The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-10-27

Bucklin Post Anniversary Wheel
mems Ball.

Buckln Post, No. COG. r., celebrated
its ,lth anniversary last evening I'm Grand
Army hall. and II was an occasion long
To be remembered by the comrades of that
organization. At 1880 o'clock the post
held brief business session in Masons
hall. The comrades then formed In line
and preceded by the department com
mander and staff, the Thomas X. Sails
bury Camp Sons of Veterans and other
invited guests marched into Grand
Army hall, where fine hot turkey supper
awaited them. There were covers laid for
100 persons and everyone was occupied.
After full justice had been done TO the ef-
forts of Caterer Walter u. Earle of the
Hauterive, who prepared and served the
supper, cigars We're lighted and Com
mander William ii. McTwiggan in u
happy manner welcomed the guests and
comrades TO this most pleasant occasion
inthe history Of the post. He then gave
| the "post prandal" exercises into the
hands of Past Department Commander
David ). Ray. who gracefully performed
the part of toastmaster, and introduced
the following speakers; Department
Commander Livingston Scott, y. ID. Z.
| Daniel X. Ballou. Hon. James III. Ar
mington; y. n. S. V. T.. Elisha H.
Rhodes. Hon. Adm ID. Capron T.. q.
| Henry j. Pickersgill. Judge George y.
Bliss. Comrade William Child, Ship
mate James Mullen who read an original
| poem; j. V. ID. q. Charles o. Ballou,
Rev. y. s. Davis pastor of Haven NJ
| T.. church; Hon. Stephen >. Rich, and
Past Captain William III. Adams of
Thomas r. Salisbury Camp, No. ?, s.
| of V. Letters of regret We're read from
Rev. j. j. woolley, Hon. Benjamin
Wilson. president of the town council,
Henry Z. Luther and Others. Every com
mander which Bucklin Post has had
since its organization, Oct. 26, 1886, was
PRESENT. last evening. There were also
present as guests. Albert q. Bates, COM
mander of Prescott Post, No. l.; George
H. Pettis, commander of Arnold Post,
No. 4; Thomas X. Congdon, commander
of Farragut Post, No. 8; Henry Olney.
commander of Slocum Post, No. 70 and
Edwin II. Knight, commander of George
III. Browne Post No. %. The committee
of arrangements consisted of Il. ID. &.
David 5. Ray, chairman; =. q. Henry
j. sPickersgill, and p. q. William u.
| Bowen.
Tie Fourth grand ball Of the East
Providence Wheelmen was held in the
town hall last evening. and was one of
the finest social events ever given i'm the
town. The hall was beautifully decora.
ted with flowers and bunting and pre-
sented charming appearance. There
We're more than 800 persons present, and
the gay uniforms of the various bicycle
clubs and bright costumes of the ladies
made very delightful picture The
order of dances contained twenty-one
numbers, and it was nearly two o'clock
this morning when the last waltz was
finished. There was present among the
guests delegates from the following bicy-
Gle clubs: Narragansett. Crescendo,
Cranston, Pawtucket, Elmwood, Day
ton, Standard, Entire Nous, Fall River,
Tigers, Updike, Fall River Indians Lake
side, Pawtuxet, and Falcon. At IL
o'clock supper was seved by Caterer AL
thans of Providence, after which dancing
was resumed The committee of arrange
1 Inobls was utISOU, tndlfffldu,
Herbert A. Donalds, secretary: George
w. Fuller, treasurer; reception commit
tee, Frank Nottage, chairman; John B.
Carpenter, Ralph 5. Cbace, Joseph Sui
Ivan; committee on decorations George
W. Fuller; floor director, Robert III. An
thony; assistant floor director, Walter W.
Champlin; aids, Chester +. Butts, Ed
ward +. Cole, Wheaton =. Hutchinson,
! Ross B. Deming, Robert H. Bell, Fred
+. Miller and Edward S. Lidstoue Music
| was furnished by the Narragansett or
| chestra of Providence. The club officers
| are: President, George w. Fuller: vice.
| president, Richard II. Bushnell; secretary,
| John B. Carpenter; treasurer, Herbert A.
Donalds.
Last evening a farewell reception was
given to Rev. Isaac Chesborough "a former
pastor of the First Baptist church at the
Sunday school room of the church at East
Providence Centre. There were about one
hundred persons present including mem
bers OF the church, and friends from
Watchemoket and Providence and quite
delegation was present from the New
man Congregational church. Rev. III. T..
Johnson of Watchemokct, Rev. Il. u.
Ferris OF Kumford and Rev. Edward Her
ring, the present pastor of the First Bap-
tist church, were present.
Yesterday number of relatives and
friends of Nathan NJ. West of Pleasant
street, East Providence, gave him a sur
prise visit I'm honor of his 18th birthday.
There were 20 persons present including
friends from Taunton, Attlcboro, Provi-
dencc, Watchcmoket and Seckonk. IL
was n complete surprise to Mr. West, and
all partook of dinner, and during the af-
tcrnoon the entire part were grouped up
on the lawn and picture was taken of
them by Mr. Arthur Aspinwall.
This morning in the Seventh District
Court Rose NJ. Wood was arraigncd on
Charge of being drunk. She pleaded guilty