The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1902-09-09
PAWTUCKET.

At the rooms at the Cottrel block last
evening the members of Rhode Island as
ISOLATION. No. 3. National Association Of
tlonal officers, elected last week at the
national convention held at Boston. and
the local delegates to the convention. a
reception. followed by an entertainment
and short speeches by the national OFF,
GERS. after which refreshments were serv-
ed. The hall was prettily decorated In ma
tional colors and the reception was from
s to 8 o'clock.
The general committee acted as a re-
ception committee, the following men,
bers assisting In the receiving: Riley
Daniels. chairman; William III. Keene,
William Cole. James M O'Brien, L. M
Kennedy. James j. Chandley. Benjamin
Scholes OF the association, and Mrs. Ri
ley Daniels, Mrs William III. Keene, Mrs.
George Meyers and Mrs. Albert James
representing the Ladies' Auxiliary. Fol-
lowing the reception was an entertain
ment program of vocal and instrumental
selections. interspersed with speeches by
President Thomas p. Burke chairman OF
the evening, National President Robert
lngieton OF Cleveland, o., National Vice
President p. H. Hogan OF Boston, Ma
tonal President OF the Ladies' Auxiliary
Mass, State Deputy A. b. Martin OF
Providence, Past National President John
w. Lane OF Chicago. editor OF the Ma
tional Engineer, and Joseph N. Gregory,
one OF the trustees OF the National En-
gineer. Then refreshments were served
by the members OF the ladies' auxiliary
and the remainder OF the evening was
given over to social pleasure and inter-
course.
The members OF Tower Post, No. II. G..
A. r.. held a meeting OF considerable i'm
portance last evening and the principal
business was the "trip which the post will
make 10 Washington TO attend the an
nual encampment OF the Grand Army.
The members desire that all of the 1SS
members OF the post shall participate In
the trip and steps are being taken to
raise the necessary funds. The commit
tee In charge has raised about $3.50 and
1900 Is needed. The committee proposed
holding a fair for the purpose OF COM
pleting the fund and this was received
with favor and this was decided on The
work must be done expeditiously and the
fair will be held the latter part OF the
present month. The committee In charge
OF the trip will have charge of the fair.
assisted by subcommittees.
The schools OF the city were opened
yesterday under favorable circumstances
and the entering classes were large At
the high school the entering class is
about 100 larger than the class of last
year. Some of the grades OF the schools |
are overcrowded. and this is noticeable !
at the Grove street and Broadway school |
The congestion has been relieved some |
what by the relay syStem. which is APP |
piled to two grades at the Broadway. |
Church Hin and Division street schools. |
and four grades at the Central avenue |
school, Under this system one division at |
tends school from $50 TO 1890 a. m. and !
from 1890 10 23O p. m, and the second d. |
vision attended from l0:30 TO 1890 and |
from 2:So TO 4:3O. This system keeps the
rooms occupied all Of the time and ne |
cessitates q relay OF teachers. However,
avn schools shall be ready for occu-
pancy there can be nothing better devils
ID
Before the district court tomorrow
morning the cases OF Edward and Frank
Daniels and William Goodwin charged
With assault on Emil Van Hagen. and OF
Thomas +. Clark. charged with assault
IN Leonora Tague and the case OF Amin
sayed charged with perjury will come on
or hearing.
The members OF Loyal Prosperity
lodge. !. o. o. f.. NJ g., will make a
raternal visitation to Loyal Lincoln
sodge at Central Falls, and the degree
cam OF the visiting lodge will work the
nitiatory degree on 20 candidates for the
lodge.
Compared with the building projected
uring August OF last year the total for
roposed new buildings for the past
1onth has been exceedingly low. only
DIES being the estimated cost OF new |
tructures and alterations for which per-
Hts have been issued for the past month.
his Is but third OF the amount OF es-
mated cost Of buildings and aitera-
ons for which building permits were
ranted year ago. During August No
anne and one brick building were erect
!. and but nine additions and eitera- ,
ons.