The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1908-04-24

nave DeeH charged III lhc past Win
being too busy 10 take time to prop
erly eat their MONDAY meal. That
! criticism, however must be dropped
hereafter by foreign visitors. Clubs
for business men where they can OBJ
tain u substantial midday meal are
10 be found now in large as well as
small cities In most OF the states.
The luncheon hour nowadays Is
looked forward TO with pleasant anti
cipatiOn By thousands of busy men,
because il means a visit to nearby
club where business which could not
be transacted at the Office can be
talked over at leisure and good
meal enjoyed in agreeable company.
These business mems clubs have
become permanent institution In
most cities. In this city for instance,
there are many day clubs where finan-
ciers merchants, lawyers, statesmen,
clerks and men in various lines OF in
dustry gather and discuss affairs per
tanning TO their calling without fear
OF disturbance from outsiders.
At recent meeting OF the Bos-
tunan society in the Old State house
several new members were admitted.
The paper OF the meeting was by 5.
Arthur Bent, a member OF the society
on THE Myth Of Mary Chiffon
The speaker began by saying that
the myth consisted in the tradition
that Mary Chiffon was the first pas
sengcr Of the Mayhower TO step upon
Plymouth rock on Dec. II, 1920. Mr..
Bent declared that the only landing
upon the rock on that day was made
by a party OF Pilgrims, consisting OF
10 OF their principal men, Standish,
Carver. Bradford Brewster, Winslow
and others, with sailors and pilots,
making IS i'm all, who had left the
Maynower, then at Proyincetown, Oh
Dec lG
"On the 18th" Mr.. Bent said, they
ran into Clarks island, driven by
storm, and on the 2lst they sailed TO
the mainland and made the only land
ing. which Bradford in his history
speaks of, upon the shore OF Plymouth.
Having found the conditions suit
abe for IA permanent settlement
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Boston has reputation throughout
the country of being one of the rich
est cities There are hundreds and
hundreds of families whose members
need not toll or spin. who are able to
invest their capital in western copper
mines and mid.wcstcrn railroads. but
the fortunes they have invested were
earned NV their grandfathers i'm the
Jays Of the clippcr ships. The names
or few of these old ship owners
read like the Boston blue book today.
William w Goddard Augustus Hem.
euway Brant & Sturgis. Daniel G.
Bacon. Curtis Peabody. James Hucli-
ms Theodore Chase. George c. Lord.
George b. UPTON. William Appleton.
These are a Few OF the houses whose
ships circled the gIoDe'
The gradual eVoIutloh OF the salIlhg
ship in the great contest Tor speeu
and carrying capacity resulted III the
packet ship and clipper snip whose
achievements put glorious hnlsh TO
the story OF the sailing snip Wh'ch
after an existence OF several thou'
sand years more or less mas now at
most vanished from the earth.