The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1894-11-09

let Observation with extensive view,
Survey mankind from China TO Peru:
Remark each anxious toll. each eager strife.
And watch the busy scenes of crowded life"
Major Frank Harcourt, inspector OF
rifle practice. wears his military overcoat
lined with the skins of the obijivaw, q
small but ierocious animal remotely related
10 the gisscutus, and native to India. IL
took he skins OF rs of the lit tie animals
TO make the lining for Major Harcourt's
oyercoat and the major shot them all him
self when in India. They make the coat
nice and warm in the severest weather.
The Observer being Republican resi-
dent in Ward A, dutifuily attended Ward
as caucus last evening and now he is par
ticula ly glad he did.
tie witnessed and participated in an
immensely interesting scene which, he is
sure, he would have found interestingly
described in the only morning paper in
Provid nee ii the only m. p. had had re-
porter present instead OF depending on
the policeman On the beat to furnish the
news IN exchange for cigars.
The Observer wouldn't have missed it
for anything. Neither would the o. IN. p.
IL IL could have surmised what would
have happened.
But away with moralizing. :
When the town woke up this morning it
learned, il it read the o. m. d. very closely,
that the Fourth Ward had nominated a
woman for member OF the school COM
mittee.
This is not altogether unique, though 1t
10 unique enough. Mrs. Anna Il. Aldrich
is now the school committee from the
Second Ward having been originally from
the gallant Fourth, which ward, the
Observer believes, has the distinction of
first opening its doors TO woman so far as
the law allowed it. l believe there has
been another, too, although Mrs. Aldrich
is now the only woman on the board.
But the Fourth Ward caucus did the
graceful act gracefully last evening. The
caucus simply stampeded itself for Mrs.
Joseph IA. Kendrick as their candidate
for school committee.
AT the start a lively contest was on foot
between the city committee who put up
William Il. Wall for school committee and
the friends of DIR. Harvey and the motion
that presented Mrs. Hendricks name to
the caucus came like the symbolic dove OF
peace to drop an olive branch with a dull
thud on the impending situation.
There was general sense of pause over
the cBucus uud theu 6rn. w ffsuu, who al
ways Is ready to say the right thing In the
right place and say it with tremulous
pleading IN his voice that makes your heart
melt and run his way" rose to his feet" as
a Journal reporter would describe the act,
and said tnat he trusted that the nomina-
tion of Mrs. Kendrick would be made
unanimous.
There was only one thing to be done in
the premises and every body did it. Why
contest over the claim of anybody else
when here was n woman so prominently
fitted for the position that her claims won
instant recog gnition.
Well, Mr.. Prentiss promptly Withdrew
the city committee candidate and said
that if the city committee wasn't disposed
to sustain him he'd resign. But the city
committee was all right. Then DIR. Har-
vey did some "rose to mis- feet" himself,
and allowed that he would cheerfully re-
tire in favor of Mrs. kendrick wnom,
he understood, had been herself for 20
years a school teacher, and he was conf
dent no ward could rival the Fourth in
its representation IL she were nominated.
or course Mrs. Kendrick was enthusi-
astically nominated, and Colonel Joseph
H., who was chairman OF the caucus, ex-
pressed the proper appreciation on behalf
of his wife, and for himself allowed that
he would try to spare her to those duties
which would be demanded, and to which
he was confident she would give the most
interested and loyal service.
Invitations to exhibit at the 51st annual
exhibition of oil paintings at the Boston
Art Club were received by some of the
Providence artists this week.
SWEET SIXTEEN-Do not offer to sheke
hands With veteran who has lost bSth
arms in the war.
Il. u. D-Q) When young man makes
an offer OF marriage he Is not usually
supposed TO know what he Is saying but
he may mean it. (2) "Oh George! This
is so sudden!" is the usual form.
q. Kin introducing two people II is
customary to mention their names.