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No. 6 CHEAP3IDE. 1805- 1( Not the Original Store Over a Century At the Sign °^ '^' / \....7 i Bunch of Grapes ^ \ \ ^ J^S*^^BWEsss;:,^4|2aj^^ ^;.^u ill (glahftmg'B Over a Century At the Sign of the Bunch of Grapes Oldest Dry Goods Store in U. S. The Store of Quality of Rhode Island The Colonial Store with Twentieth Century Ideas. WESTMINSTER AND MATHEWSON STREETS, PROVIDENCE OFFICIAL SOUVENIR AND PROGRAM Incorporated 1801 National Exchange Bank 63 Westminster Street PROVIDENCE, R. I. Capital $500,000 Stockholders' Liability . . 500,000 Surplus and Profits . . . 900,250 Checking Accounts Savings Department Certificates of Deposit Travelers' Cheques For over 106 years this Bank Has Not Passed a Dividend INTEREST ALLOWED ON DAILY BALANCES A% Savings Accounts earn interest at this rate, A% = compounded semi-annually ' = Mail Accounts SATISEAGTORILY HANDLED Table of Contents The Origin of Old Home Week Old Home Week in Rhode Island . The Meaning of a Carnival A Little Page of American History The Rhode Island School of Design The Pendleton Collection Industrial Opportunities of Providence Frank W. Rollins Mary Buel Claude Perrin John Strong Elsie Reasoner RalpK . George Wheeler . Josiah Bowditch THE OFFICIAL PROGRAM Old Times and Old Buildings .... Wilfred H. Munro The Metropolitan Park System of Greater Providence Henry A. Barker Things about Providence that People do not Know James Young The Providence Board of Trade .... Geo. H. Webb Rhode Island as a Summering Place . . Frederick Hunt Beacon Lights of Colonial Times . . Clarence S. Brigham OFFICIAL SOUVENIR AND PROGRAM ELECTRIC LIGHT HEAT POWER FOR EVERYBODY T the reduced rates for Electric Lighting now in effect, there is no storekeeper or householder of moderate means, in the City of Providence, who cannot afford to enjoy the advantages and the conveniences of electric service. Take advantage of the new rates. If your premises are wired, this is only a matter of makmg con- nection with our service mains. If not, then a necessary preliminary will be the wiring of your store or residence, which under modern conditions is a comparatively simple matter, and can be done by any reliable electrical contractor. If you do not know any such, the Narragansett Electric Lighting Company will be glad to send you a list of reliable Providence electrical contractors. Every Store in Providence that has made any marked success is lighted by electricity. Electric light adds greatly to the attractive- ness of a store. It is a modern and highly effective instrument for doing business. Electric Signs are the very best kind of advertising, literally burning your name into the public mind. In the Home. Electric Light not only adds to the comforts of life, it also imparts tone and an atmosphere of refinement. In the Store or Home an electric service means more than Electric Light. It means that you can operate Electric Fans in the Summer and enjoy many little advantages and conveniences that are feasible only to those connected with the system of the Narragan- sett Electric Lighting Company. An Up-to-date Man must live and do business in an up-to-date way. It's a part of his character. At the reduced price for Electric Lighting, the best of it is, we can all afford to be up-to-date. Drop us a postal— NOW— TO-DAY, or telephone 741 Union, our representative will call to-morrow. Narragansett Electric Ligliting Company Union Trust Building PROVIDENCE, R. I. RHODE ISLAND OLD HOME WEEK llarkfitntt^ QIattal National lank 20 MARKET SQUARE PROVIDENCE, R. I. Capital $500,000 Surplus and Profits, over . 300, 000 WILLIAM AMES, President HERBERT F. HINCKLEY, Vice-President OREN WESTCOTT, Cashier NEW ACCOUNTS SOLICITED. Every accommodation granted consistent with sound banking. DIRECTORS William Ames Herbert F. Hinckley Frank W. Matteson Daniel Heckwith Edwin M. Dodd C. Moiilton Stone Clias. H. Merriman, .Ir. Starkweather & Shepley, Inc. (iFA)RGE L. SHEPLEY, President Fire, Marine, Casualty and All Other Forms of INSURANCE FIDELITY AND SURETY BONDS 17 Custom House Street PROVIDENCE, R. /. New York, 80-82 William Street Boston, 4 Liberty Square Chicago, 159 La Salle Street Paris, 20 Rue Chauchat OFFICIAL SOUVENIR AND PROGRAM lH^-r.f.[[r|;r|r^ H4ril npHEODORE W. FOSTER & BRO. CO. Established 1873— Thirty-four Years BRANCH OFFICES Manufacturing Jewelers and Silversmiths, Where sample lines are exhibited I OO Richmond St., PrOvidcnCC, R. I., New York City, 13 Maiden Lane. Chicago, 111., The Heyvvorth, Cor. Madison and Wabash Aves. U. S. A. Kingston, Ontario, Can., 350 King Street Alexander Geo. L. Claflin Brothers Company WHOLESALE GROCERS Wholesale and Retail Dealers in Foreign and Domestic Dried and Green Fruits and Nuts. Druggists Sole Agents for Claro, Bridal Veil and Angelus Flour. 62 TO 72 CORNER CUSTOM HOUSE AND DYER STREETS SOUTH MAIN STREET Providence, R. I. Providence, R. I. RHODE ISLAND OLD HOME WEEK «orI|am Mf^, (En. SILVERSMITHS AND GOLDSMITHS DTTiniriiTiiTiii^TTTTrrnTTTTTrrmniii 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 uxuxuii 1.UII lanii iJ Uj iirac iiif ^^-^r^ 'iiip "^ iiT WORKS AT PROVIDENCE. R. I. New York Warerooms, Fifth Avenue and 36th Street Ciltien Cl)urber Co. JEWELERS SILVERSMITHS INTERIOR DECORATORS ^omctljing Sntcrcsttng at all times and in every section of our stock. Jewelry, Gorham Silverware, Watches, Clocks, Art Wares, China, Crystal and Gut Class, Furniture, Pictures. h is our policy to offer beautiful and unusual pieces not generally to be found elsewhere and a visit to our store is never without interest. Our standard of quality is everywhere recognized a comparison of prices is invited. Westminster aiiD e^titbeUison ^treet0 OFFICIAL SOUVENIR AND PROGRAM Brown & Sharpe Mfg. Co. PROVIDENCE, R. I., U. S. A. MANUFACTURERS OF MACH INE TOOLS MACHINISTS' TOOLS AND CUTTERS We extend a cordial invitation to all those interested in modern machine shop practice to visit our works. BS TRAOe MAWK RHODE ISLAND OLD HOME WEEK Slater Trust Compan)^ 1855 PAWTUCKET 1907 Assets $8,401,482.96 — (J-- ^-9, '907) — Deposits $7,010,358.04 n '#: \ \ 111! ?-!-• i^-K" For 52 years the history of this bank has been one of conservative gr It transacts a General Banking Business, Receives Savings Accounts, Acts as Trustees, Guardian of Estates and in other similar capacities. owth. F. A. Sayles, President. H. W. FiTz, Vice-President. A. E. Jknlk.^, Treasurer. 10 OFFICIAL SOUVENIR AND PROGRAM One of Rhode Island's Greatest Prides is the model brewing plant ot the Providence Brewing Company. Here is brewed the exquisite BOHEMIAN BEER, noted not only for the hygienic cleanliness of its manufacture, but also for the sterling purity and nutritive qualities of its ingredients. Bohemian S^oer represents the highest perfection in the art ^nd science of brewing and is recognized and endorsed throughout the whole New /Vii^^^^i At',/ England States as Neiv England's Finest It is the crowning deliglit of the Colonial Festivities DON'T MISS IT w The Providence Brewing Co. Providence, R. I. RHODE ISLAND OLD HOME WEEK 11 Hope Webbing Company Manufacturers of Narrow Woven Fabrics Factory and Principal Office 1005 MAIN STREET PAWTUCKET, R. I. P. O. Address, Providence, R. I. FENNER H. PECKHAM. President JOSEPH BELFIELD, Vice-President CHARLES SISSON, Treasurer OSCAR A. STEERE, Superintendent WILLIS H. WHITE. Secretary and Asst.Treas. The Congdon & Carpenter Co. Founded by JOSEPH CONGDON previous to May, 1 790 Dealers in Iron, Metals, Heavy Hardware, Sad- dlery Goods, Paints, Oils and Varnishes. Gallivan & O'Donnell INSURANCE 48 CUSTOM HOUSE STREET Providence, R. I. American Plan European Plan Benedict House C. p. BARTLETT Proprietor BROAD AND MAIN STREETS Pawtucket, R. 1. 12 OFFICIAL SOUVENIR AND PROGRAM JOHN A. GAMMONS Insurance OF EVERY DESCRIPTION Union Trust Co. Bldg. Providence ############## Compliments of Narra^ansett Hotel D. B. Hall, Proprietor Wan0feucfe Company PROVIDENCE, R. I. Worsteti puttings METCALF BROS. & CO. SELLING AGENTS 57 and 59 Worth Street NEW YORK, N. Y. Dismay in the Clam Family Jiy courtfun of 'ihf .loiniinl Photo by Ftrnik E. Dodge Rhode Island State Capitol Official Souvenir and Program Rhode Island Old Home Week July 28— August 3, 1907 The Origin of Old Home Week BY FRANK W. ROLLINS* HP] PUKPOSE of this new festival, iiuuigur- ated in New Hanii)shire in the year 1890 and designated "Old Home Week," was to win back, if possible, some of the wealth whicli the State, with its New Elngland neighl)ors. had lavished on the newer ( I [ parts of the country in the persons ' *"'. of sturdy, undaunted, resourcefvd men y and women. I had watched with i"^ grave consideration the decimation of oui hill towns by the drawing away of our brightest and best to fields wliere they thought they had a great- er o])])ortunity and it was in the en- tleavor to stop this loss and bring back some of those who had gone away that 1 hit uiM)n the plan of "Old Home A\'eek." There have been, of course, I'ounions since the beginning of time, but my plan differed from the ordi- nary reunion in that it was to occupy a week in each year, was to be at a fixed ]ieriod each year so that each one could make his plans to be back, and was to be recognized by the State *Eo,xoK-s NoT.-The Honorable.Frank West H"|{>n- S''i;^^^"C[ hL^:;:;'sl"^:'ll^ TJis/'nTJ^. inator of the Old Home Week idea. S^^ce 't^ fi^rf estabh hment m ^^^^ ^^^^ _^.^^^. Ohio., Ala- 16 OFFICIAL SOUVENIR AND PROGRAM as a permanent festival. In the words ''Old Home Week" is presented the essence of the idea and that it has appealed to the best sentiments of hundred of thousands of people and that it has brought liot only thousands of people back to our state, but millions of money, is a fact. There is no sentiment in human life so strong as the home sentiment, and the love for the place where one was born never fades and never disappears as long as life lasts. In organizing this festival it was hoped that some might come back to the old homes to remain; that others might return for the reunion season, and perhaps choose here a spot on which the vacation home at least might be established; that still others and of course the larger part, might come home for a day or two and by their coming give pleasure to those of kin or acquaintance who had not joined in the wanderings to the fertile plains and golden mountains. The message, "Come home," travelled literally with the swiftness of the lightning; for the great news agencies sent it to the extremes of the news- paper-making field and even to foreign hinds. The interest created by this simple reminder of the old home was instantaneous and far reaching and the most enthusiastic believers in the proposed festival w^ere amazed by the results as measured by its influence both upon the absent ones and upon those at home. Permanent benefits have followed in the more hopeful view of existing conditions and the great pride in the achieve- ments of men and women of New Hampshire birth. The beacon fires upon peak and hilltop blazed forth the signal that the new festival had been inaugurated. A week later rockets flashed the mes- sage that it was at an end. Filling to the utmost the days and nights which intervened were deeply im- pressive services in the churches on Sunday and joyous reunions in homes and in public gatherings on week days. ^lusic helped to make reunion happy and merry and the bands and the singers gave first place to the things which most vividly recalled the days of long ago. The celebra- tions took many forms, from the family gathering of forty persons to welcome the uncle who had gone to the Pacific as a "Forty-niner" and had not turned his face eastward until he had heard the Old Home Week call, to the central city cele- bration costing thousands of dollars and providing most generous enter- tainment for twenty thousand visit- ors. Beside the ocean, in the cooling shades of hillside graves, under the whispering pines of the lake shores, greetings were spoken and treasured friendships of other years were re- newed. What New Hampshire has been, and is, and is to be, was demon- strated by spoken word, by generous act, by manifest purpose. The town of Boscawen marked with beautiful tablets of enduring bronze the spots which link this pic- turesque, agricultural community with great events and great names in history. Under broad spreading elms stands the fine, old residence in which John A. Dix was born and from which he went forth to a career of patriotic statesmanship which made his one of the best known names of the Civil War period. In this same mansion Daniel Webster opened his first law office in March, 1805. This old house, RHODE ISLAND OLD HOME WEEK 17 thus doubly distinguished, has at each side of the broad walk leading to its front door a granite shaft with bronze tablet setting forth the facts that here Dix was born and here Webster first practiced law. Another tablet was erected at the birthplace of William Pitt Fessenden, who had received his bachelor's degree from Bowdoin College before he was six- teen; who was one of the foremost members of the United States Senate during those eventful years 1854-1864 and who succeeded Salmon P. Chase as Secretary of the Treasury in Presi- dent Lincoln's cabi- net. The site of the first fort, 1739. "one hundred feet sqiuire, built of hewn logs," has its designating tablet as have the site of the first Con- gregational meeting- house in the town, built A. D. 1769, and the residence of Rev. Samuel Wood, D. D., graduate from Dart- mouth College 1779, Congregational min- ister in Boscawen 1781-1836, and the tutor of Daniel Web- ster and his brother Ezekial. Of later date but none the less esteemed by Boscawen folk, Charles Carlcton Coffin and Governor Moody Cui'rier had recognition by the erection of tablets at the places of their birth. The spot upon which the first re- ligious service was held in the present state capital. May, 15, 1726, has been marked by a granite shaft, in testimony Frank W. Rollins, Elx-Governor of New Hampshire to the fact that upon the enduring foundations of an intelligent religious faith, and a general diffusion of knowl- edge among the people, the little plantation of Penacook has risen to the flourishing city of Concord and become the capital of a sovereign American state. The generosity of a public man of a neighboring state has i^laccd upon the house in Amherst in which Horace Greeley was born a plate of metal, suitably inscribed. Numerous other instances might be given illustrating how interest in local history awakened by Old Home Week has taken form. T h e oratory o f Old Home Week added riches to the already abundant stores of the liter- ature about New Hampshire. Some o f the most e 1 o- quent voices of our present day were heard in her praises in these Old Home festivals and sweet singers paid their tributes in verse to the grandeur o f her scenery, the love- liness of her valleys, tlie \irtues and valor of her people. Pride in the record of what has been achieved and confidence in what the future has in store, had equal pro- minence in the spoken and written considerations of the Okl Home theme. One speaker condensed a large amoimt of truth in a very few words when he said: "We are rich in history and biograi)hy, yet 18 OFFICIAL SOUVENIR AND PROGRAM woefully wanting in our preservation of them. We have no history tell- ing the story as it should be told. Our school children learn of Bunker Hill and Gettysburg, but they learn nothing" of what New Hampshire did there." Said another orator, after reviewing the present conditions in the state: "This is the New Hamp- shire which welcomes you to your old homes, a state of resourceful men and women; a state with varied indus- tries; a state which, should occasion arise, would furnish another Langdon to pledge his future for the cause of liberty, another Stark to organize and lead his troops to victory, an- other Miller to respond with 'I'll try, sir,' to the question whether he could take the enemies' battery, and another Pillsbury to champion the cause of the oppressed." The learned president of Dartmouth College pre- dicted permanency for Old Home Week, "because