The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-01-20
EAST PROVIDENCE.
Ladies' Library Association-An Enjoy
able Entertainment.

able Entertainment.
The watchemoket Ladies' Library As
sociation held n special meeting yester-
day afternoon in Its rooms In the town
hall. At the regular nesting held one
week ago ii was voted that the annual
supper consist Of a chicken pie supper,
but st the special meeting yesterday the
.yote was rescinded and 1t was voted to
have turkey supper. and IL was voted
to have 1t in Grand Army hall. The an
nual meeting and election Of officers Will
take place Wednesday. February :, and
the annual supper will be given Thurs
day evening. the 3D. of February.
commi ttee OF arrangements was appointed
yesterday consisting Of Mrs. j. slocum'
chairman; Mrs. T.. Goff, Mrs. James h'
Wilcox and Mrs. Mason Is. Wood.
"A very enjoyable parlor entertainment
was given last evening at the residence
of Mr.. and Mrs. Charles l., Hazard on
Warren avenue by the Watohemoket W.
Z. Il. u. The large parlors were filled
with friends OF the union and all were
we'll pleased with the excellent program
which the ladies had prepared. Al .the
con clusion of the program Ice cream and
cake was or sale. and the liberal patron
age augmented the treasury OF the society
ina good degree. The committee Of ar
rangements was Mrs. Henry j. Pickers-
gill, chairman; Mrs William Cnacs aud
Mrs. Charles i. Stacy.
Last evening was n req letter time with
Riverside Lodge. q, K. OF p, of Riverside.
1t was the occasion OF the annual official
visitation Of Grand Chancellor Low ).
Winchester and his board OF grand
officers. At s o'clock the official party
arrived and were received with honors by
the local lodge at its rooms on Lincoln
avenue. A brief business session was
held and the mem bers escorted the grand
body to Winchester hail. Hero they were
met by Howard Lodge, No. IL, of East
Providence, and oil entered the hall and
sat down to one of Hammond's Pomham
Club ohowder suppers, with few extra
fxirRs.
At the conclusion OF the snpper cigars
were passed around and the post prandial
exercises began. II. Fred Gottschalk
acted ms tonstmaster and In n happy
manner introduced the speakers. Short
addresses were made by nearly every
guest present, and the last car from the
city was none too late for the city visitors.
The committee who had charge Of the
arrangements were p. Z. A. nj. Pine.
V. G. Frank Hammond, and y. p.
Charles Simmons.
Last evening a HEIGHT social under the
auspices of the United Workers of the
Congregational Churoh was held at the
residence of Mr.. and Mrs. John MoCaus-
land. Broadway. There were about 80
persons present. Augustus q. Bourne
ana Miss Hattie Goff were selected as
measurers and as every guest entered
they were measured as to height and
their entrance fse of five cents per foot
collected for the benefit Of the society.
The tallest person was George 81. Bliss
son of Hon. George n. Bliss. who was
feet and inch. The shortest persons
were two ladies who measured Just the
same and were not quite 5 feet high.
The entertainment consisted of plano
solos by Miss Florence McCausland and
Miss Edith GofY, two selections were
sung by the +. T.. and NJ. NJ. quartet.
readings by Miss Hattie Goff. irupho-
phone lections were then given under
tho direction Of Walter B. Price. After
the entertainment ice cream and cake
were on sale. and IN hour was devoted to
parlor games.
Mrs. l. o. Walker, who resides on
Grove avenue has been severely troubled
this winter with hen thieves. They visit
her coops at irregular intervals and take
the hens away two at time. She has lost
in all about % fowls. The matter has
been reported TO the polics.
Last evening Capt John j. Mullen and
about % members of WatchemoKet Fire
Company went 10 Bristol to visit the fair
of the Dreadnaught Fire Company OF
that town.