The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1893-06-17
AS IN A LOOKING CLASS.
The Doings, Sayings. Happenings dno
Sights of a Day in the City.

was crowded with good things, was the
debate on the resolve, "Thit the Geary
was taken nv e. MeCrllis, 1913, e. C.
Sfudley. f., '93; negative, b. K. Whiting,
'94. c.. w. A. Scott, c., '93 Ihe judges
were Msssrs., Andersoo. Aldrlch and
nounced that the nsgative side had won
The officers OF the society are: Presi-
dent. Arthur M. Allen, '93 O.; vice-presi-
dent, Howard Metcalf. '93 c.; secretary
and treasurer. Borden ID. Whiting, '94 G..
committee of arrangem ,nts, Wilbur A.
scott, '93 c., Howard Is. GorhaIn. '94 e.:
Eord.n d., Whiting, '94 c.; George II.
There is feature of Providence street
lie that Is really unique but which by
long association seems to the natives to
be nothing at all unfamiliar. 1t requires
the nice discrimination of ANEW Yorker
or the asthetic insight of Bostonian to
notice these peculiar features. Until re-
Gently that institution known TO Us as
lunch wagons" was indigenous to Pro
violence, but uow the progressive New
Workers have imported it TO that city,
and 1t struck the Manhattans as being
30 funDy tnat the great dailies devoted
much space to the description and ety.
moiogy OF the rara avis. They are as
much OF curiosity to the Gotharites rs
Baby Roger was 70 the people of this
city--we say "was" because now that We
have pure hased and own the baby we
consider him passee. az a sensation,
though not as an Institution. The first
lunch cart that ever appeared was that
OF Walter Scott's, who us ID TO take up a
position just In front OF the old Journal
Office. He did thriving business and
soon hsd carts In var. portions OF the
city. Other competitors sprang up an |
We'd with each other to have the best
equipped cart, and as result the city Is
W lined with these havens for the hun
cry. Other cities beside Providence
have taken up the idea and now might
Lunch Wagons" may be found in almost
lunch, but they can't steal our shore
clam-uakes.
An adjourned meeting of the joint
committee. composed OF committees Of
the board Of trade. the Rhode Island
Business Mems association, the Advance
club. the Traders and Builders exchange,
and the Olneyville Business Mems asso-
citation, with the citizens that have been
added thereto, is called for Monday
evening, June 10, at 8 o'clock, at the
rooms of the Advance club, AZ West
minister street, (old number 26). AS the
subject to be considered Is Of vital i'm
portance to the success Of the uudertax-
ing which the joint committee has in
hand, IL is most earnestly requested that
ever morn Der be present. There Is no
reason why the movement TO send a
representative OF the city to the exposi-
tion shall not 20 81 10 success IL tie
members of the committee will kindly
exert themselves this week TO add su0-
scr. .bers to the fund. The present list
which has been secured bv three or four
individuals without organized effort,
already amounts To four thousand dol
lars, and 1t includes many of the fore
most business men Of the city. Ii o ly
two or three thousand dollars more can
be added, thorpa ghly credltabie WORK
can be done along the lines originally
designed. And. moreover, With the sue
cess assure OF this first effort for Coz
operation among our-business clubs, 1t
will be practicable hereafter to organize,
upon the plau OF this joint committee. a
sort OF permanent congress OF clubs,
onlch shalt constitute a most efficieuI
city improvement society Tor Tie ad-
vancemelt OF auy other movement that
may be devised for the benefit Of the
city.