The Portland daily press., 1900-10-19
Police Are Preparing to Care
For Tramps.

A pleasant social assembly was held
last evening in Cumberland hall, Cum.
berland Mills, under the auspices OF the
following well-known young men: Ralph
Miller, MilIard F. Watson, George II.
Leighton, Fred B. Spear, William P.
Walker.
The Moreans, a strong amateur dra-
matic club from Portland, appeared last
evening in the four act comedy drama,
Isl Hedges GAL" at ths Westbrook
opera house. This club Is very popular
with the Westbrook public, and the
drama as presented last evening was
we'll attended and much enjoyed by all.
The Westbrook High school foot ball
eleven is to play foot ball game Sat-
urday afternoon at 2.tO O'Clock on the
Warren park grounds with the Gorham
High school eleven.
The ladies circle of the Warren Con-
gregatiOnal church held their annual
harvest supper, Thursday evening in the
lower Vestry of the church. The supper
was well attended and much enjoyed by
all. The affair was very successfully
managed by a committee composed of
Mrs. W. q. Mann, Mrs. Clay, Mrs. Frank,
Mrs. Woodside, Mrs. Carle, Mrs. Dyer,
Mrs. Files.
The ladies' circle Of the Westbrook
Universalist church gave another one
OF their successful 10 cent suppers last
evening in the vestry of the church.
These suppers are held every two weeks
during the fall and winter months and
have become very popular with the gen.
eral public.
The board of regents ana the trustees of
the Walker Memorial library, were to
have held their regular quarterly meeting
Monday evening at the library building,
but were obliged to postpone 1t on ac-
count of no quorum. Mayor Horr and
MIR. E. j. Haskell were the only members
OF the board In attendance.
Mr.. Charles Wentworth. principal of
the Bridge street grammar school, has
been way from his duties the past two
days on a trip to Boston. The pupils OF
his class are enjoying a vacation which
they will make up later on by Saturday
sessions.
ELECTRIC CAR employees AS
ATHLETES.
The motormen and conductors of the
Westbrook division of the Portland Rail-
road company in their leisure moments,
devote considerable OF their time to ath-
letics. At the present time the boys are
deriving much benefit from the hundred
yard dash and some of them are becom-
Ing quite proficient as runners. Yester-
day afternoon the boys had a trial race
on the improvised track at the rear OF
the car stables. There were four con-
testants, Motorman James Hulit and Ar
thur McCubrey; Conductors Spring and
Raymond. The boys each made an ex-
cellent showing, but were distanced by
Mortorman Hulit, who finished in l2
seconds.
A young mems athletic club, with
rooms in the Pride block on Fitch street.
was organized Wednesday evening.
WHIST CLUB ORGANIZED.
The K. of G. whist club was organized
at meeting held Wednesday evening at
the home of Mrs. Joseph LaroschelIe,
Spring street. The following officers
were chosen: President, Mrs. Fred
Decormier; secretary. Mrs. ]. f. SuIr-
van; treasurer, Mrs. Joseph Herbert. The
club is to meet every Wednesday evening
at the home OF members. The husbands
and gentlemen friends are included as
guests of the club and as participants
in the games.
NEW ORCHESTRA FORMED.
Lemieux's orchestra was organized
Wednesday evening at the rooms in
Pride's building on Fitch block. The
orchestra is composed as follows: Fred
Lemieux, first violin and leader; Edward
Gere, second violin; Thomas Nadeau,
clarinet; Joseph Butler, cornet; Henry
Rocheleau, trombone; John Girard, alto;
Hans Smith, flute; j. f. Sullivan, bass.
The orchestra is to hold rehearsaIs on
Wednesday evenings at the same place
where organization was effected.
BUILDING BUNKS FOR TRAMPS.
Police Officer H. S. Cousens is at work
in his spare time building hunks for the
accommodation of tramps at the West
brook police station. At present the
tramps are given accommodation on
flat wooden bunk, but the new plan
Is to include a tier of three ordinary
hunks in a section. There are to be
three sections built, giving accommo-
dation to nine men, in addition to what
can be provided for in the regular cells.
Last winter A tramps were cared for
In one week. This year the tramp busi-
ness has not commenced as yet in good
Officer Cousins suggests that
the city should fit up the two spare
rooms at the police headquarters for the
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