The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1908-10-16


went everywhere but to Harvard
square or the plat in the yard, and the
freshmen remaSned in their rooms.
over in Holyoke House, there was
signs OF petty stunts" and a small
handful of the opposing classmen had
lively scrap in the corridors. In
Weld Hall the freshmen had to serve
punch TO all comers, and 1t was amaz-
ing the number that found their way
to that hall.
Patrolmen paced up and down every
block in pairs, hoping that something
would happen to alleviate the mon
otony, but nothing eyentuated.
The Ancient and Honorable artil-
lery company arrived home last week
from its autumn outing, which took
the form OF a four days trip 20 De-
troit, Mich. The only unpleasant in.
cident of the trip was the projecting
OF brick, by some person unknown,
through the sleeping car window into
the berth OF Sergt. Henry Black. lie
was not hurt, however.
The Ancionts had a great time in
Detroit the mayor OF the city having
been the first man 20 greet them and
the last TO wave them a farewell.
Since late in the spring the North
American civic league for immigrants,
a patriotic organization Of this city
designed TO protect immigrants landing
here as well as alien residents, has
been doing considerable work in
quiet way. The league expects that as
soon as the world realizes that pros
perity has once more come TO stay in
this country the tide Of immigration
will set in more strongly than for years
past. This is where the work Of the
league will be needed they declare, as
their present experience has shown
them that unless protected by some such
organization immigrants are likely to
receive bad treatment and 10 become
"a curse rather than a benefit to this
country.
League members assert that often
times the newly arrived immigrant Is
lodged amid unsanitary surroundings
that they suffer from the padrone
system through which they are mad
equately housed and fed, but fail to
realize that IL is their own country
men who are to blame for this, and
not the government OF this country.
Their wrongs lead them to anger
against America and things American,
and soon they become ready for the
ranks Of the anarchists. 1t is also
claimed that they suffer in the courts
through the interpreters.
All these and many other matters
have been investigated by the league.
with the approval of United States Of
ficials, and has particularly interested
the authorities in New York land III
Philadelphia. Since last July the
league has had It's secretary meet each
of the incoming steamships on which
immigrants were to arrive and 1t now
proposes to have two additional sec
retaries, one a Hebrew and the other
an Italian. to do this work.
A bureau of information for immi-
grants, with the cooperation of other
societies, is planned to provide illus
trated lectures in the foreign speaking
sections of the city. allowing oppor-
tunities for betterment, In securing en-
ployment for immigrants and in secur
ing trustworthy court interpreters. The
membership of the league is made up
OF men OF all religious creeds, political
belief and business walks Of life
Alice Lloyd the English comedienne
who is making her second visit TO Bos
ton, has again become the talk of the
town. and the result is crowded houses
at Keith's theatre. She has been held
over for another week, special arrange
ments having been made to prolong her
last appearance in vaudeville. Another
strong attraction is Julius Steger and
company playing the Fifth Command
ment," piece that has been a sort OF
u revelation in vaudeville.
The welcome received by the Bos
ton Theatre Stock Company last week
seems to leave no doubt as TO the place