The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-01-05
EAST PROVIDENCE.
Meeting OF Buck In P0st-Entertai nment
and Social In Grange Hal.

The regular meeting Of Bucklin Post. No.
20, q. A. r., was held last evening in Grand
Army hall The annual reports OF the com
maudcr. quartermaster and hall committee
were presented and read. The report Of the
quartermaster showed that since the organi-
zation Of the post there had been 21 com
rades mustered into it.. The post had lost sS
by death, by transfer to other posts, by
Withdrawal and 20 by other causes, leaving "A
membership at present of l59 comrades. Chief
Mastering officer Joseph +. Means, with the
assistance of Past Commander A. &. Clark OF
Tower Post, No. II, Of Pawtucket then in
stalled the following officers INTO their respec
tive positions: Commander, Frank j. Glad
ding; senior viee-commander, James T.. Sweet
land junior vice-comnandcr Stephen Z.
Moulton adiutant Past Commander William
q. Bowen; quartermaster, Francis b. Butts;
surgeon, Augustus ID. wilmarth; chaplain,
Lewis &. Whittier; officer Of the day Daniel
II. Oldridge, officer Of The guard, Henry h.
Nicholas; sergeant major, Past Commander
Jesse b. Lincoln; qua, termaster sergeant.
william II. Luther. In addition 10 the install
ing officers there were present as guests
Commauder-elect Murdock Mckenzie of
Prescott Post, No. !. ana Commander-elect
Providence. The several standing committees
Will be t.'cted at the next meeting. After
remarks had been made by the guests and
several comrades of the post collation. was
served by Commssary Bowen.
An entcrtainm ent and social was given in
Grange hall last evening 10y Roger Williams
Grange No. 10, Il. of H., which was attend
cd 10y upward Of 200 persons. The entertain
Ia. nh ,.'a nd al
Piano solo, Joseph Elliott; reading The
Widow CumminslSey." Miss Marion Louise
Reed; soprano solo. Mrs. William :. Robin
son. with Miss Ella Burt as accompanist; /;
reading. IN ling Jim's Last Leap, Miss smith
OF Wexford; selection 10y he orchestra, ,
reading, "Mona's Waters" Miss Reed. The
floor was then cleared and dancing was IN
order until II o'clock. supper was then served
10y the ladies Of the Grange, after which
dancing was resumed until after midnight.
Last evening the Young Woman's Christian
Temperance and Literary Union net Mt the
residence Of Mrs. Walter b. Pierce ON Ninth
street for a social evening. Piano solos were
rendered by Miss Gertrude Pierce and Nj ss
Irenc Chipman. The president, Mrs. Mary
NJ. Brown OF the "Y's" in behalf of the So
ciety, presented Mrs Pierce with "a beautiful
plcllftt IuS dunc DIclllly
in gilt MIS-. Pierce, although taken by sur
prise, responded feelingly. Miss f. l.. Mich
OILS OF Providence was present and gave an in
teresting account of tho Worlds w. q. T. u.
convention. held in Toronto A fine collation.
was served, after which an hour was passed
in listening TO selections from the graphic
phone.
In an interview with Mr. W. b. Pierce, one
Of the school committee, in regard TO public
schools, he said he had nothing TO do in the
matter Of making up the appropriations for
running the schools. All the money had been
expended for the benefit Of the schools. He
could account for the greater part Of the
shortage. the increased expenses OF the high
school. improvements could be made in our
school system lie was in favor Of extending
tho grammar school course one more year
The REGULAR monthly business meeting Of
the East Providence Wheelmen was hold last
evening in tho club house on Broadway.
This morning Horace q. Jones was brought
up from Riverside. where be mad neen arrest
cd for being drunk. In the District Court he
pleaded guilty and was fined 81 and costs.