The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-05-27
EAST PROVIDENCE.
Meeting Of School Commlttee--Sev-
eral Enjoyable Entertainments.

The regular monthly meeting OF tho
school COMMITTEES was held last evening
In the Council chamber, all the mem bers
being present. An invitation was accepted
from the principal OF Turner avenue
school tor the Committee to be present
at the memorial exercises at that school
next Thursday afternoon.
IL was decided that the graduating ex-
ercises of the different schools would be
as follows: A. p. Hoyt Grammar, Tuesday
evening, June %; High School, Wednes-
day evening, June "a, ana the Union
Grammar, Thursday evening, June 20.
A communication was received from the
Wide-Awake Repu blicsn Club, asking
that. Miss Ida A. Morgan be appointed
school teacher. The clerk was instructed
to reply that here were not at present any
vacancies in teachers, and therefore the
petition could not be acted upon. Miss
Morgan's name must fret be placed on
the substitute list. request was read
from Miss Nellie III. 0'Leary to be placed
upon the substitute list, but as she is at
present attending the State Normal
School, and has not taught school six
months, as the rules require, no action
could be taken upon her request. A re-
quest from Mr.. George NJ. Bliss TO have
his name placed upon the list OF appli-
cants for evening school teachers was
granted.
Mr.. Pierce moved than the constitution
and bylaws be so amended that the full
board be constituted an auditing com.
mittee, and audit all the bills before being
paid, Instead Of having them paid on the
superintendent's order, as 10 now done.
After discussing the matter.for some time
IT was voted TO lay 1t on 1.-The table until
the next meeting.
An excellent entertainment was given
a.. gft.sx I{et
Church, under the auspices OF the Ballou
Society of that church. The program was
q very enjoyable one.
81. Mary's Chapter, connected with st.
Mary's p. II. Church, had a very success
full festival In Ingraham's Hall last even
ing. The entertainment consisted of
well-performed drama, entitled, "Ihe
follows: Reuben Burton, Russell Rich
mond; Robert Grey, Frank lawson;
Prudence Burton, Emily Richardson;
Patience Burton, Grace Ripley; Addie,
Alice Wareham. Mrs. A. n. Cunningham
presided at the piano. At the conclusion
Of the drama session OF social festivity
was enjoyed.
AT the meeting OF Bucklin Post, No.
90, G. A. r., last evening, national gen.
eral orders No. 8 were read, giving list
of appointments as aide-de-camp on the
commander -in-chief's staff, and other in
formation of interest TO the fraternity.
Comrade Alfred Edwards OF Sedgwick
Post, No. L, OF Norwich, Conn.,, was
guest of the post.
Reliance Lodge, No. "a, l. o. O. f.,
held its regular meeting last evening and
conferred the third degree on one csndi-
date
This morning truant officer Barney
brought a.lad named Edward Richardson
to the police station and a warrant was
executed charging him with being an
habitual truant. The lad is but 13 years
of age and is q very bright boy, but has
already served q term in the reform
school for stealing. He has no father,
and his mother claims that he Is beyond
her control. He was arraigned In the
Seventh District Court and pleaded guilty
to the charge and was sentenced to the
State reform school for two years.
This morning young woman, accom-
panied by another lady and gentleman,
Visited Chief of Police Adams and COM
planned that her husband, Peter Gallon,
2S years of age, had deserted her and gone
away with another woman to Fall River.
The chief will endeavor to fnd the
missing man.
The appointment Of Hon. A. N. Cum
ming ham as postmaster OF East Provi-
dence has been confirmed by the Senate,
and he will assume control OF the Office
June /.