The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-02-24
EAST PROVIDENCE.
Bucklin Post, G. A. R., Holds an
Interesting Meeting.
A Birthday Celebration-General Gossip
About Town.

Last evening o very interesting meeting
was helo by Bucxlin Post No. 20, q. A.
X. at which Senior Vice Commander
Augustus ID. WiImsrtb who has been abb
sent several weeks on account OF q serious
illness was able to be present and recei We
the congrsta talations Of his comrades for
his recovery. An invitation was received
from Rev. L. z. Ferris, pastor of New
man Congregational Church to attend
services at that church Memorial Sun
day morning, and the post accepted the
invitation. A committee was appointed
to make sll necessary arrangements for
the proposed trip OF the Post to Boston
next month, to attend the annual ban
quiet to bs given by Csrles Russell Lowell
Post No. OF tnat city TO which Bucklin
Post has accepted su invitation. The
committee CONSISTS of p. g. David s.
Ray, l.. c. Ii. J. Pickersgill, j. v. james
l.. Sweetlsnd, y. L. Orlsnd Freeborn,
and p. L. Jessie B. Lincoln. Under the
portion Of the evening devoted to the
good of the order, +. Z. David 8. Ray,
read en- address Of General G. A. Custer
to the Sd Cavalry Division under his COM
msnd auring the civil war, the address
being a coDgrstulatory general order to
them after the battle OF Cedar Creek, Oc-
tober 8, 1864. lie also read General
Custer's farewell address to his csvaI Try
troops, the Sd cavalry division issued
April 9, 1866, at Appomsttox Court House,
Virginia, Comrade Ray also read the first
general orders of Gensral John Pope, is
sued when he took command Of the army
of Virgins, July IA, 1852. A short time
was then spent in personal "reminiscences
related by the comrades, and the meeting
adjourned.
Reliance Lodge No. "a, ]. o. y. f.,
have for some time bad under consioera-
tion the question of how they can make
their meetings moro interesting fer the
members, and recently committee was
appointed for that purpose and they think
they have devised a plan by which the
desired object can be accomplished. Last
evenings nesting was the tins set for
the experiment, and it was q perfect suc-
cess. A brief business meeting was held
at which one new member was eIscted
and then the evening was given into the
hands OF the committee. Cigars were
passed among the mem bers and there was
begun what the COMMITTEES called smoke
entertai ument. A short but excellent pro.
grsmme wss furnished. The balance OF
the EVENING" was devoted to whist.
Yesterday afternoon Master Albert q.
II ~ II
ter, entertained .about a score Of his
schoolmates ut the residence of bic
parents on Mary avenue, the occasion be-
ing his fourth birthday.
Yesterday afternoon the watchemokst
W. e. L. u, held a meeting at the resi-
dence of Mrs. William Cnace, Prospect
street. There was a good attendance and
much interest manifested. Mrs. +. Simon
Hunt, who has been passing several
months in Minnesots, and has recently
returned, gave an interesting account Of
The work OF the w. 9. I. u, In the west,
and from her observations she regarded
the work in the east considerably in ad-
vance of the west. A general debate was
then INDUCED In.
Monday afternoon Master Arnold Blake
Curtis, celebrated bis fifth birthday at
his .uncle's residence, 2lO Waterman
avenue.
Yesterday the A. p. Hoyt Grammar
school was closed to allow the teachers to
make their regular visitation to other
schools.
Mr.. Perry Butts, who has been confined
to bis home nearly fortnight with
severe attack of the grip, was abs to be
out short time yesterday.
MIR. George S. Deaue, Jr., son OF Presi-
dent of the school committee, George 8.
Despe. who has been seriously III for q
long time with grip. pleurisy and typhoid
fever Is recovering from his illness and IL
there are no new Developments bis pbysi-
clan looks now for complete recovery.
Richard Mowry died on Monday az his
residence on Pawtucket avenue, East
Providence. He was in the 9Sth year OF
bis age. He was supposed TO be the old
est person OF the town. He was born In
the town of snithHeld, and was the son
of the late David Mowry. There were
eight brothers snd sisters, oil OF whom
had long lives. MIR. Mowry was the last
surviving mem Der Of the family. lie lived
in Smithfield quite number Of years and
then became q sailor. and later on resided
in Providence. lie has been q resident of
East Providence 46 years. tits funeral
took place this afternoon. Rev. s.. :. Bsr-
ney ofiiciaied. The bearers were Daniel
Medbury, Henry J. Pickorsgill, John A.
wood and George Brown. The remains
we're eptombed at the cemetery st Rum