The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-02-12
EAST PROVIDENCE.
Funeral of Abraham N. Ormsbee
Largely ~Attended.
"Little Fraternity" Birthday Observed
Up 10 Date Club Elected Officers.

The funeral OF Abraham M. Ormsbee took
place yesterday afternoon at 30 o'clock.
from the First Uriversalist Church and was
largely attended, the churchl. being filled.
There were present Eagle Lodge, No. 2 l. o.
o. r., OF Providence. in charge OF N. q. Frank
II. Lockwood, "a delegation from Reliance
Lodge, No. "a, /. o. o. T., of this town with
". q. A. e Griswold; Mizpah Lodge, No.
22. ID. of r.. Mrs. Cora Lincoln, N. c.. Buck
lin Post. No. 20, q. A. r., Commander Will
linn II. McTwiggsn the Starboard Watch.
Captain Il. n. Butts; Bucklin Relief Corps.
No. o, Mrs. Mary NJ. Brown. president;
watchemoket Ladies' Library Association
Mrs. Mary Harris, president, and delega-
tion from the Boston and Providence railroad.
The services at the church were conducted by
Rev. Frank A. Ferguson, pastor OF the
church. and Rev. Richard Eddy, ID. d..
former pastor Of the church, and Past Chap.
lain of Bucklin Post. A quartet, composed Of
George Bent, Walter Reed, Miss Lotsio Chase
and Miss Kittie Anthony, with Mrs. Mason
b. Wood, pianist sang, 'Thy viii Be Done"
and Nearer Ny God to Thee" Tho floral
remembrances were exceedingly numerous
and beautiful. and besides those from tho
family and friends there was the three
links from Eagle Lodge, basket of roses
from Bucl!in Post and Bouquet OF white ILL
lies and blue English violcts, from the Ladies
Library Association. The bearers were Ad'
jutant Frank j. Gladding Of Bucklin Post,
Shipmate Charles Miller Of the Starboard
Watch and Brothers Charles II. Sawyer and
W. E. Boyden OF Eagle Lodge. The remains
were conveyed TO Lakeside Cemetery, Rum
ford where they were inferred in the family
| lot under the solemn ritualistic burial service
of the Odd Fellows.
Last evening Fraternity Encampment No.
| IL, l. o. o. r., held jubilee at Odd Fellows
| hall. the occasion being the celebration of the
| 18th birthday Of Little Fraternity" The
| object of this celebration is young lady,
| who Is years ago, was born TO Mr.. and Mrs.
| Alexander II. Vaughan, VINO resided in this
| town, and Mr. Vaughan, was chief patriarch
| of Fraternity Encampment at the time, and
when he and his wife named the baby Cora
| Belle the Encampment voted 70 add the name
| of Fraternity, and so the little one was christ
ened Cora Belle Fraternity Vaughan, and has
| always been claimed by the encampment as
| Little Fraternity" and her birthday has
| been celebrated each year. This year IL was
made the occasion Of an open meeting, and
| among the guests were the wives and families
| of many of the members. collation. was
served in the dining hall, after which the
| company assembled in the lodge room and
| Past Chief Patriarch f. b. Lincoln, in behalf
OF the encampment, presented Little Fra
ternity," with a gold chain, and a gold
| bracelet with paddock attachment. The lit
| tie miss responded with thanks, in a man ner
which well became her. Remarks were then
| made by many present, including the happy
father Of the little miss also by Grand Patri-
srch Lewis f. Bcckford, Grand Marshal,
1 a. Dat
/ William Goodwin Of Ssylesville, and others.
| graphophone added to the enjoyment.
The annual meeting of the Up-to-Date Club,
| was held last evening in the rooms of the
| East Providence Business Mems Association,
| and the 70 loving officers were elected for thu
| ensuing year President, Everett b. Ripley;
vice president Miss Mabel ID. McTwiggan /;
secretary, Ernest W. Bishop, treasurer, Will
liam j. Mowry business manager, Archer O.
| Anthony; stage manager, George b. Barstow !:
/ executive committee, Miss Linda b. Whel-
/ don, VIII eaton p. Hutchinson, Miss Ada L.
| Livsey.
| At the conclusion of the business meeting n
| short musical program was given, consisting
| of piano solos by Mr. Costello, and baritone
| solos by Mr.. Bratesman, both OF Providence,
| and vocal solos by members of the club Dane
| ing was enjoyed for an hour or SO, and seve-
| raj were entertained at the whist tables.
The snow storm very much interfered with
| the celebration of Flag Day in our town,
many of the comrades of the Grand Army
| are on the sick list and were unable TO full
| ill the assignments made for them. AT the
| High school, there being room in the old
| building for the accom- modation of visitors,
there was no arranged program. The exer-
| cises were held in the morning, and were at
tended by Superintendent of Schools William
| w. Ellis. The delegation from the Grand
Army was Commander William H. McTwig-
gan, Past Commander II. j. Pickersgill, Officer
Of the Day Daniel II. oldridge, and Comrade
George N. Bliss, all Of whom made brief adj
dresses, appropriate 10 the occasion. The
flags of all the school houses were thrown
to the breeze in honor of the day.
The executive committee Of the Seekonk
and East Providence Temperance Union are
| chilled TO meet at the residence OF Cyrus A.
Aldrich, next Monday afternoon at o'clock
for the purpose of making arrangements for
the annual meeting of the Union TO be held
in this First .Universslist Church, afternoon
| and evening Feb. -.
The E. p s. Whist Club met Wednesday
evening at the residence OF Miss Blanche c.
| Howard, on Anthony street The ladies'
prize was won by Mrs. Walter Gray and thu
gentleman's prize by Mr. Eddy.
Comrade Judge George N. Bliss Of Bucklr
Post, No. %, e. A. r., of this town, has beer
appointed judge advocate OF the Department
of Rhode Island by Department Commander