The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1905-07-08
PAWTUXET,

There were two suppers served in the
village last night which were accessible to
the general public and though each would
have done better undoubtedly II "tother
fair charmer" was on some other night
each nevertheless did will enough 20 be
called successful financially and both
were unquestioned social successes
The Ladies' Aid society OF the Baptist
church had a cold meat and salad supper
was well attended. Lobster salad. and
other kinds went like hot cakes and all OF
the members OF this very active organiZa-
tion who were present had prominent
parts IN making the AFFAIR success. II
swas q committee OF the whole that had
the affair IN charge the reporter was in
formed and as far as could be seen Il was
a very successful committee.
The persons who attended the supper
spent an hour or so in social intercourse
after their appetites were satisfied.
a strawberry festival az which, how
over. more substantial edibles than straw
berries cream and cake could me had In
addition to those dainties was held In odd
Fellows hall by Martha Washington Re-
hekah- -I.ndGa-- In addition ia the supper In
the upper hall there was an extremely
sociable gathering I'm the lower hall
where dancing was I'm order. Miss Amcy
l.. Austin presiding At the piano. An in
teresting feature was "an oriental pie -" "A
sort of grab arrangement I'm which the
prices We're tangled up I'm n maze OF
strings hung from the suspended ring un-
der the chandelier in the middle OF the
room Mrs. A. II Field and Mrs NJ NJ
, Falck were In charge OF this feature of
the entertainment. II was announced that
! Lotte Taylor and Jennie Allen would
sing a duet but as a was too early TO
send the people home at that time they
/ decided 90 wait until another occasion
Tho general committee OF arrangements
! included Mrs Frank Andrews. Kate Tay-
| lor. Mrs. Field Mrs. II. J. Corp and Mrs
| Sarah Horton.
| Carpenters have been at work for sever
| al days In the vicinity OF the Spring street
/ buildings on the Johnston estate and have
/ made many Improvements In the way Of
\ new fences new gates. etc
The supply depot OF the L. s. Volunteer
/ Life Saving Corps has been placed on
| permanent foundations and the structure
! otherwise repaired FOR occupancy.
! In a recent issue of tho Reading. Pa
/ Herald appears the following apprecla-
! tion OF the president of the PawtuNet
| Canoe club:
when II. S. Mccormack left Reading
| for Providence II was with tho general
/ understanding that he had gone 20 propa-
/ gate the typewriter habit up I'm the Rhode
! Island region. This was the ostensible
! object OF his removal tt seems how
ever from sundry Information that comes
/ through the Providence newspapers that
/ he has gotten wider fame up that way as
/ "a canoeing propugntor than "a typewrltist
MIR Mccormack Il the president of the
! PawtuXet Canoe club. which opened a
new club house the other evening with
| 40 guests
/ ''rhls club house II evidently n dandy.
I ~ hus tcfrptuur- nnd a plano and a
\ ladies reception room ana a typewrite~.
when q l. realized that a great deal
I 81 all this IL due 90 the energy of this
/ former Readlngite. and That hc imbibed
most of hls enthusiasm up along our
river above tiaines' lock. Reading may
we'll pride herself n tit And Mr. Nc
I Corn'ack's friends may deplore. as they
have frequently done that he trans.
planted all this energy and enthusiasm
into New England"