The evening tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 189?-190?, 1896-12-30
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Democratic City Committee.
The Democratic City Committee met last
evening and transacted considerable busi-
ness left over from the last election. Sew
eral bills were presented and ordered paid.
A naturalization meeting will be held to-
night and tomorrow night under the
auspices of the club. 1t is the desire of
the committee that all citizens, who are
about to take out their papers, will attend
this meeting, in order that their names
may be entered upon the registry lists.
The papers can be filled out at later date.
II the names are not on the registry lists
before Friday morning they will have to
wait until next year before they can vote
Watch Meeting.
A watch meeting will be held tomorrow
night at the Broad street Baptist Church
from 8 until IL o'clock. From 8 to o'clock
a prayer meeting will be held, from to 10
O'Clock, preaching by Rev. II. B. Hutchins;
from 10 to IL O'Clock the meeting will be
in charge of the Christian Endeavor; from
IL to II O'Clock there will be an experience
meeting. The regular choir will render
special selections during the services.
Friday evening Rev. George p. Perry will
deliver a lecture in the vestry OF the
church. The musical program will consist
of selections by Miss Eva Russell and Miss
Emeline:: Sproats, sopranos; Miss Scott,
contralto; Miss Harriet Anderson, vio-
linist.
Alpha Clubs Banquet.
. The annual banquet of the Alpha Club
will take place at the Benedict House,
Pswtucket, ON the evening of January /.
Uusually the banquet Is held Dec. OF
each year, but this year It was postponed
on account of the out-of-town members.
Seven or eight years ago the Alpha Club
was one of the most popular clubs in this
vicinity, their annual balls being the So
ciety event of the town of Lincoln. The
original membership was 80, and upon the
disbandment of the club, three years ago,
Is of the members formed themselves into
an Alpha Club Alumni, and determined to
hold banquet once year in order to
keep alive the pleasant remembrance of
past associations.
These annual banquets are strictly pri-
vate, not an outsider being allowed to be
present. Two of the members, Ernest
Brown of New York city, and Arthur
the CITY tomorrow to participate in the
festivities of the occasion, and judging
from the preparations already under way,
the third annual banquet will be one of
the most successful in the history OF the
club.
A Great Record.
l.. Dolan of Washington street entered
eight handsome white Plymouth Rocks at
the Rhode Island poultry show, which was
held last week in Westerly, and took about
all the leading prizes. Out OF eight en- :
tries he took seven first prizes. The field
was one of the largest. held in that vicinity
for a number of years, more than 90 birds
contesting for the honors. Mr.. Dolan has
birds entered at present in the New
York poultry show, and the latter part OF
next month he will send a number to the
Boston poultry show.
Blackstone Assembly, II. s. G.F.
Blackstone Assembly, Royal Society Of
Good Fellows, elected the following OFF,
GERS for the ensuing year: President, John
II. Barnwell Instructor, James Kirwan;
Recording Secretary, Oscar X. Wright;
Financial Secretary, John F. Quinn; Treas
urer, w. II. Gilluly; Past Ruler, d. W..
Battey; Prelate, p. p. Walsh; Inside
Guard, Patrick Horan; Outside Guard,
James T. Rice. William II. Gilluley and
John F. Quinn were appointed COM
mittee to secure Valleley's hall for future
meetings of the Assembly.
BaIlou Post.
The regular meeting of Ballou Post was
held last evening at Grand Army head
quarters. A letter was received from Com
rade Payne of Greenville, thanking them
for the present of generous purse. Com
rade Payne is laid up at the present time
with a broken leg. A petition was re-
ceived asking the post to endorse the cam
didacy of Gen. John A. Pickler of South
Dakota for the position of Pension Com
upon the table until the next meeting.
resolutions Ina memory of the late w. o.
Brown.
Election Of Omcers.
st. Joseph's society connected with
Notre Dame Church held their annual elec-
tion of officers last night, with the follow
ing result: President, julius Duquette;
Vice President, Adelarde Rousseau; FL
nancial Secretary, Archie Jsrry; Assistant
Secretary, Adelarde Derry; Spiritual Di.
rector, Rev. FIR. Mongenais.
Nut Cracking Party.
The Junior League, connected with the
Embury M. T.. Church, will hold a nut
cracking party in the vestry Of the church
New Years afternoon. This kind of an
entertainment Is somewhat Of Q novelty,
and the children no doubt will have .