The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-02-13
EAST PROVIDENCE.
Flag Day Observed With Appro-
pirate Exercises.
Providence County Pomona Grange Meets
Funeral Of Mrs. Murphy.

At the A. p. Hoyt grammar school the
exercises for Flag Day were very ella borate.
The hall was beautifully decorated with
flags and pictures, and there was a large
audience of parents and friends TO listen
to the exercises. The program arranged
by Principal Alvin Shepard, was as fol-
lows: Salute to the flag ;singing, America;
defamation, The Flags Birthday, John
Small; flag drill, rooms and 3; song,
"Colum bia My Land;" recitation, "he-
enlisted" Ethel j. RowaDd; exercises,
"Red, White and Blue" room 5; song
"Starry Flag;" essay, "Story of our
Flag" Frank Healey; recitation, son the
Rsppahannock, Ethel Ormsbee; song,
"Tenting Tonight" recitation in con-
cert, "Star Spangled Banner" Short ad-
dresses were then made by comrades of
Bucklin Post, No. 20, u. A. r., quite q
delegation of whom were present. Al the
conclusion Of the exercises the pupils OF
room No. under the direction OF the
teacher. Miss Mary Lawson, held a class
party in their room. Psrlor games we're
played, and late in the afternoon ice
q glad occasion.
Appropriate exercises were observed in
the schools throughout the town, and
programs exceedingly interesting were
successfully carried out. Details from the
Grand Army Post were present and made
brief addresses. Altogether the day was
very appropriately observed In the town,
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would have been large audiences at every
school.
Yesterday the Providence county
Pomona Grange, No. 1, Patrons OF Hus :
bandry, held their annual meeting atRoger
Williams Grange Hall, near Armingtou's
Corners. The following officers were
installed for the ensuing year by Worthy
Past Master, A. NJ. Belcher, of Cum berland: /:
Master Frank p. Manchester, OF Lime
Rock Grange, No. %; Overseer, Walter s.
Cook, of Cumberland Grange, No. 2;
Steward, Henry r. Aldricb, Of Union
Grange, No.13: Lecturer, Andrew Carpen-
ter, of Cum berlsnd, No.2; Secretary, Miss
Jennie Z. Weatherhesd, of Cum berlsrd,
No. 2; Assistant Steward, John Il. Hum
phrey, of Roger Williams, No. 10; Lady
Assistant Steward, Mrs. FranS +. Man
chester OF Cum berlsnd, No. 2; Chsplsin,
Mrs. Arthur M. Clark, of Roger Williams,
No. l9; Pomona, Mrs. Henry L. Aldrich.
of Union, No. 13; Flora, Miss Bertha L.
Clark, of Roger Williams, No.19; Ceres
Mrs. Charles Baker, of Primrose, No. 9.
At 1880 o'clock dinner was served IN the
upper hall by the ladies Of Roger Will
liam Grange.
The afternoon session which was an
open meeting began at 2 O'Clock ana was
argely attended notwithstanding the
severe storm. The program was an inter-
esting one.
The funeral OF Mrs. Julia Murphy,
widow OF the late Maurice Murphy, took
place this morning at $3.50 o'clock at her
residence, corner Lyon avenue and King
street. At9 O'Clock the remains were
taken to the church of the Sacred Heart,
where solemn high mass was cele brated
by Rev. Fr. Heaney. The bearers were
John Murphy, jeremiah Murphy, James
and Dennis CullimaD. The body was
inferred at st. Francis Cemetery, Proyi-
dence.
The storm was very severe in this town,
the snow falling to a depth of one foot
on o level, yet II was so light that travel
was not retarded to any great extent,
the electric cars running on fairly good
time.