The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1902-12-29

vice president, George Gray: secretary,
EDWARD McKenna; treasurer, James Cor
man. financial secretary, Thomas Hunt;
directors. James German, Charles Null
hearn' John Mccormick. Thomas Gro
ghan, William j. Butler; auditing COM
mittee, William Donahue, j. McLaugh-
lin, Thomas Kelly; librarian. F. G. Mars:
assistant librarians. j. +. Lenahan j. o.
feeney; sergeant-at-arms, James Rush
question committee, Frederick German:
John I. Cooney, w. B. Featherstone and
w j. Butler.
They will be installed Sunday and the
ceremony will be accompanied with a
concert which will be OF more than usual
merit.
HIS FIRST MASS.
st. Mary's Catholic church was never
CROWDED as II was yesterday, for the
young and Old or all sects attended SER
Tlernan celebrate his first solemn high
mass, and he was assisted by Father Sui
Ivan as deacon, Father Powers. sub
deacon, and Father Craig as master OF
ceremonies Nearly 2OOO persons at the
close of the ceremony went TO the rail 10
receive the special blessing of the young
man, and Father Grace the pastor, spoke
OF him In the highest terms and gave a
little history of his life, for Father Tier
nan was baptized and confessed at this
REGENT OFFICERS.
met in its well-appointed parlors on VAL
ley street yesterday and elected the fol-
lowing corps of officers: President. p. r.
Reilly; vice president. ID. b. Mcdowell: :
secretary, Frederick Quick; corresponding
secretary, William Rowe; financial secre-
tary. j. j. Conway; treasurer, h. A
librarian. +. r s. McCowell: standing
committee, M. f. Going, f.. A. Lynch,
William Geary; question committee
James j. McKenna T.. a. Lynch. NJ. F.
Going. auditing committee l., A Rart-
lett NJ. r. Going. ID. J. Byrne These
officers will be installed on the evening
OF Jan. l in Library hall.
RECEIPTS WERE LARGE.
The committee who had charge OF the
reception rendered Father Sheehy at the
Dec. q, met with the Robert Emmett Lit
erary association yesterday afternoon.
but did not reach final settlement. but
will on the second Sunday In January.
The receipts are very much larger than
any one OF the committee looked for. A
vote OF thanks was extended TO III. F.
McCusker for the valuable services rem
dered upon the occasion.
LARGE FUNERAL.
The funeral OF the late Michael T.
Carey. was held at st. Theresas church
yesterday and was one OF the largest
held for long time for but few young
men in this vicinity were more popular
than the deceased. The floral offerings as
was stated In Tho News on SatLxday were
most profuso and OF a costly character.
The bearers were Daniel Byron, j. A.
Coffey, j. Il. Hughes, John Gahen, w. II.
Kelly and Zephus Reil
The interment was at ST. Francis ceme-
terry.
GENERAL MENTION.
John Mooney Of Dixie street mourns the
loss OF a valuable dog which was killed
by the cars st the Dixie street crossing
yesterday.
The dog for some time has been IN the
| habit OF chasing after flying trains, and
| this II did yesterday and when II turned
around to come home was hlt by n train
| coming I'm an opposite direction.
Margaret Farrand OF 80 Eden street
| slipped In front OF 1G Msnton avenue last
| evening and was picked up I'm an uncon-
scious condition by her brother-in- law.
Herbert whitehead or Fairmount avenue.
| who had her taken to her home I'm one
| OF Thomas McMsnn's carriages.
Mary Brennan. who some time ago was
| hit on tho left temple by flying shuttle
| I'm Taft and Weeden's mills and whose
| life at one time was In doubt has fully
| recovered and returned TO her work this
| morning.
A. n. Christy Of the Watch and Ward
| society under the auspices OF the Tenn
| peranoe committee OF the PIainield Street
| Baptist church gave an Illustrated lecture
at that church last evening which was
| well attended
The Misses Lula Shawcross and Flor
| ence Carpenter OF the local telephone ex-
| change were rendered sleigh ride by Mr..
! Alfred Clayton, yesterday. The merry