The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-09-14
EAST PROVIDENCE.
The New Social Club Elects Officers
and ADOPTS a Name.

The new club which has been
formed by number of business men oil
this town. held meeting for the purpose
OF completing the organization SATURDAY
evening, at the club house corner of Broad
way and Waterman avenue. The name
adopted for the OF ganization is the Broad
way Quarter Century Club, and Is so
named, because no person can be ellRlble
To membership until he has arrived nt
quarter of century in age.
Ihe club starts out with membership
of twenty five, Others are ready TO JOIN
it, Ii is antagonistic TO 10 organization
in town. and is formed for the sole pur-
pose of social cultivation. The oincers
elected for the ensuing year are AZ ioi-
lows: President. William X. Kendall;
first vice president, Charles III. Angel "a
vice president, Benjamin wilson;
secretary. Francis Is. Butts; treasurer,
William w Morgan; executive commlttee
Edwin B. Lincoln, George X Macleod,
Il. Fred Gottschalk. Herbert X. Horton.
The building secured for club house has
been prettily furnished and has been
supplied throughout with electric lights.
Yesterday afternoon coal team
belonging to Doe * Little of Providence
was passing through First street. In TINS
town. Officer Iaggart noti led that one ot
the horses was very Ill and ordered the
driver to stop, which he did. Shortly
alterward the horse, which was Valu-
able one. died.
State Detective Hedges of Massachusetts
would very mucn like TO be made
acquainted with the whereabouts OF
Joseph Corbett ON the charge OF breaking
and entering the residence of the ArIne-
nian, Azumanian, in Seekonk. The detec-
tive seems To be of the opinion that he Is
hiding in Pawtuckot or Central Fails, or
perhaps even East Providence.
A new fifteen-.nch sewer Is being bCilt
on Valley street To connect with the
Taunton avenue sewer. This Is In addl-
ton To the ten-inch sewer already In
Valley street which was found To he In
sufficient to take cars OF the water during
very heavy rains.
The regular monthly meeting OF the
Woman's Missionary Society was held In
the vestry of the Second Baptist church
last evening. Devotional opening eXer-
cises were conducted by the president,
Mis- A. T.. Rhodes. A paper on the lie
and work of Robert Moffat, and English
missionary in South Africa. was read by
Miss Emma Read. A communication was
received from Mrs. Allen, director OF the
Foreign Missionary Society of the War
rem Association, requesting contribution
of $40 from the East Providence Society.
The meeting then adjourned.
A meeting of the Watchemoket Engine
last evening. ana the committee who
have had in charge tho repairing OF the
engine reported that they had done all In
their power TO make the engine what 10
should be. ana said nothing more could
be done without an expert. The COM
mittee was discharged and new COM
mittee appointed, consisting OF Peter
Burke. Samuel Wilmarth and William
Falkner, with power to secure the scr
vices of an expert and have the machine
thoroughly Inspected, and report the
matter with COST of repairs. II deemed
advisable 20 make them. at tho next
meeting and il not considered advisable
to repair the old machine, the company
will consider the matter Of purchasing
a new one.
Yesterday Ephriam W. Braley of Adams
dale, Mass, was arrested at that place
by Constable James Doran for stealing
horse wagon and harness. from Robert
Gibson of Riverside, the I'd of last No
vember Braley hired the team of Glib
son To take a load Of lumber from River
side 20 Adamsdnle, ana then forgot To
return the team. Sometime last spring
Gibson recovered the wagon, but the
horse and harness have never been re-
covered.
Braley had little son with him who is
but five years old, and who has accom-
panied his father i'm all his peregrinations
The arrest of the father leaves tho child
without home and he was given into the
hands of Overseer of the Poor Mason H.
Wood, who placed him in charge of Mr.
Ihurter, agent for the Society for the
Prevention Of Cruelty to Children.
Some 20 or 30 friends of Mrs. Horny o.
Knapp called at her residence on Free
born avenue last evening without invl-
tation. To remind her that IL was her
birthday anniversary, and ought to TO
proDerlv celohratel and they had come
there for that purpose. Tho company
were welcomed by Mr.. ana Mrs. Knapp
ana at once made to feel themselves at
home. The evening was passed in vocal
and instrumental music, readings and
reoitations Later I'm the evening an ex-
celleut collation. was served. Mrs. Knapp
was kindly remembered by her friends.
who brought with them n large number
of beautiful birthday gifts.