The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1906-12-11

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salary OF 800 per annum: consulting
/ physician, DIR. Byron u. Richards. The
matter OF selecting a dispensary apothe-
| cary WAS referred 10 the executive COM
/ mittee, with power 20 act.
| vote OF thanks was given 10 the news
/ papers for publishing n notice of the an
4 nual meeting and provision was made for
paying bills OF the organization.
/ Several other matters of a routine ma
! ture were disposed Of and the meeting
then adjourned.
BOARD OF ALDERMEN.
There was a special meeting OF the
board OF aldermen held AT the city hall
last evening. Its purpose was for the al
lCwance OF certain bills and I'm addition TO
/ this one or two other matters OF routine
were disposed Of The meeting was pre-
sided owed by President Wood
The eptition OF Albert II Wheeler for
| the abatement Of a tax was referred TO
the committee on claims. Four applica-
! tions for junk licenses were referred TO
tho chief OF police with power TO act.
Victualling house licenses were granted
10 Annie McKenna, George Powell and
James Reilly on recommendation OF the
committee on police and licenses.
schedule fblls amounting TO sSl22.30 was
approve and ordered paid
| DAUGHTERS OF THE REVOLUTION.
There was a meeting yesterday after
noon at the residence OF Mrs. G. =. Sher-
man on Clay street OF the members OF
Flintlock and Powderhorn chapter.
Daughter OF the Revolution. There was
an attendance OF about 25 and the after
noon was spent chiefly in listening 10 the
reading OF number OF short stories
Life a Hundred Years Ago" was the IT.
tic OF the story read by Mrs. Francis
Pratt, and two interesting narratives by
Miss Katherine Austin Of Providence
we're entitled "A Providence Girl of 1852"
Vocal solos by Miss Kinney added 10 the
pleasure OF the meeting.
A STILL ALARM
The hremen were called by still alarm
yesterday afternoon TO the residence OF
Mrs. Charles A. Warland. "a Wolcott
street. A chimney fire was i'm progress
and IL was extinguished with any damage
KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS OFFICERS.
Pawtucket council, No. 412. met last eve
ming and in addition to the transaction
OF a small amount OF routine business
also elected the following board OF d.
rectors:
Chaplain. Rev. Louis ]. Deadly: grand
knight Howard r. Wall: deputy grand
Knight, Thomas T. Smith; chancellor. Pat
rick Kennedy; recorder, William A Bray;
financial secretary. Henry Donohue:
n easurer. Frank j. Powers; lecturer. Pc
ter F. Daly advocate. James r. Brennan:
warden. William Donohue; inside guard
-
James s Burns; member OF board OF
trustees for three years Charles +. Nc
Alevy; physician. DIR. Edward s. Kiley;
hall committee. John +. McAlevy. James
+ Brennan. Matthew j. Gallagher; dele
gate TO state convention. Peter r DAILY:
alternates Henry Donohue and John +.
ONeil.
ENJOYED ENTERTAINMENT
The members OF the Christian Doc
trina sOCfptv Cnnnected with
church enjoyed an entertainment last
evening and there was quite a large
number of the mmebers present. A
feature Of the evening was the reading
OF selections from Shakespeare by John
A. Shea, principal OF the Garden street
grammar school. The program of the
evening was as follows
Character song. Miss Anna Bennett;
piano solo. Miss Lille Tuite: vocal solo.
Miss Carmelit6 Reardon; dramatic
readings, three scenes from Julius
Caesar" John A. Shea; quartet. Sc
lected; baritone solo, Thomas A.
O'Brien; piano solo. Miss Mollie John
son; character song, Joseph McGlone;
bass solo. James Noonan; vocal solo,
Edward Morris; tenor solo, Joseph
Healey.
ENDORSED MCCORMICK.
At a meeting OF the Central Trades
and Labor union, which was held in
Labor temple last evening, the mat
ter OF appointment TO the BARRIERS COM
mission by Gov. Higgins was taken
up. This is the one appointment which.
under the existing laws. the governor
has without being obliged TO refer the
matter to the state senate. At n meet
ing OF the BARRIERS union held some
time ago Charles j. Mccormick was
endorsed for the vacancy which will
occur early in January, and at the
meeting last evening Mr.. Mccormick
received the unanimous endorsement OF
the central body.
OBSERVED ANNIVERSARY.
The members of Tower Relief corps
observed their 22d anniversary in
Grand Army hall last evening. There
was business meeting in which va
rious reports were read. From the
treasurer came the report that during
the life OF the organization the corps
had turned into the treasury Of Tower
post the sum OF s17SS.95. and IN add-
tion to that II has paid slS17 for rent
OF the hall and has expended s669.93
for relief of the veterans. The total
amount OF the expenditures OF the
corps during it's existence is S6235. The
present membership is 1875.
An entertainment program was car
ried out as follows:
Selection. Fuller's Ideal orchestra;
reading OF records OF corps, Secretary
Mrs. Harriet NJ. Ford; singing, salute
the Flag" corps; recitation, Right OF
the Line" Master Erving Buc<lin;
singing, Rally Round the Flag" corps;
recitation, "The Trials OF an Inventors
Wife" Mrs. Lemuel whitney; selection,
orchestral address of welcome. Mary +.
Nichols address, Department President
Mrs. Rosa A. Patt; address, Past Com
mander John +. Harper. recitation. Sc
lected. Miss Mabel Clifford; solo, Mrs.
Ella Barrows. address, Senior Vice
Department President Mrs. Hattie
Wheaton, violin solo. Master Erving
RuckIin; original poem, The Veterans