■^*, 1 I fi ,. i- ^N n K r. %^. ' « ^ .\ lis. ,-0- c .^^ -^c^. , %'*/;o^v %^^"^^V %,'*oTo^\#- ^'-*?:.'^V- "^/^ 'a-= **/ " ^-.-. ". .>i,x --- >-. '-. >* :4i.^./- >b„x ^ .^ ■'■r. ^'^ •^. v^ "^O^ ^ -^^.. Lf;Lj:uTu.a^a/iUTurn_rLn r.isxf, i-'^^ri-,iu-U2.rxJ?j.-\j?-r:j-uiJ:u7U7.J^ ur^^uniriu ±irc^js-ir-u~^ \lr\:nkrvrls^M~&J.~iy\tr\^-vriir^^£F\ The Official Program OF THE Old Home Week Providence, July 2 8- August 3 V-' la hcmi(^ \vtiii\ eornvviiTT^i 1907 INCLUDING HANDY GUIDE TO PROVIDENCE. AND MAP OF THE CENTRAL DISTRICT A Few Figures About Providence Area, 18.29 square miles. 772 new buildings were erected in 1906. Population Metropolitan District, greater Providence. 391.000. Population, citv proper (based on School Census, January, 1907), 225,000. There are 143 churches and missions, 20 hotels and 7 theatres; there are 10 national banks, 2 state banks, 3 savings banks and 6 trust companies. There are 104 public day schools graded as follows: 4 high, 16 grammar, 74 primary, 7 schools for individual work and 3 for backward children: also 14 evening schools, employrng in all 974 teachers: number of children of school age. 39,771: and the cost of maintenance is nearly $1,000,000 per year. The "Metropolitan District of Providence Plantations" is platted, built, lighted curbed and ^presents the appearance of a single municipality extending from Lonsdale on the north to Lake- wood on the south, about 13 miles in length and five miles in width. This urban area, however, contains three cities and portions of seven towns or townships. Principal public buildings are new State Houst, cost about $3,200,000; new Post Office, cost about $1,325,000: City Hall cost about $1,000,000; Union Station, cost with aproaches, river walls and viaduct about $4,400,000; new State Armory, cost about $500,000; Provi- dence Public Library, cost about $500.- 000: State Normal School, cost about ■$500,000. ■Providence is the first city in the coun- try in the manufacture of worsteds jewelry and silverware, the former "employing 9j521 operatives, with a yearly production of $21,818,534, the latter two combined producing $19 640.314 worth of manufactured goods and employing 8.311 people." (OI.OMAi. \H(HITP:< TIRE. The stud- ent or lover of Colonial architecture will find Providence a rich field, prob- aljly equalled only by Salem, Mass. Many magnificent old mansions still survive in tlieir old time grandeur, and most liumble but interesting land- marks are scattered all over the low- er East Side, and less frequently in many other neighborhoods. Several old churches and public buildings are notable. Among the most inter- esting are the First Baptist Meeting House, St. John's Episcopal Church, the old State House, University Hall. Old Market House and Round Top Church, already described, and the following: Dorr House, Benefit Street, adapted from the Poe Villa at Twickenham, built 1809: Clarendon Hotel, 118 North Main Street, 1775; Beckwith House, corner College and Benefit Street, about 1820; Crawford Allen House, corner Benevolent and Magee, about 1810: John Brown House, 52 Power Street, (present residence of Marsden J. Perry, Esq.) built 1786; John Car- ter Brown House, 357 Benefit Street. 1791; Carrington House, 66 Williams Street. 1813; (see also rear buildings and court yard connected, 71 Power Street); Thomas Poynton Ives House, northeast corner Power and Brown Streets, 1811; Edward Dexter House (residence of Dr. Day), 1796; Diman House, 296 Angell Street, 1800. Pen- dleton House, Colonial Museum con- nected with the R. I. School of De- sign is a notable reproduction of best early American architecture. (^OMPLIMENTS OF FAY'S BAND INTERNATIONAL SHOE CO. 2 20 Westminster Street. C E. RANSOM Shirt IVLanufacturer 226 Union Street F. A. WEEKS, Pr .\. B. WEEKS, Vice-Fres. C. L. CLARKE, Sec. WEEKS BROTHERS COMPANY, Inc. Wholesale Manufacturing CONFECTIONERS Originators and Manufacturers of the Famous Puritan Confections 167 to 179 Richmond Street, Providence, R. I. PROLOGUE On Saturday Evening, July 27, the Old Home Week will be ushered in by Beacon Fires from the historic hills of Rhode Island and Massachusetts, whence flamed in olden times the signal lights that gave speedy warning of the enemy's approach, but now in these days of peace revived to give glad welcome to friends old and new. Beginning with Block Island a series of signal fires will be started shortly after dark and lighted successively upon the highest hills throughout the State to Beacon Poll Hill in Cumberland- From here, by arrangement with the Attleboro and Boston Old Home Week Committees the signal will be carried through Boston and on beyond the New Ha lampsnire ime. SUNDAY Roger Williams Day 9 a. m. Ringing of church bells and chimes 1 0.45 a. m. Services in all churches Memorial Services in First Baptist Meeting House Historical Address by Rev. Henry Melville King, D. D., Pastor Emeritus of the First Baptist Church Address by Lieutenant-Governor Frederick H. Jackson, representing the State of Rhode Island Address by Hon. Patrick J. McCarthy, representing the City of Providence Special Afternoon Services for children in all Churches Evening Concerts and Services in all churches 3 p. m. Sacred Band Concert at Roger Williams Park 8 p. m. Sacred Band Concert at Roger Williams Park MONDAY Historical Day 9 a. m. to 5 p. m. Brown University open for inspection 9 a. m. to 5 p. m. Rhode Island Historical Society Building, Exhibition of historical objects, including Special Loan Exhibi- tion 9 a. m. to 5 p. m. Public Library open for inspection. (Guides furnished ) 9 a. m. to 12 m. and 2 to 5 p. m. Public School Reunion at Classical High School 9 a. m. to 5 p. m. Annmary Brown Collection on Exhibition 9 a. m. to 5 p. m. Providence Art Club Building — Exhibition 1 a. m. Historical Tour from Market Square 1 a. m. to 12 m. Union Congregational Church — Reception 2 p. m. to 5 p. m. Pendleton Collection open for inspection 2 p. m. to 5 p. m. Rhode Island School of Design