the custom rests upon the principle that every state holds sovereignty not simply over its own soil but over its kindred wher- ever they may go and under such sovereignty, has the right to summon every one who was born of its loins to come back to the old home." One speaker voiced the sentiments of all loyal sons and daughters when he said: "I have seen at their best the states of this Union, but I have nowhere found greener fields and pastures, more fascinating forests, more limpid brooks, more melodious birds, clearer skies, or more gorgeous sunsets than here." Others made prominent in their addresses the fact that memory was the strongest senti- ment on which to predicate success for Old Home Week. How Old Home Week visits brought tangible results in many known in- stances, is illustrated by the follow- ing: A gentleman who had attained eminence in the legal profession in one of the great cities accepted the local committee's invitation to visit the town of his birth and be the Old Home Day orator. After the exer- cises, he accepted a friend's in- vitation to drive over to the old farm, to see again the house in which he had been born and from which he had followed father and mother, brother and sister, to their last resting places in the little burying ground at the foot of the hill. Looking out from the door-yard upon the picture of mountain and valley which had been so familiar in boyhood, but which had never seemed half so beautiful before, he forgot the great city, the costly home, the ceaseless activities of his profession, the countless de- mands of society. He was at home once more, and then the new holiday impressed its fullest significance upon him. To possess the place of his birth, quickly became an overmastering desire and before he slept that night he had bargained for its purchase. Some regained possession of former estates; others found more desirably located places, but rich in associa- tions of neighborhood or township. Those who could not buy, rented for the summer. Those who could not rent, came as summer boarders and with their friends not to the manner born, but contented, even without the Old Home ties to help make them so. A banker in a western city sent a hundred cherry trees from a nursery to his native town, with instructions that they be set out beside the road RHODE ISLAND OLD HOME WEEK 19 as an object lesson in thrift as against waste of land and to make a vicinity attractive to birds and boys, "with- out either of which," he said, "the good old state cannot attain the full measure of prosperity." The spirit of enterprise which grew out of the anticipated home comings had many illustrations. In one of the smaller towns the cemetery behind the old church had been neglected more and more each year. But with the expectancy of w^elcoming again the absent sons and daughters of the town, came a sense of remiss- ness in duty to the dead. Scores of willing workers built a rustic bridge across a ra\-ine, cleared away the bushes, cut the grass, made paths, set out shrubs and plants, and closed the day by holding a meeting at which an association was organized. Voluntary contributions placed sev- eral hundred dollars in the treasury as the nucleus of a permanent fund. After the celebration in a little town of Cheshire county, the home- comers gathered" for a few minutes about one of the old homesteads and spoke of the real pleasure the day had afforded them. It was a repre- sentative company of sons and daughters who had gone out into the world to make their fortunes and had succeeded in their undertakings. One had held high office in the old Bay State; another had achieved fame as an author; and so on through the list. All felt the inspiration the day had given them. Across the street stood^the old church in which all had worshipped in childhood. It was as well preserved as the majoritv of the meeting-houses in rural com- numities, but the frost-fingers of winter and the inching touches of midsummer's noonday sun had left their marks u))on the jjaint. "Let us paint the old meeting-house," said one. Another quickly doffed his hat and beginning with a goodly colli iil)iit ion from his own pocket, passed from one to another of the company. No "collection" of the the ohl time church-going days had ever been more generously or more gladly taken. Funds sufficient to paint the l>i;ilding inside and outside, with a sur])lus with which to place a few jiictures ujion the vestry walls, were placed in the hands of the sur- ])iised but grateful conmiittee that night before the stage was taken for the railway station a half dozen miles away. Ilundi'eds who could not return, sent ex])ressions of interest of one sort or another. One of the most touch- ing examples of the way in which heart-strings were ])layed upon by home spirit was afforded by the ex- perience of a young New Hampshire missionary in the extreme northwest. Much to his surprise, in nearly every camp he visited he found some one from the far-olf Granite State who had reatl of Old Home Week and was anxious to hear more about it. Rugged, weather-bronzed toilers of the mines and the forests talked of the homes of their boyhood back on the New Hampshire hills and expressed in unmistakable terms their love for the old scenes and their great desire to look once more upon places endear- ed to them by tenderest memories. Old Home Week in Rhode Island BY MARY BUEL limited a space of time and the present Old Home Week is the natural result of both of these causes. The first suggestion for an Old Home Week was made by Fred- erick W. Aldred, a young business man of Providence, who is actively interested in anything pertaining to the public life of the city and who is at present the Secretary on the Executive Committee for the cele- bration. By dint of active canvass- ing he secured the co-operation of a dozen or more prominent citizens of the city and early in April an informal meeting was held at the office of the Mayor at ' which the Mayor himself presided. At this meeting it was unanimously decided to hdi,ld the celebration under the name of the "Providence Old Home Week," and although several partici- pants at the meeting believed that such an enterprise was essentially an affair to be undertaken as well as enjoyed by the whole State, it was believed that time did not suffice to perfect an organization bevond the City. A few days after this, a second meeting was held at the City Hall, which was a large and enthusiastic one. Many men of importance in the financial, religious, literary and social world of the city were present, and notable speeches were made, all of them voicing the old home week idea, and what it means to a community. Business men representing wide and various interests signified their will- ingness to serve on different commit- tees and to work to promote the interests of the affair. A number of tentative plans were suggested and many were later adopted, and HAT an Old Home Week celebration can grow from a small affair of many limitations into a large festival of almost limitless proportions has been fully proved in the Old Home Week of Rhode Island, which com- mences July 28th and lasts until August 3rcl. Its beginning was modest and the first work done in arranging for it was along local lines that were far from ambitious. Now, in its scope, in its wide reaching influence, in the elaborate program it will present, it is by far the largest and most noteworthy Old Home Week yet held in any Eastern State. That it has aroused the present degree of enthusiasm proves conclusively two things — first, that those who have been interest- ed in this movement have put into it their best efforts, and second, that Providence and. in fact, Rhode Island too, nuist have had need of just such a celebration to arouse civic pride and local enthusiasm. No other reasons than these could have accomplished so much in so RHODE ISLAND OLD HOME WEEK 21 from this time on the Old Home Week project may be said to have sailed ahead on fairly smooth waters. Frequent meetings were held and at the end of a few weeks the present Executive Committee had been ap- pointed. At its head, as Chairman, is Marsden J. Perry, who is one of the foremost citizens of Providence and of Rhode Island. He is a man of broad ideas and of great public spirit and he is identified with nearly all of the largest and best interests of the city, whether they be com- mercial or phil- anthropic. His name spells ^'Success," and his acceptance of the Chairman- ship of the Old Home Week Committee, meant to many the success of the celebration. From the very beginning his in- terest has been keen and no de- tails have been too trivial to occupy his time and attention. To him, more than to any other," is due the successful result that gives Provi- dence her pre- sent position as one of the great hostesses of the country. The Hon. P. J. McCarthy, who is the first Vice-Chairman of The Execu- tive Committee as well as the Mayor of Providence, has been one of the most untiring workers for Old Home Week. From its commencement his enthusiasm was infectious and in whatever direction the Committee has required his services they have iDeen freelv given. He is a well Marsden Chairman of the Old known member of tiie Rliode Island Bar and is a man of inde])eiident views in politics, as well as in other matters, and he has the distinction of having l^een elected largely by a non-])artisan vote. Of the other Vice-Chairmen with whom .Ml-. Perry has surrounded him- self, all arc men closely associated with the large affairs of the city and each one has brought special ability to his particular department. Jesse II. Metcalf is the treasurer of one of the largest manu- facturing inter- ests in the city. He is one of the trustees and directors of the R. I. School of Design and is also a mem])er of the Rhode Island legisla- ture. I' rank O. Field is another lead- ing merchant and is the Presi- dent of the Provi- dence Board of Trade, one of the oldest institu- tions of its sort in the country. H a r o 1 d J. Gross finds time to do many things, for be- sides being an active member of one of the largest real estate firms in the city, he is the Chairman of the Republican State Central Committee, a member of the Providence Board of Police Commissioners, and is well known in militarv circles, being a Colonel in the First Light Infantry Regiment. George L. Shepley, Ex-Lieutenant- Governor, is a director of several banks and trust companies and the senior partner of the firm of Stark- weather and Shepley. J. Perry, Home Week Committee 22 OFFICIAL SOUVENIR AND PROGRAM Hon. p. J. McCarthy Jesse H. Metcalf Vice-chairman Vice-Chairman Frank O. Field Vice-Chairman Harold J. Gross Vice-Chairman George L. Shepley Vice-Chairman Arthur H. Watson is a leading merchant and is also a Colonel on the staff of General Tanner. On the Old Home Week committees he has served in several capacities and has been one of the right hand men of its Chairman. The Historian for Old Home Week is Clarence H. Brigham. He has been Librarian of the Rhode Island Histori- cal Society for several years. Despite the fact that all these ^'ice-Chairmen are busy men they have found much time to give to promoting the interest of the celebration. Col. George H. Webb, Director in Chief, is the Secretary of the Provi- dence Board of Trade, and State Commissioner of Industrial Statis- tics. He has brought into his work on the Old Home Week Committee, much active interest and executive ability and has clone much to perfect the organization. Frederick ]\I. Rhodes, Assistant Di- rector is also Assistant Secretarv of the Board of Trade, and is a man who is noted for his attention to details. His work on the Committee has been useful and varied. The only man on the Old Home Week Committee, who is not a resident of Providence is Charles H. Rollins, of Boston, whose uncle, ex- Governor Rollins of New Hampshire was the originator of the first Old Home Week idea. His work as Assist- ant Director, has been particularly helpful, in regard to decorations and the details connected with the various pageants. The one woman who holds a position on the Executive Committee is Mrs. Elsie Reasoner Ralph, whose position as Director of Publicity is quite unusual. She also is a non-resident of Providence, and came from New York to take charge of tliis depart- ment. Although a yovmg woman, she has already gained an enviable reputation for her "Publicity Work" in expositions in this country and Henry A. Barker John A. Gammons Charles Alexander Wilfred H. Munro Herbert S. Tanner Chairman, Publicity Chairman, Entertain- Chairman, Reception Chairman, Historic, Chairman, Military, and Publications ment and Sporls and Invitation Patriotic and Edu- Civic and Trades Committee Committee Committee cational Committee Committee RHODE ISLAND OLD HOME WEEK 23 Arthur H. Watson Vice-Chairman J. Herhkkt Foster J. Edward Sti uley Vice-Chairman and Treasurer Chairman Finance Committee Oeorc.e H. WeIU! Director Frederick W. Aldred Secretary abroad, and she is also known as an able magazine writer. She had the distinction of being the only woman war correspondent in the late Spanish War. To Providence she brought an amount of youthful enthusiasm that has more than once been the saving clause of a situation, and an active mind for suggestions and ideas. Her work on the Committee has been valuable and appreciated. The important office of Treasurer of this celebration is held by J. Edward Studley, one of the best known men in financial circles in Providence. He is the President of the Union Trust Company and is a director in many other financial enterprises. The Assistant Treasurer, Mr. Frank E. Chafee, has had much of the arduous work in the handling of the finances of the Committee. He occupies the position of Assistant Treasurer of the Union Trust Company. Of the nine chairmen, the list is headed by J. Herbert Poster, Chair- man of the Finance Committee. As such he has had charge of the col- lecting of subscriptions. Mr. Foster is a well known cotton broker, and a prominent member of many of the local clubs. Henry A. Barker, Chairman of the Publicity Conunittee, is identified witli many of the public movements for beautifying and for promoting the welfare of the City and State. His interest in the establishment of the Metropolitan Park System is well known, and he has brought into the Old Home Week the same sort of in- terest for its success The Chairman on Entertainments and Sports is John A. Gammons, one of the greatest athletes that Brown Univeisity has graduated in recent years. He is known as a football and baseball expert' and his fondness for Osmond H. Bkiogs William H. Thurber H. Anthony Dyer Elsie Reasoner Ralph Clarence S. Brigham Chairman, Transporta- Chairman, Merchants' Chairman, Committee Publicity Director Historian tion Committee Committee on Decoration 24 OFFICIAL SOUVENIR AND PROGRAM Frank E. Chaffee sports of all sorts particu- larly fits him for his present position. Charles Alexan de r , Chairman of Reception and I nvi t a t i o n Com mi 1 1 e e has a respons- ible position Charles Asst. Treasurer dlU'lng tllC '^'"' Home Week festivities, but the enter- taining of distinguished guests that will fall upon him is a task which he is well qualified to perform. He is a man of much leisure and wide acquaintance. H. Anthony Dyer, the Chairman of the Committee on Decorations is a member of one of the most famous old Rhode Island families and a well known artist. He has brought into his work many ideas that are new and attractive and to him the city largely owes its artistic scheme of decora- tion for this celebration. Few men are better fitted to occupy the position of Chairman of the His- toric, Patriotic and Educational Com- mittee than Wilfred H. Munro, one of the professors of Brown University. He is a writer of note and his know- ledge of things and people historic is well known. Herl^ert S. Tanner, General of the State Militia, is Chairman of the Military, Civic and Trades Committee, and a man who has long been con- nected with the military affairs of the State. He is also prominent as a business man. Osmond H. Briggs, Chairman of Transportation, is a man who has long been connected with one of the largest railroad interests in New Eng- land. His work in arranging rates and time-cards for the Old Home Week celebration has been of great value. Mr. William H. Thurber, Chairman of the Merchants Committee is a mem- ber of the Tilden-Thurber Company, which has often been spoken of as the "Tiffany of Providence." His work in interesting the merchants of the city has been of great assis- tance, and he has been in- strumental in arranging for the numerous beautiful and costly prizes which are to be given to those who H.Rollins COmpete iu ppp-n^^.