The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1904-01-12
IN 0LNEYVILLE.
Latest Rumurs as TO Proposed
Wage Adjustment.
Annual Church Meeting and
Many Society installations.

Olneyville Branch OF the Providence
News Is at Heffernan's News Store. Is
Hartford avenue. Telephone 4o-West.
The latest information in regard to the
proposed re adjustment Of wages at the
Atlantic mills was promulgated today.
and is 10 the effect that while the notice
posted IN the various departments dis
tinctly says after Jan. "a II will not
4 become operative until nearly a week
later. After Jan. "a would mean II would
go into effect on Monday. 25th inst. two
weeks from yesterday. But the mill
week does not end on Saturday. but on
Thursday and those Of the nearly 5000
employees who are not paid on Friday
receive their wages on Saturday.
The extenuatlon To Jan. 20 for the pro-
posed adjustment. therefore. seems TO be
"more a convenience to the corporation In
i the matter of mill bookkeeping. rather
/ than an involuntary concession TO the
employees In the form OF few days, less
than weeks postponement.
! Another important move made by the
| company is the laying off the night help
| for the fortnight ensuing. The 1900 TO
\ 20O0 operatives affected were not employ
ed last evening and will not be until on
| or after the 29th inst. and possibly Feb
/ ruary. Local storekeepers. and citizens
in general, as well as the employees a-~i
| employers look forward with the hope OF
| seeing i'm the early future behind the
present industrial cloud the proverbial
silver lining.
OFFICERS INSTALLED.
Willow camp Modern Woodmen Of
America. met last evening. with large
attendance of members and Vice Con-
sui Chaplin presiding. Two applications
for membership were received and FIVE
transfer cards granted
Neighbor Koopman installed the follow
ing officers for the ensuing term: Consul.
III. 8 Chaplin: worthy adviser, j. J. Nc
Cormack; banker. N " Comstock. clerk.
William F. Donnelly: escort James Cur
ran; sentry. Thomas Merritt; woodman.
NJ. j. Hsddican. Congratulatory re-
marks were made by Deputy Koopman.
Vice Consul May and Neghbor Kelly OF
East Providence. Neighbor Egan OF
Mount Pleasant and Neighbors Martin
and Brown Of South Providence. Re-
freshments were served cigars passed.
literary and musical exercises indulged
In and a general good time enjoyed
Court Thomas A. Doyle. No. 21 For
esters OF America. held installation exer-
cises last evening I'm Springers hall and
the attendance was unusually large and
encouraging The installing officer was
Deputy Chief Ranger Frederick 3 Bur
roughs. and the formal program was
followed by program Of festivities.
which terminated only with the advent
of the midnight hour.
Westminster circle. will hold their in
stallation this evening. and it promises
as ever TO be a delightful gathering. No
more hospitable committee could ba
chosen on collation. than Brothers Taft,
Murphy and Canning, and there will also
be music galore.
CHURCH ELECTION.
The members of the First Free VIII
Baptist society CPlainfleld street church)
assembled In annual meeting in the au-
ditorium of the sacred ediice last even
ing. President Charles ~. Coffin i'm the
chair, and Edwin y. Metcalf acting as
secretary pro tenn I'm the unavoidable. alb
sence OF Daniel u. Waterman. regular
secretary. on account OF illness.
The reports Of the various officers were
of a most gratifying nature. showing not
only a healthy Increase In membership
during the year. but that the society is
I'm n fourishing condition financially. All
bills have been promptly paid. a sub
stantial sum subscribed for the parson-
age fund and there is not a cent OF debt
on the church property.
Rev. J. NJ Lowden was unanimously
reelected pastor. and the following offi-
GERS chosen, there being but few minor
changes from the roster OF the past
year:
President, Charles Ii. Coffin; secretary.
Daniel ID. Waterman: treasurer Emma &.
Clifford: trustees for two years. Gilbert
Swain. n. NJ. Wright; chairman OF COM
mittees: Baptism. Gilbert Swain sick.
aged and needy. Mrs. George stone; mem
bership, J. Davis Hubbard; missions,
Mrs. ID. u. Waterman: music, John Cur
ry; Sunday schools James II. Coffin;
temperance, Mrs. j. II. Hubbard; vista
ton, Mrs Bitgood; social Lizzie Curry;
deacons for two years, Gilbert Swain and
j. f. Coffin.
Sunday school officers Superintendent.
L. =. Metcslf; associate superintendents,
II. g. Bainton. A. II. Horton; superin-
tendent OF primary department, Mrs B.
NJ. Olney: assistant superintendent OF
primary department. Mrs Mary Morris;
superintendent OF intermediate, Mrs. F..
A. Angel; superintendent OF kndergar-
ten, Mrs. s. j. Dolbey; superintendent Of
home department, Mrs. Littledeld; super
intendent OF cradle roll Miss Hattie
stone; secretary of Sunday school. Nancy
b. Rowland: assistant secretaries. T.. w.
Colwel. l.. +. Atwood; collector. Edward
NJ. Mann.
Librarian. j. II. Hubbard; assistant H.
brarians. {. r. Potter. Herbert Francis,
Clarence Brown. Leslie Swain book COM
mittee j D. Hubbard r. T. Metcalr.
nj. {. Waterman. Mrs. Iowden, NJ A.
Place. n. NJ. Wright; musical director. II
G. Sherman. Jr orgsnist Gertrude Aus
tin; organist for primary department. MAY
Colwell; ushers and collectors Sunday
morning. n NJ Wright, A. f. Grfst. r..
W. 4iahhs - - AfulNtIs W. ~. fsntw1Sfla.
Herbert Francis ushers and collectors
Sunday evening, Robert Anderson. Al
bert Cole, Forest Swain. Edwin Brown.
James Curry.
Pettis Mission sunday school. Jewell
street; Superintendent, II. f. Newell: as
sociate superintendent A. Allen: super
intendent of primary department Mrs
Hutchinson. secretary. H. l.. Kelly: col
lector. Miss II. Collinge. organist. Vivian
Phillips. librarian, +. Chamberain as
sistant librarian, r.. Wade
Nothing was said as 10 the con-
templatcd leave OF absence for the pas
tor who wishes TO attend the Worlds
Sunday School convention at Jerusalem
I'm April. but this can and certainly will
be checrfully accorded by the trustees
~ their first meeting The four dele
gates from the Rhode Island Sunday
school association 60 the Worlds con
vention are state Secretary n. r. VIII |
son and A " McCrilis of Providence.
and MIR. Wilbur and sister of Scituate. /
Rev. MIR Iowden like many other /
earnest workers will make the trip az