The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-07-13
DRUGGISTS CELEBRATE.
Rhode Island Pharmaceutical ASSo-
Cation Has Outing.
A Very Large Party ASSEMBLIES al Rauteriye
and Enjoys The Program.

The Rhode Island Pharmaceutical
Association held It's annual meeting
and outing on the grounds of Haute-
rive Club. Riverside. yesterday after
noon. Including members and friends.
there were about 200 present. The large
attendance was due partly to the fact
that it was ladies' day the first in the
history of the association.
A business meeting was held at 2 p.
m. at which number of letters were
read from members OF the Chicago Ma
tional Association of Retail Druggists.
relative To the cutting OF prices. A
committee of 10 was appointed to con-
slider the letters. and a motion made
to appoint delegates to the annual
meeting of the National Association,
TO be held in Cincinnati October 8, 4, 5
and 6, 1899.
Ten new members were elected into
the society at this session. They were:
Alfred Lamareux of Quidnick, Thomas
$. Dwan of Central Falls w. H.
Boardman of Lonsdale, Joseph G Ross
of Woonsocket, Fred III. Jones of Cen
qral Falls, George II. Powell of Prov
dence. *. l.. Rattey of Pawtucket and
William Dunning of Providence. A
shore dinner was served Immediately
after the business meeting. The crowd
was so large that two Sttings were
necessary before everyone could be fed.
Nevertheless, everyone was pleased
and satisiid, even IL some did have TO
wat.
The remainder OF the afternoon was
spent in TIE enjoyment of games OF
various sorts. While some took advan-
IA Of 10 on
and showed their prowess in rolling
the ball. others enjoyed a genuine, am
ateur ball game with all it's funny as
poets and situat ons 1t was played
between team made up OF the drum
mers who supply the drug trade I'm this
state, captained by Charles Williams
and "A nine Of drug clerks, organized
and captaned by Senator Reiner of
North Providence. Some OF the men
who INDUCED were somewhat under the
influence OF the afternoons repast.and
consequently could not hold ball. no
matter how hard they tried.
Many interesting situations arose i'm
consequence, and the funny sights oc-
casioned by the ball tossers chasing
the leather here and there made ev-
eryone laugh The drummers thought
the game easily won when they piled
up SIX runs in the first inning but the
drug clerks followed right on their
httlS, ana Wnen the game was callcu
In the NTH inning they had II runs 10
their opponents II. The drummers
We're somewhat surprised. for they had
ooasted before the game that the
clerks would be easy. The makeup
OF the teams was as follows:
Druggiss~ Kelley. G.; Sheehan, c. T.:
RAINING. Sb.; Jones s.s., Claflin. r. T.;
nelner. sb.; Russell. III: Reeves. D.:
Mulr, T. Drummers-Booth 3b.; w J.
ssatns' ID. Baker SIS; Stack. Oh;
siaae' G. Fields p, FELTON,. !. e. Mutt.
:, L., Murray, r. T. The score was Ia 10
III: IN FAVOR % the Druggists.
III @ine assoeiation has now about 100
ns,lles s,l upon It's membership rolls. The
Snhoers OF the association are; Presi-
9ent, Mason II. Wood OF East Pr-ovi-
dehce, secretary, G. n. Daggctt OF q.
-. NlaIlln e COS store. Prov dence:
treasurer. Albert Ferner provfdence
Inc members az the entertainmnt com
mittee, who made the afternoons out
pl,. i,,s - suCcehsiul, were BENJAMIN a.
iayne Senator Reiner and Harris
Swindells.