The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-12-23
EAST PROVIDENCE
Bucklin Post, OF the Grand Army,
Holds a Meeting.
Wheelmen Hold an Enjoyable Bell Want
PoslOffice Changed.

Last evening the regular meeting o
BucKlin Post, No. 20, q. A. r., was held
In Grand Army hall, and was Rttended by
an unusually large number Of comrades.
Department General Orders No. 10, re-
lating to the installation of officers, and
the observance of Flag Day, at the public
schools, which occurs on the anniversary
OF the birth Of President A prsham Lin
coin, Feb. IL, was read. The installation
Of Bucklin Post officers will be Tuesday
evening, Jan. 8, 1897, by Assistant Must
tering Officer l.. j. Matteson. William
LsYaley. late private Company H.,
Ssconc Massac husetts Heavy Artillery and
Caleb viii Jams, late private in Company
Il, Third Rhode Island Heavy Artillery,
were elected TO mem mbership and mustered
iu as comrades of the Grand Army. An
invitstion wss received and accepted to
attend the installation OF officers of Buck
lin Relief Corp, Ho.9, Thursday ever ing,
Jan. z, 1897. During the portion of the
evening devoted to the good OF the order,
Judge George N. Bliss read a very inter-
esting account Of the battle Of bonneville
from the Personal Memoirs of General
p. II. Sheridan. At the close of the
meeting a collstion wis served by Com
missary Andrew Bowen.
Last evening the first grano ball Of the
East Providence wheelmen, was given in
the new town hall, and was a most enjoy
able occasion; there were a bout 100 couples
in the grand march, which was led by
Mr.. Horace westherby and his sister,
Miss velona Westherby. The hall was
very pretiily decorated, one of the fea-
turss being a whis, room arranged in one
corner Of the ball, and separated from
the main room by pretty drsperiFs. The
order OF dances contsiped 22 numbers,
which were danced TO the music Of Wang
hans orchestra, with Frank Vaughan ss
prompter. There were visitors from the
Rhode leland Wheelmen, the Nnrragan.
sets, .he Elmwoods, Lskesidss, Paw
tuckets, and last, but by 90 means least,
quite delegation from tho Ludies Cro-
sendo Club Of Proviience. The refresh
ments were furnished b. Caterer j. II.
Altbans of Providence. The following
are the committee TO whom is due the
remarkable success of the boys stirst
grand ball Committee of arrangements,
Benjamin e. Austin, chairman;
Horace Westherbv, secretary; john
Mcpherson, treasurer; floor director.
George Fuller; assistant floor dirootor,
Edmund Cnle; aids. Walter W. Chsmplin,
Davis W. Ricb. Chester Butts, Fred Go1,
AL Carlos; reception committee, walter
III. Griswold, cbsirman; II. A. Doneld,
John B. Carpenter, IL. Victor Vunet,
Harry Woodbine, Howard Hanna; refresh
meuts, Ralph Chace, Sephen Rich.
Yesterday case OF scarlet fever in
to Beaith ON Ger Mason B. Wood. 1t is
not Of a orious type and has been inso-
lated uy Mr.. Wood.
A petition is in circulation asking that
the posloffice be changed from its present
location on Warren avenue TO the Leslie
Block on Isupton avenue. and Ii is also
reported that q counter petition is being
circulated by the business men of the
town to have 1. remain where it is. III the
location should be changed 1t would un-
doubtedly raiss howl Of protest that
could be heard in Pswtucket. Tee brsi-
ness portion of the town is within n
radius Of 1000 feet of the present location
of the Office, and to these men the
prompt delivery Of a letter. often times
means great deal, and with the many
msiIs that arrive IL would lie a serious in
TO locate the office a half
mile or more from the business portion
of tho town. 1t Is understood that Post
master Hayward wss in town yesterday
looking over the ground. IL IL quite
p obable that the o:iice will still continue
~ do business at the same ola stand
Town Clerk George Il. Hunter, is at
North Swansea, Mass, todAy. TO attend
the fune;al Of his grand father, Daniel
Ormsbes.