open for inspection 2.30 p. m. Services in connection with the placing of a tablet to mark the Camp Ground, near Rochambeau Avenue, of the French Troops during the Revo- lutionary War Prayer by Rev. Samuel H. Webb, Chaplain Rhode Island Society Sons of the American Revolution Introductory address by Professor Wilfred H. Munro, President of the Rhode Island Historical Society Address by President of the Rhode Island Society Sons of the American Revolution Historical address by Hon. Charles Warren Lippitt, Ex-Governor of Rhode Island Song — America Benediction by Rev. Samuel H. Webb 3 p. m. Historical Tour from Market Square 4 p. m. Reception by the Rhode Island Historical Society. Address by Marsden J. Perry, Chairman Old Home Week Committee 4 p. m. and 7.30 p. m. Organ Recital, Calvary Baptist Church 8 p. m. Band Concert, Exchange Place 8 p. m. Band Concert, Roger Williams Park TUESDAY Municipal Day 9 a. m. to 5 p. m. State Capitol open for inspection 9 a. m. to 5 p. m. City Hall open for inspection 9 a. m. to 3 p. m. Court House open for inspection (Guides furnished) 9 a. m. Parade of Clan-na-Gael Societies — Reviewed on Exchange Place Excursion to Rocky Point Manufacturing Establishments open for inspection Cards for admission may be obtained at the Old Home Week Headquarters Special Clam Bakes and Attractions at all Shore Resorts on Narragansett Bay 8 p. m. Band Concert, Exchange Place WEDNESDAY First Carnival Day 1 a. m to 11 a.m. Exhibition of modern Fire Department of Providence ; fifteen companies responding to an alarm. Exchange Place 9.30 a. m. Parade of Seventh Rhode Island Veteran Associaton, starts from Exchange Place 1 a. m. to 12 m. Union Congregational Church, Informal reception to visitors 2 p. m. to 6 p. m. Cricket Game — Providence vs. Boston, Cricket Grounds Reservoir Avenue 2 p. m. Canoe Races and Water Sports, Roger Williams Park Races Event 1 . Quarter-mile Singles Event 2. Quarter-mile Tandems ; Class B Event 3. Quarter-mile Club Fours Event 4. Three-quarter-mile Relay Race. Three crews of two men each from each Club Event 5. Half-mile Club Fours; Class A Sports Event 1 . Tilting Matches Event 2. Tip-over Race Event 3. Tail-end Race Event 4. Rescue Race Event 5. Blindfold Race Event 6. Hurdle Race Event 7. Tug-of-war; Club Four Boats 2.30 p. m. Motorcycle Event. Arrival of endurance riders from New York at Hills Grove Track WEDNESDAY Continued. 2.30 p. m. FIELD DAY SPORTS. Andrews Field First Part — Handicap Events 1 00 yard dash. 440 yard run. 880 yard run. 3 mile run. Running High Jump. Running Broad Jump. Putting 1 6 pound Shot. Discus throwing. Team Race Participants include Arthur Shrubb, World's Champion of England ; W. W Coe, World's Champion Shot Putter ; W. D. Eaton, of B. A. A., World's Champion Dash Man ; R. G. Leavitt, 1 00 yard hurdle, and a host of profes- sional and amateur Sprinters, Runners and Jumpers, — The very cream of the Athletic World Second Part Calisthenic Drill, 500 Children from City Playgrounds Wrestling, Herrick and Catanah of New York Horse Work, Providence Y. M. C. A. Tumbling, Y. M. C. A. Teams — (Christian, Daniels, Gager and Marshall, Merrill, Johnson and Hall) Parallel Bars, Providence Y. M. C. A. Classic Posing, Herrick and Catanah Old Fashioned Lawn Dance, Providence Y. M. C. A. Games, Races', Etc., Playground Children 8 p. m. Band Concert, Roger Williams Park . 8.30 p. m. Fire-works, Roger Williams Park Ladies' Night, Providence B. P. O. E., Elk's Hall, Mathewson Street 3.30 p. m. Baseball Game, Providence vs Baltmore, Providence Baseball Grounds 8 p. m. Evening High School Association, Moonlight Excursion 8 p. m. Organ Recital, First Baptist Church THURSDAY Second Carnival Day 10 a. m. Trades Parade 1 a. m. Parade of Volunteer Fire Companies of New England 11 a. m. Regatta on Seekonk River Rowing Regatta — Seekonk River Senior Eight Oared Shells — Riverside Boat Club, Boston ; Bohemian Boat Club, New York. Intermediate Eight Oared Shells — Kalumet Boat Club, Worcester; Bohemian Boat Club, New York ; Springfield Boat Club, Springfield. Junior Eight Oared Shells — Columbia Rowing Association, Boston ; Loan Star Boat Club, New York ; Rockrumman Boat Club, Springfield. Senior Four Oared Shells — Riverside Boat Club, Boston ; Columbia Rowing Association, Boston. Senior Double Shells — Shawmut Rowing Club, Boston ; Metropolitan Boat Club, New York. Junior Double Sculls — Wyanocke Boat Club, New York ; Shawmut Rowing Club, Boston ; Lone Star Boat Club, New York. Senior Single Sculls — Wyanocke Boat Club, New York ; Shawmut Boat Club, Boston ; Kalumet Boat Club, Worcester. Intermediate Single Sculls — Bohemian Boat Club, New York; Riverside Boat Club, Boston; Metropolitan Boat Club, New York ; Shawmut Rowing Club, Boston ; Kalumet Boat Club, Worcester. Junior Single Sculls — Shawmut Rowing Club, Boston ; Wachusett Boat Club ; Springfield Boat Club, Springfield ; Hudson Boat Club, New York. Novice Single Sculls— Shawmut Rowing Club, Boston ; Kalumet Boat Club, Worcester, Narragansett Boat Club, Providence. Referee, George Kelly, Providence, 1 2 m. Volenteer Firemen's Playout, Dexter Training Ground, nearly Fifty Companies will take part in the Firemen's Muster Motorcycle Contest— Blackstone Boulevard 8 a. m. Event 1 . One mile straightaway against time, for motorcycles not over 30.5 cubic inches piston displacement Event 2. One mile straightaway against time for motorcyles not over 61 cubic inches piston displacement Event 3. One mile straightaway against time. Free for all 1 a. m. Event 4. Twenty mile Colonial handicap motorcycle road race over course 3.3 miles Motorcycle Contest — Hills Grove Track 2 p. m. Event 5. One mile novice, single cylinder. Owners to ride THURSDAY Continued 3 p. m. 1 to 10 2 p. m. 2 p. m. 3 p. m. 3 p. m. 3.30 p. m. 4.00 p. m. 4.00 p. m. 4.30 p. m. 5.00 p. m. Event 6. Five mile Rhode Island championship, double-cylin- der. Ov^^ners to ride Event 7. Two mile F. A. M. National championship Event 8. Two mile open, single cylinder Event 9. Five mile championship Event 1 0. Fifty mile challenge club team race for Betts Shield. Team to consist of two riders and a substitute. Value of shield $150.00 Event 1 1 . Five mile. Free for all Baseball Game, Doctors vs Lawyers, Providence Baseball Grounds p. m. Pawtuxet Neck Field Day, League of Improvement Societies of 2 1 Societies and friends ; Guests of Paw- tuxet Old Home and Improvement Association Water Carnival — Narragansett Bay Yacht Races, Division 1 , Classes P. Q. R. S. Division 2. Classes T. U. V. X. Classes B. C. D. High Speed Launch Race Band Concert, Washington Park Yacht Club Races Event 1 . 