^v M r w „.,. - Director rREr^ERicK M. Rhodes the sports of Asst. Director the Carnival Days of this Festival. So much for those who have worked for the Old Home Week idea. Since its beginning its scope has been enlarged and the first Providence affair has been expanded to the larger and more important function of Rhode Island Old Home Week. The merg- ing of one into the other was ac- complished by the unanimous co- operation of the Committee, heartily endorsed by Gov. Higgins and Mayor McCarthy. Early in June a mass meeting was held at which several ex-Governors, President Faunce of Brown Univer- sity, Speaker Burchard of the House of Representatives and several others made eloquent addresses endorsing the new idea. This was immediately adopted and from that time on, all the work has been on a broader and more comprehensive scale. Many of those whose interest in it had at the begin- ning been of a luke-warm character, now took a more active part, and there has scarcely been a hamlet in Rhode Island that has not evinced its gratification at this latest move. As it now stands the celebration will be a dignified function, made notable by the interest taken in it by its prominent citizens both of state and city and by the presence here of many who have won fame and distinction outside their boundaries. It is expected to appeal to old and young alike from the side of sentiment as well as from more com- mercial reasons. Providence has pre- pared a royal welcome for all her visitors, whether they be "home comers" or strangers and the pass word from now on is "What Cheer." The Meaning of a Carnival BY CLAUDE PERRIN. ¥ fondest memory, a Carnival stands to the initiated for a joyous festival of al- most limitless pro- portions; a pro- longed play hour with a plentiful pro- vision of toA^s; a period when old as well as young may, with dignity, enter into the spiiit of the occasion and for a little time, at least, cast aside the usual weight of every day responsi- bilities and give themselves over to careless pleasures. Such, at any rate, is the idea of the Carnivals of the old world, the very thought of whicli is enough to call a retrospective smile to the lips and a sparkle to the eye of those who are familiar with them. The mere memory of tliem with their wealth of flowers, their riot of color, their laughter, their songs and often their simple sports, is an unfailing source of delight. Those who have witnessed or who have participated in the Carnivals at Nice or at Monte Carlo can never forget the absolute abandon and the almost childlike joy with which most of the frequenters of these resorts ^ive themselves over to it. Every- thing evokes enthusiasm and nothing is too trival to please. Applause is spontaneous; laughter comes easily and fatigue and ennui are apparently unknown. In crowded Paris, the workaday world gives way to the spirit of the Carnival. The boule- vards, squares, and public places are filled with a happy-go-lucky crowd, singing, dancing, exchanging wit- ticisms, throwing flowers and con- fetti ami generally disporting them- selves like a throng of merry children out for a holiday. ICven Rome, the Eternal City of Majesty and History, the placidity of whose people is seldom unbroken, even Rome, once in each twelve months gives itself over to the in- toxication and delirium of the Carnival. During the three days preceding Ash Wednesday a new and foreign atmo- sphere is abroad, The old and dig- 26 OFFICIAL SOUVENIR AND PROGRAM nified Rome is lost sight of; is gone; and a youthful, flower-crowned city takes its place. Venice, too, at each carnival season, is recrowned the queen of the Adriatic and takes on new and more excjuisite beau- ties. Here the world is more delicately attuned ; the laughter is softer; the music more gentle. It is a carnival of myriads of twinkling lights, of love songs and mystery. So much for these pleasure times of the Latin races, which have become as much a part of their yearly life as are the great festivals of church and state. In our own country we are not without the Carnival spirit; and wherever the French tongue is spoken there is apt to be a yearly celebra- tion which is its exponent. Under the name "Mardi Gras," New Orleans holds one each winter and the same idea is carried out in the "^■eiled Prophet" festival which held in St. Louis. Each celebration is individual in its way and they do much in keeping these cities in the public lime-hght. Of the two the New Orleans Mardi Gras is the older and perhaps more widely known. At this time. New Orleans is the hostess to thousands of guests from Maine to California. It RHODE ISLAND OLD HOME WEEK 27 is a great event and it is a heautit'ul spectacle, as well. Her most promi- nent citizens lend it their support and aid and her ])rettiest dehutant is chosen as the Carnival (Jueen. All the details of these functions ai'o most carefully thought out and one is scarcely over })efore plans for the coming year are being considei'ed. The many parades, particularly those at night, are elaborate and gorgeous pageants, and the balls which follow are the most brilliant of the New Orleans season. In 8t. Louis the arrangements for their Veiled Prophet celebration are almost the same, but it will be many years before this festival attains the classic jiosition held by the southern city. In all of these cities the decorations form no small part of their attrac- tions during Carnival Time, as they are invariably elaborate and beautiful. Occasionally a scheme of color, ])ink and rose, yellow and green, or what- ever combination it nuiy be is carried out in the smallest details. Flowers, hangings, lights, all are made to con- form to the prevailing tone, the effect being charming. This is particularly true of Nice. There so elaborate are their ariange- ments that each day sees a different color even to the fires that burn along the Esplanade. Arches, trimmed with flowers, or himg with graceful festoons are nearly alwa^^s to be seen and a perfect colonade, through the jM-inci- pal street, has more than once been done with stunning results. At night there are alwaA's lights and e\erywhere. Sometimes the}' are hung in long lines, making an un- broken vista, apparently endless. Sometimes they are arranged in intricate designs almost fairy-like in their delicate tracerv. But whatever tlie idea, color or general scheme it is only one more fea- ture to charm the eye and make one forgot the hum- (h'um side of life. It has been left foi- Rhode Island. the smallest state in the Union, to inaugurate a Cai'ii- ival which will be along lines foreign in some particulars to any yet held. Its name, "Colon- nial Carnival" sug- gests what it is in- tended to portray, namely the gaiety and dash of the South with a touch of the Puritanism, that is the bone and sinew of the sturdy New K n g ! a n d States. It will be a time when Provi- dence as the re- presentative of her state will welcome all tho.se sons and daughters who have been absent either from inclination or necessity. The city will throw its gates open to state and country; to citizen and stranger alike: it will don its gala dress and will make ready the feast and then it will enter into the enjoyment of its celebration with all the zest that in- variably follows days of work. The program that has been prepared for the three days that the Carnival will last is a large one and it is so varied in its character that none should go away dissatisfied. In the making of its Carnival it will bear compari- 28 OFFICIAL SOUVENIR AND PROGRAM son with cities centuries older than Providence. With its procession of flower-trimmed automobiles, it will vie with the flower parades of Nice and Monte Carlo. Its public squares with their crowds and music might suggest the capitol of the French and the military parade with its marching columns and imiformed officers could cpiite as well be a part of the modern, martial Rome. Then, too, who will dare affirm that the illuminated fes- door a bod_Y of water perfect for the holding of all aquatic sports that are such a large feature of the Carnival. There will be yacht races, races be- tween crews of naval reserves, rescue races, tugs-of-war, swimming contests, tests of speed with motor boats and tests with the latest and fleetest grey- hounds in the way of water craft. By night too, as far as eye and ear can reach the bay will be brilliant with lights and gay with music. It will A Decorated Canoe Parade in Rhode Island. tiA'al to be held at night on the beauti- ful Park Lakes with thousands of gleaming, colored lights and phan- tom-like canoes will not appeal as strongly to the imagination as do the lighted gondolas on the canals and lagoons of the city of the Doges. Providence has all the picturesque surroundings that will go to make her Colonial Carnival historic. In Narragansett Bay she has at her very be a spectacle to be seen and remem- bered. Roger Williams Park also is a noble setting for any amusement that can be devised and for the Old Time Sports that will take place there no Forest of Arden or Richmond Green could be more appropriate. Here will be seen jousting and tilting tourna- ments between modern knights clad in ancient armour; games of archery, the most picturesque of all the sports; RHODE ISLAND OLD HOME WEEK 29 the "Old and very honorable" game of bowlino; on the green, and wrestling and running matches which are as old as the hills but as interesting to the youth of to-day as when done by Robin Hood and his merry men. Of the modern sports there will be tennis, golf, baseball, and ])olo, at the country clubs in which Providence is so rich. For these there are entries from beyond the boundaries of the State and they promise to bring out com])etition of the best sort. The regatta to be held on the Seekonk River will be an event in the boating- world and the automobile races about College Hill and the motor cycle races at Hills Grove track will all have their followers who delight in these sports. To show that she is progressive and that nothing is too great for her to attempt. Providence has inaugu- rated the first balloon race e^•er held in this country and this will be the clou of her Carnival program. It is to be given under the auspices of the Aero Club of America and the participants in it are gentlemen amateurs who make a pastime of this new and thrilling sport. There are a half-dozen or more entries of these giant boats of the air, each to have its carg-o of human freight and the sight as they rise and start on their flight will be awe in- s))iring. All are monsters in the world of air ships and the Leviathian of the grouji has been christened the Providence. That this ship has the best chance for the winning of the race is beliexcd and in case it does so it will again a])})ear at the great International Race to be held in St. Louis ill the aut umii. The last of the spectacles of the Carnival will be the illuminated pa- rade whicli will bi-iiig to a close these three days of pleasure. For this there will I)e lights, flowers, confetti and whatever will contribute to such an occasion. The ])arade itself will bo historic and will show Rhode Island in her early da}s when she was a struggling state, small in area but large in all the princi])les that go to the making of a great future. Her course along the years will l)e followed until one finally comes to tlie Rhode Island and the Pro\i- dence of to-day, rich, prosperous, successful; after this the curtain will be rung down, tlie guests will dei)art and the city will be left to sleep; while the flag that floats from her glorious State House will keep watch in the darkness. 0^ 30 OFFICIAL SOUVENIR AND PROGRAM Photograph by John W. Auty Portrait of Washington by Gilbert Stuart (In the State Capitol, Providence) A Little Page of American History BY JOHN STRONG. HE NAME of Rhode Island is writ large in American History. The principles of libert}' that now guide our govern- ment were these set forth by its founder. The stirring events tliat preceded the formation of the union took place within its borders. It struck the first successful blow for freedom when the citizens of Providence captured the Gaspee in June 1772. It was first among the Colonies to protest publicly against taxation without representation and sent representatives to England for the purpose. The first step and the final step in the establishment of our government were taken by Rhode Island. Providence was the scene of the first Colonial Declaration of Inde- pendence and two months before the delegates of the various Colonies met at'Philadelphia to declare their separa- tion from the Mother Country, the Legislature of Rhode Island met at the old State House in Providence and formally declared Rhode Island to be a sovereign and independent State, yet apart. The war of the Re\-olution was over and she was the last of all the states to sign the Federal Consti- tution. She was the first to recognize religious liberty and to try in a prac- tical w^ay the great experiment of Separatory Church and State. The story of liberty cannot properly be written without some reference to the "Lively lv\i)eriment" instituted by Roger Williams. The settlement of Providence stood for a definite ideal. It meant some- thing to Civilization, for Providence stood for freedom of thought when freedom was elsewhere unknown. Mighty men have had their daily walks within the lands now dominated by the majestic dome of the new Cai)itol. aufl mighty deeds have been done within its present sight. We might note that the building itself is a very conspicuous and noble exam])le of the achievements of the 19th century. It is said that its architects and its builders have labored upon it with e\ory zeal to make it their most notable work, and to produce the best of which their great art and skill was capable. Such a building as this, in one of the old world cities, would be marked with three special stars in Baedeker's guide book and its rotunda and State reception room would be admired by throngs of worshipping American visitors, as examples almost unsurpassed in beau- tiful architecture. Perhaps two or three stars would also be given to Gilbert Stuart's fine painting of Wash- ington, which hangs at last amid fitting surroundings. And who deserves a statue upon the marble terrace? Short as is the history of this State and but a little span in the world's great history, has nevertheless been long enough 32 OFFICIAL SOUVENIR AND PROGRAM for the principles of its great and prophetic founder to extend far be- yond the seas. The ambition of Roger Williams is announced in his own words upon the facade of the Capitol: "To set forth a lively ex- periment, that a most flourishing civil State may stand and best be maintained, with full liberty of re- ligious concernments." It is astound- ing to us now to recall that only such a short time ago Uberty of thought and freedom to worship as one pleases and believes to be right should have been universally denied. Roger Wil- liams builded even better than he knew. No hero of Europe ever set forth a more lively experiment, for his "Flourishing State" not only has maintained itself on this great prin- ciple, but the whole nation is con- ducted upon this plan, and the voice of liberty is calling around the world. We can look back to the career of this man among his fellow-men with un- alloyed delight, for he was upright and honest and his dealings with the native inhabitants were generous and fair; and so Providence not only stood for liberty of conscience but it stood for justice. There will be other