The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1905-08-30
LIKE A RIVER
IN FAIRYLAND
Magnificent Spectacle Of IIIu.
minated Canoes.
LARGE CROWDS AT PAWTUxET
River Carnival Biggest and Best Ever Held
at Rhodes .Pawturst-0M
Home Week Tennis.

Water Carnival Night" OF Pawtuxet's
old home week was enjoyed by at least
1000 people, who lined the east bank OF the
river from the Pawtuxet Canoe clubs
land way above the Swastika Canoe club
house, 10 say nothing of the hundreds
who were on the hillside at Warwick
avenue and at the residences down near
| the falls on the south side Fairylke
boats with myriads OF coored lights float
! ed slowly over the placid-looking water
! and against the dark background. the
! arc lights being pcut out. the effect was
| we'll worth going long way to see
| IL was not only the most beautiful
! spectacle ever seen on the river. but IL
! was the largest I'm number OF boats, the
! Swastika Canoe club alone having as
! many or more boats than both had put
| out before. Great ingenuity and splendid
| taste. 20 say nothing OF time and expense
! had been exerted on the pretty craft, and
| the three boat houses and grounds We're
! picked out in lines OF lanterns, present
ing a brilliant spectacle.
At Rhodes-on- the Pawtuxet long bam-
| boo poles bent over the water In front
| OF the boat house. and on them were hung
| strings of big lanterns which made one
| think OF the Oriental feasts OF lanterns
told OF by eastern travellers.
|
| early In the evening. but AT o'clock the
| Pawtuxet Canoe clubs division. headed
by Capt Thomas Allen, moved up the
river, the current giving enough resistance
TO enable the boats 10 keep a better
alignment and spacing than usual.
FLOATING CANOE CAMP.
Edward Deitzers canoe attfacted APP
plause at the outset for II represented a
hunting scene. canoe tent set up In
group OF birch trees. a cracking camp
FIRE over which n couple Of kettles were
actually boiling, catching the popular
fancy at once. Mr.. Deitzel who Is the
canoeist who made the ocean. river and
lake trip 10 Lake Champlain last year.
is deserving OF great credit for the boat.
as we'll a. for the way he handled H.
The serving OF franfurters and conee
from this camp fire on the river was
pleasing feature for the chaps who got
the handouts.
Another craft. with a representation of
captive airship, and the canoe OF A. NJ
Whitmarsh Of the Swastikas, which had
rows OF small colored electric lights along
the gunwale with small blue light as
the tassel on the cap OF the owner at
tracted much attention. The lights on the
Whitmarsh canoe were fed by dozen
dry batteries were winked AT IRE
quent intervals.
Lieut.. James Cunningham, L. :. V. l..
s. c.. one OF the racing men OF the Paw
tuxets, had a fine graphophome on board
his canoe and gave a concert on the
river President ". s. Mccormack OF that
club had n canoe with canopy top OF
cloth and tiny glass lanterns ranged on
either side
One fellow had revolving sunshade
with lanterns hanging from the ribs.
while Daniel r. James had a pagoda ef-
feet with crepe paper and pretty lanterns.
Charles r. Weaver had fine effect
with mass OF lanterns OF symmetrical
SHADES and harmonious blending OF col
or. These two last were awarded prizes OF
flve dollars I'm gold EACH while the Swas-
tika Canoe club with 70 canoes against
the "a OF the Pawtuxet Canoe club was
the winner OF the club prize OF $50 In gold.
The judges were Miss Mary T. Bowen OF
Pawtuxet, Or. c. s. Wescott OF Pawtuxet
and Thomas II. McElroy, editor OF the
Providence News
PATROLLED THE RIVER.
The pathway OF the heavily decorated
canoes was kept clear by boats OF the L.
8 Volunteer life Saving corps. the white
uniformed men coming from Mark Rock,
Camp Cole. Kirwins beach and Provi-
dence stations Commodore Longfellow
who acted as chief marshal OF the parade
had as division marshals the captains OF
the two canoe clubs and was assisted I'm
Providence district Capt Hdttledale
the Pawtuxet district and neutenants
from several OF the crews.
Each OF the four canoes on patrol duty
had three men, and a life buoy was kept
in readiness for accidents The commo-
dores picked crew was on duty on the
float al Rhodes. Happily there were no ac-
cdents, everything going smoothly to the
finish at 10 o'clock when the results were
announced
At Rhodes a special hop was held. and
there was a poverty party at the Paw
tuxet Canoe club house. where anything
In the shape OF glad rags" was the sub
ject Of a hne. Admission was nine cents
three for quarters, and nearly 1000
tickets were sold
THE POVERTY PARTY.
4 policeman. Forrest Perkins. arrested
anyone suspected OF wearing or having
any good clothes. and hailed them before
magistrate. Genevieve T. Doyle who
fined the Offenders sums hanging from
10 ~ cents Another feature was the
coarse lunch served In tho smoking
room. whore for seven cents all that any
one could eat was served by Mrs T. D.
Horton. president ot the auxiliary. Mrs
q. +. Brown and Mrs. w. f. Doyle
The license and penal code follows
This license has been granted the wear
er who has duly paid fine for the privi- |
lege OF: Wearing a collar five cents;
having q clean face. two cents: wear
ing a dress suit. ~ cents. wearing a boiled
shirt, ten cents; wearing necktie. three !
cents: knocking everybody. nine cents.
living. sin cents: wearing silk hose. "A
cents, wearing suspenders. four cents:
wearing patent leather shoes. II cents:
being nuisance. six cents. belonging 10
T. &. g.. nye cents"
The owner of one card was only fined
q s.fssa.
six cents FOR being alive. so some idea
of his clothing may be obtained
In the ladies' reception room Mrs. w
X. Collins presided over the punch bowl
assisted by Miss VI ". Wilkinson. and
served lemonade at one cent "a glass