12 Oared Barges from U. S. Naval Training Station Event 2. 1 2 Oared Barges, U. S. Naval Reserves Event 3. 1 2 Oared Barges from U. S. War Ships Exhibition by Volunteer Life Saving Crews Band Concert, Edgewood Yacht Club Dinghy Races, Power tender Races, started from each Club House Tug-of-War between opposing crews in front of each Club Band Concert, Rhode Island Yacht Club Plan of a Portion OF THE Centre of PROVIDENCE 1907 UP PROMENADE ST TO NEW PLEASANT VALLEY PARKWA y, DA 1//J PARK AND MT.PLEASANTDISTFilCl <\\ ^. =^^ ^^., onM^ .. ^^,.. ...... ^.. . INCLUDE LINES TO PLAINFIELD THORNTON, DYER AVE.HARTmRD AJE OANIELSDN (CONN.}.MAN- ^^ WESTMINSTER ST. WEST. CARS TO OLNEYi/lUE 50 ST.,NEUTACONKANUT PARK &i ...^... , -. TONA\/E h CENTREOALE, ^ CRANSTON ST LINES TO ARLWGTnN.MESHANTICUT, LAUREL HILL [UNION AVEXDEXTER TRAINING-GROUND hNEY\/ STATE ARMORY & NAI1RAGANSETT PARK MIA BROADWAY , CARS VIA ATWELLS AVE .yCAR MT PLEASANT AND ACADEMY AVE. CONVENT CA RLIN^S VIA Bf(Df\D STREE T FOR SOUTH PROVIDENCE, EDGE WOOD A PAWTUXET, ROGER WILLIAMS PARK, PAY^TUXBT RIVEH , OAKLAND BEACH. BUTr0^r/ODDS,WARY/lCf<.j ROCKY POINT Si y^EST SHORE RESORTS- & VIA BROAD ST AtiP ELM WOOD AME TO ELMWOOD, ROGER WILLIAHHS PARK., f>UBURN, EAST GREENY^ ICH, WICKFORO, NARRADANSETT PIER, -STATE mTITUTIONS, RIVER POINT, h PA NTUXET VALLEY CARS YIA NEW YORK k 8 Aim. TI\LL RIVER hBKISJDL NEiVPORT, Ntyv BEDFOh PROVIDENCE, BARRlNGTl SIOC SHORE Rf SORTS. 5TATE NORMAL SCH | I STATE CAPITOL f CAI^L/NrS m FRANCIS ST. TO STATF HDUSF AND STATF RMAL SCHOOL CAPITOL mLL,MT.PLEASMT, SMITH ST.jmilT^ WLL DMS Phm, aMHmT, state HO,H/h SpOOL, c/pfumLz,^ ', FIlvEffSIDE, CR^S- MNITY FIMR,nc. \UTH MAIN SITO STEAMSHIP LINES J if TO ■)TS- ALSO TROLLEY LINES TO llALL RIVEn,BniSTOLJAiJtnOH,EIKST )\RESr£NTPARK, VANITY FAIR h fAST ^LT.I'.''''^'^ ANNMAHY MUSEUM y I OLK. South. / THURSDAY Continued 5.30 p. 6.00 p. 5.00 p. 3 p. 8-10 p. 8 p. m. 8.30 p. 8 p. m. 8 p. m. m. Exhibition of Hydroplane m. Special Race of Hydroplanes m. Swimming Matches — Under direction of U. S. Volunteer Life Saving Association, opposite each Club House ; — Wash- ington Park Yacht Club Event 1 . 50 yard Race for Boys under 1 5 years of age. Event 2. Tub Race. Event 3. 50 yard sw^im on back. Open to all. Event 4. 200 yard swim for Boys under I 8 years of age Edgewood Yacht Club Event 1 . 150 yard Race for Girls. Event 2. 1 -4 mile swim for Boys. Event 3. Obstacle Race NOTE : In this Race the contestants will be dressed in hat, shirt, long trousers and shoes, carrying open umbrella. The start will be made from an elevated platform Event 4. 1 00 yard dash for amateur Championship of State Rhode Island Yacht Club Event 1 . Mile Race for amateur Championship of State. Event 2. Fancy diving match. Event 3. 1 50 yard Race for women Event 4. Vice Versa Race NOTE : In this Race the women will be permitted to drop their bathing skirts on entering the water and the men swimmers will be handicapped by women's complete bathing suits m. Illumination of Yachts and Shores on signal of 21 guns Band Concert, Narragansett Bay m. Fireworks, Narragansett Bay Band Concert, Exchange Place Band Concert, Roger Williams Park FRIDAY Third Carnival Day Motorcycle Contest — Hill Climbing, Francis Street 9 a. m. Event 1. For motorcycles not over 35.5 cubic mches displacement piston Event 2. For motorcycles not over 61 cubic inches piston displacement Event 3. Free for all 1 a. m. Military and Civic Parade 10 a. m. Golf Tournament — 1 8 holes, Agaw^am Hunt Club 2 p. m. Colonial Harness Races, Narraganset Park Motorcycle Contest — Hills Grove Track 2 p. m. Event 1 . Two mile for Rhode Island riders who have won first prize. Owners to ride Event 2. Five mile, free for all Event 3. Three mile open, single cylinder Event 4. One mile F. A. M. National championship never Event 5. Five mile Rhode Island championship, single cylm- der. Owners to ride. Event 6. Ten mile F. A. M. National championship Event 7. Ten mile handicap Event 8. Two mile consolation, for riders who have not won a prize in any contest dunng the meet , using same motorcycle as used by them m the contests 8 p. m. Band Concert, Roger Williams Park 8 p. m. Band Concert, Exchange Place 8 p. m. Parade of Electrical Floats (See papers for route) 8 p. m. Organ Recital, First Baptist Church. SATURDAY Merchants' Day Special Attractions announced by Merchants and Business Houses 1 a. m. Alfredians Parade. Uniformed Bodies and Fraternal Organiza- tions. Parade starting from Exchange Place. Golf Tournament — 18 holes, Wannamoisett Country Club Tennis Tournament, Wannamoisett Country Club Band Concert, Roger Williams Park Federation American Motorcyclists trip to Narragansett Pier and Newport. Reception in evening, 96 Weybosset Street 10 a. m 10 a. m. 3 p. m. Attractions Daily During the Week 9 a. m. to 5 p. m, 9 a. m. to 5 p. m. Points of Interest open Daily to 5 to 3 9 a.m. 9 a. m. 2 p. m. to 5 2 p. m. to 5 Exhibition of historical objects, including Special Loan Collection Rhode Island Historical Society Building Public Library open for inspection. (Guides furnished) Washington Street Annmary Brown Collection on exhibition. Brown Street Providence Art Club open to visitors. Thomas Street Pendleton Collection open to visitors. Benefit Street Rhode Island School of Design open to visitors. Waterman Street 10 a. m. and 3 p. m. Historical