The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1906-02-19
EAST PROVIDENCE
kasSaSoIt Club Votes to Re-
main In Present Quarters.
Difficulty In Getting Pension For
Ex-Chief AdamS---NOteS.
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Watchemoket square.

At the meeting OF the Massasoit club
Saturday evening there was hot battle
on the question Of changing their quar-
ters, but when the vote was east IL
showed that 10 were i'm favor OF retaining
the old home and IA wanted TO move
The principal objection to moving was
that the members would not be so quietly
located in any other building in the CEN
tral part OF the town, and 1t was stated
that when the time came to move that
the proper thing 10 do would be TO build
The election OF officers resulted as fol-
lows: President. George NJ. Hull; vice
presidents, >. &. Waldron, Fred Colts
chalk. board of governors. Henry Harris,
r. c. Briggs. s.. S. Rich, William shackle-
ford; treasurer, Edwin Il. Allen; financial
secretary, James c. Peck. recording sec
rotary, Everard Holmes. Mr. III. r. Hor-
ton. who has held the position of treas
urer since the formation OF the club
could not be induced to accept the posi-
ton again, he telling his associates that
he would like TO be a plain every day
member for a while. A goodly sum was
subscribed towards paying OF the debt of
the club, Mr.. John McCausland being the
largest subscriber. he contributing $40 in
cash, and reduced the rent OF the club
room So per month, which Is equal 10 500
donation FOR the year. After the business
had been disposed Of a collation. was
opened a box OF Havanas The club has
membership Of 30 and is in a most excel
lent condition
LOOKS LIKE a TOUGH JOB.
The friends Of ex-Chief OF Police Rufus
Adams appear 70 be up agin IT, in get
started petition against his getting one,
and the indications are that he will not
get one. unless two or more eX-patrolmen
are included I'm the same movement, and
this is said 10 be quite an impossiblity.
as the town has no money 20 spend for
such purpose and that the taxpayers do
Were Mr.. Adams the only one 70 be con
sidered there would be no trouble In his
getting pension.
BATTLE is ENDED.
The battle for assistant postmastershp
has ended. and at least three victims lay
by the wayside. Elisha w. Congdon,l
who has been In the postoffice for 10
years or more. captured the prize. which
Is labelled Sll00 per year. Those who were
I'm the race for the position promise TO get
into line at the next election and "do
things TO those who have been jollying
them along for the past week or more"
MINOR MENTION.
The Business Mems association are to
hold n particularly interesting meeting in
it's parlors In Tobin's block and the
speaker OF the evening will be President
Faunce OF Brown University and his sub
Jtcl VIII DC lie MttIOpNuldn SNSletn ol
Parks" collation. will be served.
The Church Aid society connected with
the Second Baptist church will hold an
old-fashloned New England supper at the
church tomorrow evening which will be
followed by an entertainment. The supper
will be served from G TO 8 O'Clock.
Quite a number OF the leading citizens
OF this place attended the funeral OF
James e McGwlnn in Providence. this
morning Mr.. McGwinn spent the greater
portion OF his younger days here and was
highly respected and very popular.
The Rev. ri. c. Dana, pastor OF St.
Mary's Episcopal church, left this morn
ing for Milwaukee. wis. where he will
spent short vacation with relatives. He
will return just before the lenten season
opens.
There was n reunion Of the members Of
the choir OF st. Mary's Episcopal church
at the church last evening. when n very
interesting musical program was enjoyed.
one OF the societies connected with the
Universalist church Is TO hold an enter
tainment I'm tho parlors OF the church.
wednesday evening.
The Imperial Social club will hold n
whist party in It's rooms on Taunton ave-
nue. this evening