The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1908-05-15

and was elected superintendent OF the
Boston City Hospital in June, 1879.
talents have been shadowed by their
country have been discovered in the
North End by the Twentieth Century
Clum.
They might have remained unknown
and In oblivion had not the club opened
its interesting exhibition OF paintings
and sculpture in the old Hancock
school on Parmenter street
NJ. Luciano Campisi, sculptor. and
NJ. Amedeo Romagnoli, an artist. are
the two men whose marvellous WORK
Charles M. Cox, chairman OF the com
mittee, discovered, and which he has
given a place alongside that OF many
OF the Hubs most noted artists.
AROUND The HUB-TWO Glib
Down in the North Ind the club
sought for "the creation OF the beaui-
full" as well as to give pleasure 20 The
thousands of men and women OF for
eiRn birth.
One OF the main reasons for the ex-
hibition was that it might bring TO the
front any talent OF artist or sculptor
which might be lying unknown In that
quarter The committee Is therefore
congratulating itself on bringing be-
fore the public OF Boston these two
men who had attained reputation
recognized by the highest government
authorities OF their fatherland, but
who here, in the city noted throughout
the country as an art centre, remained
practically unknown.
President George II. Angel Of tn,
s. p. G. A. takes emphatic exception to
the proposition OF Health Commission
er Norris, made at the meeting Of the
Boston Board of Health recently, that
the horse troughs in the city be abol-
ished.
Commissioner Norris produced "A set
OF figures In Corroboration Of his state
ment that the open horse drinking
fountains spread disease, especially
glanders, among the animals. and
created a sensation by declaring that
he had talked with the representatives
of the Society for the Prevention OF
Cruelty to Animals and that they were
in favor OF doing away with the horse
troughs.
II am The only one who has author
ity to speak for the society and | have
not discussed the subject with Mr..
Norris" declared Mr.. Angel.
Anyone who says | am In favor OF
abolishing horse troughs is telling an
untruth. Here Is our society spending
much money and using the hardest
kind OF efforts to place drinking foun-
tains wherever IL is possible, and II
certainly would be ridiculous for us 10
"Mr. Norris proposal TO have the
trouphs provided with faucets and the
tearnsters with buckets which they are
supposed to climb down from their
seats and fiji, is nothing more than a
joke. DO you suppose for minute that
a busy teamster is going to bother to
climb down from his lofty seat just to
get drink for his horse?"
Three years ago former Gov. Doug
las signed the act Under which the
state has been carrying on It's gypsy
and brown-tail moth work. The APP
pointment as superintendent was Offer
ed A. II. Kirkland. then in New York,
and on May 10 he qualified opening
his Office at Beacon street, the fol-
lowing day. 1t was a forward spring,
the trees were in foliage and the
moths hard at WORK even then.
About everybody in the Boston met
ropolitan district recalls the conditions
which existed. Before Supt. Kirkland
had really gotten his work organized
and any kind OF "A force gathered about
him the voraCious caterpillars had de-
vastated the shade trees and woodlands
so that in places for miles at a stretch
the trees were defoliated. Street roll
lers were put to work in some Of the
worst sections TO crush the caterpillars
az they swarmed across the streets. IL
was impossible TO enjoy a drive
through the suburban districts without
having the repusive insects crawling
over ones clothing.
1t isn't necessary TO make n very
close investigation TO discover that
wonderful work has been accomplish
ed since then. in fact, in some OF the
districts which ranked first in point
OF density OF infestation, people may
now be found who will tell you that
the moths have been exterminated.
That Is not true by any means. But
in several OF the former strongholds OF
the moth many residents can be found
to testify that last season they did not
see a solitary specimen. That only goes
to prove that much work has been done
and an almost incredible amount OF
good accomplished. But the moths
are still with us in vast numbers.
There is still much TO be done. al
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