The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1906-08-21
AUTO PARADE
At PAWTUXET
NOW PLANNED

The committee IN charge Of the Paw
tuxet olOd Home Week, Aug. 26-29 has
issued an invitation 10 automobilists TO
participate IN the procession OF decorated
automobiles on Wednesday evening. Aug.
% while the villages are Illuminated. The
parade will start from Narragansett
Boulevard and Bluff avenues at SIS and
pass over principal streets at half speed.
There will be ribbon awards for most
effective and unique decorations.
The old home week celebration Is ex-
pected 10 be the largest ever seen I'm the
village. feature being the observance Of
the centennial anniversary OF the Paw
tuxet Baptist Church.
As a part OF that Observance the Paw
tuxet Old Home and Improvement Asso-
cia ton will place a bronze tablet on the
church during the exercises of Wednes-
day.
Rev. Christie w. Burnham, pastor of
the Norwood Baptist church and pastor
OF the Pawtuxet Baptist church from Oc-
tober. 1882. to January, 1896. Will deliver
an address at the morning service Sun
day. This will be followed at 1926 o'clock
by a Sunday school rally, at which ad-
dresses will be made by George w Smith,
superintendent OF the Trinity NJ. +. sun
day school OF this city and u. r Tucker
both former workers I'm the church. In
the evening at 7:30 there will be an "Old
Home Night" meeting at the church at
which Gov Utter and Commissioner OF
Public Schools Ranger will speak.
Monday afternoon. at the church, will
be held a reception at which present
and past members OF the Ladies' Aid
society OF the church. the Mission
Workers of Trinity chapel. the Protest
ant Episcopal church of the village. and
the Ladies' Auxiliary Of Volunteer Fire
company. No. /. will meet from 10 5
O'Clock. Monday evening at the Com
mercial street school will be held re-
union OF past members OF the CONNER
cial street. Atlantic avenue and Edge
wood schools. with the families. from 6
10 10 o'clock.
Tuesday will be Children's Day In
the morning at 10 o'clock there will be
sports OF an athletic nature for which
prizes are offered. In the afternoon at
1880 a children's parade Will take place,
In which there Will be several floats
showing the Sleeping Beauty and the
Prince and number OF other subjects.
This parade will start from Park avenue
and Broad street I'm Edgewood. marching
down Broad street 10 Main and Fair
streets on the Warwick side OF the VII
lage On arrival at the Fair street
grounds there will be an address by c.
Abbott Davis. curator of the Roger VIII
liams park museum, and an amateur cir
Gus. Prizes will be awarded for the best
gardens made by children during the sea-
aon. Tuesday evening -thefe-~+l+- -he-a
canoe carnival and Illumination on the
Pawtuxet river. with special features.
Wednesday. "Old Home Day." the an
nual meeting OF the association will be
held at the church at 1:3O with the second
service i'm connection with the church cen
tenniai After the election OF officers and
annual meeting OF the association. the
centennial address will be delivered at
2:3o by Rev Henry ID. King, ID. ID, pastor
emeritus OF the First Baptist church OF
Providence the church from whose MEM
bership 81 Pawtuxet residents formed the
Pnwtuxet Baptist church Following the
address an open-air service will be held.
at which the bronze tablet commemorate
ing the centennial of the church, will be
unveiled by Miss Jessie Arnold Lee,
daughter OF President NJ. Lee OF the as
sociation, with an address by the pastor.
Rev. Thomas f. Bartlett.
The program of the week is I'm charge
Of the general committee. which consists
of the officers OF the association and some
others. including the special committee
composed OF w f. Bongfellow. Rev. t.
T.. Bartlett Miss Mary T Bowen, Miss
ILLUS A. Bloomer and George b. Ar
nOld