The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-04-15

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er is enjoying a short vacation In the
South.
Yesterday. for the first time since he
was taken Ill on January s. Fire Com
missioner Dexter Gorton paid a visit TO
the office OF the commission in the city
hall yesterday. Mr.. Gorton is rapidly
improving in health.
The Carpenter & Son Foundry Com
pany. the plant of which Is on West Ex-
change streei, has posted a notice an
nouncing that beginning next Monday
an increase OF ten per cent in the
wages OF its employees will go into ef-
feet.
From to 10 o'clock p. m. April 20. a
spring festival will be held at the
Rhode Island State Normal school. The
proceeds are TO be used for the picture
fund. This fund Is TO purchase hand
some and noted pictures to be placed
in the school rooms OF the new Normal
school.
In the vestry of the Stewart Street
Baptist church last evening, the Prov
idence Junior Christian Endeavor
Union gave a reception to- the Junior
and intermediate societies. The at
tendance was large and a very interest
ing and varied program was rendered
The Providence Lady Orchestra fur
nished music.
There will be a special meeting OF
the school committee on Tuesday. April
Is. 1899. at o'clock p. m. I'm the school
committee rooms Of the Classical High
school. TO receive a report OF the ex-
eoutive committee in relation to the
communication OF the committee on ac-
counts. which referred to the executive
committee at the last meeting OF the
school committee. and to take action
thereon.
Mr.. Newell L. Wilbur assisted by sew
eral OF his pupils and Miss Elizabeth
Northup. contralto. and Mr.. w. ID.
Evans. tenor. gave a piano recital i'm
room 5l3, Butler Exchange, last eve
ming. The well arrangopgrdera rdllu
ming. The we'll arranged program was
listened to with pleasure by the large
audience present. Mr.. Wilbur's play
ing was particularly brilliant, while the
numbers allotted Miss Northup and Mr.
Evans afforded much pleasure.
A service In memory of Thomas T..
Prophet who was drowned in Boston
harbor last November. and whose body
was recently recovered. was held yes
terday afternoon at 9s Weybosset street
by Nerragansett lodge. q. u. o., o. r.
Prayer was offered by Rev. Mr. Harris
of the Pond Street Baptist church, who
also read passages from the Scriptures
and made a short address. Orlando II.
Jones. chaplain OF the lodge. read the
burial service.
The entertainment and dance OF the
Elmwood wheemen last evening at
tracted a very large attendance. The
entertainment was a particularly en-
joyable one and after its close the floor
was cleared for dancing. There were
eight numbers OF the card and these
were entered into with pleasureable
zest by the large company present. The
entertainment committee was made up
as follows: Ben Wyman. Alexander s.
West. Forrest ]. Perkins and Benjamin
=. Moulton. ex-officio. The floor al
rector was Aldridge q. Pearce: Aids:
w. b. Smith. B. p. Moulton and w. II.
Richardson.
On Friday evening. April Z, a number
Of relatives celebrated with Mrs. A. T..
Haswell the 10th anniversary OF her
birthday at her residence 81 Hillside av-
enue. The evening was passed very
pleasantly in the tastefully decorated
home After music, both vocal and in
strumental. refreshments were served
One OF the interesting features OF the
evening was the use OF a camera by n
skilled artist. In addition 20 the good
wishes OF gifts from those present Mrs.
ffasNtli fettlNtu leltefS OF COnHratula-
tions and presents from relatives and
friends in washington. ID. c., Chicago,
ILL.,, Gardner and Ware. Mass. Hart
ford. Conn. slatersville r. l.. and this
city.
At the Synagogue OF the sc7S,of Is
raei and David. Foster and Friendship
streets. Rabbi Bennett Grad preached
last evening TO a considerable number
on Baroness de Hirsch. speaking OF her
life I'm general and her charitable work
IN particular. He said among other
things that the deeds OF this daughter
OF Israel could be well taken az an ex-
ample OF life spent in doing good. The
rabbi specified that II was not so much
the value OF the deed az was the mo-
tive OF the doer. and because OF this II
10 not that the rich DO all the good. and
those who give out OF the goodness OF
their hearts shall be just az much ap-
preciated by their fellows and by God