Tours starting from Market Square 1 .30 to 4.30 p. m. Exhibition Modern Newspaper Plant in Operation. Journal Building. (Guides furnished) Free Organ Recitals and Concerts, Calvary Baptist Church Open House by Providence Lodge, No. 1 4, B. P. O. E., Elk's Hall, Mathewson Street Open House by Westminster Lodge No. 27, I. O. O. F., Columbia Hall, Snow Street Day and Evening Open House by British Club of Rhode Island, I 52 Weybosset Street 9 a. m. to 6 p. m. Open House by Providence Camera Club at 1 52 Weybosset Street Day and Evening Open House by Knights of Columbus, Room E, Hotel Dorrance 9 a. m. to 6 p. m. First Baptist Meeting House open to inspection 4 p. m. and 7.30 p. m 1 a. m. until midnight I a. m. until 1 p. m. Principal Attractions of Providence. PUBLIC BUILDINGS. New State House. Capitol Hill. Com- pleted 1902. Old Slate House. Built 1763. North Main Street. New Post Office. Now building. Bx- chang'e Place. Citv Hall. Built 1874. Exchange Place. First Ba.ptist Church. North Main Street. Built 1775. Roman CathoUc Cathedral. Cathedral Square. Old Market House. (Board of Trade Building.) University Hall. Built 1770. Brown Uni- versity. PUBLIC IXSTITUTIOXS, LIBRARIES, ETC. Brown University. Established 1764. Has many interesting buildings. Head of College Street. R. I. School of Design. Galleries of Modern Art. Pendleton House. Unrivalled Colonial Collection. R. I. Historical Society Galleries. Water- man Street. Providence Public Library. Washington Street. Ann Mary Brown Memorial Gallery. Brown Street. John Carter Brown Libi-ary. College Campus. Theatres. Six. Open most of year. Retail Stores. Unsurpassed in America. Boating on the Bay and Rivers, by Steamers. Yachts, and Canoes. Splen- did Facilities. Trolley Rides. More than 59 Varieties. PARKS. Roger Williams Park. 432 Acres: Splen- did Lakes; Casino; Natural History Museum; Statuary; 9 miles of Boule- vardjs; Nightly Band Concerts and Boating in Summer; Skating, etc. in Winter. Davis Park. 45 Acres; on Chalkstone Avenue. Neutaconkanut Park; Finest View of Providence. Blackstone Park; on Seekonk River. About 20 smaller Parks and Squares. POPULAR RESORTS. Vanity Fair. Amusem^ent Park. East side of Bay. Popular Amusements and Spectacles, iShore Dinners and Cafes. Concerts and Illuminations. Crescent Park. Popular Attractions and Concessions, Shore Dinners, etc. East Shore. Rocky Point. West Side of Bav. Manv Popular Attractions, Bathing. Danc- ing, etc. Boyden Heights. East Shore. Popular Attractions. Rhodes on Pawtuxet. Pawtuxet River, near Broad Street. Mammoth" Dance Hall, Boating, Canoeing, etc. Hunts Mills. Popular Amusements, Can- oes, etc. Field's Point. West Shore. Clambakes, etc. Chestnut Grove. Dancing and other Amusements. A FEAV FACTS ABOUT PROVIDENCE Like Rome, a '-City of Seven Hills." The Head of navigation on Narragansett Bay. Rich in historic associations and proud of its honorable history. Gratified by a present prosperity that i? rivalled by but few cities in the world. Possessed of splendid institutions and unsurpassed educational advantages. Confident of its future, and with i-nanv splendid advantages vet to be de- veloped. Fortunate in its environments, its su- perbly varied scenes of river and hill and bay. A city government free from scandal, and municipal methods that are wide- ly copied. The natural distributing point for New England for all products from South- ern ports. A city of individual homes, of detached dwellings and a chance to expand in every direction. Providence is the center of the principal cotton manufacturing district in the United States. Tt has the largest department market, and the largest drug store in America and other department stores that have few equals. Already provided with beautiful parks and popular playgrounds, with a splendic^ metropolitan park system now being laid out. Noted for its clean streets and intel- ligent citizenship, the skilled char- acter of its artisans and the excep- tionally high grade of its manufac- tured products. The capitol city of Rhode Island, the most rapidly growing State- — and me- tropolis of Southern New England, probably the wealthiest district in the United States. other liln-aries of Providence include the Providence Public Library, the Athe- neum. the Rhode Island Historical Society Library, the State Librarv and State Law Library. Piovidpnr-p contains an extraordinary i-|.,,,,i,,.,. n<- .. !..!,,, nf varied purposes. !■■ ' business and social ■ le University Club. 1 'S. like Agawam and A\ I ':'i I !i ■ -' • ' Splendid bay shore clubs lik.- s^iumtum and Pomham, Imnlin.ix ( liiiis. many yacht clubs, six r>'' ."cNcn >a:p)i' clubs, automobile, polo an.l (i-icket clubs, of foreign nationalities, etc. Providence -contains valuable museums and art galleries. The School of De- sign has a fine gallery of modern art. another of .Tapanese art and the splendid Pendleton House with its unrivalled collection of Colonial fur- nishings. The R. I. Historical So- ciety has a valuabje mitseurri. A Natural History Museum is at Roger Williams Park. The Ann Marv Brown iMemorial Museum is full of rare prints and paintings by old masters. Providence Art Club has many ex- hibitions of paintings. Brown University, originally called R. I. College, established 1764, moved from M'arren to Providence in 1770. The oldest building is Universit- Hall begun in 1770 and famous as head- quarters of our French allies during the Revolutionary war. and as the building where George Washington received his "L. L. D." Several splen- did libraries connected with the Uni- versity include .John Carter Brown Library, a collection of world wide fame and College Librarv. corner T\'aterman and Prospect streets. Na- tural Historv Museum in Rhode Is- land Hall, Paintings, Statuary, etc., in Sayles and Manning Halls. Of its great trust companies, one is said to be the largest banking institution in New England and ni-.e is the oldest trust cdmpanv in America. One of them has the finest business