The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1905-03-30
PAWTUxET.
FIremsn's Muster Committee
Made Plans for Old Home
Week Event.

Plans for Firemans day, Aug 81. which
is to be Thursday OF Old Home Week ut
rawtuxet were talked over last night Mt
the meeting OF the union committee made
up OF members OF the Volunteer Fire
company No. l OF Pawtuxet. Cataract
Tire company No. OF Lakewood and
E,dgewood Volunteers.
The meeting was called TO order by
President Longfellow OF the Old Home
and Improvement association and he brief
~ outlined the pane for the week and
the purpose for which the meeting was
called He announced that the first busl-
ness for the committee to do was to or
gdnize permanently after which the az
fair would be I'm the hands OF the firemen
Htibert O. Lee OF Pawtuxet was chosen
chairman and Walter Peck OF the Edge
wood Volunteers, clerk President Long
fellow explained the asociation's plan.
for an old time muster embracing bucket
hpse and ladder contests which ne sa IA
w uld encourage the fremen TO become
proficient In me tine OF work required In
dre fighting.
Chairman lee naid he had two sugges-
urns-one a flremars muster for an Old
Home trophy or banner and the other n
state muster for money prizes The latter
was finally rejected on the ground OF the
COZ siderable expense making n possibility
OF hampering rhe other plans for the
week. the sentiment being that the win
ner Of the trophy would appreciate II
more than they would the money. The
sentiment seemed 10 favor two prizes for
an engine contest and suitable trophies
for hose and bucket brigade events, the
plan being a modification OF the Old Home
associations plan and the irst Of Chair
man Lees suggestions
The companies 20 be invited 70 partic-
ipate will undoubtedly be the Cranston
companies and of course the three local
ones. the Lakewood men coming from the
town OF warwick This will give NJ least
eight companies n all accept, not counting
the hose reel teams
An EFFORT will be made 10 get together
tho survivors ~ the old Veteran PawtuX-
81 company when existed NJ the Thread
mill fire when the mill OF the falls was
burned and Foreman Sylvester X. NJ.
Robertson was selected as a committee TO
look up the old engine. or what IL left Of
IL 10 have on exhibition on that occasion.
The committee on rules comprises: John
T Howard OF Lakewood. chairman. Peter
J. Cooke az Pawtuxet and capt Arthur
Vaughn ~ the EdSoW ood Volunteers.
The exact nature OF the prizes will bs
discussed az the next meeting which will
be held Friday. Anril 1ith. AZ the engine
house M pawtuNet
There f. great deal ~ interest In this
muster and nremens field day and n n
extremely probable that the parade will
he one that will ba worth going n long
way 10 sce.
while playing baseball on Tucker ave
uus last night Irving lee had HIS forehead
laid open from a blow of a baseball bat
an the hands ~ e playmate. Tho blow was
an accidental one but n nearly knocked
"A a 10 ch
He WIS assisted 90 his home on George
street bv hts friends and it was thought
last night that the blow would have no
serious results
The lenten service at Trinity chapel was
we'll attended last night Rev samuel w.
webb being the speaker For the sine of
the parish the attendance at the midweek
meetings has been excellent during lent
Friday night the Fire King band will
entertain the ladies and friends who as
sisted az its recent fair In Firemens hall
Dancing will be an attraction.