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Capt, John M McGreevy; 2d Lieuts, Wilfred J Boudreau, Earl R Reynolds
COMPANY B
Cranston St Armory, Providence
Capt, Harold T Himeon; 1st Lieut, Antonio Camardo; 2d Lieut, Percy E Tucker
COMPANY C
Capt, Luther F Cobb jr; 1st Lieut, Charles K Warner; 2d Lieut, Armando Spadetti
Headquarters 2d Battalion Cranston St Armory, Providence
Major, Geo P Nickerson; 1st Lieut, Preston M Beauregard
COMPANY D Armory, Woonsocket
Capt, Norton J Osborn; 1st Lieut, Leroy M Glodell jr; 2d Lieut, Donald R Wilson
COMPANY E
Cranston St Armory, Providence Capt, Lewis H Hammond; 1st Lieut, John J Sullivan; 2d Lieut, John F Healey
COMPANY F Armory, Newport
Capt, Richard F Dugan; 2d Lieut, Joseph L Sullivan
118th Medical Regiment Division Surgeon's Office Cranston St Armory, Providence Major, Louis A Normandin jr
COMPANY D Armory, Pawtucket Capt, Thomas A Egan; Capt, Robt W Hall
COMPANY H
Cranston St Armory, Providence Capt, Morris L Grover; Capt, Jacob S Kelley; Capt, Francis J Harris; 1st Lieuts, John P Hogan, James P Hed- ley; 2d Lieut, Albert W Robertson
118th Quartermaster Regiment COMPANY D
Cranston St Armory, Providence
Capt, Charles W Beech; 2d Lieut, James H Richardson
43d Signal Company
Cranston St Armory, Providence
Capt, John H Serror; 1st Lieut, Richard J Tierney; 1st Lieut, Edwd J Wurtz; 2d Lieut, Raymond J Kelly; 2d Lieut, Raymond W Anderson; 2d Lieut, Matthew V McCormick
118th Ordnance Company
Armory of Mounted Commands, Providence Capt, Jas E Holiday; 2d Lieut, Donald A Leighton
152d Observation Squadron
State Airport, Hillsgrove
Capt, Paul L Smith; Capt, Edwin M Dixon; 2d Lieut, Billings L Mann; 2d Lieut, Seymour A Lipsins; 2d Lieut, Melvin T Holbrook jr; 2d Lieut, John F Barrett; 2d Lieut, John F Losee; 2d Lieut Arthur L Miller; 2d Lieut, Chas J Tubbs; 1st Lieut, Reginald F Schue- ler (Photo Section) ; Capt, Edmund A Sayer (Med Dept Det)
Inactive National Guard
Lieut Col Earle W Chandler; Capt Harold I Riley; 1st Lieut, Henry J Pickersgill; 1st Lieut, Albert Anforth; 2d Lieut, Walter W Allandorf; 2d Lieut, Danl Howland; 2d Lieut, Alvin W Butterfield; 2d Lieut, Harold T San- ford
CHARTERED COMMANDS First Light Infantry Regiment, Providence
144 S Main
Colonel, William P Bowen, Lieut-Col, Howard F Vinica; Major, Frank G Bag- shaw; Adjutant, Capt Marcus L Whit- ford; Surgeon, Major Salvatore C A Castallo; Commissary, Captain James Flanigan; Inspector of Rifle Practice, Capt Geo E Matteson; Quartermaster, Capt Ronald E Murray; Asst Inspector of Rifle Practice, 1st Lieut George W Sabre jr; Dental Surgeon, Major Allyn Sullivan
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COMPANY E
Capt, Herman Saron; 1st Lieut, John H Newcomb
Bristol Train of Artillery, Bristol
Colonel, Edwin S Godfrey; Lieut-Col, Henry A Hambrick; Major, Albert Hartley; Capt, Edmund Cunningham; 1st Lieut, Chas Heilborn; Adjutant, Capt Geo W Boutilier; Judge Advocate, Capt Edwd L Leahy; Quartermaster, Capt Luke H White; Commissary, 1st Lieut Fred Coggeshall; Surgeon, 1st Lieut Wm L Serbst; Paymaster, 1st Lieut Albert Johnson; Chaplain, Capt Arthur W Burdon; Inspector of Rifle Practice, Capt Ralph H Bennett; Plans and Training Officer, Capt H Stevens Mason
Kentish Guards, East Greenwich
