The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1906-06-15
|PAWTUCKET ESCAPES
A DISASTROUS FIRE
splendid Work by the Fire Department Prevented Spread Of
Flames at the Union Waddng Companys Plant All
the Principal Buildings Were Saved From Serious Dam
age Recall Not Sounded Until 1905 O'clock Last
Nieht-Sons Of Veterans Hold Flag Day Celebration

we can't do business on the reputation
OF our grandfathers
But our enemy today is not an fx-
| ternal foe. Napoleon or an Alexander
out on a world-conquerng expedition II
| Is not for us 10 hold another Boston Tea
| Party or 10 shoot the tyrant who stands
| with his heel upon the neck OF the slave.
Our problems are moral on es, not physi-
| cal, and they seem 10 be personal. not
national; hence we can't get rid OF them
| by signing a declaration OF independence.
| The seat OF the trouble In this nation to-
| day is right in your h cart and mine.
! but we are proving that we are not on 10
| our JOB because we don't seem TO be able
| 70 locate the trouble.
| Hope sees one like unto the Son of
| Man moving down the gathering lines TO
| bind all conditions and varied interests
OF human life into fraternalism. 1t
| sees him reach TO clasp the hands or
| strife into conferation OF love. Each
| will be the Kingdom OF peace and good
| will among men"
The audience Joined In singing Amer
| ica," and during the song one OF the
| prettiest features OF the evening took
place As the words of the national hymn
rang out. two large bells which had been
suspended from the ceiling. were broken.
and from them showered hundreds Of
American flags. The program closed with
| the star Spangied Banner" sung In
unison. Following this refreshments were
| served and a social hour enjoyed before
| final adjournment.
DISTRICT COURT.
owen MCGEE was before Judge Tuck In
| the district court this morning charged
with reveling. He was arrested last
night because II was alleged he had been
| in a fight In a yard of East avenue. He
admitted the charge and fine OF IS
was imposed.
Ellen MoAvoy was arrested yesterday.
II being claimed that she was a woman
without a home or any visible means OF
support. This morning she denied that
she had no home and said that she had
always been able 10 support herself. She
will be given trial tomorrow morning.
| Besides these there were two drunks.
| for which fines OF 81 and costs were or
dered paid
WENT TO PROVIDENCE
This afternoon the Pawtucket High
| school team met the team from the Tech |
nical High at Melrose park In Providence
| I'm what was expected TO be the most ex-
citing game In the inter scholastic series
for this season. Technical has thus far
| not lost a single game and the Paw
4 tuckets have lost but one.
! Yesterday afternoon there was q mass
meeting OF the students and teachers.
at which the members OF the team were
| given a lot OF encoura cement and II was
| dcided that there should be a large dele
CATION from this city TO witness the
game. Cheer leaders were selected and
every incentive will be given for the
! Pawtucket boys to win.
STATIONARY ENGINEERS.
There was a large attended meeting
| of Pawtucket association, No 2, Station
airy Engineers. held I'm the Cottrell block
last evening at which time considerable
routine business attended to- 1t
/ was announced that at the meeting next
| Tuesday evening officers will be noml-
mated for the coming year.
ESTIMATING THE DAMAGES.
! Col r. p. Hayes assistant superintend- |
ent OF the Union wadding Co.. which
! establishment was visited by the devas-
tating fire yesterday. was a busy man
this morning. but he found time TO state
J to a representative OF the News Demo-
| crat that work In the main building had
/ started UP as usual this morning. He
said that a large force was looking over
such bales of cotton that did not seem
! to be injured by the fire. but that very
little in this way could be done till after
! the insurance adjusters had made their
! estimate Of damages.
! Col Hayes expressed himself as well
] pleased with the work OF the city fire
| department but he also wanted TO COM
! pliment the men who composed the auxil-
] larry department connected with the
works. He believed that this organiza-
| ton had proved It's value to tho COM
pany and he had nothing but the highest
| praise for their efforts to save the prep
! erty.
| INSTALLED OFFICERS.
At a meeting OF Harmony lodge. No
421. Sons OF Ct George. which was held
last evening Supreme Grand Messenger
| George Smales was present and installed
! the following officers:
| Past president. David Whitehead: presi- |
dent. Edward p. Cartwright: vice presi-
| dent. William Marsh: messenger. William
| Coule: secretary. John Hague: treasurer.
John II. Ashton; trustee. Thomas An
derson.
! President Cartwright announced the fol-
| lowing selections Of appointive officers:
Assistant messenger. Albert Hardman:
| chaplain, Thomas Hunt: inside sentinel
William Cntlaw; outside sentinel, George
Kenyon.
ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION OFFICERS.
The Pawtucket High School Athletic
association has elected the officers for
the ocming year. They were all chosen
from the class OF 1907 as II has been
the custom TO leave the affairs OF the
association In the hands OF the senior
class. The association officers are as fol-
lows:
President Robert c. Chase: Woe prcsl-
dent. Wesley Tingley: treasurer. Princl-
pal r. =. Hosmer; secretary. Roy Roberts:
delegates TO interscholastic league Philip
| G. Curtis, Leon Parker and President