The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-12-02
EAST PROVIDENCE.
Bucklin Post, G. A. R., Holds an
Important Meeting.
Officers Elected for III. Ensuing Year
Notes About Town.

| No. 20, u. a. H.. was hold last evening
In Grand ARMY ball and IL being the an
nusi election OF oiiicers.tnere was a large
attendance Of comrades. Naiionsl general
orders were read announcing the appoint
ment OF members Of the staff Of the CON-
mander-in-chief. Those from Rhode
Island are MS folit W: Aides dc camp,
Rotert Is. Little, C5urleA q. .Esliou, james
r. Hudson. George EdWard Allen, Ed
mund t.. Prentis OF Providence aud
1homas ii. Ray of East Proviiepce; CON-
mitlee en- fredericksburg Battlefield
NRtiouai lark, Daniel Il. Ballo3; aide on
military. y.instrrctions in public schools,
Charles X. Dennis. Surgeon William n.
Luther was reported upon tho sick list.
lrc guests OF the evenipg were Comrade
Charles v Morgan Of Louis Btll Post No.
5, of Manchester, n. H., and Comrade
George II. Paddock of sloeum Pest. No.
10, OF Providence.
The following officers were elected for
the ensuing year: Commanded, William
ii. Mcfwiggan; Senior vice commander,
Augustus u. ~ilmarth; Junior vice com
rauder, james l.. Sweellsnd; quirter-
master, Franc B.Butts; sUrgeop. homas
hudson; chaplain, Louis G. Whittier;
ctiicer CT the day, Daniel Ii. Cloridge;
officer OF the guard, George II. Hunter:
delegates 10 department encampment,
Frank j. Gladcing. George n. Bliss.
Washington C.Purverr, Augustus ID. VIII
narib, Berja1,in q. Wallen and s:ephei.
c. Moultop; alternatts, George Curti',
warren l.. Ctadee, lhomas Hnnson.
Dauiel ii. Oldridge, EDWARD Hanley and
James Henley. After business hsd teen
set aside smoke talk was engaged in
for short time ana the evening WAS
conclufed with one of Conmissary
rBowen's tine coilat!ens.
AT the regular meeting of Reliance
Lodge, No. "a. !. o. d. r., held / 81 even
ing. the following officers were elected
for tie ensuing year: \. O.. A. Everett
Griswcl5; v. g., Charles smith; psrma-
nent SECRETARY, 4. O., Il. r. Pi'rc9;
treasurer, y. g., John Wilbur; recording
secretary, T.. G., Cyrus L. Gcf.
Yesterday cf;ernoon the ". &. I. L.
heln its regular meeting at the residence
of Mrs. james T. Card. Warren avenue.
The winter work wGs discussed and the
scciety decided to make what new gar
ments they were able TO and repair and
put IN good ccncitioD sIl garments con-
tribUtCd 10 tho society, and then dis
tribEte them anon, the needy poor of
the town.
Monday evening the Willing Workers Of
the Second baptist Charch held their
annual meeting fer birthday offerings.
Miss Mary a. Green, president OF the
Womnn's Baptist tcreign Missionary
Society OF Rhode Island addressed the
children on the SUBJECT OF nome mis-
sionE.
day or two since gentleman picked
up an rpper set Of fil's teeth ana took
taom iotI the s,ore oi "A. Everett Grsi-
wold, whsro they wtit the owner.
Yesterday afternoon Clarence. Wood
was arrested by officer Feggart on war.
rant caorpinc him with revel:ng. Wood
bad peon drinking too freely of cider and
abrsed his wife ana officer Faggart was
cEllo: uTon 10 protect the vile, nd was
obliged to take her to noig ghbor's
ish'ifs NV hHsAuH' IiSdOeu guilty 10
the cherge IN the Seventh District Court
and was ined 80 and costs, which he
piid.
This morning william Emory was be-
fore tha court charged with being
common drunkafd. he rlolded guilty
and was sontenced TO The Stats wcrG.
horso for / months.
Last evening" tue Junior Endvavor
Society gave al crjoyahle entertainment
in the Ulited Congregational Church.