Col, Thos Casey Greene; Lieut-Col, Hamilton H Hall; Major, Geo R Hatha- way; Capt, Leonard E Anderson; Capt Thomas Allen, Adjutant; Capt James K Stedman, Commissary; Quarter- master, Capt Fritz A Johnson; Sur- geon, Major Benj F Tefft; Paymaster, Capt Geo A L Anderson; Judge Advo- cate, Capt Jos D Petty; Capt John A Carlin, Inspector of Rifle Practice; Chaplain, Capt Ira W LeBaron
Kentish Artillery, Apponaug
Col, Edwd E Perkins; Lieut-Col Geo E Brown; Major, Percy R Matteson; Capt, Jos Rawson; 1st Lieut, Edward Lucier; 2d Lieut, C T Compston; Adj, 1st Lieut, Curtis Potter; Capt Surgeon, Harold L Collom
United Train of Artillery
Col, Wm J Lally; Lieut Col, Wm E Petit; Major, Harold T Parish; Adju- tant, Capt Joseph J Laffey; Surgeon, Major Robt H Breslin; Quartermaster, Capt Louis W Fenner; Judge Advocate, Capt Edwin M Mara
Newport Artillery
Col, Harold E Knowe; Lt Col, Thos J Smyth; Major, Clifford Nelson Carr; Capt, Geo L Wright; Surgeon, Major John L Healey; Quartermaster, 1st Lieut Edwin G Percy; Paymaster, 1st Lieut Jas E Hackett; Adjutant, Capt Harold B Durfee; Chaplain, 1st Lieut Rev Stanley C Hughes
THE ORGANIZED RESERVES UNITED STATES ARMY 100 Fountain Street, rm. 605
Reserve Organization Allocated to the State of R. I.
385th Infantry-Col Clark Long Dick- son, Inf Res
544th Coast Artillery (AA)- Col Hun- ter C White, CA Res
302d Field Artillery-Col J H Har- wood, FA Res
PAROLE BOARD
Governor William H Vanderbilt, of Portsmouth; Attorney General Louis V Jackvony, of Providence; Percival deSt Aubin, of Providence; James V Green- halgh, of Glocester; Nat C Cohen, of Providence
STATE PLANNING BOARD
Robert F Shepard, of Providence, Chairman; Wm P Sheffield, of New- port; Frank A Sullivan, of Westerly; Fredk V Waterman, of E Providence; Jos M Redinger, of Johnston: Domenic DiNapoli, of Providence; Ernest K Thomas, of Providence; Frank O'Don-
nell, of Woonsocket; Oliver W Fon- taine, of Woonsocket; Secretary, Ray- mond A McDonald, of Providence
STATE POLICE Headquarters, Lincoln
Superintendent - Jonathan H Har- wood, of Warwick; Deputy State Fire Marshall-Lieutenant John E Baird, of Lincoln
REGISTRY OF MOTOR VEHICLES 112 State Office bldg
Registrar-George R Beane, of Crans- ton; Deputy Registrar in Charge of Registration-John A Clancy, of East Providence; Deputy Registrar in Charge of Investigations-Guerdon A Buck, of Cranston; Chief Hearing Offi- cer-Allen E Hawkes, of Cranston; Chief Investigator-John J Egan, of Newport
DEPARTMENT OF STATE 219 State House
Secretary of State, The Honorable J Hector Paquin, of Woonsocket; Deputy Secretary of State-Jas C Carr, of Cum- berland; Second Deputy Secretary of State-Lisimaco Moni, of Providence; Asst in Charge of Law Revision-M Jas Vieira, of Jamestown; Asst in Charge of Archives-Mary T Quinn, of Provi- dence
STATE LIBRARY 208 State House
State Librarian (ex-officio Record Commissioner)-Grace M Sherwood, of Providence; Deputy in Charge of Legi- slative Reference Bureau - Mabel G Johnson, of Providence
BOARD OF ELECTIONS 219 State House
Percy W Hathaway, of South Kings- town, Chairman; Rudolph Boisvert, of Woonsocket; Jos C Scuncio, of Provi- dence; Secretary, Harry Hopkins jr, of Johnston
DEPARTMENT OF THE ATTORNEY- GENERAL
401-412 Providence County Court House