pedestals upon this terrace that might well be occupied by figures of those noble red men, whose histories are so worthy; the chiefs who made the settlement of Roger Williams a possibility, Mian- tonomi and Canonicus. Splendid re- presentatives they were of the race that has almost disappeared before the victorious white man. A short mile from the western windows of the State House stands the mansion wherein dwelt the first Admiral and Commander-in-chief of the American Navy, that versatile man, Esek Hopkins, "master mariner, politician, brigadier general, naval officer and philanthropist." The coun- try which has had such a splendid Navy as ours, through all these years unconquered, need not look to the history of any other land for examples of warlike achievement. From the dome of the State House we may look down upon the site of Sabin's Inn, where the men of Provi- dence organized an expedition one June night in 1772 and in long boats pulled silently down the river to destroy His Majesty's ship, Gaspee. To Capt. Whipple belongs the honor of leading the first armed expedition against a naval vessel of the enemy. Large as was the reward offered by the British Government for infor- mation against anyone who had taken part in this expedition, no man in Providence was disloyal enough to furnish any assistance. The English Commander, however, knew well enough who the leader was. The his- tories record the letter that he wrote to him: "You, Abraham Whipple, on the 10th of June, 1772, burned His Majesty's vessel, the Gaspee, and I will hang you at the j'ard arm;" and the reply: "Sir James Wallace — Always catch a man before you hang him." At the foot of Capitol Hill, as commemorated by the tablet upon the Board of Trade building, the people of Providence effectively pro- tested against unjust taxation by dumping cargoes of tea into the river. Scarcely beyond our vision, in the old colonial city down the bay, dwelt two other men whose names will always live in the annals of our Navy, and one of them should be no less honored in Japan, which he opened RHODE ISLAND OLD HOME WEEK 33 General Nathaniel Green (From an old mezzotint published m 1785. now in the possession of Mr. Edward 1. N.ckerson) 34 OFFICIAL SOUVENIR AND PROGRAM to modern civilization. Upon the hill to the left is old University Hall, where once were quartered the French ^allies of the struggling Republic, and half way down the hill we can see the hotel where Washington had been 'entertained and where Lafayette was ■once more received when he revisited these shores after half a century had passed. There is another who should be honored, lest it be said that States are ungrateful. The nation has not been forgetful of liim, for there is a fine equestrian statue in Washington, and the memorial at Savannah bears tes- timony to the admiration of Georgia for our great General. Nathaniel Green. He who was called the "Sav- iour of the South," who, in command of the Continental army was next to Washington and whose military genius has had few equals since time began, has never yet been honored by his own State. His splendid career is inspiration for some great artist's work. It is a shame and almost a disgrace that Rhode Island has so long neglected to pay tribute to his memory. And let us not forget that in more modern days there was one who was the idol of Rhode Island and whose memory should not suffer because financial reverses came to him in the midst of his public-spirited career. From the hill on which now stands our marble hall, with its superb white dome rising against the sky like a fairy palace, one might have heard, in the days of '61, the drums of the 1st Rhode Island Regiment as it started on the way to Washington, first in the field, most prompt of all the nation's defenders, at the President's call to arms. And Gov. William Sprague was at its head. The guiding principles of Rhode Island have become the principles of our nation and our civilization is fast becoming the inspiration and power of the world. Who says that we have no history and no heroes? RHODE ISLAND OLD HOME WEEK 35 •«-i>.-» ▼-ji.' ■ jf A«\^^ v^i» v.^ Xi^ .%^' .--•1^^ v:^.^ Moquette Carpet designed by Myra F. Blaisdell The Rhode Island School of Design BY ELSIE REASONER RALPH REAT institu- tions must b e based on o-reat I)riiici])l('s; and in tlie R h o d e Island School of Desio-ii, Provi- dence has a no- ble institution wliose aims are neither puerile nor small but are founded on a sane, sound foundation, on the cornerstone of wliich miiiht well be inscribed, "Our great nu>ans to a great end." To a few public-spirited, far-sighted women the city owes this ornament, one that will stand for ages as a monu- ment to the sex. Twenty-seven years ago last April the Rhode Island Centennial Conunit- tee found themselves with a small sur- plus of money on their hands, and no propel' medium in which to invest. After sonic deliberation the suggestion was made by the women on the Com- mittee, that a sum, $\i\7o, be used as the first ste]:) toward the forming of a sch(K)l where young people could be taught the useful as well as the beautiful in art. The idea was accept- ed, a board of trustees was appointed and in March, 1878, a charter for the school w-as applied for and was at once granted. April 30th of the same year the Constitution was drawn u]) and adopted, officers were elected, and the .School of Design became a reality. From that time until the present day there has been a gradual and healthy development of the School, financial Iv as well as along artistic 36 OFFICIAL SOUVENIR AND PROGRAM and industrial lines. It has been the recipient of many gifts, both in money and buildings, which have helped to make it the splendid institution it now is. Of the last the most notable examples are the Memorial Hall Build- ing, formerly the ()ld Central Con- gregational Church, which was pre- sented by j\Lrs. Gustav Radeke in 1904, and the Pendleton House, which was given later by Stephen 0. ^letcalf. There are three l)uildings devoted to the work of its School and ^luseum. The ]\Iain Building on AVaterman Street contains seven of the galleries of the Museum, the ofhces for ad- minstration, and rooms for the de- partments of drawing and painting, decorative design, architecture, and jewelry design. Memorial Hall Building, contains rooms for the departments of mechan- ical and textile design. It also has an assembly hall capable of seating eight hundred peoi)le. Design for Book Cover The Colonial Building on Benefit Street, contains rooms for the mo- deling department of the school. There is a connecting gallery between the Colonial Building and the main building on Waterman Street. The broad principles of the school are stated in its constitution and well express the character of the work undertaken by its corporation and instructors. Its purposes are: The instruction of artisans in drawing, painting, modeling and designing, that they may successfully apply the ju'inciples of art to the recpiire- ments of trade and manufacture; the systematic training of students in the ]iractice of art, that they may understand its principles, give in- struction to others, or become artists; the general advancement of art educa- tion by the exhibition of works of art and art studies, and by lectures on art. A most successful Sunnuer School is open during June, July and part of August and this offers a wide range of courses, and in several of the de- partments the opportunity of outdoor work is given in connection with the courses of study. It is, however, for the general utility of its courses of instruction that the Rhode Island School of Design is most noted, for in almost no other institution of a similar character can the practical results of such courses be applied. Providence has long been noted as the seat of the greatest milling interests in cotton, wool and even silk, existing in the United States. Its je\^elry manufacturers are the largest, as well as the most famous in the world and in Ijrass work, iron work antl the like, there are several large establishments. As a consequence RHODE ISLAND OLD HOME WEEK 37 Entrance to Main Gallery of these conditions there is an innnedi- ate and natural output of much of the woi'k done in the school and competition l)y the students is keen and healthy. There are many desij^ns done in the school that are noted for the excellence of their art. Moti\es and.desio-n. especially those for mctid work and fah- rics find a ready market in this city. Others, sucli as designs for wall papei'. foi' rrgs or car- pets, go t o other F^astern manufacturing cities by way of Providence. Metal Work by Some of the metal work, particularly, designs for ai'tistic jewelry rank with any that are i>roduced in any part of the world, with the jiossible e.xception of a few gieat designers in France. They are intende I for a wide variety of articles, gold to be .set with precious stones, all the latest and newest objects, boxes and the like. The same may be said of the tlesigns f o r sil \-ersmiths. Much of the best table- ware, beauti- f u 1 p u n c h 1)0 wis, and cups to be \/ • Qf .J^^fc iised for prizes Various otudents * 38 OFFICIAL SOUVENIR AND PROGRAM have their beginnings in the Rhode Island School of Design. Examples of the most effective wall papers to be found in the studios of New York and Boston are designed here and the same may be said of the moquette carpets and rugs. In the more com- monplace goods such as cotton fabrics, textiles, both of wool and silk, manu- factured in Providence, all are notable fo]- the superiority of their designs, over those of other schools. Other branches to execute the most delicate work. So with every department, each being complete almost to the most minute detail. There are classes for painting and modeling and although painting and sculpture are not made paramount to other work there is much done in these two arts that is far above the ordinary. The School of Design possesses a fine art library, many of the volumes being rare and unusual, and a library Punch Bowl modeled by Alfred Sander of work that are done and that are not so well known, are book covers and some beautiful examples are reproduced here. All the various departments in the school are equipped with the most up-to-date appliances. The Textile Department has a dozen hand-looms and five power-looms, besides a special silk and a worsted loom. It has also the most modern spindle-twister and the necessary frames required for warp preparation. The jewelry de- partment has several workshops fitted up with the finest machinery suitable of magazines and collections of photo- graphs to which additions are made each year. It also has a Museum consisting of eight galleries, three of which contain oil and water color paintings and engravings; two contain a large collection of casts of the master- pieces of classic and Renaissance sculpture with a number of original marbles; one contains a fine collec'tion of autotypes illustrating the history of paintings; one is devoted to a collection of textiles and of peasant pottery, from many countries, and one contains a fine collection of RHODE ISLAND OLD HOME WEEK 39 Book Cover Japanese pottery, metal woi'k, lacquer and textiles. In addition to the permanent col- lection in the Museinn, there have been each year a number of special loan exhibitions in the galleries which have given the people of Providence an op])ortunity to see representati^•e collections of paintings by both Ameri- can and foreign artists. There have also been in different years many exhibitions in the industrial arts, of metal work and jewelry, of textiles and embroideries, of book plates, of drawings, of Japanese stencils and prints, of pottery, and of carvings. Since 1882 the State of Rhode Island has made each year an approi)riation ^^ ^--'r^^'"^- ?rrci!«:T^ N% ? m,y.- 'c g* '«rSa.Var^'-v;-. .. Book Cover for the School of Design, and l)oth the State and the City of Providence have made adtlitional appropriations- to be used as scholarships in^ the various classes of the school. There are also scholarships offered l)y the Providence Art Club, the Trustees- and Alunuii of the School of Design, the Art Students League of New \ ork and by friends of the School of Design. There are few institutions in this country, even those more richly en- dowed, that are conducted on such broad and generous lines as is the Rhode Island School of Design. It is a splendid example for other cities or States as to what may be accom- plished along the lines of beauty in utility and it is a standing tribute to the sound sense and rare judgment of its founders and of those who have been responsible for its present pros- perity. Decorative Design by Josephine L. Tillinghast 40 OFFICIAL SOUVENIR AND PROGRAM The Pendleton Collection BY GEORGE WHEELER. FlilW people only oiit- sideof Providence have ever heard of the Pen- dleton Collection and many in the city itself do not know that this almost ])iiceless collection of colonial furniturean J bric-a-bric is in existence. In this collection Pi'ovidence has a treasure of which it shouM be par- donabl^v proud, for it is unusual, unique and complete. 80 far, little has been told or written of it and but a few know of the wonderful pieces of old mahogany, the pictures, the rugs and the mar\'elous specimens of Chinese ware. Crown Derby, Lowestoft and "salt glaze" porcelain to be found in it. It is a collection that was years in the making, and represents an enormous amount of research, infinite care and patience in the choosing, and a fortune, as well. It was presented to the City of Providence, through the Rhode Island School of ])esign, by its former owner, the late Charles Leonard Pendleton, who began the collection some thirty years before his death which took place in 1905. He was known on both sides of the Atlantic as a connoisseur in things antique and as a man whose judgment almost invariably guided him to the selection of choicest of its kind. His finds and subsequent purchases were made in different parts of England, in sevei'al of the Southern States, throughout N^ew England, and, in fact, wherever furniture of the Georg- ian peiiod, the Colonial, Chippendale, Sheraton and Hepplewhite were to be found. Many of the first jnirchases were afterward disposed of l^y Mr. Pendle- ton as being unworthy the high standard he had established and as a consec[uence each individual article is absolutely perfect of its kind. I'nlike most collections, the one in Providence was not brought together to fill a certain place in a museum. I)ut after it was made and complete a suitable setting was obtained for it, by the erection of a fireproof Ijuihl- ing. that is in form and even appear- ance, a fine old Colonial residence. The Pendleton House, as it is known, is a part of the Rhode Island School of Design, and was a gift of Mr. Stephen (). Metcalf. one of the trustees of that institution. It was morleled after several old houses in Providence, notably the Pendleton and the Gov. Arnold homes and the collection itself RHODE ISLAND OLD HOME WEEK 41 is so arranged as to make it ajjpeai' a completely furnished mansion. It is pure (ieoi'gian in architecture and a fine re]>resentation of the sim]:)lic- it}' and good taste of that ])erio(l. The exterior of reil brick is severe in style. The small ])orch is su])poi-t- ed by slender fluted Mliite colunms and surmounted by a low \vhit(^ I'ail- ing. The windows are capped by white stone trinunings and sliaded l\v conventional green blinds and the entire house is toi)ped by the same narrow, white railing. The entrance hall extends through the entire width of the house and the exit is down a flight of marble steps and throuii'h the School of Design. The hall is generously dimensioned, finished in white woodwoi-k. and the broad stairway is finished with a slen- dci'. mahogany handrail. The lintels abo\-e the doorways and the fire places of which there ai'e f(jur on the main floor, are Ijeautifully carved. The hall has one of the finest marble to))])ed tables in the worM. It is oblong in shape, with j)erfectly curved legs. (•ai\-ed in the Acanthus leaf ])attern. Tlie pi'o])ortions are spendid and