The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1909-03-05

scheme, and so great has been the i'm
provement in the children in this
school that the matter has passed be-
! yond the experimental stage.
Mr. Kruesi the secretary, would like
10 see the entire building, of which
now only the roof and the dining hall
! in the basement are occupied, made
! over into an open-air school, accommo-
dating $50 pupils This could easily
be done If the library which is main
tained in the building at present were
| abolished
The progress made by the pupils In
this open-air school is the same as that
made by normal scholars in the same
grade in the public schools, but II
| these same children were compelled to
remain in the ordinary school they
would not progress at all.
To interest the women of Boston In
the movement for the suppression OF
'hoodumism on holidays" and Of un-
| necessary noises at all times, Mrs Isaac
l.. Rice Of New York, who has done
much to quiet Manhattan, spoke be-
fore the Women's municipal league in
Association hall the other day.
Mrs. Rice took up in some detail the
enormous loss Of life which has result
ed in recent years from the advent OF
the hoodlum spirit into the observance
of national holidays, since "the little
boy has been replaced by the big
tough, the original small frecrackers
by the giant cannon crackers of today"
She pointed out that 1900 deaths and
$4,000 Injuries have resulted from the
Wild celebrations Of the last six holi-
days, and that the destruction is on
the increase yearly. Fourth Of July &C.
cidents in the city Of Boston increased
in number from so in 1907 to 100 in
1908.
With a view Of assisting the hospi-
tails, where the holidays have generally
proved days of terror and torture, Mrs.
Rice began her crusade in New York,
and by making a noise to suppress
noise" Instituted the movement for
sane Fourth which has caused legisla-
ton throughout the United States. She
then turned her attention to the un-
necessary footing Of tug boat whistles
on the East river near her home, where
the nuisance had grown to such an ex-
tent that she had counted as many as
2750 toots in one night After a tedl-
Gus fight Mrs. Rice secured the passage
Of prohibitory bill, the only one she
says, ito ever go through congress
whose purpose was peace and quiet"
Mrs. Rice also instituted a move
ment for the securing Of quiet In the
vicinity of New York's hospitals and
the establishment Of the so-called hos
pital zones, and interested the school
children in the work. Her efforts were
met with overwhelming success; with
in three weeks more than 25, 900 school
children signified their intention to
the movement, and the patients In the
hospitals were so eager to back 1t that
many of them wished to sign the pc
tition twice. The change in the con-
duct OF the children was most notice
able and II was observed that after Mrs
Rice's talks some Of them even whis-
pered when they passed the hosri''la
The historic Boston theatre is hous-
ing an attraction this week that is
very closely associated with its fame.
This is way Down East" under the
management Of William A. Brady
which has played several memorable
engagements there. The policy OF the
Boston, inaugurated when MessTs.
Charles Frohman and William Harris
took over the lease, is to present the
best and most popular attractions
there, with prices within the reach OF
everyone, and therefore the highest
seat is only Sl50 and there are eight
hundred orchestra chairs at every per-
Torrance reserved for 81. Matinee
performances W.. be given on We'd
nestays and Saturdays at 2 O'Clock,
and the sale of seats for Way Down
East" is now on.
Lawrence Irving, the son of the late
Henry Irving, and his wife Mabel
Hackney, are making their American
debut in vaudeville at the Orpheum
theatre this week. Mabel Hackney has
been pronounced by English Press the
greatest actress in that country. The
vehicle which Mr.. Irving and his wife
are using at the Orpheum Is THE King
and the Vagabond" a one-act piece
adopted by Mr.. Irving himself from
DeBandvilles "Gringoire" and is said
TO be an admirable study of the tai
ents and abilities of both Mr. Irving
and Miss Hackney.
Boston will witness next week the
greatest industrial exhibit that has
ever been held within its confines
namely the seventh annual show of
the Boston Automobile Dealers Asso-
citation In keeping with the record
established at motor shows since the
Inauguration Of the present season this
show should surely be the one par eX.