The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1905-01-23
PAWTUXET.

The executive board OF the Pawtuxet
old Home and Improve association had
an interesting meeting at the home oi
Luther ID. Burlingame on Fair street
Saturday night at which plans for the
celebration OF Old Home week. next Au-
gust were outlined and elaborated at some
length.
President W. f. Longfellow presided
and submitted plan. which with some
alterations. was adopted and arrange
ments made AT some length for the refer
ence OF the matters 20 various commit
tees.
The program adopted embraces the en-
tire seven days OF the week, beginning
Sunday. with Old Home sermons at the
churches and reunions or former pastors
and members Of the congregations and
members OF the Sunday school with old
tea achers.
A headquarters for the week In TO be
established, and members OF the commit
tee will be in attendance at an informa.
Ton bureau where direction to places OF
interest and information OF all sorts about
the program osn be obtained.
Monday Is planned as day in which
the women's organizations OF the villss
Will have receptions and teas for their
friends and for the visitors
For Tuesday evening II was decided to
give a performance OF an historical dra ma
In the open air, using one Of the Colonial
houses In the village as a setting. Paw
tuxet has been associated rather closely
with several bits OF history. and one Of
the most Importance. and one of these
will be used by a local dramatist to give
the play an interesting seetins. 1t is prob
able that a large cast OF local amateurs
Will be used in the production.
The following evening will be set apart
for school reunions, ono OF the mort i'm
portant being that Of the old ,ungraded
school which formerly had ts head
quarters In the building now utilized by
the fireHfen as meeting place. These
school reunions, which are planned for
both Pawtuxet schools and that OF Edge
wood. will be left TO the teachers and
present pupils Of both places TO arrange
Fully two-thirds of the population of
Pawtuxet will be interested in these meet
ings besides many living in other places
Thursday or at least part of IL will be
devoted TO the "Firemen's Tournament"
which is planned TO be held on other tina
conventional lines. II Is the idea OF the
Old Home association to give on incentive
TO the Volunteer Fire companies of Gran
ston and Warwick to practice more on the
duties that they would be required TO per-
form in case of fire.
II is the opinion OF many OF the firemen
that volunteer nremen neglect to practice
such duties, depending toe much on
chance to render good service az fires
The tourney will probably include lad
der raising contests. bucket brigade ex-
hibition and hose laying contests with the
use OF the stream OF water.
In connection with this part OF the pro-
gram public meeting will be held at the
engine house on Commercial street to
which tho members of the Lakewood,
Edgewood and Pswtuxet fire companies
and their bands will be invited and they
will listen TO an exposition OF the plans
Of the Old Home association for fremen's $
day II is very probable that the fore
men OF the other Cranston companies
will be invited to attend this meeting
Friday. February 10Th.
joint committee Of the three local
companies will probably be appointed TO
draw up suitable rules for the contests so
that as soon as spring opens the firemen
can begin to practice.
For Friday an illumination OF the house
and grounds Of every resident OF the dis
trict Is planned and a procession OF an
tiques and horribles by torchlight.
The annual meeting OF the associa ton
and election OF officers will also be held
ON this occasion.
The week of celebration will be
brought TO a close Saturday with an ALL
Gay water carnival I'm which there will be
swimming events and exhibitions OF life
saving under the auspices of the Y. s.
Volunteer Life Saving corps: rowboat
and canoe races. power boat. and yacht
races under the auspices OF the local
clubs which will be asked 70 appoint joint
committees and the whole To conclude
with an illumination Of the yachts and
parade OF decorated boats and canoes
A resolution of sympathy with the
work OF the metropolitan Park commits
sion was passed and the secretary direct
ed to forward copy TO the commission
and the meeting adjourned
By an act of the general assembly pass
cd November is. 1904 the calendar week
beginning with the last Sunday In August
Is old Home week in Rhode Island "and
~ set apart as season during which
cities and towns may conduct appropriate
celebrations I'm honor OF returning sons
and daughters OF the state and other in
vited guests and may hold exercises OF
historical interest"
The Ladies Auxiliary OF the Volunteer
Fire company No. II planning to hsve-a
bean and salad supper at the engine
house on Tuesday night Of this week
At it's recent meeting the Pawtuxet Bap-
tist society reelected the same board OF
officers for 1916 and listened to the reports
for 1901. which showed the organization
10 be In excellent condition the debt hav-
ing been reduced considerably.
Miss Amy Shrieve Of Ashcroft. Mass.
is visiting her cousin. Miss Blanche 8.
Johnson Al her home at the corner ~
Sheldon and Spring streets.
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