build- ing in New England and the most beautiful banking room in the world. Applicants for relief at the "Municipal Hotel" are required to pay for a portion of the aid rendered bv work in the Charity Wood Yard. 616 Eddv stret. STRANGER'S GVIDE. STEAM TRAINS. About 150 trains per day arrive at, and as many depart from ttie Union Passenger Station on :^xchange place. These include 24 to Boston, 13 to New York, 9 to Worcester, 4 to Hartford, 9 to New- Bedford, and numerous suburbans. Thev are all operated by the N. Y. N. H. "& H. R. R. (See their "Eastern Division" folder and also the Provi- dence Weekly Guide.) ELECTRIC TRAINS from Fox Point Station (India Street) (.20 minfutes walk, or transfer cars from Market Square and Exchange Place marked ''Dolpots." Trains for "V^'arren and East Shore way stations. Riverside, Harrington, etc., about every 15 min- utes; Bristol and Fall River trains every 30 minutes; Newport via Fall River S trains a day. Newport via Bristol and Bristol Ferry frequent connections. (See N. Y. N. H. & H "Eastern Division folder.) TROI.I.EV CARS. Providence is the cen- ter of a good district of trolley lines extending all over Rhode Island, Southeastern and Central Massachu- setts and Eastern Connecticut. Cars for all parts of the city and suburbs from Market Square, Exchange Place and vicinity. Also longer lines di- rect to Woonsocket, 'Attleboro, JSTi Attleboro, Taunton and Brockton, Fall River and New Bedford, Newport (via Fall River or Bristol Ferry) Nar- ragansett Pier and Point .ludith, Dan- ielson. Ct., Buttonwoods, River Point, etc., (about 60 lines. See Providence Weekly Guide. Red Guide. Rental Guide, etc. Some pleasant trolley rides described under head of "Ex- cursions." HOTEIiS. Narragansett. "^^eybosset, Dor- rance and Eddy Streets. Crown, cor- ner Weybosset and Garnet. Newman, 28 Aborn; Dorrance, Westminster street corner Dorrance; Franklin Ho- tel, 5 Franklin street; Perrin, 163 Washington; Lenox, Weybosset cor- ner Snow; Westminster Hotel, 317 TV^'estminster street; Hallett, 464 Westminster; Dreyfus, Mathewson, corner Washington; Allen, 11 Green street; Central, 7 Canal street; Colon- ial. 636 •V\^estmin.ster street: Park, 6S Washin.gon; R^ever^, 116 Dorrance; Brayton, 840 T\^estminster; Hopkins. 945 Westminster; Bristol, 7 Market Square; Vesuvio (Italian), 181 At- wells avenue; St. James, 41 Union street; Sterling, 144 Wasliington; Young Woman's \Chri.'3tian AssociEU- tion, 254 Washington. RESTAtlRANTS ANFJ CAFES Several in number, including Hauf Brau Haus. 14-22 Garnet street; Mumford's. 110 AVestminster; Macreath's, 36 Middle (between Dorrance and Eddy) ; Gam- mons. 85 Westminster; Freeman's. 39 Weybosset; Fontaine's, 104 West- minster; Rustic Inn (Hotel Newman). 28 Aborn; Crown Hotel; Narragansett, T\^estminster Hotel. Di-vfus Hotel (French). Central Hotel, Revere, Leu- pelts, 6S Exchange Place; Mink's Grill rooms. 344 Westminster and 105 Snow; Senqtp f men's cafe) Banigan Bldg. : Schedlev's (German) 187 Union street; Hotel Lenox, Germania Hotel, Har- rington's, 55 T\^eybosset street. DAIRY I-tJNCHES verv numerous, and most of them "Always Open" includes Baltimore Lunch, i-ooms 145 and 309 Westminster; Waldorf lunch rooms, 10 and 36 ^Westminster ; Tillinghasts 37 Westminster; Wolff's. 142 West- minster; Belmont, 203 Union: Union Station. ITALIAN RESTAITRANTS, Hotel Vesu- vio, 181 Atwells avenue. Other Italian restaurants on Atwells avenue and neighboring streets. CHINESE RESAIRANTS on Weybosset street. Page street and Burrill streets near Weybosset, at 13 Market Square, Mathewson street, Aborn street, near Newman Hotel, etc. LADIES LINCH ROOMS at Young Wo- men's Christian Association, 254 Washington; Young Women's Tea Rooms, 48 Snow street, also at several large department stores. The writer considers pleasant for ladies unacompanied. Many may be also. Close about 8 o'clock. Open until midnight. Open later. Never closed. NE\V ST.\TE HOI SE. The Rhode Island State House is on Capitol Hill — reach- ed via Francis street from Exchange Place — completed U'02 — cost about 3,-200,000 — contains Gilbert Stuart's most famous painting of Washington and other fine pictures. See Senate House of Representatives, State Re- ception room and State Library. Largeest marble dome in the world. Considered a triumph of masonry; rises 235 feet above terrace level. McKim, Mead and White architects. Tlie State House grounds contain 17 acres. In Secretary of State's Office is original charter granted by King Charles to Roger Williams in 1663 by which state was go\-erned until 1843. OLD STATE HOITSE. Built 1763. Benefit North Main and Court streets. Ori- ginally occupied by R. I. Colonial Assembly, who on May 4, 1776, two months prior to the Declaration of Independence in Philadelphia, adopted the famous act renouncing allegiance 01 Great Britain. This was the first official Declaration of Independence made by any colony. The 131 anni- versary of the event was celebrated in the same hall May 4, 1907. Building now used bv District Court. NEW POST OFFICE (now building) is to cost $1,325,000. East end of Ex- change Place. Clark and Howe architects. Regarded by architect.": as one of the finest government build ings outside of Washington. CITA' HALL (erected 1874-8) cost $1,000.