The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-01-08
EAST PROVIDENCE.

Reliance Lodge, No. 81. ]. o. q. f.,
met last evening. District Deputy Fred
Sharples and his board OF grand officers
were present and installed the following
officers: Noble Grand. Frank +. Buck
lin; vice grand, A. Il. Griswold; record
ing secretary, Fred Il. Gottscnalk; treas
urer, John Wilbur; warden, Charles Il.
Smith; conductor, Clarence q. Reed; out
side sentinel, William Pinkham; inside
seniinel, Harry Davis; right supporter
to noble grand, George Wakefield; left
supporter to noble grand, George Shaw;
right supporter to vice grand, Ewin B.
Lincoln; ieft.supporter to vice grand, A.
{. Cutting; right scene supporter, Charles
Budlong; left scene supporter, Frank W.
Wilbur; chaplain, Herbert II. Perkins.
Visitors were present from a number of
the city lodges. Alter officers had been
installed the company had a fine supper
served.
Last evening the regular meeting OF
Bucklin Post wss held. There was short
business ession, after winch the meeting
was turned over TO Chief Mastering
Officer Joseph +. Means and William l..
| Comrie as officer OF the day, when the
following officers were ins allied: Senior
vice commander, William n. Mc1wiggau;
| junior vice commander, George Il. Curtis;
| quarter master, James Sweetland; surgeon,
| william III. Luther; chaplain, Louis c.
! Whittier; officer of the day, Fred A.
| Burt; officer OF the guard, George III.
| Hunter; qusrtermsster sergeant John
| Work. Past Commander William
! G. Bowen WIS absent on account Of sick
ness After the officers had been installed
/ Louis c. Whittier, chairman OF the enter
tainment committee, was introduced,
when the following program was rend-
cred: Piano duet. Miss Florence and Mr..
Edward Barrett; tenor SOLO, Milton B.
Harden; reading, Miss Eva Corbin;
quartet Miss Grace 4. Corbin, NJ SIS
Florence A. Merrill, Mr.. George Crown
ingshield, Mr.. Milton Il. Harden; piano
SOLO, Edward Jarrett; vocal duet, Miss
Grace Il. CorSin and Miss Florence A.
Merrill; reading. Miss Eva Corbin; vocal
solo, Miss Florence Merrill; violin solo,
Mr. Edward barrett; vocal solo, Miss
Grace +. Ccrbip; vocal solo, Mr. George
Crowningsbield; piano duet, Mr., and Miss
Barrett; singing by quartet, "Good
Night" a collation. was served.
Last evening the Y. z. s. c. T.. of the
United Congregational church held a so
Gil at the house of. Mr.. William Oliver, 81
Taunton avenue. committee was ap
pointed TO assist Miss Scott and MIR.
Brown in the preparation of the reunion
OF the local societies at the church
Jan. 15.
1t is officially announced this morning
that Ernest II. johnson has sent in his
resignation 10 the school committee 10
take effect on Friday, Jan. II. Mr. John
son has been principal of the A. p. Hoyt
grammar school since it was first opeued,
about five years ago. Mr.. johnson has
accepted position as principal OF the
Williams grammar school o. Chelsea,
Mass, at a salary of $1,000 for the first
year. The school is much larger one
than the A. r. Hoyt, there being four
teen rooms in the building with $50 ~
pills. There are large number OF apIli
cants for The position examined by the
Chelsea school committee. By the resig
nation OF Mr.. johnson the town will lose
hard working teacher and one interested
in his rk, both for the school and for
the pupils. There has already been sew
eral applicants for the position to be made
.acant by the resignation and special
m, citing OF he school committee will be
held Friday evening. Jan. IL, to take &C
tion on the matter.
Last evening water pipe burst in the
Leslie block and the water completely
flooded Mrs. Brsard's dry goods store.
running much of her stock.