The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-05-15
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People.

/ see that the good roads question
Is receiving a good deal OF attention
i'm the states where during the spring
the mud has made country travel al
most impossible, and this il the condi-
tion OF affairs In Rhode Island. The
proper width of tires IL being much
discussed, as IL may well be. for IA
the work of maintaining good roads no
one should lose sight of the truth that
marrow tires rend where broad ones
mend
am Informed that the music COM
mittee OF the Trinity M. Il. cnurch
VIII, on Friday evening. May 81 tcnd-
er reception and reeognltion service
20 Christopher Handing PearsC, Who
has for the past % years been a bass
singer I'm the churches OF Providence
and Pawtucket Mr.. Pearse who Is
connected with the deparimenf of pub
lie works, has hosts OF friends and
the reception promises TO be- very
pleasing affair.
Those who were forunate enough to
5 attend the annual meeting at 81.
Mary's Orphanage. East Providence.
= We're delightfully."- surprised to see how
much yigor was shown by the Rt. REV.
Thomas NJ Clark, the Episcopal bish-
Oh OF Rhode Island. Both I'm voice and
gesture, bishop Clark showed that he
was Ia much better health than was
generally supposed.
90:
A gentleman who has received IN
official Invitation To attend the real
opening OF the Pan-American cxItosi-
tion, which takes place on Monday
next. is provoked az what ne calls
carelessness about sending out such
invitations. Look here" he said.
this invitation is engraved handsome
~ on "A large double sheet of fine pa
per. and even though ] can't be IN
Buffalo next Monday. ] should Ike II
as souvenir, but as YOU sec. my
name is written across the face
OF IL and both Christian name ami
surname are spelled Incorrectly
Here is the envelope Il came
in-cheap, brown maHiias open al one
end 10 save a cent posiage and with a
typewritten address II makes ue
think of man dressed ~ swnllvwtafl
coat. with white wnisicoat shirt and
cravat, home-spnn klickcrboclSers.
worsted stockings and russet shoes,
e:s
I noticed few straw hats an the
street yesterday but the shirrw1ist
man has not vet made his APPEARING.
About Memorial day look for summer
styles.
was talking with a we'll known To-
cal musician last evening and he said
that he was glad TO see that tho Amer
lean Federation Of Musicians had Of
ficially characterized "rag-time" tunes
as 'unmusical rot" ana be pledged
members of the federation 10 make
every effort 10 suppress and 10 dis
courage the PLAYING aud publighinE of
such musical trash" But" said he.
"commepdable as this action Is. J do
not think that IL will have much effect
so long as 'rag-time' music gets the
public pulse a-throbbIng and the pub
lie hel and toe a-tapping.
90.
During the visit to Roger Williams
park yesterday afternoon, was
struck with the great beauty OF the
flower beds in the vicinity OF the Ca
sion Never before have these par
terres seemed SO ttractive. and IL Is
really well worth "a trip 90 the park
TO see them. Great credit is due to the
park commissioners and Superintend-
ent Fits for what has been done.
(aG1
Inspiration causes artists 10 paint.
poets TO cite the muse and authors
10 write Environments suggest: and
thoughts inspired become stories in
bronze. marble, pigments and melody.
Three students night before last OBJ
served seated on one Of tho stone
benches which flank the memorial gate
at Brown University. Now whether IL
was the cold. cold seat which inspired
them. 7 cannot say, but actually all
three were whistling in. concert, II
Dreamt 1 Dwelt In Marble Halls"