- 000. West end of Exchange Place. Fine lobby and Council Chamliers. Original deeds of Providence location .given to Roger Williams by the In- dian chieftains in 1636, are in Re- corder of Deeds office. I'NION STATION. North of Excliange Place and City Hall Park, a long row series of buildings of plain but dig- nified architecture, regarded as one of the best -'operating stations" in tlie country; used by about 30,000 peo- ple daily. Regarded by railroad en- gineers as the best combination of double terminal and "through" sta- tion in existence. Three streets and a river run under station. Station cost with aproaches $4,400,000. EXCHANGE PL. THE CIA IC CENTER. A long rectangular plaza, that for- merly like most of the present busi- ness district, was covered bv tide wat- er. Citv Hall Park separates it from the T'nion Station. The Post Office and the City Hall are at its east and west ends respectively. Imp,Drtant busi- ness buildings are along south side. Soldiers and Sailors Monument in its centre. The city has devoted land valued at nearly /$3,000.000' to 'the park and open space in center and thus created the first realization of modern civic centre ideas in America. CITY HALL PARK contains Baniotti Memorial Fountain and enuestrian estate of General Burnside. Plans are now being drawn (1907) for creation of Public Garden on land north of Union Station extending to State House and State Normal School. STEAMERS for Narragansett Bay re- sorts, including Field's Point, Silver Spring, Boyden Heights, Riverside, Vanity Fair, Crescent Park, Kockv Point, Newjort, Block Island, Bristol, Fall River and Seaconnet, leave from head of navigation near Crawford street bridge at frequent intervals in summer (3 minutes walk from Ex- change Place.) For New York, 2 lines leave Fox Point, foot of South Main street daily. For Norfolk and Baltimore 3 times a week from India street wharf. Buz- zard Bay, Martha's Vineyard and Nan- tucket reached via New Bedford.) (Long Island, Shelter Island, Fisher's Island, etc., via New London.) THEATRES. Providence Opera House, Dorrance street, standard attractions. Keiths Theatre, Westminster street, continuous vaudeville fall and winter. Stock Company in summer. Imperial Theatre, Cathedral Square, burlesque in winter. Stock Company in summer. Empire Theatre. "Westminster corner Burrill, Popular price drama; West- minster Theatre, Burlesque;. Park Theatre, Scenic Theatre and others — audeville, moving pictures, etc.; Talma Theatre (Auditorium) cor- ner South Main and Power, Amateur Dramatic performances. HAl.LS. Among the most prominent are Infantry Hall, South Main street, op- posite Crawford; Memorial Hall (School of Design) Benefit street near College. Sayles Hall on Brown Uni- versity Campus; Y. M. C. A.. Cathedral Square; Churchill Hmise. Angell streei near Brown; iMusic Hall, ' 3S6 Westminster street. CHURCHES. About 143 of all denomin- ations. The First Baptist Church is on North Main street, a short dis- tance from :Markpt S.iuare. It was organized in Marcli ir,3S and i,s the oldest Baptist Church in America and the second oldest in the world. The first pastor was Roger T\^il!iams who founded Providence. Present edifice was erected in 1774-5; is a splendid ex- ample of Colonial architecture. Brown University Commencement exercises have been held in this building for 130 years. Sts. Peters and Paul Cathedral (Roman Catholic) is a .splendid brownstone structure on Wevbosset street at the .iunction of Westminster, the interior is impressive Grace Episcopal Church, cor. West- minster and Mathewson streets is one of the nnest of the down town churches. Vn^rth "^?]'"'^ Episcopal Church on North Mam street. corner Church street, was erected in 1810 and is the oldest of that denomination Beneficent Congregational C-The ^nfTl ^^^"■^ ^-^evbosset corner Ab lure. ^l{9% '' ^ ^"" ^'"^""'^^l ^t-^^- Mathewson M. E. Church. Mathew- f.n«i "^^'' ^'estminster. (Combination Ppnf^.i^A'^ ecclesiastical .structure.) Central Congregational. Angell cor- sa^.^ce^i^^^.^tec^t'^r^e^' '"^^"'^'^ ^--'- Church of the Ble.ssed Sacrament Co (Boston Store). Westminster tnion and Eddv streets. Shiparc" Co ^Westminster, Union and Washington' O Gorman Co., Westminster, Eddy ami Weybosset. Outlet Co., Weybossat Eddy and Pine. OTHER STORES. B. H. Gladding Co., cor- ner Westminster and Mathewson — oldest dry goods store in America. Tilden Thurber Co., corner Westmin- ster and Mathewson, fine art goods. Hall & Lyons Co., Journal Building corner Westminster and Eddv streets, largest Drug Store in America. An unusual number of specialty stores of much Interest. OFFICE BUILDINGS. Most important are Banigan Building, Wevbosset corner Exchange street; Industrial Trust, Westminster and Exchange streets and Exchange Place; Union Trust Co., Westminster and Dorrance; Butler Exchange, 123 Westminster. POST OFFICE SQUARE. East of new post office, has recently been created by bridging over the water at head of Providence River just below junc- tion of the two small rivers, Moshas- suck and "Woonasquatucket. MARKET SQUARE AND AVEYBOSSET BRIDGE. A few hundred feet south of Post Office Square at lower end of Westminster street, are much older. <'»l(l buildings around east side of ^Market Square are interestiiig for quaint architecture. Among them the OLD 5IARKET HOUSE, Now occupied bv Board of Trade, was erected in 1773 and long used as a public market, and later as the City Hall. About to be restored to its original appearance. Tablet on building commemorates historic event that took place nearbv. THE ARCADE. Erected 1828. Extends from Weybosset to Westminster street and is architecturally verv in- teresting. BROAVX UNIVERSITY. Originallv called Rhode Island College, established at Warren P.. I. in 1764. In 1770 moved to Providence and in 1804 as.sumed the name it has since borne. It is situated at the head of College street, a short walk up the hill from Market Square. There are about 1000 stu- dents. Pembroke Hall is the depart- ment for women. Oldest building is University Hall, begun in 1770 and famous as headquarters of our French allies during the Revolutionary War. Recently restored to its original ap- pearance. Several splendid libraries connected with University. Natural History Museum open to the public in Rhode Island Hall. John Carter Brown Li- brary of History, a collection of world wide fame, occupies fine new building on Middle Campus. Notable paint- ings in Sayles Hall. Sculpture and Casts m Manning HaH, College Libra- ry, corner Waterman and Prospect Streets, contains 140,000 volumes in- cluding the Harris collection of Am- erican Poetry (largest in the world) the TV heaton Collection of Inter- nation Law and the Rider Col- ■l?