the workmanshiji is of the finest. ( )\er it hangs a su])erb. oval mii'ror of Colonial design. Opposite is a mag- nificent sef-retaii'e. There are two unusual pieces in the hall, an (^Id thermometer. full\' four feet in lenjith. Photo by (r. A. Dean. Dining-Room Pendleton House. o -I RHODE ISLAND OLD HOME WEEK 43 which hangs at one side of the re- ception room door, and a hjw square stool, both beautifully carved. In the drawing room one's attention is first attracted by a sofa of (^ueen Ann mahogan3% with chairs to match, all upholstered in red satin damask. The windows are di-ap- ed in the same beauti- ful material, hung un- der old fashioned brass cornices and looped l;)ack with brass rosettes. Here also are several small tables and two beautiful cabinets filled with rare Chinese Por- celain. The floor is covered with a dull, old rug anti on the walls are two fine examples of the work of Hobbema, one of Van Der Veer and one of Wouwerman. In the library is a ])ortion of a suite of c hairs and settees, which is one of the most valuable of the collec- tion. It is authentically stated that it is the only one of its kind to be had and Mr. Pendleton prized it more highly than any of his treasures. The pieces are of the darkest old mahogany, cunningly carved in the design of an eagle's head, the beak holding the heavy stiles of the back and the talons grasping the curved sides. The shell decoration is seen in the carving and the feet are finished with the claw and ball. This set is stated to be the work of Grinling Gibbons, an unrivaled wood carver of the early eighteenth century, and they are priceless. Two of the six chairs are missing from the set, one I)eing in the John Sloane Museum in London and the other in the possession of Mr. Geo. S. Palmer of Connecticut. Mr. Pendleton made several efforts to obtain the missing pieces, but was unable to do so. A part of the set is covered with green velvet, wonderful in shade and texture, m a d e from priest's vestments. The librar}'- contains a line antique escritoire of unusually noble pro- portions, with the old shell carving at the top, and cvu-iously made with Tlir('(\ instead of the usual two glass doors in the ui)])er half of the fro n t . This change gives the jtiece a par- ticularly quaint appear- ance. On the floor is an antique Daghestan rug and on the lai'ge mahogany centre table is a costly vase of green jade ill a teak wood stand, an old reading glass, and two wonder- ful pieces of Chinese Porcelain, gray in color, with decorations of red dragon. On the mantle in this room is a set of five ornaments, also Chinese ware, exceedingly rare and graceful in shape. There are a number of other objects that might be mentioned, notably some old Staffordshire pottery of the "salt glaze" variety, that is so dear to the heart of the collector and so difhcult to obtain. The furnishings of the dining room are entirely of Hepplewhite and Slier- 44 OFFICIAL SOUVENIR AND PROGRAM aton, this being the only apartment in the house exclusively given over to this style of furniture. The drop leaf dining table has a narrow inlaid border, and four inlaid medallions of classic design. The chairs are of slender, graceful Hepplewhite, the backs inlaid in gold, and for actual beauty are perhaps the most attrac- tive of the entire collection. The buffet, side table and corner cabinets are all Sheraton. ( )n either end of the first are cjueer old knife holders. On the table and in the cal^net are pieces of crystal and fine examples of Sheffield plate. The china closet which opens from the dining room, would rejoice the heart of any housekeeper. Here are to be seen several complete sets of Crown Derby, Whieldon and Staf- fordshire pottery with occasional other pieces of unusual excellence. The furniture of the reception room is not confined to the work of any one maker, but each example is good and many of them are historically interest- ing. Aljove stairs there are four bed rooms, each with its four post bed and dressing tables, side pieces and chairs to correspond. One bed has for its headboard a solid piece of mahogany, most delicately carved in a design of shell and garlands. An- other is known as a field bedstead and is one of the few in this country. It is made with slender fluted posts, supporting a tent shaped canopy, all draped with an interesting hand Photo III/ }r. A. Dean. Drawing-Room, Pendleton House. RHODE ISLAND OLD HOME WEEK 45 I'll old III/ )f'. A. Dean made deep fringed netting. The bed covering is an exani])Ie of old Rhode Island Colonial embroidery. There are a number of large chests of draw- ers in these rooms, two of them with swell fronts, and some good tables. All the rooms throughout the house are papered and hung in absolute accord with the period they represent. One or two of the apartments are y)aneled, giving them a ])articularly old fashioned effect. The woodwork is all in keeping with the general scheme of the house and the floors are of hard wood, highly ])olished. There are a number of beautiful mirrors hanging on the wall as well as some fine portraits, works of some of the best of the eighteenth century painters. One of the finest treasures of the collection is a long case clock, made about 1670, with works by Fromal- teel and Clark. The case is of walnut Library, Pendleton House with carvings of the Flemish Ke- naissance period and the dial is of unusual beauty. This clock is still running and is kee]:)ing accui'ate time. Particular attention has been ]:)aid to the chandeliers in the several rooms and all are in harmony with their surroundings. The one in the dining room.madeof old hand-wrought iron, is esj^ecially worthy of notice. The entire history of the Pendleton Collection is embodied in a su])erbly compiled folio, embellished with many excellent plates, rei)roducing many of the pieces as well as their detail. This, in itself, is a valuable work of art. The collection is ])ractically a free one, it being open to the public on every alternate day, and on the others only a nominal fee is chai-ged. It is an unusual and lasting mon- ument to the founder, and an ornament to the city which it graces. Industrial Opportunities of Providence BY JOSIAH BOWDITCH. ROVIDENCE is one of the greatest industrial centres in America. It is the largest jewelry manufacturing city in the country and — with Pawtucket, the tenth in rank, Attleboro, the fourth, and North Attleboro, the fifth (three suburbs)— it may well be called the greatest jewelry manu- facturing centre of the United States, if not of the world. Providence contains the largest silverware establishment and the larg- est mechanical tool manufactory in the world, and the product of its workers in the white metal is greater than that of any state in the country other than Rhode Island. The value of its gold and silver refining — largely the savings of the clippings and sweep- ings of its jewelry shops — is exceeded only by that of New York cit3^ It manufactures more woolen and worst- ed goods than any other American city except Lawrence. It has the largest screw manufactory and the largest file manufactory in the world, and it is the second largest ])roducer of butterine products. It is a large producer of cotton goods, malt liquors, foundry and machine shop products, and rubber goods, and is one of the leading cities in the dyeing and finishing of textiles. Besides the leading industries here specified, it may be said that nearly every manufactured product in textiles, iron, gold, silver, and other metals, is made in Providence, either in a large or small way. The Rhode Island metropolis is also the natural trading centre and distributing point for a populous manu- facturing community. Textile indus- tries are carried on in nearly every city and town of the state. Within a twenty-mile circle drawn around the Providence city hall, which includes Taunton and Fall River— is the largest textile manufacturing centre in the country. Its pre-eminence as a great manu- facturing centre makes this city the natural point to which artisans of every degree gravitate in search of employment, and as the facility for obtaining workmen is an important factor in the location of new industries, Providence should be a favorite point for the investment of capital. In- dustrial enterprises locating in the city thus have a great population in which to dispose of their wares, and a large and varied industrial army from which to obtain skilled workmen. The city's transportation facilities are unrivaled. It has steam rail- ways radiating to Boston, Worcester, Hartford, New Haven, Fall River, and to suburban points. Standing at the head of Narragansett Bay, the largest ocean freighters can approach its wharves, and its harbor is constantly being dredged to provide ample anch- RHODE ISLAND OLD HOME WEEK 47 orage ground for vessels of the deepest draught. Its situation is tluis un- rivaled for the establishment of in- dustrial enterprises of nearly every kind. Its excellent harbor and har- bor accommodations enable it to re- ceive the raw material of n^anufacture, and to dispatch the finished products of its industrial establishments at the lowest freight charges. Providence is a city of more than 200,000 inhabitants, and it has more ])opulous suburbs than any other American city, save Boston, New York and Chicago. It is the largest city between Boston and New York, and the second largest in New England. The water supply comes from the Pawtuxet River. Large sums have recently been ex- pended in installing filter beds, in improved and enlarged pumping ser- vice, in reservoirs and larger mains. With ample storage reservoirs and with the increased pressure which their installation insures, and with an especially effective paid fii-e depart- ment. Providence is able to connnand the lowest insurance rates. It has also, an excellent system of sewerage. It is one of the best-lighted cities on the continent, and excels most Ameri- can cities in street cleanliness and in sanitation. The fire department con- sists of thirty companies — nine with steam fire engines — and about 300 men. The police number 310 men. The city has 104 public day schools, many evening schools, and numerous paro- chial, technical, commercial and other schools, partially or wholly depending upon voluntary support or upon tui- tion fees. Of its higher institutions the most noted are the Friends School and Brown University. The latter, which was established in 1764, is one of the leading Colleges of the country and nund)ers among its graduates many of the country's most noted men. With Pembroke College (the women's annex) it contains nearly 1000 students witli about 100 instructors. Its li- l)rary contains 150,000 volumes. ( )ther important libraries are the Providence Public Library, with 120,000 volumes, the Providence Athen;rum. the .State i.ibiary at the State Hou.se, the Law Library at the Providence County Court House and the Historical Society bibrarv. There are also many smaller libraries, such as those of the ^'oiing Men's Christian A.ssociation and the Union for Christian Work (oOOO vol- umes), accessible to the public without chai'gp. .Most of them have reading- rooms containing the current maga- zines and leading daily newsj)apers, some of them are nuich frecjuented for reference purposes, and by tho.se of foreign speech, because of their wealth of literature in many tongues. Providence has the finest and safest hai4)or entranc(> on the northern .\tlantic coast. Narragansett Bay, which is about thirty miles long and three to twelve miles broad, embracing an area of some 300 square miles, is practically land locked. Once inside its middle or western passages, wiiich are entered through channels 400 feet wide and 25 feet deep, a vessel is in safe waters during the most violent storms. Providence lies at the head of the western arm of the Bay, miles beyond the range of projectiles from a hostile fleet. The Providence river, so-called, is formed In' the union of the Moshassuck antl Woonascpuitucket rivers, near the centre of the city. About a mile below their junction, their waters join with those of the larger Seekonk river. The tri-river 48 OFFICIAL SOUVENIR AND PROGRAM stream enters Xarragansett Bay a mile ami a half south of their junction. The wide area between the junction of the three rivers at Fox Point, and their exit into the Ray, between Field's and Kettle Point, is called the "outer harbor." When the dredging now in progress by the National (lovernment is finished, the harbor will have a uniform depth of 25 feet, including an anchorage area of 171 acres. Above Fox Point the inner harbor is under the sole care of the city. The favor- al)le ])ossibilities of the port offer inducements to unlimited capital for investment in wharfage property, shipping, and in coastwise and foreign connnercial and passenger service. There is ample space along the water front for warehouses and for manu- facturing plants of endless variety, which would have unrivaled facilities for receiving raw material and dis- patching the finished product of manu- facture, both by water and land freightage, at the least possible ex- penditure in handling. Situated as Providence is, in the centre of a great manufacturing tlistrict, with a safe and commodious harbor, it ought to be a great importing and exporting port. It has the largest dry dock between Boston and New York, and ship building might be profitably carried on on its extensive water front. Besides the extensive area along the city's water front available for indus- trial enterprises, acres of unused space are located all along the border of the steam railway tracks which traverse the whr)le length of the city. This is es])ecially true of the "Up])er Cove" lands, which were formerly flowed, and also of the low lands through which the railroad tracks pass in the nortlien ])art of the city. ]^)y the use of short spur "tracks factories located along the line of the railway could load and unload their freightage directly from and into the cars, at a great saving of expense. There is but little water power in use in Providence, and none is avail- able for new enterprises, but there is unlimited opportunity for the use of steam and electric power for industries of moderate size, and there is an un- limited supplv of Pawtuxet water available in such c|uanities as might be required on reasonable terms. In short, Providence offers the most favorable inducements for the location of industries of all varieties, both great and small. It is now represent- ed by nearly all, the most notable exception being that of leatJier shoe making. It has no shoe factories of any kind. There is no reason why this industry might not be profitably carried on. The Official Program OF THE Old Home Week Providence, July 2 8- August 3 1907 THE BANK OF THE PEOPLE Among the institutions in Providence that will attract and surprise visitors returning after a few years' absence is the Union Trust Co. It was organized in i8g^ with a Captital Stock of $2^0- 000, with Assets of $i->335-,- 000. In igo/f- its Capital Stock was $2^0,000, its Surplus was $1,000, 000, and its Assets nearly $1^,000,000. In iQoy its Capital is $300,000, its Surplus is $2,- 000,000, and its Assets nearly $2g,ooo,ooo. UNION TRUST COMPANY BUILDING Westminster and Dorrance Streets // transacts a general Bank- ing and Trust Company business and offers its customers, at home and abroad all conveniences and assistance. Banking roo?ns at the corner of Dorrance and Westminster Streets, in the Union Trust Company Building. WE ALLOW INTEREST ON ACCOUNTS SUBJECT TO CHECK. SAVINGS DEPT. PAYS 4^^ PER ANNUM, INTEREST COMPOUNDED SEMI-ANNUALLY. 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 Rumford .