The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-05-18
EAST PROVIDENCE.
o. 7. Whist Club Completes Sea-
sons Play and Awards Prizes.
Business Men Meet and Discuss Council
Tenure OF Office General Mention.


ITwiggin. on Waterman avenue. Tho
highest score for the afternoon was made
by Mrs. Is. II. Graves The prizes for tine
seasons play were selected according TO
the scores of each player for the season,
beginning OF course with the highest and
so on down TO the lowest. The prizes were
as follows: Mrs. B. y Graves, picture of
st Cecilia. Mrs Cha rles WItchell, China
pudding dish; Mrs. Drland Freeborn,
China punch bowl; Mrs. Jennei Briggs,
Dresden China lamp; Mrs. Charles h.
Stacy portieres; Mrs Joseph W. Sampson,
cut glass pitcher; Mrs. George Harris one
dozen cut glass tumbers; Mrs. Henry f.
Anthony, one dozen Haviland China bread
plates; Mrs. Frank II. Gladding, picture
of yiolets; Mrs. George Collins, China vase (;
Mrs. Henry Howard, pearl handled glass
Mrs. William ii. MoTwiggin, cut glass
bon bon dish. After the selections had
been made refreshments weregserved. The
club with "a few invited guests including
the ladies' husbands will hold a windup
social next Monday evening in the Indus
trial Trust companys hall. The commit
tee on prizes were Mrs. G. L. Stacy, Mrs.
w. II. McTwiggin and Mrs. D. w. Samp-
son.
The East Providence Business Men 3
Association held its regular monthly
meeting In its rooms in Richmond
block last evening and was we'll attended.
II.
secretary was accepted and he was ten
dered "A vote OF thanks for his faithful ser
vice during his term of office DR. William
W. Hunt was elected secretary pro tenn.
T. Fred Gottschaik, Theodore "A. Perry
and ;. Willard ljridgham were elected To
membership. Mr.. George ii. Huston was
then elected secretary Of the association
to fiji the vacancy made by the resigna-
ton of Mr. Macleod but he will not
assume his office until the next meeting.
The question for the evening 5 discussion
was taken up and was as follows:
Resolved That theTown Council should
be "a continuing body, elected somewhat
after the manner OF the school COMMITTEES
and tax assessors" Honorable III. A.
Babcock, Honorable A. y. Cunningham,
Dr. Simeon Hunt. President Benjamin
Wilson, Colonel James III. Armington, and
l.. o. Walker spoke in the affirmative, and
made very strong arguments In its favor,
while OK president John McCausland and
George X. Macleod opposed it, and
made many telling points against
it, No vote as TO the sense of the
house was taken, however, as IL was
thought best To discuss the question
at greater length before deciding as to
the opinion of u majority of the associa-
ton. On motion of Mr.. Babcock IL was
voted TO express TO tho Olneyville Busi-
ness Mems Association the thanks of this
ment rendered to them while guests at
their meeting April II. On motion of Mr..
Macleod IL was voted that a committee of
their members, of which the president
should be one, be appointed 90 arrange an
entertainments for the june meeting ana
that the Olneyville Business Men s Asso-
citation be invited as guests OF the occa-
sion. The motion was unanimously car
ried and the president appointed MIR.
Macleod and MIR. Cunningham as that
committee. As the June meeting will
be the last until September Mr.. Macleod
offered the following question for debate
at the next meeting when discussion OF
questions will be in order " Resolved,
That IL would be for the best interests of
our town to create the office and have
elected n town auditor. " A vote of thanks
was rendered to Mr.. Henry h. Tiepke for
his gift Of a copy of statistical reports to
the ASSOCIATION. After reading the min
utes of the evening the meeting adjourned.
Last evening the Woman's Missionary
Society of the Second Baptist church met
in the vestry of the church. The subject
of the evening was announced as Fifty
Years of Home Mission Work on the Pa.
cific Coast" A paper was read by Mrs.
Deatt. Miss Alice ;. johnson read pa
per on the work in Oregon. George W.
Rigler read n paper on the work In wash
ington Territory.
A poem entitled "The Coast Pacific"
was read by Mrs. Mark Pearce and
Miss Emma Read followed with paper
on the work i'm California. The society
then sang the hymn, "A Plea for Home
Missions" The president, Mrs. a. Il.
Lhodes appointed Mrs. q. w. Rigler,
Mrs. II. o. Waldron and Mrs. Addison
Messenger as delegates TO tho annual
meeting of the Woman's Baptist Foreign
Missionary Society of the Warren associa-
ton. Miss Winnie Wood was elected Sec
retary of the BABY Band, " and Miss
Laura Brooks as secretary of the
precious Jewels, juvenile band for
home mission work The meeting thon
adjourned.
Last evening the regular monthly
meeting of the East Providence Veteran
Firemens Association was held in the
rarlors of the Watchemoket Fire Com
pany. A committee, consisting of Presi-
dent James q. Peck, Secretary Charles
G. Phillips and Treasurer George w.
Fuller, was appointed to make arrange
ments for the observance Of Firemen' S
Memorial Sunday, which occurs Sunday,
June Goth. Il Captain John j. Mullen
gave mn account of the last meeting. Of
the New England Veteran Firemen' s
League held I'm Boston, and some time
was spent in discussing the several fire.
mems tournaments Co be held the coming
summer, but no action was taken.
Last evening word was sent To the
police station from ST. Mary's Orphanage
that n boz had come there whom il was
desired to dispose Of Officer West went
to the place and brought the boy to the
station. lie said he was an orphan of
Portuguese parentage. II years old. He
had gone to the orphanage in hopes of
getting home, but he was to old for
that institution. A resident OF the town,
being in the station, said he would take
the boy To his home and try him. III he
proved worthy, would give him.at least q
tenn porary home
This morning. on the testimony of
Drs. Simeon Hunt and William W. Hunt,
Miss Mary Matewson was ordered COM
mitted TO the state asylum for the insane.
Dog Officer Michael McGwin, was called
up at 3 o'clock this morning, 10 visit the
residence Of Walter Mcl4ane TO shoot a
dog which had apparently become mad.
Ii was confined in closet, and appeared
Co have mania to bite everything with
which IL came in contact and IL was
thought best to kill the animal.
Nav cad SilyeriteS i'm 1000.