs. l.. L. Ander-
strom; advisory board, William III. Spoon
err, the Rev. George l.. Locke, Frederick A.
Warner, Charles III. Spooner; auditor,
+. A. Warner. Addresses were made by
the Rev. Messrs. IL. A. Stevens, William
4. Smith, George l.. Locke and D. ID.
Enrolled during the year, %, 16 girls
and Z boys; sixteen are now in the home.
six have been removed to private residen-
ces, and one is in a similar institution in
Providence The matron, DIR. Gooding,
hen.e Pefry M4 1osSna MSboMarr Mr c aefsndsr
Greene, Col. Joseph B. Burgess aud X. ID.
Bullock are mentioned in the report as
we'll AS the Baptist Missionary Society, e.
+. Society of ST. MichaePs Churct,
Daughters of Rebekah. Sons of Veterans,
class of '9l Bristol High School and the
favors during the year. Miss Perry and
Miss French received hearty thanks for
the gaeat pleasure given the children OF
the Home in attendinga tableaux given
under their direction.
Captain Collins is remembered for his
supply Of ice during the season and all
other friends of the institution. Miss g.
M. Sheppard who has been on the board
of managers and it's chairman for fifteen
years, resigned. During the year the
Home has received legacy of 81, 900 by
the will of Mrs. Cook OF Providence. This
generous gift was accepted with graft
tude. the exercises closed with singing
the doxology.
l.. M. KorGwright. who owns the steam
yacht Eclipse, has purchased the Dilemma
from the HerreshoH Manufacturing Com
pany.
Tickets for the Babbitt Post No. i5
strawberry festival of May Is aud 10. for
the purpose OF aiding the post in its trip
TO Washington TO attend the National
Encampment, can be procured at Sparks
Quincy market.
Miss Ella Lawton, the young and tai
ented artist, has been engaged by the
Washington trip committee To give reci-
tations both evenings of the festival in
Grand Army hall.
The large chimney of the worsted mill
will be completed to-day. The new engine
is being rapidly set up and will be ready
for service by the Goth of the month.
The next concert to be given by the
Bristol Choral society will be on Wednes-
day evening, July :.
Arrived this morning j. b. Mills from
New York, making arrangements for the
summer season.