The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-01-01
EAST PROVIDENCE.
New Years Ev. Bails-General Notes
Ah0nt Town.

| The East Providence Wheelmen and q large
| number OF their friends will for long time
| carry pleasant recolletions Of the departure
OF the year 1897 and the advent Of 1895, for ON
New Years this very popular assembly
| OF young men gave their fifth grand ball in
the new town hall. There we're about zoO
persons present and the twenty two numbers
upon the order OF dances were not completed
until they had appropriated some two hours
of the new year Among the guests were IN
cluded representatives from the Rhode Island
Wheelmen, Narragansett wheelmen, the Day
tons, Pawtucket Cycling Club, the Fall River
Tigers, the Fall River Indians, the Enterprise
Cycle Club of Pawtucket, the Pawtuxets, the
Standards OF Johnston, the Reliance OF East
Providence, the Crescendos and Entire Nous
Of Providence: The committees who are
held RESPONSIBLE for all this season Of enjoy
ment are as follows: Committee OF arrange
ments, George W. Fuller, chairman; Richard
r. Bushnell, secrotnry Herbert A Donalds,
treasurer; reception committee. Frank II.
Nottage Joseph Sullivan. William j. Evans
and Albert Il. Hathaway; floor director John
Mcpherson; assistant floor director, Robert
II. Anthony: aids, George w. Carpenter. Rob
ert ii. Bell, Wheaton =. autchison, Fred r.
Miller, Ross B. Deming and George W. Fair
banks The music was by Fay's Belmont or
CHI stra, and needs no comment as to its ex-
celence. and the supper was furnished by
Caterer Cooper Of this town.
Tho eleventh annual tall of Court Wash
ington, No. II, Foresters OF America. was
held in Watchemoket hall last night, and
right Jolly good time il was There we're up
ward of 800 persons present. ana IL took an
order of dances obtaining twenty two mum
bers to bid goodbye 10 the old wear and well
come in the new. A large portion OF the
merry company came from Providence, for
II has become known far and near that when
Court Washington gives an entertainments
good time is assured. The grand march
started at 9:l5 o'clock, led by William J. Mon
ahan and Miss Mamie Ryan. and was very
pretty. After the march was concluded no
time was lost in the enjoyment OF the list OF
dances, and il was 2 o'clock on the morning
of January !. 1888, before the list was complet-
ed. The committee of arrangements was Will
liam }. Monahan, chairman; Dennis Deasy,
secretary; j. J. Contauche, treasurer: Pat
rick Grady Thomas erosion, Edward IT, Han
nigan and James Mullen. The reception com
mittee was DIR. J. b. McKenna, J. j. Con-
tauche, John Mccarthy, John Bealey and Jo-
seph Mcdonald. General floor director, Cor
nelius o'Connor; assistant floor directors,
Stephen J. Murray ana John Powers; aids J.
J. Dwyer, Philip Delaney, Daniel o'Connor,
John sullivan. Garrett Walsh, John Heffer-
nan, Patrick Gouden. Daniel O'Leary, John
IL Murphy, Michael Moriarity md John Cos
tello. The refreshments were furnished by
Caterer Thomas Il. Tnomey Of Providence.
The registration closed last evening, the
town clerk and his assistant remaining in the
office until after II o'clock. When the office
closed there were a5l names upon the book,
exactly the same number that registered last
year, but as Town Clerk Hunter was on his
way home he met two men who were anxious
20 register, and the genial town clerk re-
turned and opened his office, and the list was
increased two more votes. and now the num-
Der stands at 953. leading last year by just
two votes.
Last light there was watch meeting at
Haven M. K. church end large number were
present.