^ll,°"- "^^ ?•■,, ^- History. .John Hav Memorial Library is soon to be built at corner of Prospect and Col- lege Streets. MRRARIES. Ml SET MS WD SCHOOUS THE RHODE ISIAND HISTORICAU .SO* CIETY (incorporated 1822) on Wat- erman Street, beside the Univer- sity Library. Open 9 to 4 on Yn^n^n '^^^^'^^ , Contains 20.000 volumes. 40,000 pamphlets and thousands of valuable manuscripts. Special col- lection on Indian dialects. earlv drama, and travel. Gallerv of por- traits and historical relics. " RHODE TSUAND zSCHOOU zOF DESIGN occupies fine buildings on Waterman and Benefit Streets. Courses in Ap- plied Arts, Textiles, etc., attended bv over 300 pupils. It contains Picture Galleries of modern paintings and ex- liibits of interest tliat are open to the public daily. PE.\DLETO.\ HOVSK connected with School of Design conta ns unrivalled collections of Colonial furnishings. THE ATHE\EtiM. Benefit Street, corner College, is the oldest library in Prov- idence. Established in 1753 and owned by Proprietors but may be viewed by the public. THE PROVIDEACE PIBI.IC LIBRARY located on Washington Street corner of Greene. Established 1878. Occu- pies splendid building erected 1900 and open from 9 a. m. to 10 p. m. Celebrated for its methods of Admin- istration, its reference and children's departments and for special collec- tions, including Harris collection on Slavery and Civil War, Williams col- lection of Folk-lore, the Standard Li- brary of best literature and R. I. Med- ical Society's library of 2,200 volumes. THE ANX 31ARY BRO^VN MEMORIAL now building on Brown Street will have valuable collection^ — open to public — of paintings, rare prints, etc. Said to have most valuable collection of early prints in the world, rivaling the celebrated Plantin Museum of Antwerp. THE PROVIDENCE ART CLUB ^400 members), 11 Thomas Street, oppo- site First Baptist Church, lioused in a \'ery quaint old mansion, is usually open to the public with interesting exhibitions of pictures. On Thomas Street see also Fleur-de-lys Building. CITY SCHOOLS number 104 and cost nearly $1,000,000 per year to maintain. The Cla.ssical. the English and the Technical High Schools are on Pond Street. Hope Street High School is on the East Side near Hope Ileservoir. R. I. ST.4.TE NORMAL SCHOOL, cost $500,000. is northwest of Union Sta- tion in a splendid garden. MOSES BROA\N SCHOOL has attractive buildings on fine ground-s near Hope Street and Alumni A^•enue. NATLRAL HISTORY Ml SEIM— See Ko ger Williams Park. OTHER INSTITX'TIOXS. THE PROVIDENCE COFNTY COURT HOX'SE. corner Beftertt and College, contains State Law Library (29,000 volumes'! and Superior Court rooms. The Supreme Court Building is cor- ner Benefit and Waterman Streets. THE BOARD OP TR%DK is .Old Market House Building. .^larket Square: has about 1.000 members and mucli in- fluence in puiilic affairs. NEW STATE ARMOR V—nearing comple- tion — cost $500. poo — is on Cranston Street. Dexter Training Ground, near- liv contains a statut of Ebenezer Knight Dexter. THE X. M. C. A BX'ILDINC. corner Westminster and .Jackson Streets CCa- thedral Square). Building co.st about $175,000. THE YOI NG WOMEN'S CHRISTIAN .ASSOCIATION. corner Washington and Greene Streets. just beyond Providence Public Lilirary, occupies new building Ccost about $20). 000) with hotel accommodations. OLD .\RSEN.\L. corner Benefit and Meet- in.g — built ^?^ POLICE HEl|»(tfiVRTEI|S.D ^iiuntain FIRE ' DEPARTMENT H^VOQI'TOTERS Central Fire Station, E.Kchange Place POOR DEPARTMENT Municipal Lodging House, Charitv Wood Yard, 616 Eddv. THE R. I. ELECTRIC PROTECTIVE CO. Station 32 Custom House Street, al- ways open and interesting. Protects the wealth of the city from burg- lars or fire by its electric connections and sends out the standard time of the city and state. The University Club, 400 members, occupving Colonial mansion, corner Benen't and Waterman Streets. The Hope Club, 320 members, fine building No. 6 Benevolent near Benefit Street. Providence Central Club, 353 mem- bers, 289 Wev'bosset Street. West- Side Club, 232 members, 1029 West- minster Street. Elmwood Club, members, Elmwood Avenue. Sunset Club, 108 members, 36 Pocasset Av- enue, Deutsche Gesellschaft, 267 members, Atlantic Avenue, corner Niagara Street. PROMINENT CLI HS. City clubs include Country Clubs near Providence. Providence Art Club, see above. Squantum Club, 199 members; beauti- ful estate overlooking Narragansett Bay, three miles below city, East Providence shore, north of Silver Spring; Bristol trolley or electric train from Fox Point, Pomham Club, 184 members, on bluff overlooking bay. between Silver Spring and Riv- erside: about 4 miles Ijelow city. Agawam Club, 403 members. North Broadway, East Providence, at Ten Mile River; Rumford or Phillipsdale cars. Wannamoisett Country Club., 3 68 members, East Providence, Bourne Avenue, corner Hoyt; Rumford car. Metacomet Golf Club, 214 members, Rumford car. BOAT CLUBS AND YACHT CLUBS. Narragansett Boat Club, 124 members, Seekonk River at Blackstone Park; Red Bridge cars. R. I. Yacht Club, 363 members, foot of Ocean Street. Pawtuxet; Broad Street cars. Corin- thian Yacht Club, members. Edgewood Yacht Club, members. p]dgewood cars. Washington Park Yacht Club, 276 members: Edgewood or Was-liington Park cars. Pawtuck- et Boat Club, members, Seekonk River below Division Street, Paw- tucket. C4NOE CLLBS include the Swastika. Pawtuxet Canoe Club and the Saskat- ewan Club, all with houses at Paw- tuxet Ri\'er near- foot of Rhodes Place, CBroad Street cars.) and the Wonkituck, Minneska, Canackoquit. Wampatucket, Wonkituck, Minneska. Canackoquit, on the Ten Mile River, near North Broadway East Provi- dence CRumford car). n. T Automobile Club, members. Club house on Garnet Street, Hof Brau Haus Building. I'.VRKS. Roger Williams Park comprises an area of four hundred and thirtv- two acres finely diversified bv hills, dales, water, forest and meadow: a most extensive and lovelv outing place, with winding walks and