The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1906-01-12

President II. F. Harrington and the offi-
GERS and some OF the guests occupied
seats at the head table. which ran the
whole length OF the platform, and were
able TO overlook the members and guests,
and the speakers were seated there so as
TO be ready when called upon.
There was not much room for ornate
table decorations In the way OF flowers,
big dishes OF celery with the green tops
and dishes and baskets OF fruits occupy
ing places OF honor with the many hxins
that 20 with turkey dinner. and IL
proved a very enjoyable one, lasting until
nearly . o'clock, when the post prandial
exercises were held. with Capt. Benjamin
+. Harrington as toastmaster.
Judge Loren NJ Cooke was the first
speaker, and as the man who in the legis-
lature was instrumental I'm getting the
charter for the association. spoke in
way that appealed TO those present;
Rev. Samuel webb spoke on neighborli-
ness and said he believed this spirit was
best exempliied in veteran associations.
or at least equally as well as the Ladies
Sewing society, although he was not sure
as he had not had much TO do with the
latter societies.
He spoke OF the Barnum happy family.
IN which the lamb had to be renewed
pretty often and said the lamb in veteran
associations Is patience. Black bears and
brown bears / do not want TO have much
ones we want 10 be well acquainted with.
The only draw backs to other social
times is the speeches we have to make,
for after dinner speaking is one bad fea-
ture Of American life
Vice President Henry OF the Gaspees.
member OF Engine Co. No 10. next rem
dered, solo, which was very we'll re-
ceived.
PRESIDENT OF STATE LEAGUE.
Capt w. r.. Erskin OF the Albion fire
company was introduced by President
Harrington -as a representative from the
firemen OF outside towns and also as
president OF the Rhode Island State Fire
mems league. He spoke in a happy vein
and told a story that was pleasantly re
ceived.
land League OF Veteran Flremen spoke.
and he recalled the Aldrich block and the
Phenix block fires Il was noticing the
buildings which have replaced those old
burned structures, and ! wondered what
we would have done had those buildings
been there and we only had the old time
apparatus.
OF the New England leagues accepting
Rhode Islands hospitality next summer.
all men at the recent league meeting
slgnifying their desire 90 come and re-
ferred TO the pace set by Salem and other
Bay state cities
tincle John Spencer or Captain Spencer.
whom everybody knows. was next called
and he welcomed everyone TO the silver
Jubilee and said he hoped that all had a
good time. II reminded him OF an old
time Methodist Love Feast. He then pro-
ceeded to tell some "reminiscences OF early
flghting days when there was but one lad
der truck and he ran with that with Dex-
ter Gordon as foreman. He got In
knock at the Central Fire station on FIX
change place saying that 10 his mind the
man who designed II must have gone 10
the circus and dreamed OF an elephant
"for II looks like an elephant with trunk
upraised and a bell in st." Gaughter). He
wished every one n happy new year.
Hoseman Kelley OF the lis OF which
Capt. Harrington was formerly the COM
rnandcr was next introduced and he sang
tenor solos which were heartily applaud
ed and he had to respond to an encore.
JACK MULLEN CHEERED.
Capt. Jack Mullen OF the Wntchemokets
was next called for and he was heartily
applauded before he commenced az
well as after he got through. He said 1896
starts very auspiclously for the Provi-
dence Veterans and that although the
company -haan-ln-ahllplen for n cou-
pie OF years but were now digging out