Pawtucket tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 1890-189?, 1893-07-05

Be trampled by tyrsnts N the dust.
Han, glorious land. so great and freei
In the worlds history none like thee.
Varied thy soil; vast thy plains
No other land such wealth contains,
Grand are thy rivers; thy lakes like seas,
Washed b. two oceans. famed by their
breeze;
Bound only by ties of friendship and trade-
Only God such nation made.
Our very air seems charged, imbued,
Weighted and froighted with nationhood.
Wonder may cease; to US all is clear;
Chance gave no birth TO our new world here
The founders are dead, their labors are done,
They lived not In vain-stili speaks Jeffer.
son.
Franklin's vibrations encircle the earth
And II thrills with emotion this day of our
birth.
Slavery is dead. the blue ana the gray
Have closed the grave and moistened the
clay
With tears of anguish. streams OF blood,
Blessing our purified nationhood.
Father. we ask Thee To be our guide.
by Thy chastening rod we are purified.
Guard us. we pray Thee; keep us free,
And teach us ever to trust In Thee.
The quartette then rendered "The Star
Spangled Banner" and Senator Miller OF
Providence was introduced. He reviewed
briefly but logically the character OF the
day and said that II should always be
cherished with pride. He then went
into an elaborate review of the proceed
ing- at Newport and reminded those pres
ent that the plurality law would not
make II any better IL the people were not
determined. In proof OF this he reviewed
the procedure OF an election and showed
conclusiyely that II the people can be
cheated one year they can be cheated and
coerced/ indefinitely unless they assert
themselves emphaticaliy.
The Declaration OF Independence was
next read by Il. f. Rsdikin, and after a
short address by &. J. Farnsworth, Esq,
the literary exercises were brought to
close by patriotic selection by the quar-
tette.
All present then sat down to an elegant
bake prepared by Caterer Havens. Covers
were laid for about 100 people and nearly
all we're taken. =
The shades of evening were coming on
rs this part OF the programme was
finished and display OF firew orks under
the direction of MIR. Curry was then or
dered. The display was given on the lawn
and was enjoyed not only by the party
and guests OF the club but hundreds of
others lined the street In the vicinity and
enjoyed the spectacle.
Thus ended " hat Is proposed to be kept
up as an annual affair hereafter.
Manager Smiths Benefit.
On the eve OF the Fourth Lothrop's
Opera House was packed, notwithstand-
ing that thousands of people desired to be
on the street. The proprietor Of the house,
DIR. Lothrop, may thank his stars that
Manager Smiths benefit did not occur on
any other night. II IL had, the friends of
Mr.. Smith would have surely jamm ed the
house so full az to burst out the walls.
Well may Manager Smit b be proud OF the
affair. Jay Hunts comedy, "My
Best Girl" was admirable and there were
a host of volunteers. Mr.. Hunt and
Laura Deane were at their best and intro
duced several taking songs and Duets,
while Miss Nellie Hancock sang sweet
selections. "Littie Charlotte" Mr.
Hunts bright daughter, rendered several
scenes in marvelously fine manner
The other members of the company,
especially Mr.. Barry, did excellent work
or the local talent who volunteered,
Nose Thornton's shining aggregation
brought down the house; Master Charlie
Farrell gave a humorous recitation splen-
didly, and Albert Vivada gave a reading
very finely. In fact, the e,tire entertain
ment was big success. But the event
OF the evening was the presentation to
Mr.. Smith OF several tokens of friendship
from his patrons. IL occurred during the
second act, and Jay Hunt, pretending to
summoned the manager upon the stage.
MIR. Smith, surprised and perplexed,
responded, and Immediately a beautiful
bouquet was passed up to him over tbs
footlights and Mr.. Hunt made a
happy presentation speech. Mr.. Smith
made a graceful acknowledge and
started to back of the stage but Hunt
ChuBut nlb Dy Tue Coht, anu III from tne
side came an enormous basket OF flowers,
the gift OF Alderman O'Reilly, and amid
the flowers were some costly fixin's, the
gift OF Robert Kendall of the Capital.
This was not all. Lawyer Farms
worth came on the stage and, In a
choicely worded speech, presented TO Mr..
Smith goo diamond stud, bought by his
friends and procured at Duckworth's.
BY this time Mr.. Smith thought he surely
could get away and find time to wonder
where he was at, but no; In came an ele-
CANT writing desk, filled with "utensils, -
the gift OF Kelley d Taylor OF the
"Pickwick." BY this time the popular
manager was too full for uttersnce and he
gracefully backed of the stage amid the
applause OF the big audience. Doring the
comedy Mr.. Hunt and Miss Deane were
the recipients OF palatable presents. Az
ter the curtain fell the manager enter
tanned a number OF people elegantly at
the Benedict House.
The ssrden party.
The grounds at the residence OF James
Murphy presented lovely scene yester-
day, the occasion being the garden party
IN aid OF the Young Mems Catholic Asso-
cistioD I'm the evening the grounds were