The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-02-17
EAST PROVIDENCE.
Wheelmen's Ball a Very Success
full Affair.
Bueklin Post Appoints Memorial Day
Committee-Gcneral Noles.

Town Hall, was Without uouOt the social
event of the season in this town. There
were upward of $50 couples present, and
| the committee who havo labored so earn
estiy during the past month In preparing
| for the occasion, may congratulate them
| selves upon the success of their endevors.
| The hall was prettily decorated, one cor
ner being set apart ~ h whist room, ana
many enjoyed the whist playing while
resting from the merry dance; another
corner of the hall was prettily draped OF
rs q refres ment room and here Caterer
Athans OF Providence dispensed an ex-
cellent supper to all who wished to par
| take. The Tausic was by the Alpine
| O:cbestra, which fact leaves no chance
| for an argument assto its excellence and
of course Ned Young as prompter, kept
| the dancers busy. The order OF dances
contained 21 mum bers endIit was not un-
til 9 o'clock that the "Home, Sweet
Home" waltz was danced. The Grand
| march which contained about 100 couples
was led by Mr.. and Mrs. Edmund F. Cole,
and the various changes of ogures dis
| played the charming costumes OF the ladies
with great effect. There were present
delegates from the following cycling
| clubs: Narragnnsett WheeImen, Crescendo
Bicycle Club, Pawtucket Cycle Lluo, CO.
lum bia Cycle Club, Elm wood Wheelmen,
! Rhode Island Wheelmen, Lakeside Bicycle
Club, and the Dayton Bicycle Club. The
committees Who so successfully arranged
and conducted the event were as follows:
Committee of arrangements, John Nc
Phersun, chairman; Benjamin s. Austin,
secretary; Herbert A. Donald, treasurer.
Reception committee, George W. Fuller,
chairman; John b. Carpenter, A. l.. Carlos,
| III. Victor vernet. Refreshmen commit
tee, Edmund F.Cole, chairman; Howard
w. Sisson, Ralph s. Chase, Howcrd
Hanna, Albert Williams, Harvey Miner.
Decorating committee, Edmund Il. Cole,
Ralph s. Chase and John J. Thatcher.
Floor director, Walter ii. Griswo old; assist
ant floor director, Benjamin s. Austin ;
aids, John J. Thatcher, Chester r. Butts,
Walter W. Caamplin, Richard Bushnell,
and Horace F. F.weatheroy. 1he officers of
the club are Walter Ii. Grswold, presi-
dent; X. Harry Taylor, vice e-president; |;
Berbert A. Donald ,..sectretsry and treas
urer. The road officers are II. Victor
Vernet, captain; Edmund F. Cole, 1st
lieutenant: Charles Ii. Lawson, I'd lieu
terant, William J.::Evans, buglsr.
Last evening q parlor musicale was
given at the residence OF Mrs. Thomas
Hudson, Taunton svenue. This was one
of a series of entertainments, which are
being given for the piano, fund OF the
Second Baptist Church, and the house
last evening was test ed to its fullest Ca
pacity. The program was an excellent
one and was thoroughly enjoyed.
Last evening the regular meeting of
Bucklin POST, No. 20, q. A. r., was held
in Grand Army Hall. The post voted to
accept the invitation to attend the supper
to be given by Charles Russell Lowell,
Post No. Of Boston on the evening OF
March 1lth. Commander william II. Nc
Twiggan appointed the following Memoir
ial Day COMMITTEES: Past Commanders ii.
}. Pickersgill, William q. Bowen, Will
liam +. Comrie; Junior Vice, Jsm'O l..
Sweetiapd; and q. M. Sergeant, stephen
Z. Moulton. 1t 10 expected thst Thomas
Il. Mumford, a brigadier general Il the
Confederate Army, and COMMANDER OF
the Cavalry OF Mort herp Virginia during
the war of the rebellion, will deli YER @
lecture, for the benefit of Bucklin Post,
at future date, not yet decided upon.
and Judge George N. Bliss was appointed
q committee to arrange ell matters, as tc
the entertainment of General Mumford,
and the lecture.
Last evening Reliance Lodge, No. "a.
/. o. y. r. held its regular meeting. p.
q. Gregson, Of James Wood Lodge No. 3t
and p. G.Hoyle, of Vests inster Lodge No,
"a were present and invited the local
Lodge to join with them in comforting
the tbres degrees and the invitation ws,
accepted. Arrangements we're completed
for q smoke talk to be held next Tuesday
evening. Yesterday afternoon at Bar
stow's Rink near Red Bridge, the Broad
way Hustlers and the Grsys OF the town,
played game of pole, which resulted Ia
score OF to In favor OF the Hustlers
Sunday the marriage ceremony of MIR
Samuel Armstrong, and Mrs. Alice Low.
both Of Pawtuckst was performed by Rev
&. ID. Harp at his residence on Grow,
avenue. The marriage Intentions of Mr.
Charles Arthur Adelbert Penno of River
side and Miss Bertha Maud Manchester oi
Bristol are recorded at the town clerk,
Office.
Last night at 2 o'clock the East Provi
dence Ice Company completed cutting ic'
at omes pond, the houses holding about
ten thousand tons having been filed.
A new case of scarlet fever has been re
ported at Riverside, and health ocicer,
Mason b. Wood, bss taken the prscsu
tion to prevent fts spreading. W