The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-05-08
NORTH END NEWS.
Successful Old Folks Concert At
Ruggles Street Church.
TAE NEWS BUREAU.
NogTH END. 426 BRANCH AVENUE
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There was good attendance at the Old
Folks Concert at Ruggles street Primi-
tive Methodist church last evening, and
the concert was one worthy of a very
large audience. The numbers on the pro-
gram were all rendered in very happy
manner, the solos were sweetly sung, the
readings good, and the quaint choruses
manner, and those who arranged the pro-
gram, as well as those taking part, are
well worthy OF congratulations on the
success or what was really very pleasur-
able evening. The order of music was as
follows: ''Should Auide Acquaintance
be Forgot2n Old Folks choir; "Ye Olue
Schoolhouse,n recitation, Uncle Daniel;
quartet, "Sing me the Old Songs To-
night; solo and chorus, "Ye Wayworn
Traveller" Aunty Eveline and choir;
recitation, "Olde Robin and his Wife,"
In Lancashire dialect, Jemima Dobbins;
solo, "Annie Laurie" Roxanna Gram
plan; recitation, "Ameriky's Conver-
by the Sea-" Aunt Betty; solo and
chorus "swinging on Ye Toll Gate"
Aunt Jane; recitation, "Aunt Jemima's
Courtship," Araminty Robbins; solo,
"Sjlver Bells of Memory" Uncle John;
reading, Hezekiah Iittlejohn: chorus,
lola Folks at Home. reading, Wait
'sSometimes I'm Tired" Susan Jane;
reading, Uncle John; solo, at viii Never
Grow Olo." Aunt Avalina; reading and
scene, "Betsy and / Are Out" Uncle
Daniel; "Home, Sweet Home" final
chorus by she choir. Aunt Dinsh played
the box OF whistles.
One of the prettiest and best conducted
dancing parties ever held on Smith Hill
was the leap year social conducted by the
Ladies Club of the Brotherhood OF Rail-
read -THaiHmeH,- held at -MeswaHsieat
Hall, Gladstone avenue, last evening.
The brotherhood has had many very
pleasant gatherings which the ladies' in
many ways graced, but none OF the gath
erings were quite as happy and as thor
oughly enjoy hle as was the one at which
the ladies assumed full charge. The club,
which is composed of the wives and
to- be wives OF an earnest and most useful
class of workers decided that the occasion
should be ore that no friend OF the
organ ization could fail TO take the high
est possible pride in, and the committees
in charge made all the clubs guests
rather desire that all years were lenp
years. They might even give women the
right to vote il all other departments
were governed, as there was strong evil
dence The social part OF it would be, at
least IL all tie ladies were like the club
members.
The grand march was led by general
floor director Mrs. w. S. Grout and MIR.
Grout and about 100 couples went through
its graceful figures and danced the is
very choicely arranged dences OF the
evening for which the Alpine Orchestra,
Ned Young, pfompter, furnished excel
lent music. Mrs. Grout was assisted in
the performance of her duties by assist
ant fioor director Mrs. W. A. Aldrich and
the aids, who were Mrs. l.. o. Roy, Mrs.
G.. Keefe, Mrs. Edward Spinney, Mrs. Ed
ward Lamont and Miss Mary Lamont.
TIE committee of arrangements were
Mrs. &. B. Cofirsn and Mrs. L. W. Gushee.
A very neat compliment was paid Rev.
DR.. Doran, iormer chaplin Of the. Second
Regiment, X. J. NJ, last evening, when
large number of the militia boys came up
from down town TO attend the May fcs-
tival of his church. They made fine
street parade TO the hall and left substan-
tial proof of their devotion to their form
er chaplain With that gentleman.
A bad cavern on Danforth street was
discov, red by the police last night and
reported 10 the city hIg hway department.
There is O continued dullness Of trade
noted in many OF the manufacturing es'
Ia blishments In this section of the city
and local merchants report the effect on
business to be very noticeable.
Columbus Lodge, A. o. u, held large
attended and important meeting last ey-
ening. Three propositions for member
ship were consider, ard largo amount
of routine business transacted, after
which remarks we're made ty Grard su-
pervisor j. j. Devenisb, Joseph W. Car
yer and Oieyseer George B. Johnson.
The cottage prayer meeting connected
with the Ashury Memorial NJ. r.. Church
will be held at The home OF Brother Miles
Lee, Is Pratt street, this evening, at
Z as p. IN. Brother James Wolstenholme
will lead the u Getting. The public are
most cordislly invited tc be present at
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