The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1902-05-10
PANTUvKeT.

| The first annual meeting of the I'm
| provement league of Pawtucket and
| Central Falls was held last evening at the
| Auditorium and was attended by a large
number of interested citizens, both men
| and women. The league is the outgrowth
| OF movement begun something more
than year since by Lyman NJ. Darling
| and which was first broached 10 the Busi-
! ness Mems association. AT that time II
| was proposed To oner prizes for the best
! demonstrations of Improvement of pri-
! Nate property, and then the work of the
| league was extended 10 the schools and
the children were interested by various
means.
The speaker last evening was Albert
Kelsey OF Philadelphia. a noted archi-
tect and landscape architect, who is con-
sidered one OF the best, IL not the best
man, in that profession i'm the country.
lie is the designer of the model city
that will be feature of the Worlds Fair
at st. Louis in 1904 and he has been the
landscape architect of some OF the noted
expositions of the country. among these
oeing the worlds Fair at Chicago.
Mr.. Kelsey spoke last night on three
subjects, all of which were pertinent TO
the purpose of the league these being,
Circulation, Hygienne and Beauty" He
illustrated his lecture by more than 100
lantern slides which showed Fairgrounds,
amusement and athletic, devices, street
features, fountains and monuments,
bridges and the like. He considered that
the Improvement of a municipality should
not be begun with scattered units, not
merely points of interest. but a clean and
orderly city as an organic whole. He
maintained that the growth of a city
could not be prevented, but the growth
could be controlled He suggested that
those interested in municipal Improvement
should study municipal area, and outly-
ing districts, developing all quarters alike.
He believed in the promotion of public
school interests and he cited how in Eng
gland ample Fairgrounds are provided
oy law, 81 square feet being required for
each child. He contrasted this with the
recent celebration OF Arbor Day in New
York, where trees were planted in tubs
in the corridors OF schools because of the
total lack of Fairgrounds. He recon-
mended that the members of the league
follow the example set by the citizens OF
Harrisburg and Baltimore, where a com
mittee of citizens raised funds by pri-
vate subscription TO study the best means
of developing the cities. Then TO elect
reform officers pledged to execute the
far-reaching plans developed through pri-
vate initiative.
During the evening there was singing by
chorus of l50 school children under the
leadership of Albert l.. Ladd. The meet
ing was arranged by committee consist
| L VI.
vey, Howard w Fitz, Arthur w. Stan
icy and Samuel Ii. Roberts.
Detective John f. Hoburton last even
ing completed 20 years service on the
police force of the city. His record has
oeen particularly creditable.
1t is expected that on Tuesday next the
members OF the Massachusetts, State
Highway association, 10 the number OF
15 will visit Pawtucket for the purpose
Of inspecting Harvey street and Park
place. where bitumnous macadam had
been laid. The two streets have been
inspected by city officials from many
states during the past two months. The
association is expected TO make Paw
tucket the visit I'm connection with the
annual field day of the organization.
Rev William Il. Noyes, missionary
agent of the New England Home for
Little Wanderers, accompanied by a choir
of children from the home, will speak
at the Peasant View Baptist church to-
morrow morning.
During the pnsent week there has been
20 transfers of real estate and 16 mort
cages recorded at the city clerks office.
It was believed by the relatives of
Thomas Frechette OF Attleboro that he
might be the man whose body was found
floating in the Blackstone river on Tues
day last. But investigation has placed
the man at the jail at Cranston awaiting
the action OF the grand jury man who
gave the name OF Thomas Frechette and
who said his home was at Attleboro. was
arrested last week at Central Falls on
aserious charge and held for the grand
Jury. His description answers well the
description OF the missing man and
Frechette's relatives believe their fears
have been allayed by this information
In St Georges hall, last evening. was
held an entertainment and smoke talk
under the auspices of Haskell council,
Royal Arcanum. which was largely at
| tended There was program of musical
! and instrumental selections ,interspersed
| with remarks by Grand Regent J. WIZ
| lard Baker. Grand Vice Regent William
| j. Burton Past Regent Joseph Green OF
Weybosset council OF Providence and
| Grand Guard Harry Vale OF Providence
| Then came a season OF whist and coll
| lation.
Tomorrow will be celebrated as AN
niversary Day" at the First Baptist
church there to be special services OF an
| appropriate character with sermons by
| the pastor Rev Frank Rector
Contractor Frank G.. Rowley has been
| awarded the contract for the erection or
| an addition 20 the present works OF the
| Phillips Insulated Wire company. at Dar-
| lington. and work will be begun by him
on Monday morning. The addition viii
| be 100 feet by 81 feet, OF brick four stories
and basement and will be made at the
| north end OF the present main building
| This addition VIII practicable double The
capacity OF the works t-.r ..t r-.s
At the mornings session ~ thcrdlstrict
court Bridget Cavanaugh. ACCUSED OF be-
ing commond drunkard. pleaded guilty
and was sontencde 10 the state work
house for six months. Lewis McGowan.
charged with assault on Maris Farrricr.
pleaded not guilty and was held I'm the
sum OF Sl00 FOR trial on Monday morn
ing next one drunkard was fined the
usual 81 and costs.