The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-01-21
OLNEYvILLE.
A New Club to Organize on Stokes
Street.
Latest Notss Gathered About the Squar;
and Vicinity.

Yesterday afternoon representative
of Tho News went to the building on
Stokes street where club is TO be organ
ized tonight. The building 10 tumble
down .ffair, being about twelve feet In
height. about twenty fest long'and ten
wide. The front has large window and
door. there being but one or two whoie
panes In the window, and tho cold ana
rain are kept out by lot OF boards made
fast ON the inside of the room. The door,
which contains a large light OF cracked
glass. Is covered on'the inside by two OLD
narrow curtains so that the exterior Is
by no means inviting.
When The News man entered the room
one of the onarter members said, II knew
that we'd be pincaed, but. his mind was
soon made easy by another charter mem
Der. who said, "No, we hain't OATS a
reporter; / know him; he's all right.
Hain't your said the chap. turning to
the reporter.
Then all were happy, and James Bren-
nan, better known as Spike, volun-
teered the information that he was the
prime mover in the organization anu
that the club would be known as the Ho-
gan Alley Clur, and be organized Friday
evening at s O'Clock. The following. he
said. had been slated as the officers:
President, Patrick Mccormick, better
known as "Peddler Mac" Woe presi-
dent William, alias "Cockey." Rose;
treasurer, Edward, alias pumpkin,
Maher; sentry. Michael, alias Smokey,
Brananna; ssrgeant-at- arms, Charles
alias "Goosey." Riley. The board OF d.
rectors and librarian will be chosen from
the rank and file. and the rank and nis
will consist of 25 members whose ages
range from to ls, and whose worldly be-
longings are extremely limited.
The room is to be heated when there Is
a sufficient sum in the hands OF the
treasurer to do so, for the room Is deco
rated with a stove which some OF the
members found in yard near by, and
no two Joints of the stove pipe are OF the
same size, but it answers the purpose.
There is also a homemade table, and
while not being made by artistic work
men. is substantial, and. like the pipe. 10
a misfit. There are no chairs, nor will
there. be until after this evening. when.
the 25 members are supposed to cough
mn" 25 cents each as an initiatory fee
and 10 conts week for dues, and az the
organizers OF the club have been called
upon to paw for everything In advance
the rule r'pay or GO witt rufe the club
StsSpike" Brennan collected 81 In ad-
vance from the charter members rsst
week. and with this he paid one weeks
rent, and. 90 far a. known. this Is all OF
the cash that has been collected. and
receipt for rent of the rooms decorates
the w all.
There are, however. grave doubts about
the club being organized this evening
from the fact that n charter member"
who was looked upon a. the most honest
in the bunch, has skipped with g.
Early THIS morning he wentTfnto the
clubroom with four chairs, which he
deposited ss security for the WAN
pun, . nut later In theyday he found that
he was the only occupant of the room,
so he swiped the four ohsirs, took them
back to his home. and now the remainder
of the "cnarter members" are In an
uneasy state OF mind.