^^ •:^ ««*** wi^\«M>cse^>si^ ^^^s' A.VA^o^^^ ,lotA^ V "THE WHOLESOME " Bakine Powder MONDAY Historical Day 9 a. m. to 5 p. m. Brown University open for inspection 9 a. m. to 5 p. m. Exhibition of historical objects, Sayles Hall 9 a. m. to 3 p. m. Historical Society buildings open for inspection 9 a. m. to 5 p. m. Public Library open for inspection. (Guides furnished ) 10 a. m. Kent Improvement Society, Excursion to East Greenwich 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 Re- volutionary 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 4 p. m. Reception by the Rhode Island Historical Society. Address by Marsden J. Perry, Chairman Old Home Week Committee 8 p. m. Band Concert, Exchange Place 8 p. m. Band Concert, Roger Williams Park (ff/ttlnmue^ ( EDWI N r. CARY) Real Estate and insurance V.4}^ HITCOMB FARM INCORPORATED RIVERSIDE, R. I. Is the Largest Poultry Farm in the United States. We are now prepared to deliver Fresh Eggs daily direct to families. Eggs gathered in the afternoon are delivered the next morning. Nothing delivered in the name of Whitcomb Farm unless produced on the place. WARREN R. FALES, Pres and Treas. Telephone 68-2 East Providence 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 5 p. m. Court House open for inspection (Guides furnished) 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 3 p. m. Baseball Game — Doctors vs. Lawyers. Providence Baseball Grounds 8 p. m. Band Concert, Exchange Place 8 p. m. Band Concert, Roger Williams Park WEDNESDAY First Carnival Day 2 p. m, to 6 p. m. Cricket Game — Providence vs. Boston, Cricket Grounds 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 100 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 Second Part Calisthenic Drill, 500 Playground Children 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, Hernck 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 THURSDAY Second Carnival Day 10 a. m. Trades Parade 1 a. m. Parade of Volunteer Fire Companies of New England Exhibition of modern Fire Department of Providence ; fifteen companies responding to an alarm 1 2 m. Firemen's Playout, Dexter Training Ground Motorcycle Contest — Hills Grove Track 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 2 p. m. Event 5. One mile novice, single cylinder. Owners to ride Event 6. Five mile Rhode Island championship, double-cylin- der. Owners 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 3 to 1 1 p. m. Pawtuxet Neck Field Day, League of Improvement Societies of Rhode Island THURSDAY Continued 2 p. m. 2 p. m. 3 p. m. 3 p. m. Water Carnival — Narragansett Bay Yacht Races High Speed Launch Race Band Concert, Washington Park Yacht Club R aces Event 1 . Event 2. Event 3. 1 2 Oared Barges from U. S. Naval Training Station 1 2 Oared Barges, U. S. Naval Reserves 1 2 Oared Barges from U. S. War Ships 3.30 p. m. Exhibition by Volunteer Life Saving Crews 4.00 p. m. Band Concert, Edgewood Yacht Club 4.00 p. m. Dinghy Races 4.30 p. m. Tug-of-War 5.00 p. m. Band Concert, Rhode Island Yacht Club 5.30 p. m. Exhibition of Hydroplane 6.00 p. m. Special Race of Hydroplanes Swimming Matches — Washington Park Yacht Club 5 p. m. Event 1 . 50 yard Race for Boys under 1 5 years of age Event 2. Tub Race Event 3. 50 yard swim on back. Open to all Event 4. 200 yard swim for Boys under 1 8 years of age Old Home Week at the Lorraine Mills Remnant Room Pawtucket, R. I. August Clearance Sale E offer timely bargains in Seconds and Remnants of WASH COTTON DRESS GOODS, DOTTED SWISS MUS- LINS, MERCERIZED WAISTINGS, PLAIN AND MERCERIZED GINGHAMS, and new patterns in SHIRTINGS at very low prices. GALL AND SEE US From Providence take Smithfield Avenue electric car, or train to Woodlawn. From Pawtucket take Mineral Spring Avenue electric car. THURSDAY Continued 5 p. m. Edgewood Yacht Club Event 1 . 1 50 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 5 p. m. 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 8. 1 p. m. Illumination of Yachts and Shores 8 p. m. Band Concert, Narragansett Bay 8.30 p. m. Fireworks, Narragansett Bay 8 p. m. Band Concert, Exchange Place 8 p. m. Band Concert, Roger Williams Park FRIDAY Third Carnival Day Motorcycle Contest — Hill Climbing, Francis Street 9 a. m. Event I. For motorcycles not over 35.5 cubic inches piston displacement Event 2. For motorcycles not over 61 cubic inches piston displacement Event 3. Free for all 1 a. m. Military and Civic Parade 1 a. m. Golf Tournament — 1 8 holes, Agawam Hunt Club Motorcycle Contest — Hills Grove Track 2 p. m. Event I . Two mile for Rhode Island riders who have never 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 Event 5. Five mile Rhode Island championship, single cylin- 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 during the meet, using same motorcycle as used by them in 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) SATURDAY Merchants' Day 10 a. m. Golf Tournament — 18 holes, Wannamoisett Country Club 1 a. m. Tennis Tournament, Wannamoisett Country Club 3 p. m. Band Concert, Roger Williams Park Headquarters of Order of Odd Fellows open during the week Headquarters of Order of Elks open during the week. Headquarters of Order of Knights of Columbus open during the week Points of Interest Open Daily 9 a, m. to 5 p. m. Exhibition of historical objects, Sayles Hall, Brown University 9 a. m. to 5 p. m. Historical Society building open for inspection. 9 a. m. to 5 p. m. Public Library open for inspection. (Guides furnished) 9 a. m. to 5 p. m. Annmary Brown Collection on exhibition. 9 a. m. to 5 p. m. Providence Art Club open to visitors. 2 p. m. to 5 p. m. Pendleton Collection open to visitors. 2 p. m. to 5 p. m. Rhode Island School of Design open to visitors. St. John's Episcopal Church, Providence As it originally Appeared, from a copper plate engraving in the possession of the Rhode Island Historical Society. This plate was made from a drawing by Zachariah Allen. Old Times and Old Buildings BY WILFRED H. MUNRO. HT] CITY of Providence owes its existence to the persecutions heap- ed by the people of the Massachusetts Bay Colony upon a young, brilliant and impulsive clergyman named Roger Williams. According to the best authorities the founder of these "Plantations" was born about the year 1603. He was the son of James Williams, a merchant tailor of Lon- don, and of Alice Peniberton, his wife, and was educated at Pembroke College, Cambridge. When he landed at Boston in 1631 the Bay people received him gladly as a godly minister and a pro- 66 OFFICIAL SOUVENIR AND PROGRAM found scholar. But his impatience at the narrow sectarianism amid which he found himself and his bold denial of theological theories most dear to the colonists quickly brouglit him into chsfavor. l^anished at last from Massachusetts because he could not be silent concerning his own opinions, and because he steadfastly refused his assent to the religious doctrines held by the j^eople al:)out him, he fled to the wilderness. After fourteen weeks of wanderings through the primeval forest, most of that time knowing not what "either bed or bread did mean," he landed with five companions who had joined their fortunes with his, at Slate Rock, upon the shore of the Seekonk River. Thence passing around l''ox Point and up the Mooshassuc lie ])robably landed not far from the spot where St. John's Church now stands. His first rough cabin he Iniilt near the spring which stiJl flows from beneath the house which is now No. 244 North Main Street (A tablet placed upon this house by the Rhode Island Historical Society bears the inscription "Under this liouse still flows Roger Williams' spring"). To this man who was continu- ally "broaching new and dangerous ojiinions against the authority of the Magistrates," others, who held as uncompromisingly to their own opinions and who chafed as greatly against any control in matters theo- logical as did he, quickly joined tliemselves. The result was a government "only in civil things" for the new settlement. I'reedom of conscience was for the first time in America sternly insisted upon. No coercion whatsoever was permitted in matters of religion, and freedom was even carried to excess. Thus Joshua Verin, one of the five associates of Williams was pimished for "restraining his wife's liberty of conscience." (Mrs. Verin had devel- oped an unusual fondness for prayer meetings and sermons and the so- called head of the family deemed that Old View of Brown University, 1822. RHODE ISLAND OLD HOME WEEK 67 Old View of Arcade, 1850. household economics should be ])ro- vided for before undivided attention was given to matters spiritual). Though the new settlers were for the most part godly men no church was at first organized. An organization such as marked the founding of the Calvinistic New England towns would have implied the union of church and state — the very thing the exiles for conscience's sake were determined to do away with. "Individualism" was the characteristic feature of the new colony and "individualism" has con- tinued to be the characteristic featui-e of the colony and state of Rhode Island ever since. This has not been an unmixed blessing. Nowhere else in America has it been so difficult to induce all men to unite for the furtherance of great public improvements. That Providence was almost the last'city of any importance to, introduce a system of water supply. Years were required for the solution of the steam railway ])roblems, be- cause individuals were so insistent upon their own ]>lans. Ua])id and speedy transit to "The lOast .Side" may be arranged for soon but ])robably iu)t until every intelligent man in the city has had an op])()rtunity to ex])re.ss in print his o])ini()ns upon the matter. On the other hand nowhere else in the land *has such marvellous success attended the individual efforts made in the building u]i of great ]u-ivate enterprises. All over the world Provi- dence names are known through the products Providence men have de- velojied. It is not necessary here to specify instances. A charter for the new settlement was secured under which tlie Colonv 68 OFFICIAL SOUVENIR AND PROGRAM Rhode Island's Declaration of Independence -^t^J e^t^-c^i^/) £ x: /d' :^^MA-^ ^ -^- c^\^-u .j^. ^J ^ ^ / ^i 4^/y «•-/ ?^ xyex/^-^t ^ /Hct/ St*tci?/^y -An^ ^rr'^;^^f^t^ ^ ^.^^Tyit/. £ y/./^^^i^^./,„^y^^- '^^ty^./'y^ /^ ^^ ,j^^^?^-^ -"'''^'^-- '^^'^''' — i RHODE ISLAND OLD HOME WEEK 69 ^,^^. i — • — -y V" "■/ „ .. , ...->^,..^ ^i.X^^-^-> ^^^-^-f' ,4e c>^,,/ -^^ -'-^' nl/^' ^C^ ^'?- .»^ *-^« :.>.'..<<»-/- -7 — <^/^ — . ^ C/._^/v^.-J^>^ LV/'.y /,. /77 ^ ^^^ ^^^ ,^^,,^ .^.;/^,?' " 4 \,U ^..? A'// i * ^ - -» Top of Bluff Between Harold Street and Academy Avenue. Overlooking lower Olneyville section. tlie former alternative, we tliereby add value to tlie surrounding lands, and to the city as a wliole, tliat iuA-ari- ably repays all the outlay many fold. But let no one advocate that tliey be made into parks in the old fasliion- ecl understanding of tliat word, for up to recent times city parks have furnished a very bad and fantastic imitation of nature, and even though they haA'e afforded refreshing scenes of grass and flowers amid tlie walls of the city, they liave generally been intended to be looked at with awe rather than used with full delight. People were supposed to stroll de- corously through wonderful curving paths and among magic mazes of geometrical designs with warnings on every hand to keep off the grass under threat of capital punishment. Nature was fantastically caricatured by unhappy hedges trimmed into weird shapes, and artificial lakes with edges made into prim angles and parabolic or cUabolic curves. Atroc- ious iron dogs glared at crazy quilts of fiowers made into shapes of things that never existed on sea or land. Such places served a certain purpose in interesting and surprising the eye even as did the fragile wax bric-a-brac creations vmder the glass domes on the marble topped parlor tables. The inner ring of the proposed parkways is about eighteen miles in extent, while the circuit which en- closes Pawtucket on the north and traverses the Pawtuxet ^"alley u]5on the south would add perhaps twenty miles more. The plans avoid the occupation of valuable real estate so successfully that comparatively little costly land is called for in the provision of park areas many himdred acres in extent. There is a rich variety of scenery. There are long and beautiful beaches upon the bay at Bullock's Point and Gaspee Point, the latter place made famous by the first act of rebellion in the Revolutionary War. There is the commanding bluff of Field's Point, whose old fortifications tell RHODE ISLAND OLD HOME WEEK again of the Revolution, and look down iii)on miles of glistening bay and busy harbof. l'"i-oni here we may proceed througli the woodlands of Roger Williams Park to the broad waters of Mashapaug and on to the exquisite little Lake of Isles, and then to the winding Pocasset, now broad- ened into lakes, and again contracted to a deep and narrow channel through sedgy meadows, with the great rocky face of Neutaconkanut Hill rising high above the fertile valley. There is the busy Woonasquatucket turning the wheels of great mills, but anon, resting from its toil and gliding peacefully through the Merino meadow wliere the toiling thousands of the Olneyville district are wont to con- gregate. No sight of busy cities or of com- mercial strife disturbs the sweet serenity of the Lincoln Woods, where the primeval forest borders the waters of its gem of lakes. Over the borders ■of its encircling hills, the roar of traffic and the clash of industry comes floating softly as might the hum of bees or music of waters. There is the exquisite Scott's Pond, its shores preserved from defilement and main- tained already as a recreation place 85 by a great mill corporation which owns it. There is the broad valley of the P.lackstone, surrounded by steep bluffs crowned by pine groves, and full of circuitous lagoons and fertile islands; the Ten Mile River, daintily winding under the branches of great trees or rushing swiftly through the craggy glen at Hunts Mills. There is the broader Pawtuxet upon which thousands of canoeistsand l)oating enthusiasts enjoy the summer da3's;' and the lake-like Seekonk which Will really be a lake when the dam at its narrow mouth shall have been built. These ))laces have been free in all the past, and l)y the making of the Metropolitan Park System, may still in all the future be the breathing ])laces andrecreationgrounds at the doors of a great and ever in- creasing industrial ])o])ulation. A strong and growing sentiment has demanded their acquirement and pre- servation, and their harmonious join- ing in one grand chain as a magnifi- cent possession for all posterity; a public domain in which the poorest of the people may gain delight and strength and claim part ownership; a domain that all the wealth of kings could not create where nature had been less kind. The Seekonk River and Blackstone Park. From East Providence Shore, near Red Bridge. Looking North. 