The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1905-07-05
AT PARKS
AND SHORE
RESORTS

o'clock was one OF the most successful
features OF the municipal program for the
! celebration OF the Fourth.
A crowd OF fully 10000 people assembled
at the park early in~the AFTERNOON and
Prof Allen had his mammoth gas bag
/ inflated and ready for trip 10 the clouds
| at ] o'clock. two hours and a half be-
| fore schedule time OF freeing II.
Weather conditions were extremely
! favorable for the ascension. Prof. Allen
decided 10 have his wife accompany him
in place OF his daughter. who made the
| trip last year on a similar occasion.
Cog1cilman Roswell G. Smith and the
members OF the Fourth Of July committee
were on hand 10 witness the ascension.
| preceding which Mr.. Smith presented Mrs.
Allen with a bouquet OF roses.
Capt. Merrill OF the Seventh station and
large corps OF officers furnished ex-
cellent police protection.
BAND CONCERTS.
The program OF band concerts during
the afternoon furnished enjoyment for
| thousands Reeves American band,
Bowen r. Church. director. played at
Davis park. rendering an excellent pro-
gram OF national airs and popular selec-
tions. Mr.. Church and Claude Spary,
| trombonst. contributed several solos
The Hedley-Livsey band was stationed
at Roger Williams park. playing at the
scene OF the balloon ascension and later
in the bandstand: Following was the con-
cert program:
March. Sheridan" Apullas: overture.
Bohemian Girl" Balfe; concert waltzes,
Loveland. Holman: intermezzo. patriotic,
Meacham; trombone solo, Arthur Swift;
| selections from Woodland" Luden; cor
| net solo. James Smith: caprice. "Anona,"
Mabel Mckinley: selections. "Karama,"
| "Tammany" and Down the Field"
| Under the direction OF VILLAIN F. Livsey
the above selections were rendered in an
excellent manner. the solos by Messrs.
Swift and Smith being especially well
| received.
! While the afternoon program provided
| by the city was enjoyed by thousands II
/ seeVed hard TO believe that so many re-
| mained in the city, so crowded were the
| steamers and trolley cars, which carried
| a constant stream OF human freight 10 the
various shore resorts along the bay and
| the pleasure parks in the suburbs where
dancing and canoeing are proving so at
! tractive.
Crescent Park, Rocky Point, Boydens
Heights. Fields Point, Rhodes-on-th the
| PawtuXet. Chestnut Grave. Hunts Mills,
! Newport Narragansett Pier, Block Island
all drew their thousands OF pleasure
seekers. and with Old Sol beaming all day
II is quite safe TO say that few failed TO
secure thoroughly enjoyable days out
| ing.
II there were any such it could not be
the fault OF managers Of the various pub
lie resorts, for they fairly outdid any past
attempts to cater to big patronage and n
continuous shower OF coin OF the realm re-
paid their efforts. IL was their banner
money getting day OF the season.
10 mention in detail the various at
fractions OF the different resorts would
require several columns The quest for
the clans Of the brand which have made
this state famous was continuous and the
shore dinners served were not only Of
the much-sought but not-alwa ys-obtained
bivalve.
ROCKY POINT.
The crowd at Rocky Point might we'll
be termed multitude, and there a suf-
hciency OF Ash and clans TO appease IT,
The new dance hall right over the
river was taxed to it's capacity after
noon and evening. Brghams Singing
orchestra furnishing music Niklas
Schzongis Hungarian Huszar band and
Reeves American band gave special con-
certs during the day. The roller skat-
ing rink and Forest Casino theatre drew
heavy patronage as did all the other at
fractions.
CRESCENT PARK.
Crescent Parks immense popularity
could not be doubted yesterday. BY
steamers and rail II was n steady in
fiux, and after the bakes, attractions
in the fun-malzng line were most sought.
The features of former years retain their
popularity and the new attractions arc
decidedly unique. The bamboo slide
is novelty which permits age to emulate
| the small boy who dares to descend the
hall banister without the accompa paniment
of risk to life and limb. The roller skat-
ing rink, opened recently. had hundreds
OF converts to the sport yesterday Open
air performances by the Beckett family Of
trapeZists were given at 2 and o'clock
The Crescent Park theatre opened for
the season with a good bill. which IN.
cludes Couture and Gillette. Partisan
comedy acrobats; Anger and Hanley.
Miss Kittie Holman, Lew Morgan, Trina
West and others.
t BeTBEN HEIGHTS.
Boyden Heights provided an excellent
program for its thousands of patrons.
The shore dinner was fully up TO the ex-
cellent standard OF this resort Band con-
certs during the day and selections by
Maguire's Savoy orchestra, located I'm
the Casino, were enjoyable features. In
the evening there was an electrical IL
Elimination and display OF fireworks
The amusement attractions in several
instances are on larger scale than the
Fair. especially so the circle swing which
has its educational feature in the defiance
OF gravity by. centrifugal force. some
thing like whirling bucket OF water
without spilling a drop
Thomson's scenic railway is another
mammoth attraction straight from the
Pike at St Louis. A new roller kating
rink is proving very popular as also are
the Ferris wheel, crystal maze, electric
| carousal. acQuarama, moving pictures
! glass wizard etc
FIELDS POINT.
Colonel Atwell furnished feast for
the gods" at Fields Point yesterday. The
| bakes az - and 5 o'clock received an
immense patronage and tho fame or this
! resort In the preparation OF shore dinners
7 was well sustained.
/ Rhodes the PawtuCket was under
I fun pressure yesterday. the management
increasing ia usual large supply OF ca
| noes and boats and then not having
. enough. Special hops in the dance hall
I and a display OF fireworks az ? O'Clock
7 from a float in the river were features at