drives, shady avenues of stately trees and a chain of splendid lakes well equi- -ed with boats. In it is situated the Bet- sev Williams Cottage, a fine Casino where meals are served, and a Nat- ural History Museum which i.s visited by 100.000 people a year. Band con- certs are given every evening in sum- mer. Skating in winter. About nine miles of boulevards and drives. Speed- way and children's playgrounds be- ing built. Reached via Elmwood or Broad Street cars Blackstone Park on the Seekonk rii/i miles) is naturally beautiful but has no artificial attractions. Take Butler Avenue or Red Bridge cars. Neutaconkanut Park, 3V> miles via Plainfield Street cars, furnishes a superb outlook over the home.s of four-fifths of the people of the State ster Street between ban' Iround, etc. (Chalkstone An- ti-iii>< Oil the bay may V>e iiNi-t. Telephone to the lull. BOATING. t skippers for t hired at Paw R. I. Yacht ^r,...^.^^, ^^^^^^ ^^.^^ ^^^^^^ i„ Cano Kre.l numbers o„ tl,e be.iutltiU Paw^ i;,.s.T\-iMrs ai .--< (6 miles) and Fruit H viTTOMOBILEs" with competent opera- tors may be hired from Davis Au- CItV^W^V^^^KWOUKS. jumping .^V'',T;.,.,\^,.u .t, niil.'s.i Riverpoint osset Hill mil.'.'; via Smith Street car) affords spl.n. lid views. Hope reservoir, cor ( n-, ^n Hone Streets (1 Vg miles). Mump Mil Re^erx-oir uf Pawtucket System (4 miles via Siuithfield Avenue car.) m)Sl.^V^Vl!s"'^A'>'u PUBLIC INSTITU- •I'lOXS R I. Hospital occupies fine buildings in attractive grounds cor- nel Eddy and Blackstone Streets. Accommodates over 400 patients. (Ed- dv Street car). ^ . ^, "St. Joseph's Ho^spital is corner of Broad and Peace Streets. Broad ■^^Btft^er^Hospital for mental disor- ders is richly endowed and occupies magnificent grounds— open to the pub- lie — situated between Blackstone Boulevard and Seekonk River. lake Swan Point car. State Institutions at Cranston m extensive grounds (7 miles via River- point car) includes Sockanosset Sc^nooi for Bovs, Oaklawn School for Girls, State Workhouse. State Insane Asy- lum, State Prison, etc. About lOO acres on Sockanosset Hill. State Home and School for children (3 miles via Smith Street car). iMue institution with extensive grounds. Many other public and private in stitutions like Old Men's Home, Old Ladies' Home, St. Elizabeth s Hospit- al, are models of their kind. PRI\CIP\T' CEMETERIES are Swar Point Cemeterv between Blackstone Boulevard and Seekonk River, con taining manv fine works of art (Swan Point car 2 Vo miles). North Burial G-ound. largest in city— established 1700 — which contains many historic memorials (2 miles via Pawtucket or Branch Avenue car lines). Riverside Cemeterv, adjoining Swan Point Cem- etery. St. Francis Cemetery (3 miles via 'Smithfleld Avenue cars.) SIMMER RESORTS AXD SHORE PLACES. Newport, distance 28 miles, is reached bv numerous steamers in summer, bv several electric and steam trains and by Bristol Ferry — about 1^. hours. Block Island. 55 miles, several ocean going- steamers make daily excursions, an all dav trip. Narragansett Pier. 32 miles via Sea View trnllev in 2% hours, also by steam trains on week davs. Watch llill. Seaconnet, Jamestown, Saunderstown, and many other pleas- ant bayside an.l seashore places are easily leached by train, trolley or steamer. ^ •OI'ILVK RESORTS near Providence. Vaiiitv Fair — cost $750,000 — amuse- ment park 40 acres in beautiful loca- lion Fast side of bay 41/2 miles via ICiv.-rside or Vanity Fair cars; also stc;iniers and electric trains from Fox Point); shore dinners, clambakes. "College Inn," Chutes, public ball room, Japanese Tea Garden, Fighting the Flames, and many high grade at- tractions. , „ Crescent Park (6 m.) and Boyden shore resorts, shore dinners, dancing Heights (31/2 m.) are popular east and manv concessions. (Riverside cars, Bristol electrics or .steamers.) Rocky Point, splendidly situated on west shore, provides dancing, ball games, concerts and popular amuse- ments. (12 miles, via trolley, 35 to 40 minutes, or by steamer, 1 hour.) Rhodes on the Pawtuxet (via Broad street, 5 miles) and Hunt's Hills on the Ten Mile (4 miles, via Rumford car) very beautiful and popular re- sorts for dancing, canoeing, etc. Manv other places offer dancing and amusements on a smaller scale. Field's Point {'2.V2 miles by steamer) is famous for " R. I. Shore Dinners." Public Bathing at Crescent Park, Rocky Point and Kirwin's Bathing Beach (3 miles via Eddy treet car.) Melrose Park (Base Ball Grounds) 3 miles via Elmwood avenue cars. STEVMERS to Fields Point. 15 minutes: Vanity Fair. 25 minutes; Crescent Park. 20 minutes; Rocky Point. 55 minutes; Prudence Island, 1 hour, 15 minutes; Conanicut Park. 1 hour. 30 minutes; and Newport. 1 hour 45 min- utes. Also to Tiverton 2 hours; and Seaconnet Point 38 miles, 3 hours, 20 minutes; also to Block Island, 55 miles, 3 hours. 15 minutes; ^Bristol. 1 hour. 15 minutes; Bristol Ferry. 1 hour. 25 minutes; Fall River. 27 miles, 1 hour, 45 minutes. EXCURSIOXS FOR A DAY, ROrXD TRIP TOUR OF NARRAGAN- SETT BAY bv electrics via Bristol P'erry to Newport: ferry to James- ' town: bus and ferry to Saunderstown : Sea view electrics to Providence (AV2 Newport to Narragansett Pier by steamer, and train or Sea View^ elec- trics to Providence (about 5V2 hours), or. Newport to Wickford by steamer, and train or Sea View electrics to Providence. Dinner at Jamestown, Newport, Narragansett Pier or Wick- ford. BLOCK ISLAND AND RETURN — dinner at Island. Four hours sail each way, via Narragansett Bay, Newport, Point Judith. FISHER'S ISLAND via train to New Lon- don and steamer across to the island -— qbout 21^ hours each way. SHELTER ISIiAND, via train to New Lon- don and steamer across. LONG ISLAND. S.4G H VRBOR. etc., via train to New London and steamer across. AVATCH HILL via train to Westerly (44 miles) and trollev across (about 1% hours each way.) I'LYMOUTH; MASS. bv train (2 hours) or trollev via Brockton (4 hours, 45 min- utes).' 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