86 OFFICIAL SOUVENIR AND PROGRAM O 00 3 O y u O Things about Providence that People do not K now BY JAMES YOUNG INCE it is true that a prophet has little honor in his own family, a city may well occn])y the same position in regard to its own community. Its praises may go unsung, its beauties be left unseen, its wealth and prosperity be unknown and its most precious treasures hidden. Familiarity makes all seem of little account and it is only when the great- ness of what it ])ossesses is put before them, and its glories exploited that citi- zens and neighbors alike take notice. Such, at any rate, is the position that Providence seems to hold today, and half the great things for which she is noted afar, are practically un- known within her city limits. That, compared with her population, she is the richest city in the Union, is generally believed, but that she has several art galleries and museums that in the richness of their exhibits are second to none in the world, and a library that has a widespread fame throughout Europe and America is not so commonly known, nor is it realized that one of her private citizens has housed under his roof the finest Shakespearian Library in existence, and that another of her public spirited townsmen has the largest collection of the works of one of the world's greatest painters, or that to the city herself has been left a legacy of great deeds that have given character and impress to the annals of American history. All these things and many others that are true in regard to Providence furnish the reasons why she should be distinguished among cities, with- out regard to her size, and her ])lace on the map. This very place on tlie maj). how- ever, gives her advantages over many other cities which are of incalculable benefit. Sheltered as she is i)y her northern hills from the severe storms of the New England winter, and with the heat of the sununer sun tempered by the prevailing breezes from her broad bay, she enjoys a climate the year round that is more even and less susceptible to violent changes than that of any other large city in New England. It is mild in winter and invigorating and liealthful in sununer and for manufactming purposes al- most without a rival. Like old London and Boston of our own country, both of which have a great ])roportion of their people living beyond their corporate limits, Providence is tlie centre of a metropo- litan group of po])ulous places. These add gi-eatly to her quoteil population, and make her in reality a city within a greater city. A still larger circle — that which marks the limits of a day's con- venient excursion to the salt watere of Narragansett Bay or to anything of special interest which Providence may have to offer at any time contains more people than can be found in any similar circle anywhere in tlie Western Hemisphere except around New '^••rk and Philadelpliia. Her surroundings are rich in natural beauties; in fertile valleys, in rolling hills and winding rivers; and in the broad riches and pic- turesque inlets of Narragansett Bay. 88 OFFICIAL SOUVENIR AND PROGRAM Manning Hall, Erected 1834 Of the Metropolitan Park System, which will eventually connect all the outlying towns of Greater Providence into one complete and attractive whole, much has already been said. When finished, with its miles of smooth driveways, its beautiful wooded parks, traversed by winding streams and dotted with many lakes, it promises to make Providence notable for its civic attractions, where park driving, of whatever sort it may be will be a pleasure that may be readily enjoyed by all, and with a wealth of recreation places within easy access of its civic centre. Roger Williams Park which was established long before the Metropolitan Park System was thought of, is the great pleasure ground of the city and already one of the notable parks of the coun- try. RHODE ISLAND OLD HOME WEEK Of the famous galleries, museums and libraries, with which the city is enriched there are at least half a score, all splendid of their kind, and all conducted on broad and generous principles. At the head of the list is the Rhode Island School of Design, one of the finest institutions for the applied arts in the world. It has been liberally endowed and the work of many of the pupils is to be found in mau}^ places wdiere the fine arts are brought into manufacturing uses. The Pendleton House, which is a ])art of the School, is a veritable treasurehouse, complete both in its building and its contents. In the Annmary Brown Memorial, which has recently been opened, ProAi- dence has a most unusual museiun and one that cannot be duplicated in this country. It contains a wonderful collection of family relics of vast in- trinsic value, first editions of volumes, many of them out of print, rare old engravings, works of old masters and paintings by modern artists. It is a collection intended as a means of public education, and as such it cannot fail to serve its purpose to coming generations in this city. The building itself is a granite structure simple in its lines and so arranged that the rich store it contains can be seen to its best advantage. The list of family relics is a long one and includes some beautiful china, silver snuff boxes, and a rare old Delhi shawl, portraits and some complete costumes of the' 17th and ISth cen- turies. The collection of old books in the museum numbers 530 volumes, and many late bibliographers are in- debted for facts gathered from these. In its examples of early printing this collection rivals the one contained in the celebrated Plantin Museum of Antwerp. Some of these books date as far back as the 13th century and are curious examples of a period long before the art of printing was ]ierfected. One volume especially sought by experienced book collectors is the "Regulae Cancellarie," printed in Rome is 1484. It is interesting 89 from the fact of its queer old gothic type and the so-called illustrations which it contains. Some other famous books are the "Biblia Pauperum," or 'TUble of the Poor," of which there are three or four in the collection. Two small volumes attributed to the first printers of Gutenberg, the •'Cologne Chronicles," printed in 1490, and two specimens of the works of the first printing known to \'enice. Possibly the gem of this collection of rare books is one called "Lactantius" the work of Sweynheym and Pannarty, the most celebrated printers in Italy. In this volume occurs the first Greek type used, and the beauty of the ])rinting and the paper make it a superb example of typography. The founder of this memorial, Gen. Rush C. Hawkins, has had many temj^ting offers to part with this little volume, but all of them have been refused. Of the collection of paintings one's interest may be easily divided between those of the old masters and the modern works of art. The galleries devoted to both of these displays of pictures are in themselves a work of art. They ai'e dignified apartments of noble proportions, admirably light- ed and in every way adapted to their uses. Of the old masters there are 46 exam])les, each a masterpiece. Of the most notable the first that greets the eye is the "Portrait of a Young Man" by Rembrandt, an unrivalled example of the famous dutch painter. There is also a portrait by that other marvellous painter of Holland, Hans Holbein, and contrast in the works of these two is strongly brought out. An example of English portraiture is a portrait of the Countess of Waldagrave by Sir Thomas Wallace. It is a full length figure, remarkable for the brilliancy of its colors and it occupies a conspicuous place in the gallery. Another portrait, is that of the Duke of Richmond by Van Dyck, a Sir Peter Lely, an Angelica Kauffman, two landscapes by Pierre Patel, some figures by Teniei-s and many others of great note. In the modern gallery one of the most conspicuous ornaments is from 90 OFFICIAL SOUVENIR AND PROGRAM the brush of Gari Melchers. It is executed in his most delightful style and is quite worthy the place it occupies. There is also an example of Eastman Johnson's best, one by Edwin Lord Weeks, one by John Trumbull, the American Historical Painter, a Thomas Hicks, a Seymour J. Guy's and in fact of the list of 29 paintings nearly every one deserves mention. Much more might be written about the Annmary Memorial Museum but lack of space prevents. It is a beautiful memorial and a noble and lasting one. The John Carter Brown Library, which occupies a beautiful building on the Middle Campus of Brown University, contains a superb col- lection of books and manuscripts, of value too great to compute. Nearly everything that has ever been printed on the subject of American history is contained in this library and there does not exist anywhere as important and exhaustive a number of books on one subject as this. From the days when the Western Hemisphere was an unknown portion of the globe whose wonders and resources were undreamed of until the present time, when half of its Drawn by Sidney Burleigh Gilbert Stuart's Brithplace history as yet to be told, all has been collected for this library. It is compiled from every language and is something at which posterity may marvel. Of other museums the R. I. His- torical Society has a gallery full of rare manuscripts and relics, and the Atheneum during its long existence has gathered a valuable library. The Natural History Museum at Roger Williams Park is popular and useful as well, and there are one or two smaller museums that are good of their kind. One of Providence's most noted ornaments is Brown University on College Hill. It was originally called the Rhode Island College and was established at Warren in 1764. In 1770 it was removed to Providence. Its beautiful campus "Under the Elms" is a short walk up the hill from Market Square. "Pembroke" is the department for girls, which has several fine buildings of its own. The oldest building is University Hall, famous as the headquarters of our French Allies during the Revolutionary War, and as the building wherein George Washington received his "LL. D." Several splendid libraries are con- nected with the University. The one known as Brown University con- tains a notable collection including the Harris Collection of American poetry, largest of its kind in the world, and the Wheaton collection of Rhode Island history. The Providence Public Library is world famous for methods that have been copied extensively in Europe as well as in America. It is celebrated for its means of administration, for its reference and children departments, and for special collections, including the Harris Library in Slavery and the Civil War, the Williams collection of Folk-lore, the standard library of best literature and the Rhode Island Medical Society's Library con- sisting of 2200 volumes. Of the private collections in Provi- dence one at least has no equal in the world. It is the Shakespearian col- lection belonging to Marsden J. Perry, RHODE ISLAND OLD HOME WEEK 91 '4 The Carrie Tower, Erected 1904 and is absolutely without peer. Even; thing pertaining to the works ot England's greatest poet has been brought together by Mr. Perry and as it stands now, it is a collection to be envied by all students of Shakes- peare. , ,, Mr. Richard Canfield owns the most important collection of the works of Whistler to l>e found m this countrv. and i>robably the largest and^ best gallery of modern French painting in America, although there are several other citizens of Providence whose collections would be in the "World's Famous' cla.ss if they were generally known, iwo of Gilbert Stuart's beautiful and John Carter Brown Library, Erected 1 904 famous paintings of Washington are to be found in Providence, one in the house of a private coUection and one in the reception room of the State House. The diversity of the clubs in and around Providence gives a vivid idea of the character of its people and of their occupations and enjoyments. Besides an unusual assortment of purely business clubs and social clubs, of which the Hope Club is the most notable there is the University Club which occupies a fine colonial mansion, the Providence Art Club which holds many interesting exhibitions and enter- tainments and possesses a quaint old house of rare fascination. There are clubs of many nationalities some of them extremely prosperous like the Deutsche Gesellschaft and some of the Italian Societies. Other clubs of much individuality have splendid estates on the bay shores, like the celebrated Squantum Club and the Pomham Club and there are many Country Clubs of more limited grounds and with splendid tennis courts and golf links, such as Agawam and the Wannamoisett. There are Cricket Clubs and Polo Clubs with grounds of their own, and Boat Clubs of every size and kind, like the Narragansett Boat Club that goes in for rowing, the Rhode Island and the Edgewood and other yacht clubs that number a thousand or more boat owners among their members, and of Canoe Clubs there are eight or ten at least, with houses along the Pawtuxet and the Ten Mile Rivers. Great popular resorts and amuse- ment parks also abound. The shores of the Bay and the picturesque nooks along the rivers have furnished the setting for such places as Vanity Fair and Rocky Point, Rhodes on the Pawtuxet and many others that RHODE ISLAND OLD HOME WEEK 93 Fire Place in Main Hall, John Carter Brown Library cater to great throngs. Some of these resorts at times take care of more than 50,000 visitors on a single day, and when one considers the number of attractions that are always open, particularly in summer, it would seem as if all Rhode Island, as well as its neighbors from over the Masssa- chusetts borders must spend all their days and nights in pursuit of pleasure. But the Rhode Islanders are, in reality, industrious and somewhat frugal, and they have more money in Savings Banks than any other 94 OFFICIAL SOUVENIR AND PROGRAM people. The banking institutions well attest the general prosperity. One of them has deposits of over $50,000,- 000 and there are numerous others that contain from $5,000,000 to $35,000,000. One-twentieth of all the wealth of the United States is within 50 miles of Providence. Rhode Island is rich in the high character of its people. Its artisans are unusually well paid. Its in- dustries are remarkably diversified. The Metropolitan District, if it were all one city in name as it is in fact, would rank in population eleventh among the great cities of the country. In manufactures in 1900, it was sixth among industrial centres for capital invested and wage-earners employed, and fifth in the annual amount of wages paid. $143,000,000 of products were being annually produced in factories which had a capital of $140,787,000 and paid $31,- 687,953. to their 75,000 employees. The industries of the city proper were represented by about two-thirds of the above figures. Since 1900, according to the census report, the manufactures of Rhode Island as a whole have increased more rapidly than those of anv other State. The products of Providence are those of skilled labor and art. The City stands first in America in the production of fine woolen fabrics, in jewelry and silverware, and second in several other industries, fine ma- chines and machine tools being among them. The Gorham Silver Works, The American Screw Factory, the Brown & Sharpe iNIachine shops, and the Nicholson File Company's plant are the greatest of their kind in the world. In tliese various ways "Clreater Providence" is well provided. There are other ways in which it is deficient. It lacks wide streets and the new parts of the city are growing in a hit or miss sort of way without any proper plan. Although it is deficient in fine avenues of the boulevard character, there are S3veral great problems of local transporta- tion to be overcome to relieve the congestion of the down town streets, and provide for traffic beyond College Hill. It lacks adequate railroad ap- proaches from the west and north which are called for by its position of commercial advantage at the head of Narragansett Bay, the natural distributing point for New England of all things that come in ships. Narragansett Terrace, Below Crescent Park A fine beach extends to the end of Bullock's Point. On account of its excellent and extreme accessibility, this is suggested as a public bathing place. Rhode Island as a Summering Place BY FREDERICK HUNT T has often been said that no simihii' area in the United States is as diversified as is Rhode Island in landscape and con- tour, in foliage, in flora and fauna, and in geological formation. From these things it has come to ])ass that no State in the Union possesses so great a diver- sity of opportunities for summer pas- times and recreation, and since Rhode Island is so very densely populated and is surrounded by rich and populous states, it is not to be wondered at that her beaches and her wave-swept rocks, her lakes and her hills, and the winding shores of her glorious great bay tempt thousands to make their summer homes amid her charms. ? Rhode Island is much less variable in climate than the other New Eng- land States, although there is con- siderable difference between the north- ern and the southern portions. The foliage of the north meets here the foliage of the south and many species that are of distinctly northern charac- ter and are not found anywhere south of Rhode Island, grow side by side with other varieties that here find their northern limit. There is a splendid assortment of the beautiful things of nature; broad glistening beaches, and wild, wooded hills, rocky cliffs overhanging the ocean, hundred of miles of bay shores, winding, rushing rivers and dense tangled forests where the advent of man is as 3^et scarcely known. There are man}'' lakes and there are barren sand