The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1906-03-17

removed from Heffernan's lunch room TO
the office OF the West Side Real Estate
company, No. Hartford avenue. Tele-
phone 4O-West
The audience in the large hall OF the
new st. Mary's school building last even
ing, was the largest that ever got under
one roof in olneyville The hall has
seating capacity OF 1000 but long before
o'clock those in charge saw that some
thing must be done to provide seats. So
about 200 chairs were secured and with
these standing room was at premium.
The large gathering was on hand TO en-
Joy one OF the best st. Patrick's day pro-
CRANES ever given in this place each of
the numbers on the program was heartily
applauded.
The program was as follows:
Fays orchestra. selection; Miss Mar
Karet Hanley, Miss Clare Gillies. vocal
duet; Miss Margaret Mahoney, reading;
MIR Claude w. spary. trombone solo;
Miss Mary Walsh soprano solo Mr.. Fred
Mack, humorist and mimic Professor
Henri j. Fauoher. violin solo assisted by
Marie Bouchard Faucher. Miss Julia
KeArns, soprano solo: Mr. w. j. Ward.
illustrated songs; Miss Isabelle r Ahern,
reading; Mr.. Ira Holland, cornet solo:
orchestra, selection Miss Mary Ryan. ac-
companist.
ated with American flags. bunting and
generous sprinkling OF green. 10 which
was added a profusion OF potted plants
and flowers. The success OF the event
was due 10 the entire committee. who.
when they were appointed, made UP their
Ind .salga a. ri L.
er. They are as follows: John OConnell,
chairman: William G. Toy secretary;
Rev Father James Craig. treasurer. The
Rev Father James Craig. Or. N J.
ferror. Joseph Hackett, the Misses Mary
Ryan and Mary Walsh composed the COM
mittee on entertainment, and Messrs. John
Norton, Edward Boylan, Martin Grove
and Thomas Finneran were at the door.
Messrs Andrew A. Cannon Joseph Hack
cit, M H Corrigan and William G. Troy
were ushers.
HENRY GRAFTON ASSOCIATION.
The eighth annual concert and lecture
held by the Henry Grafton Literary asso-
citation in Holden hall on Manton avenue
last evening IN honor OF st. Patrick, was
a huge success In every particular. The
committee were somewhat disappointed
because the Hon. Thomas Mckenna or
Cumberland, who had been announced To
officiate as chairman, was unable to come,
owing 10 illness, but Bernard McTiernan
The program was as follows: Selection.
Irish Airs, Miss Belle Moreland; vocal
solo. Miss Nellie Leonard, reading, Capt
Thomas w. Shaw; duet. the Cronin SIS
ters: vocal solo. Mr.. James Pendergast
Irish Zig and reel, Mr.. NJ. Haddgan, ac-
companled with bag pipes; reading Miss
Sadie Braney; tenor solo, Mr.. Richard
Palmer; buck and wing dancing. MIR Sam
c. Shaw; reading, Miss Lizzie Keegan;
vocal solo. Miss Emily shay; reading,
m NJ
The committee OF arrangements were:
Francis Graham. chairman; Timothy
Trea & surer Patrick McRrsde oAS Adam ward Ward
Michael keegan, John Cronin, f. j. Nc
Bride.
FOURTEEN YEARS TODAY.
Today marks the 14th anniversary of the
Introduction or the patrol wagon services
at the Chaffee street station, and while
the event will not he celebrated to any
greater extent than having the present
$500 chariot washed and oiled. It does call
40 mind that the old one-horse affair that
one time was called out at o'clock for a
call from box S, at the corner OF Broad
way and Westminster street. and Rats"
Durr1gan was the victim.
When Durrisan was landed at the sta
tion the driver. Frank McGair now de
ceased. named the horse that drew the
that name as long as IL lived.
THOUGHT HE WAS A BAD MAN
Charles Pecott, a Frenchman. got an
idea into his head last evening that he
was a bad man. so much so that his fam
fly We're obliged 10 send To the Chaffee
street station for patrolman.
The home of the Pecotts is near the
station and IL was but a moment before
Patrolman Dyer was on hand. but Pecott
believed that Dyer was not able to land
him, and started in to demonFtrate this
fact He made a great mistake for when
Mr.. Dyer got good grip on him. he
gave In and 10 minutes later was behind
the bars al the station
WENT TO CHURCH
The Second Regiment OF the Rhode ISL
and militia I'm command OF Col James II
McGann passed through the square this
morning enroute for the Church OF the
Blessed Sacrament on Academy avenue |
The route of march was from Exchange
place, Westminster. Olneyvillo square
Manton avenue, Julian street Atwelrs
avenue, Academy avenue 10 the church
where a special service was held
After the services the regiment marched
down Atwells avenue. Broadway. Wash |
ington street TO the Wellington, where a
banquet was served.
MUST GET NEW DUDs
Deputy Chief OF Police Patrick Egan
was al the Chaffee street station yester-
day afternoon and his call will cost some
OF the menpers or the force week s. sal !
ary or more. All will be called upon 10
buy some new garment There is one OF
the men who rides bike, who 10 look at
is well built young man, but nature did
not bless him with a well formed pair OF
legs. and now he is wondering how he will
look on a rainy day with a rubber cape
snd pair OF bicycle pants. which all
bike cops" must wear this summer.
GENERAL MENTION.
The entertainment committee OF the
olneyvillo Business Mems association has
arranged for their lectures, the first of
which will be given next Wednesday even
Ing, by Chester W Barrows his subject
being on the Bankruptcy Laws I'm Rhode
Island" The second will be given at the
April meeting. and the third at the Nav
meeting Of the association.
Mr. John Mccain OF 1901 Westminster
street received a generous bunch OF sham.
rocks from ireland yesterday and today
his patrons are wearing sprigs OF the
same In their button holes
TatrOlr0an Over n tho cha Nee