The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1907-05-14
CONGREGATIONAL
CLUB HOLDS
SUMMER FESTIVAL

Nearly 800 were present last evening at
the summer festival of the Congregation
al club OF Rhode Island. held at the
Trocadero. The guest OF the evening was
Prof. John NJ. Tyler. Ph. u, OF the bi-
illogical department OF Amherst college,
who instrucuvely and very interestingly
told OF the evolution OF man. the char
acter OF the address being an appreoia-
tive diversion from the usual after din
ner addresses.
A reception was held In the parlors
from 8 to o'clock. The company then
repaired to the banquet han. where
blessing was asked by Rev. r. i. Root.
and the prayer which Immediately pre-
ceded the business session Of the club
was made by Rev. j. II. Lyons. Arthur
o. Bourn OF the Park Place church. Paw
tucket. and George A. Manchester Of the
Pilgrim church were proposed for mem
bership. their applications going over TO
the next meeting for action. James w;
and William Granville Meader OF the
Academy Avenue church were elected
members OF the club.
Rev. j. f. Mcconnell of the Union
church introduced Prof. Tyler. who spoke
upon the subject. The Survival OF the
ffttest." He traced the origin OF man
through the various stages OF evolution
perfected form or life which now domi-
mates the earth.
Those present included +. r. Arnes, L J.
c. Andrews. G. +. Angel, A A. Arnold.
y. G. Arnold. w. II. Arnold. r. G. Baker.
IL Il. Baker, q. w. Barnefield. K. Bar
rows. w. w. Batcheder, II. b. Bezazian.
r. O. Bishop, g. ~. Bliss. III. A. Brecken-
ridge, III. w. Breckenridge, ID. Russell
Brown, w. G. Brown, j. r. Browning, r..
T. Budlong. f. r. Bullock. w. u. Bgl-
lock, r. Q. Burnside. s. w. Burnside.
Hayward Butler. j. j. Butler. r. p.
Capron. c. IL Capron. l.. T. Capron.
T. p. Carleton. G. A. Catlin. w. c. Cham
bers, G. s. Chaplin, r. c. Chapin, w. p
Chaplin. @. f.. Church, A w. Claf.n, o.
f. Clapp. II. NJ. Clarke. w. II. ColwelI.
II. Il. Cooke. Few. A. 3. Crfsty, II. r..
Cross. G. II. Curtis. y. F. Davis, p.
w. Dove, w. NJ. Durfee, G.. A Ellinwood.
A w. Fairchild, A. Faris, Rev. L. u.
Ferris. w. ID. Flagg. III. III. French. c. A.
Gale, z c. Gledhill. Ira n. Goff, A. u.
Greene, G. c. Harrington. o. L. Heltzen.
w. s .Hogg. w. S. Holt. e s. Homser.
III. j. Humphrey, ]. +. Huntsman. IL. NJ.
Hutchins, ID. w. Hyde. r A. Jencl<es. w.
p. Jacobs, +. s. Jewett A r Kenyon.
G. III. Kenyon, w. III. Kennerson. J. C.
kimball. r. A. Kingman. l.. c. Etngnlan.
NJ. T. Klnyon, s A. night. IL Il. Knox.
j. +. F. Lawton, G. II. Leonard, j. W.
Little. n. w. Mttleheld Rev j. IL. Lyon.
ID. McAuslan. G. r. McAuslan. j. Nc
Mcleod. J. r. MacCou. w. Macdonald
w. III. Manchester, l.. III. Meader. X.
Miller. J. s. Moore. u. p Moulton c. L.
Munro. c. H. Newell. II. r. Nickerson.
A. Packard. j. s. Paige. d. s. Parkhurst.
f. c. Parkhurst. f. H. Parsons, F. r.
Parsons. =. f. Parsons, w. II. Perry. c.
II. Philbrick. r. j. Phillips. ID. y. Pot
ter. s. B. Prentice. r. Reoch, w. s. Rey-
nolds, II. w. Rice, j. w. Rice, r. r. Risk,
Rev L. T. Root Rev c. F. Roper Rev
A. K. Roraback, It. w Rounds. T. Il.
Rounds. ID. NJ. Saati. n. NJ Saau. Rev. r.
F. Sanderson, w. III. Scott. s. A. Shehadi.
Il. s. Sibley. j. +. Smith, @. T. Spicer.
III. 8. Sprague. A. f. Stafford. #. r. stat
ford A. w. Stanley. f. A. Stockwell. T.
p. Stowell. c. L. Thomas. IL q. Thresher.
ID. s. Thurber. G. r. Thurber, ". Fl.
Thurston. r Wall, Rev. J. G.. Vose. c..
c. Waters, H. W. Whitmarsh. p. II.
Whitmarsh, d. p Williams, c. F. VIII
liams. Rev l.. s. Woodwork. j. @. Wool
worth and f. l.. Yatman.