dunes: there are ex- quisite and fashionable summer places that vie with any in the world and there are secluded camps where nature is untroubled in her luxuriance. Although Rhode Island is growing in density of population faster than any other state of the Union, she nevertheless has a larger proportion of wooded area than an}- other, and almost within sight of her bustling cities, there are trails through the 96 OFFICIAL SOUVENIR AND PROGRAM Near the Rhode Island Yacht Club, Pawtuxet tanglewood that have survived in much of their primitive wildness, since tlie days when the red men made them. There are quaint hamlets, lovely farms and everything that is oldest and newest in our civilization. There are splendid State roads that give ready access to every part of the State, and Rhode Island is an auto- mobilist's paradise. For the poor as well as the rich Rhode Island is lavish with her sum- mer offerings. The trolley car and the humble bicycle, will take one out from the cities to scenes of varied beauty and delight. The man with the big steam yacht who smokes long cigars upon its deck, finds Narragan- sett and Newport much to his liking. The sturdy chap with his feet braced against the tiller of a cat boat, or the captain of a large green canoe working his way clown a dancing stream under overhanging boughs find equal oppor- tunities for unalloyed delight. There are great and splendid hotels, and there are tenting places on the hillsides where thousands find health and strength and happiness. Narragansett Bay, the chief asset of picturesque as well as commercial interest in the State, is about thirty miles long and from two to twelve miles wide. Its shores are extremely varied and deeply indented by a multitude of small bays and harbors. The three main entrances, between the large islands, — Aquidneck, upon which Newport is situated, and Con- anicut upon which is Jamestown, are deep and direct, yet well protected from the ocean. There are miles upon miles of shores bordered by beautiful summer estates, and fine old towns snugly tucked away behind long headlands. In thesummer, multitudes of campers occupy all the vantage points that are unbuilt, and upon the sparkling waters of the bay vast numbers of pleasure boats, from tiny canoes to great crowded excursion steamers are forever in the view. Rhode Island is famous for its boating facili- ties of every kind. The back country towns present many attractions. Scores of aban- doned farms, which until the advent of trolley were as difficult of access as if they were hundreds of miles away, have been bought by private clubs and individuals for country estates and there are many nooks and corners that yet remain, like islands of wilderness surrounded by the throb- ingsea of civilization. The old "South County" in particular is a country of marked individuality and charm and its enthusiastic devotees have built many bungalows and camps along its bay and ocean fronts and beside the still waters of its forest bordered lakes. The chief rivers of the State are the Blackstone, the Pawtuxet, the Wood River, the Usquepaug, the Queens River and the Pawcatuck. They form a network of waterways, by wdiich, with slight "carries," the State may be traveled in many directions with as much fascination to the canoeist as may the wilds of Ontario or Maine. RHODE ISLAND OLD HOME WEEK 97 The Indian names of these hills and lakes and streams are a source of joy to the stranger who revels in such specimens as Shumunkanuc and Watchang and Quonochon.taug. It is not to be wondered at that there are summer clubs, like Sciuantum and Pomham, upon the bay shore, that are world famous; that yachts abound on Narragansett's waters; that canoeing and rowing and salt water bathing seem to be a second nature to most Rhode Islanders. Nor is it to be wondered at that Rhode Island's skill in naval de- signing has produced the great "cuji defenders" that have held supremacy against all foreign challenge. New])ort, the "Queen of Watering Places" is famous for. many things. It is the most fashionable resort in America. The "Cottages" or villas of its summer residents are magnifi- cent in the extreme. Its cliffs and its beaches, its superb ocean drive, and its stately shaded "Avenue," are known throughout the world. Its history from its beginning in 1638, is full of incident and charm. One of the greatest of naval stations is located here and it is an army post of much importance. The antiquarian and the artist will find cjuite as n\uch of delight in the old town as the gen- eral tourist or follower of fashion will in the new. The natural setting of Newport, where bay and ocean meet, is ex- quisite in the extreme, and the methods of getting there are most attractive. But to the tourist, Newport is recom- mended for a day's excursion, as the hotel accommodations are quite in- adequate. Narragansett Pier is only a little less famous than Newport, It is celebrated for its great hotels, its superb bathing beach, its splendid summer residences and the varied assortment of delightful drives. The outlook is directly upon the ocean at the mouth of tiie "West Passage" of Narragansett liay. A famous dri\e leads to a rocky corner of the State at Point .Judith. Watch Hill is another celebrated hotel and cottage resort. It has a fine ocean beach and still waters for batliing and sailing and it guards the western entrance of Long Island Sound. Very different from any of these places is Block Island, the "Isle of Manisees." It is a barren, wind- swept isle far out to sea;— very un- dulating in its surface, with a multi- tude of fresh water ponds in the deep hollows between its rolling hills. On the south shore are majestic cliffs that arc forever washing away and bringing great sandbars around to the Northern end of the Island. There are mmierous big hotels, a splendid bathing beach and some jileasant drives including the one to Beacon Hill, which is several hundred feet Iiigh. A hardy race of mariners in- habit the island, although the busi- ness of catering to summer guests is preeminent. Of the smaller and less fashionable resorts, the cottage colonies and the places of popular excursions, the mere mention of them would extend far beyond the limits of this article. To those who know them best, Bristol and Seaconnet, Warwick and Saunderstown, Jamestown and Matu- nuck are magic names. But whether one sees fit to dwell amid the abodes of fashion, in a marble palace upon the cliffs, or finds his ideal of hap])iness and home in some little brown house in the woods by the lakeside, Rhode Island is marvellously lavish with her gifts to all who have eves to see, or the taste to appreciate. The Providence Board of Trade BY GEORGE H. WEBB. VER since the for- mation of a National Board of Trade, the Providence associa- tion has always been affiliated with the central body. In June, 1868, the Board instituted action that resulted in the adoption of equitable regulations governing the cotton trade in Provi- dence. In September of that year, Freeman P. Little was elected Secre- tary and served until January 15, 1897, when he was succeeded by the present Secretary, George H. Webb. There were weighty issues before the people in the early history of the organization, when Thomas A. Jenckes of Rhode Island was a mighty force in the greater legislation of the United States. In January, 1869, Amos D. Smith introduced resolutions urging congress to reform the Civil Service on the basis of Mr. Jenckes' act for competitive examination, and on the following month the Board supported his act for the improvement of the Bankrupt Law. In May, 1870, acting upon recom- mendation of its President, Henry Lippitt, the Board secured the erection of the Narragansett Hotel and the Providence Opera House by separate corporations. The contribution of $3,161 for the aid of the French suf- ferers in the Franco-German War, is instanced as but one of the many charitable movements directly initiat- ed by the Board or supported by it. Gne can hardly remember the time when people did not scold "Old Prob- abilities," and at the same time raise or lower their umbrellas according to his varying predictions. In 1871 the Board was active in the movement for the establishment of the government weather bureau, which was a step in civilization. In Bankruptcy Laws, from the first Jenckes' Act, the Board has mani- fested a lively interest. Vigorous ac- tion was taken in favor of subsidizing the Pacific Mail Steamship Company, in adopting the metric system, in promoting the Nicaragua Canal, the Inter-State Commerce Acts, and the regulation of Pilotage, the Sound Money Question, the Nelson Bank- ruptcy Bill, Reforms in the Considar Service, the work of National Irriga- tion and Forest Reserves, the Estabhshment of a Department of Commerce and Industry, the Paris Exposition of 1900, the Philadelphia Commercial Museum's Exposition of 1890, the relief of Jacksonville suffer- ers, for which the Board raised $1,000. In the line of measures more directly affecting Rhode Island the Board has been in constant communication witli our Senators and Representatives in Congress. The excavation of Provi- dence Harbor and the deepening of the channel through Narragansett Bay to the ocean, tlie Harbor of Refuge in Block Island; the Station at Brenton's Reef; the light on Whale Rock; the Harbor of Refuge off Point Judith; the proposed channel through Conani- RHODE ISLAND OLD HOME WEEK 99 cut; and the widening and deepen- ing of the passage at Stone Bridge, are among the more important im- provements urged upon Congress. The Providence J^oard of Trade lias exerted a constant and most lieneficial influence on the business affairs of I'l'ovidence. It has done much to aUay tlie old prejudices and business jealousies of the days of small things. It has brought about many improve- ments, some of them by direct action, and others as the result of social inter- course between members. The Board was organized in the year 1868, "for the purpose of pro- moting trade and commerce in the City of Providence and vicinity," ac- cording to thewordsof its charter. The most influential and active merchants and manufacturers then engaged in our city and neighboring districts, were included among the members. The majority of the founders lia\'e ceased their earthly labors, but the excellent influence of their active career remains, as an inheritance foi' the community. All important entei- prises tending to the industrial mid commercial development of our City and State have been encouraged and promoted by the efficient action of this couunercial exchange, and the stead- fast and conserving authority of the institution has ever been felt. At the rooms, instant (juotations of the market from all parts of the world are collected by direct wire and displayed on the large stock boards, and while these rooms are not literally a market or place of exciiange, they afford the chief opportunity in our city for those amenities and courtesies that promote the ordinary intercourse of trade. In February, 1877, the headquar- ters were removed to the Wilcox Building, and three years later, were transferred to the present location in the historic City Building, known as the Old Market House, . Frieze, Stephen T. Olney, Allen O. Peck, (ieorge C. Nightingale, A\'illi;ini II. Hopkins, Albert Dailey, .Io,>RO\ IDKNCE WALL I'AI'KR HOUSE- 445 Westminster Street 114 IVarl Sireel, Boston, Mass. I' Rf)\ 1 1) 1- S CK, K. 1. C. A. CADV, I'i;..ii(n 11 ^ACKETT & KAY'S 412-414 Westminster St. ^he Shoe Store Next door to Empire Theatre That's Talked About PROVIDENCE. J^AR'I'IN LINDBLAI) Hatter and Men's Furnisher 427 Westminster Street Opp. Burrill Street Open llM-iiinu^ QWEN E. LEAVENS & CO. Hatters and Haberdashers 86 Westminster Street \YHriE SEWING MACHINES 49 1 Westminster Street Telephone Providence, R. 1. THOMAS EVANS ---™--'^ STEAM ENGINEER 75 Westminster Street ^LAL'S HANSON Men's Oltiittkr 2 14 Union Street and 1954 Westminster Street ^AYNARD'S Eleven Ch.mrs Hair Cutting and Shaving Rooms Banigan Building Room Three G, H. WEA\T.R Light and Heavy Telephone Conn. Teaming and F^.vpressing Office, 428 South U'ater Street GEORGE BECKER & CO. ^^^.JT^ P'fi" Manufacturing jewelers, 11 Maiden Lane -' ' 86 Page Street, Providence, R. I. A general line of Rolled Plated, Gold Filled, Gold Front and Sterling Goods. gURKE & CURRAN Complete House Furnishers 270 & 272 Wevbossct Street PROXIDKXCK f^OPKINS HOTEL T. A. Cunl.kk, I'ropr 943-945-947 Westminster St. Rooms 50c. to Providence, R. I. $1. 50 per dav COMPLIMENTS OF FAY'S HAND E, L. FREEMAN COMPANY Printers, Binders ^^^""^ ^°''^'' Stationerv and Engravers and Office Supplies PRovinENCE Pawtucket Central Falls Waldorf lunch 384 N^'estminster Street Telephone Union 769-R OPEN DAY AND NIGHT TURNER CENTRE DAIRYING ASS'N Fine Creamery Butter. Dealers in Sweet Cream and Eggs. Factory and Principal Office, Auburn, Maine. S. H. DEANE, Agent Providence Branch. Telephone i 78. GEORGE P. TYLER Jeweler and Optician 494 Westminster Street Providence, R. I. 110 OFFICIAL SOUVENIR AND PROGRAM Compliments of W. A. Harris Steam Engine Company Builders of Harris- Corliss Engines Thomas F. Peirce & Son Westminster and Dorrance Streets Established 18:56 Retailers of High Grade Shoes and Hosiery The Original Peirce Shoe Store was opened in the year 1767, one hundred and forty years ago, on what is now Wevhosset Street, opposite Richmond Street. What Cheer S^rewery THE OLDEST AND MOST FAMOUS BREWERY IN RHODE ISLAND YOU KNOW u/hat Cheer U^affer TRY A GLASS OF princess -^le princess J%h nncess and U/hat Cheer jCa^er RHODE ISLAND OLD HOME WEEK 111 Puritan Chocolates aiid Chocolate Bon Boris I.Dok for the name I'lKITAN on ever>- piece Manufactured bv Weeks Brothers (^o. 167-179 Richmond Street Providence, R. I. Hstablished 1HA7 PUTNAM BOILERS for Steam and Water Heating. PUTNAM DRIP and Air Line System does away with Air Valves on Steam Radiators. PUTNAM WATER HEATING Attachment heats water for domestic purposes. PUTNAM CLOCK and DAMPER Attachment opens draft on heater in the morning. "Putnam for Quality" Putnam Foundry and Machine Co. 69 and 73 South Main Street PROVIDENCE. K. I. (^1^ 1— [r^mp» Wlf^f^\z is not complete without a trip to SAKONNET. Take VyiU IIUIIIC VV CCIS. ^^^ ., Islander " at 9 a. m. for a sail down Mt. Hope Bay, through historic Bristol Harbor, and down Sakonnet River to the bold and rugged coast ot the Atlantic. An ideal trip with a SHORE DINNER one of the best on the Coast. See daily papers for time table. P. W . AL\'n\ Gen. Manag er, 2" Exchange ^trect. 112 OFFICIAL SOUVENIR AND PROGRAM Drink "Yankee Brew 'The new BREWED Temperance Drink On Draught at all First Class Places yy Yankee Brew Co, p. O. Box 1556, Providence, R. I. Made from Bark and Hops John Austin & Son GOLD AND SILVER Refiners, Assayers and Smelters 74-76 Clifford Street PROVIDENCE, R. I. Established 1862 McGUINNESS REAL ESTATE CO. Real Estate, Mortgages and Insurance Special attention given to INSURANCE Merchants Bank Building, Rooms 45-46-47 32 Westminster Street, Providence, R. I. MONEY TO LOAN Telephone QOMPLIMENTS OF C. H. GREATON 1335 North Main Nurseryman Street, Providence, R. I. (^ONLEY & STRAIGHT Gold and Silver Refiners Assayers and Sweep Smelters 236 EDDY ST Telephone 704 Providence, R. I. Drink PHOSA v^ GLASS, 5C BOTTLE QOMI'LIMENTS OF ORRIN E. JONES 5 3 to 67 Central St. Storage Warehouses PROVinENCE, R. I. Telephone 41 70 ]h;^ j. knight & CO. Banigan Building Providence ^EW ENTERPRISE WET WASH LAUNDRY ^82 Fountain Street Providence, R. 1. Telephone 2762-L Union p^OTEL BRISTOL 6-9 Market Square FIRST CLASS Permanent and Transient Rooms LEE, ODEN & COMPANY Tailors — Importers 401-402-403-413 Lapham Building 290 Westminster Street, I'rovidence, R. I. .^^1= OV)TUT,T5nUTZ OLD M0?/15: y/sAii ^ . ,^ . V . :^^ .c! 'o » * "* A '%' •i>. •.wm: M 0^ >'-. -^^ .,.-^^*' ~ tf o •J •*• V •-"-^ vT • >. ^^. A*> ^^' ^^^^ •'';e. O^ A <* % 4.'^ '• '^ '^O '> V •^-. .s^^ c" ^0' ^uv '-^^o^ DOBBS BROS. LIBRARV BINDING ' i -^^ o< * ^--^ °^ -> , O - - . "-u '" m " ^ f • o 1 f :. \°'- vPC, ^■■S <>3 ' '^M 0^ - ^o V^ / <^.^ °<, ^O, ^<5 4 -* ^ vP V ^.^ts;' %\ A- 4 0^ ■"o V^ .V . . ■ • . - ?' .r. , ^V^,