The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-09-08
The Decorations.

Westminster street from Turks Head
TO the v NJ. c. A. building presented
a decidedly gala day appearance, an
the buildings being covered with very
appropriate decorations OF iiass ahS
bunting while Weybossct street below
Mathewson street was IN holday AZURE
in honor OF the soldiers.
Among the decorations the most at
tractive were:
The entrance 20 City Hall is hand
somely decorated with the national col
ors, and the front OF the building wel'
covered with flags very tastefully
draped
The entire j. Il. Barnaby & Co.'S
building is covered with bunting I'm
streamer shape and large hags iloat
from all the windows.
The Browning, King building is hid
from view with the profusion of bunt-
ing and flags.
The Paris House building has flags
and streamers of bunting from all .he
windows.
The O'Gorman Co.'S building is mere
ly the background for a finely arranged
profusion OF flags and streamers. while
over the street entrance Is a trans
parency showing very good portraits ot
Col Rice and Mai Cook at either end.
with the words Welcome. Twenty
sixth Regiment, L. 5. v" in the CEN
ter.
The Boston Store and Shepard G
Co.'S buildings were covered with bunt-
ing and flags. all finely displayed.
The Providence Public Market was
made very attractive with its decora-
tlons. on the corner OF the building be-
ing displayed the significant sign wei
come TO Providence. the Fighting Boys
Of the Twenty-sixth."
The outlet company's building IN
very appropriately decorated with flags
end bunting. the building fairly hid
from View, over the entrance is the
motto Welcome. Col. Rice and Boys
OF the Twenty-sixth'
The Narragansett hotel has hand
some streamers finely draped over thu
Weybosset side Of the building
All the managers of the theatres
showed very creditable spirit of pa
trtotism In the decorations OF their
buildings. over the entrance 10 the
olympic is n large sign In horse shoe
shape. lined with colored electric lights
and surrounding a picture of soldier
resting on his gun. while over his heae
are two hands clasped. and around the
whole the words Welcome. Twenty
sixth, u. s. V"
koth's has flags and bunting IN
streamer shape festooned from all the
WlhdoWs down TO the entrance which
presents n decidedly patriotic air.
Inc westminster has streamers OF
nags OF all nations from the ton OF tha
building to the street. while the rest of
the building is well covered with flags
The New Empire has its beauty on
hanced with vast amount of buntiny
and nags finely arranged over the front
OF the building.
The opera house is one Of the decora-
tive sights OF Dorrance street with M. |
covering OF flags and bunting
Thos. Grimes a Bro. have tho on
trance TO their building al the corner ~
Exchange place and Washington s,,ec,
very finely decorated with the nationei
Colors.
The state capitol has a flag flying
at the very top OF the partly Finished
dome of the building ana although N
appears small from It's great height.
shows marked patriotism on the part
Of the builders and employees.
The front entrance 10 the News busl-
ness Office is very finely festooned with
flags and bunting.
McCabe Bros. store on Westminster
street II finely draped with bunting and
on the window is the inscription "Wel-
come. Col. Rice and Boys OF the 26th."
r.. l.. Freeman a. Co.'S stationary
store or Westminster street is made
unusually attractive with festoons Of
bunting streamers Of the national en-
blem type
The following buildings and places of
business besides those mentioned
above. were well decorated. Wcstmin-
ster street. E'ard OF Trade building
n. l. Hospital Trust building. CO r
Young g. Bro Industrial Trust build
ng H. : Tanner Davis Cart co. Wise
Brothers, owen Leavens. Alcxander a
Slmonds NJ w. Tiillnghast. John Nc
Manus & Co. Boston 4 Providence
Clothing Co Midway Shoa Co. Eu-
/ fnger 4 Co. Thee. T.. Pierc a. GO con-
g. Darling % y. Taylor Tldon & Thur
ber Walter r. Wills. Thos. J. O'Keefe
Gladling a. 60. 4 ". MyI1d g. son.
WeyDoss shoe PIricrs. Bl, lman a
Hudson q. $ Merriam. corn r. cigar
Sfcrr. Hprson Hat Company y VI
Krbv a 60. Han 6 lyon CRYSTAL
candy rllacp Providence Bed ling
rOmuany pf0viderre Wall P1ppr Com
panv. - Elias inman a Bearse Mela
a Co. Teran A. 60
Wovbosst street. Providence Arhiei-
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