The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1902-12-24
EAST PROVIDENCE.

The Fourth Division Naval battalion
has had complete telegraphy appara tus
installed at its armory. The apparatus
connects the petty officers room with
the adjoining rooms and IL complete in
every detail. Seven or eight men have al
ready started 10 practice on the signal
code used by the United States signal
corps. Quartermaster VIM. r. Lawson
had excellence practice a. the new signal
system last summer with the United
States signal corps at Beaver Tail during
the naval manoeuvres.
Next Spring the battalion Is 10 have a
wireless telegraphy system which will
convey messages about half a mile. The
cost will be In the neighborhood Of SIS.
CHRISTMAS AT ST. MARY's.
The services at ct. Mary's on Christ
mas day will be a celebration OF the
Holy Eucharis at 7:30 a. m. and sermon
at 10 a. m. The music at this service will
be Cruikshank's mass. the solos In the
"Agnus Del" by Master Lloyd sutton,
Frank j. Anthony is choirmaster and
Mrs. Hopkins. organist. On Friday at the
feast OF St.Stephen. the children will have
their Christmas tree at 1:30 y. m. Carols
will be sung by the Sunday school and
gifts distributed. There will be an ad-
dress by the rector and nine children will
be presented with medals for perfect at
tendance during the year as follows
Lille Adams, Una Anthony. Hattie
Townsend Lillian Townsend Nora
Brooks. Mizpah Vail, Fred Mayer. Har-
riet Brooks. Lester Vail Recently the
church held a very successful bazar In
the rooms of the Business Mems club.
Last night Chief OF Police Adams re-
ports one building found open by officer
Harrigan and one disturbance quelled by
Officer Clemence.
At about o'clock last night the fire
alarm was rung In at the square and i'm
mediately afterwards the recall was
sounded Mason Wood was burning boxes.
and big sparks were flying from his
chimney. An Armenian family living In
the block over Savin's barber shop had
also very hot fire In their stove. The
pipe became much heated and caused a
FELLOWSHIP in which a baby was wrapped
TO become ignited. The Armenian mother
grabbed the baby which was uninjured
and rushed outdoors and seeing the
huge sparks from Woods chimney con-
cluded the whole block was on fire and
had the alarm sent In.
SOCIETY NEWS.
The Massasoit club will hold it's meet
ing tonight instead OF tomorrow evening.
Some new members are to he received.
The club has had rapid growth this
year.
Last night Buckhn Post.G A. r.. held
It's regular meeting I'm Grand Army hall
CHRISTMAS TREE.
Reliance Lodge. I. O. o. f.. will have a
"Burlesque Christmas Tree" this evening.
The committee I'm charge OF the affair IL
as follows: Benjamin Il. Pierce, Clarence
Read. II. Frederick Gottschalk A. Ever
EFT Griswold and Herbert r. Perkins.
BLOCK PAVEMENT.
gang of men are at work on the APP
proach TO Washington bridge putting In
a pavement OF granite blocks. The work
Is progressing rapidly.
Last night the Second Baptist church
held its prayer meeting with the Haven
NJ. T.. church. The repairs on the Second
Baptist church will be completed so that
the regular Sunday meetings will be held
there next Sunday instead OF at the town
hall, which the church has been using
while repairs were going on New Years
eve the church will give cantata TO
take the place OF the usual musical pro-
gram which the church Will have TO omit
this Christmas.
Last evening there was a very pleasant
silver wedding at the Hopkins stock farm
on the Taunton road. The happy couple
who gave the celebration were John A
Longfellow, manager of the stock, farm,
and his wife. Vina Il. Longfellows About
30 people were present and made their
host and hostess many handsome and
costly gifts OF silver plate. Among the
presents were n set OF silver knives and
forks, two fruit dishes OF silver plato. a
large silver spoon. set silver dessert
spoons. two large cake baskets of silver
a large fruit basket. n silver jardiner'
nlled with asparagus ferns, set OF jell,
| spoons. pie knife. etc.
Among the guests were Mr.. and Mrs
| Ed Perry of Providence. Mr.. and Mrs. w
| ~ Foye and daughter Of Providence. Mr.
| and Mrs. Fred Grant of Providence Mr.
! and Mrs. Il. 8. Luther, East Providence
Mr.. and Mrs Emer. Seekonk. Mrs. Snel
and daughter OF Providence. Waltel
Longfellow OF Providence. Miss Lull
| Longfellow OF Providence. Edward Long
fellow and son OF Pawtuxet. Mrs. Brewel
| of Providence. Frank Cole VIM. Cole ant
| Miss Jessie Cole OF Providence, Jack Coli
| OF Providence. Miss Mae Norton OF Provi
dence and Miss Cora Peterson Of Eas
| Providence.
Several OF the guests favored the com
| pany with vocal and instrumental music
including quartet from Providence
The party broke up rather early ~ th'
| last car for the city left little after III
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