The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-01-13
EAST PROVIDENCE.
A Successful Minstrel Ent:rtainment.
o ficers Installed.

u ncerS Installed.
One of the best and most successful
amateur entertainments ever given In
this town was the minstrel performance
In the town hall last evening by the East
Providence wbeslmen. In fact 10 can
we'll be called the event Of the season,
and no entertainment has ever YET ap-
the first affair of the kind where every
seat in the house was sold before the
night OF tbs performance. IL WAS esti-
mated that fully n thousand persons were
present, and the excellent program ar
ranged by the committee was rendered
with a smoothness and precision that
would do credit to a professional COM
pany. The boys were assisted In their
work by Harry L. Fox ana W. Is. q. Fox,
two exceedingly fine amateur comedians
from Boston. and Arthur G. Moore and
the Washburn Banjo Club of Providence.
The music was in charge Of Warren "a
Turner. musical director Of the FalstaH
Club. and he was the accompanist OF the
evening.
Last evening Canonicus Lodge. No. 23,
Ancient Order OF United Workmen, held
q public installation of its newly elect ed
officers I'm Odd Fellows hall The offiuers
were Installed by District Deputy Grand
Master A. .. Blake. assisted by Grand
Guide f. {. Stafford and Grand super
visor ID. f. Higain. rho officers were
~ follows: Master workman, walter NJ.
Dexter, past master workman. Frank Il.
Buoklin; foreman, Il. B. Whitaker; over
seer, William II. Vance; fnaneier, Will
liam f. Oliver; recorder, W. W. Hunt;
guide. John ii. Leonard; inside watch,
James III. Vance; outside watch, Herbert
T.. Horton. After the exercises q fine
collation. was served in the banquet hall
upst airs.
The newly elected officers OF Jessie Fre-
mont Council. No. 10, ID. of L., were in
stalled last evening in Grand Army hall.
by District Deputy Mrs. Arnold and her
board OF officers. The:oficers for the new
year are as follows: Councillor, Mrs.
Bertha Ford; associate councillor. Mrs.
lydia Hunter; vice councillor, Mrs.
Annie K. Branch; recording sotr5tary.
Miss Lizzie Hunter; associate recording
secretary, Mrs. Ellen Wright; financial
secretary, Miss Emma J. Bart: treasurer,
Mrs. Sarah Hunter; guide, Mrs. Ada
Hunter; inside guard, Miss Lujy Curtis;
outside guard, Hiram ::Peokhan; trustee
for Is months, Mrs. Mary +. Reed. The
appointed the following com
Int al H.
Heed, Mrs. Annie Besss, Mrs. Ellen
Wright, Mrs. Abbie Pierce, Mrs. Louise
Fisher, Mrs. Lydia Hunter, Mrs. Annie
Branch and Miss Emma u. Burt. After
tho meeting a collation. was served.
This morning Capt John j. Mullen re-
turned from New York, where hs has
been during the last week. In search Of
some trace OF his brother-in law. Thomas
Eaap, form erly OF this town. but recently
re. iding In New York. "
Last evening at $3.50 o'clock an alarm
of fire was rung from box az at Watchs- |
moket square The fire company were
promptly on hand, but fortunately their |
'srvices were not required. The cause of |
he alarm was the explosion of a kerosene |
amp In a tenement occupied by Mr. |
jovan and family In the six tenement |
house owned by the Wright estate, sid |
ocatsd just ncrth of Washington Bridge |
IN Water street. The explosion OF the |
amp caused the clothing of an eight |
rear-old daughter of Mr.. Govan to take !
lire. and before the flames We're extin- |
suished she. was quite badly burned.
This morning the funeral of Michael |
who died In che oltv, was sol. |
'mnized at the residence of his son. John |
l5 Arlington avenue, In this |
own, mt . O'Clock. The remains were |
AIKEN to the church OF the Sacred Heart
where solemn requiem mass was cele- |
,rated by Rev Father Haney. The
bearers were four sons OF the deceased. /
Inc burial was nt st. Francs cemetery,