The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-04-05
MEN WERE GUESTS.
Royalty Entertained by Members OF
What Cheer Whist Club.
Linsman's Fali-Slight Fires-Notes From
The North End.

Saturday evening the members OF the
What Cheer Whist Club, which organiza-
tion is composed of members OF What
Cheer Lodge l. o. o. f., and their wives
and lady friends, had most charming
time an What Cheer Lodge building.
! The gentlemen members OF the club were
the guests of tho lady members and the
latter thoroughly satisfied the former by
| the bountiful well served and choice menu
| provided. The whist club has proved
most delightful pleasure maker for its
| members and the last night of tho week
| really the best night OF the whole seven
for those fortunate enough to belong To
| the club during the season of indoor
amusements and instruction now draw
Ing 60 "a close.
Many OF the ladies have proved them
J selves excellent players, during the ma ny
games played, but last Saturday evening
every man that WAS their guest voted
that the only trump worthy the name
were the ladies who had charge ofIthe fine
supper served. There was due attention
paid TO the excellent culinary suites n
the pack or quantities OF substantials fur
nished. Baked BEANS cold ham, and
tongue rolls. coffee, cake, pie, Ice cream
and rclishes were some of the choice
things served.
1t took good while to discuss properly
the various deals made and OF course there
was ali the gayety aud good nature that
the occasion called for and the favors were
small cigars that the members did not,
however smoke for the reason that they
were not OF the tobacco kind. After the
supper had been well considered Mrs
Henry Winsor, chairman of the commit
tee In charge, called on several of the gen
tlenen present for remarks. Among
those who responded briefly were Club
President Amman and brothers Lyon,
Baxter, Mccormick, Kennedy, Gibson,
hnlf md IN III. 4
pretty things about the supper and the
club. An adjournment was then taken 60
the billiard room adjoining the lodge
room and after u half hours smoke the
gentlemen joined the ladies and couple
OF hours were spent at whist.
The ladies IN addition To Chairman
Winsor who worked hard and so well sue
cceded in pleasing everyone ut the supper
table Were Mrs. Samuel Wheden, Mrs
William Richardson and Mrs. Sidney
Kennedy. The club is composed of
4S members and the officers are George
Amman, president; Hamilton Mccormick,
secretary: and Frank Gibson, assistant
secretary.
LINEMAN'S BAD FALL.
Thomas Gilbert while at work on an
electric light pol at the corner Of Oak
land avenue and Smith street yesterday
fell from the pole To the ground and was
seriously hurt The injured man was
taken into the home of Charles Duwler on
smith street and carefully tended until
tie arrival Of the Rhode Island Hospital
ambulance arrived. The doctor that
came with the ambulance found Gilbert's
back had been badly injured, but the
injured man would not go 10 the hospital,
so ne was taken To his home at the rear OF
4 Esten street.
TWO SMALL FIRES.
An alarm of fire was sent in mt 7:ls
O'Clock last night by officer Mckenzie for
brush fire in the woods on the Bradley
estate on Eaton street. The brush which |
was in pretty dry condition burnt brisllly
and the reflection of the flames on the sky
drew large crowd To the scene of the !
fire. There was no damage caused by the
blaze
There was chimney fire i'm tenement |
at l22 Charles street yesterday afternoon. |
The house Is owned by Michael ID laney. |
No damage.
THROWN FROM A BUGGY.
Samuel Lozerootzi and Horace Block |
had an unpleasant termination To their
ride In "a buggy yesterday afternoon The
horse attached to the buggy got trouble
some at the corner of Douglas and Chalk
stone ayenu S and ran rapidly down the
latter thoroughfarc. The horse was run
mp against house mt the foot of the hill !
In order To stop il and the two men were
thrown out. They escaped with slight
Injuries but the buggy was considerably
us~d up