The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1904-01-23
IN OLNEYv|LLE.
Complimentary Banquet Given.
Local Man HOnOred.
In Good Spirlt..Ha Retired
From Business. General Mention
Olneyville Branch OF the Providence
News is at Hefrernans News Store. ID
Hartford avenue. Telephone +o-West

olneyville Branch OF the Providence
News IL at Herernan's News Store. ID
Hartford avenue. Telephone 4o-west
The complimentary banquet and ball
rendered by the Regent Literary and So
cial club In ODD Fellows hsll on Academy
avenue last evening. to the 90 or more
young ladies whose efforts did 40 much
to make the recent fair held by the club
the huge nnsnciel success II was, was one
OF the most pleasing social functions
held OF Mt. Pleasant this season. There
were about 20 couples In attendance and
dancing began at 8 o'clock to the music OF
the Urbane Union orchestra, under the
efficient direction of John J. Collins.
Just as the clock toid OF the midnight
hour. the merry party OF young folks sat
down to one OF Caterer Gillhoolys best
efforts in the way OF a turkey supper. af
ter which Mr.. James McKenns. chairman
OF the committee. publicly thanked the
young ladies for their assistance and also
Informed them that the iast fair was by
far the greatest financial success that
had ever been held by them and this was
due 10 the work performed by the young
ladies.
little more than an hour was needed
was followed by more dancing and the
early moving milk wagons passing the
hall was the first evidence that the hap
~ party had that il was approaching
daylight
The committee were as follows: Com
mlttee of arrangements, James j. Mcken-
ma, chairman; James j. Falvey. secretary;
Hart a. Reilley, treasurer: James Gra-
ham, Joseph Hetherman. Eugene A.
Lynch, John Conway. James Kiernan
general floor director, James Graham; as
sistant. Joseph Hetherman; aids William
j. Graham. Edward G.. Hammill, James
kiernan: reception committee Eugene A.
Lynch, John J. Conway, Peter r. Reilley.
Every lady and gentleman was present
ed with a handsome souvenir of the happy
occasion
The grand march was led by Mr. James
Graham accompanied by Miss Mabel Gull
liver
LOCAL MAN HoNoRED.
Ernest Williams, the local checker ex-
pert, and barber poet, has had offered
him and accepted. the honor to captain
the Al-Nev England Checker team at
the annual great match, ALI Boston VS.
All-New England. to be held at Boston.
Nasbinston's birthday, Feb. "a
This annual affair Is one OF the great
est features In checker circles the world
interest from all parts of the globe. At
no time elsewhere has there ever been
offered duplicate team match or one in
any other way approa ching the mag
ndcent affsir. which this yearly match
generally proves to be.
II Is held in the spacious banquet hall
Of the American house. Hanover street.
Boston, and II Is quite the custom to see
between 500 and 600 players and spec
tators gathered in the hall the day OF
the match.
The teams are generally about from 100
to iS side.
II is the first time In the history OF
these team matches that an Ofneyyille
man has been offered this position and
there Is no question Mr.. Williams will
strive his utmost with his team to bring
home the gold medal, the prize Offered on
the occasion.
Mr.. Williams success as captain of
team matches is we'll known, he has led
the famous "Olnsyvilles' several times
TO battle against old time practical lead
ers and his team have always come home
victorious.
Mr.. Williams outside OF having a charm
ing personality In clever writer OF
poems and short stories, a strong man
In debate In public
That he is one Of the cleverest story
telers living any one can discover by
dropping in and starting something of
the kind at his widely known place of
business, known as the college for check
ers. q Plainhed street Olneyville. TO
which ALI checkers players desiring to
enter the team match all Boston. all
New England please send names and ad-
dresses
WILL LOOK PRETTY.
Mounted Patrolman, MARCEL Hannah
OF the Chaffee street station is and has
been for the past few days been dodginr
his many best friends, not that he has
promised them string OF fish. or any
thng OF that sort, but simply because he
has decided 10 have his smiling face
covered with a nne growth OF blond
beard
Mr.. Hannah and his associates have
not as vet decided upon what STYLE OF
beard 10 adopt, for some OF them want
him to grow a noustsohe. and goatee.
something Ike that worn BY Lieut. Tyler
but Mr.. Hannah Is quite SURE that even
II he adopted this style he never would
make the military appearance Of Mr..
Tyler. Others want him TO follow the
footsteps OF Pstrolman Coah,ey, but az
Mr.. Coakley's beard. II rs said got Kim
into trouble al home and, being advised
by Mr.. Coakley. not to follow that styIe
style. Pstrolman Kelly has offered to
borrow Patrol Driver Giblin's horse
clippers and just fix Mr.. Hannah UP
Van Dyke" style. and this In the probs-
bic result, for the idea strikes Mr.. Han
nan very fsvorably.
IN GOOD SPIRITS
There Is pleasant feeling among the
operatives OF the Atlantic mills, notwith-
standing the fact that cut down went
into effect yesterday. for the impression
prevails that the mill management will
soon find their way clear TO return 10
the old schedule. The Atlantic mills IL
now and always has been looked upon as
the main and permanent support Of Olney-
Vile. and the merchants feel sure that no
reduction would have been made unless
n was quite necessary. but now that the
concern has got on its hand large
order from a Russian firm. the prospects
are that the good old Atlantic mills will
not only sustain. but add 60 It's high
standing In this community.
HAS RETIRED
Michael Coleman. who came 90 this
country from Ireland In l%s. and since
a Ar.a A..