The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1904-01-14


Last night the local naval reserves
held a very successful social and dance
IN the town hall Despite the unwelcome
attentions OF Jupiter Pluvius who deluged
the town with copious downpours OF
rain about the time set for the opening
dance there was a good attendance.
There were a number OF the members OF
the Providence division present In uni
form and these. together with tne local
"Jolly Jack Tars" enjoyed themselves TO
the INIT until a late hour.
The uniforms OF the reserves and the
pretty costumes OF the members OF the
gentler sex presented an agreeable pic
ture OF animation as they whirled
through the giddy mazes OF the waltz in
the brilliantly illumated hall There
were % numbers on the program. and at
every number there were almost as many
dancers on the floor as the big hall would
accommodate.
ere was an intermission at the end
of the 10th dance, and at that time those
members OF the division who had won
medals in rife practice during the last
season were presented with them and
congratulated on the excellent showing
they had made In this line. There was
a large contingent who received the
meoals and congratulations.
The committed OF arrangements 20
whom is due the credit for the success
of the affair consisted OF Lieut.. p. Bunce
Gibson Gunners Mate +. A. Reed, Boat
swain's Mate j. A Murray. Quarter
master Charles II. Reed Machinist II. r.
Fish. Boatswain's Mate William w.
Lawson.
Boatswain's Mate ]. A Murray acted
as floor director and was assisted by
Quartermaster Charles II. Reed, Gun
ner's Mate Fred A Reed. BoatswaIn's
Mate William w. Lawson and Machinist
H r. Fish officiated as aids.
Music was furnished by Tinkham's
fremont orchestra
THE STORM
After the rain had poured down on the
town for short time the snow in the
streets was converted into slush and in
some places IL was more than ankle
deep. The sewers carried off what water
found its way 10 the catchbasins. but
by far the greater part of IL was damned
up in the streets by the snow and formed
large pools which slowly filtered through
the slush and gradually found their way
into the sewers.
IN the vicinity OF Burgess avenue the
roi7g was especially bad. as well as in
~ eral OF the sections which are not pro-
ed with sewers. There were some
fanvy showers in the early part OF the
r enng which closely resembled those
~ summer. except for the facts that the
r IN was cold instead OF warm and they
were not accompanied by thunder or
lightning. The water flowed quite freely
down the car tracks on both Taunton and
Warren avenues.
The thick fog which followed the storm
cut the snow down considerably. and in
many places everything had been clothed
with the white mantle OF winter there
was but little snow left when the fog
lifted.
CAR DELAYED.
Last night one Of the cars on the
Taunton avenue lne was delayed in the
city, by the blowing out OF a fuse by
a car which was ahead OF II. When IL got
hack to this town II was nearly 10
minutes behind its schedule time.
HOWARD LODGE
The regular meeting OF Howard lodge
No ~ was held in knights OF Pythias
hall last night. There was a good sized
attendance OF the members OF the lodge
present and after the transaction Of the
routine business interesting remarks
were made by a number OF the Members
OF the order. including one visitor from
Baltimore.
DOOR UNFASTENED.
While making his rounds last night Of
ncer Clements discovered that the rear
door OF one OF the business establishments
near Watchemoket square was unfas-
tened. He notified the owner. who climbed
out OF his warm bed and made the door
secure.
OFFICERS ELECTED.
The annual meeting OF the watche-
vooEet Fife and Dr,,re rd rrpg hold Ia
night and the following officers were
elected 10 serve for the ensuing year:
President William Keefe; vice pr ST.
dent. Robert Craig: secretary Charles s.
Harwood; treasurer, James @ Downing:
agent and drum s. rgeant. William Keefe
leader, James G. Downing; assistant lead
er. Charles s. Harwood. Three new mem
bers were voted into tn band.
w. C. T. u MEETING.
This weeks meeting OF the w. c. r.
U. was held with the president OF the
union. Mrs. Ellen NJ. Munro az her resi-
dence on Taunton avenue The topic Of
the session. Work" was taken up at
the conclusion of the devotional exer-
cises Two poems by m mbers OF .le
union were read and a number OF selec-
tions rendered The next meeting will
be n Ia with Mrs William Chase at her
residence on Prospect street
PLEASANT SURPRISE
There was a very pleasant surprise
party at the home OF Miss Bertha Bud
long on Burgess av nue.. when her Sum
day school class OF girls put In an un-
expected appearance and proceeded "a
make things az pleasant "a they could
for their teacher. tn usual games were
pleve -fter which refreshments were
served Several very pretty selections
were rendered and the tpning was one
OF hearty enjoyment for all.
Tn class Is made up OF Miss irene
Thatcher MISS Attie Vickery Miss ..lce
Ericsson Miss Ahbie Mcdonald Mss Nav
Peck Miss Mildred Short and Miss Ada
Anthony
CARS WE'RE LATE
Many o. the local lines of electric cars
were running late last night The su-
burbans " re nearly half an hour late
and the other cars were more or less
behind their scheduled time.
VITAL STATISTICS.
During the past month there were u
g>orh~ In the town ~ 49,. A.. -.