Attorney-General, The Honorable Louis V Jackvony, of Providence. Asst Attorneys-General, Fred A Otis, of Providence; Edwd F McElroy, of Provi- dence; James O Watts, of Narragan- sett; Frank C Cambio, of Providence; Jacob S Temkin, of Providence
TREASURY DEPARTMENT
102 State House
General Treasurer, The Honorable Thomas P Hazard, of South Kingstown. Deputy General Treasurer, Charles E Livesey, of Newport. Chief Clerk, Rene L DeBlois, of Providence
DEPARTMENT OF COORDINATION AND FINANCE 124 State House
Acting Director-Chas M Sears jr, of Providence
DIVISION OF THE BUDGET 112 State House
Budget Officer-Charles M Sears jr, of Providence. Personnel Budget Ex- aminer-Thos A Buffum, of Providence
DIVISION OF ACCOUNTS AND CONTROL
Controller-Samuel A Place, of N Providence
DIVISION OF PURCHASING
110 State House
Purchasing Agent-Herman Land- graf, of Warren
DIVISION OF TAXATION
119 State House
Tax Administrator-Edwd L Leahy, of Bristol
DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL WELFARE
40 Fountain street
Director - Vincent Sorrentino, of Providence. Executive Assistant and Fiscal Agent- Hercules A Altieri, of Providence. Administrative Assistant -Gaspare R Paola, of Cranston
DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS DIRECTOR'S OFFICE 216 State Office bldg
Director-Fredk V Waterman, of E Providence; Deputy Director-Geo H Henderson, of East Providence; Sec --- John A Victoria, of Bristol
DIVISION OF BUSINESS MANAGEMENT 210 State Office bldg
Chief - J Valmore Normandin, of Woonsocket
DIVISION OF ROADS AND BRIDGES 224 State Office bldg
Chief-Geo H Henderson, of E Provi- dence; Deputy Chief and Construction Engineer - Henry C Thierfelder, of Warwick; Bridge Engineer-Daniel O Cargill, of Cumberland; Designing En- gineer-Fredk W Hauck, of East Provi- dence; Materials Engineer - John M Whalen, of South Kingstown; Main- tainance Engineer-Danl A Soule, of Providence
DIVISION OF PUBLIC BUILDINGS 211 State Office bldg
Superintendent of Buildings - Nor- man W Marble, of Providence; Assist- ant Supt of Buildings-Antonio Zamba- rano, of North Providence
DIVISION OF HARBORS AND RIVERS Chief-Frank O'Donnell
DIVISION OF STATE AIRPORTS Chief-William M Fletcher, of Hills- grove
DEPARTMENT OF BUSINESS REGULATION 303 State House
Director-Horace L Weller, of Provi- dence
PUBLIC UTILITY ADMINISTRATION Administrator-Benj M McLyman, of Providence
LIQUOR CONTROL ADMINISTRATION 308 State Office bldg Administrator-Geo W Brewster, of Providence
RACING AND ATHLETICS ADMINISTRATION
Administrator - Louis C Gery, of Providence; Deputy Athletics Admini- strator-Edwd C Foster, of Providence
BANKING, INSURANCE AND SECURITIES ADMINISTRATION
Administrator-Horace L Weller, of Providence; Bank Commissioner-Alex Chmielewski, of Providence; Insurance Commissioner - Henri N Morin, of Cranston; Securities Commissioner- Warren L Offer, of Providence
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BOARD OF ACCOUNTANCY
William H Segur, of Cowesett, Chair- man; Chester R Union, of Providence, Secretary; Abr Blackman, of Provi- dence, Treasurer
DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION 317 State Office bldg
Director-James F Rockett, LLD, of Cumberland; Asst Director-George H Baldwin, Ed D, of Bristol
DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
320A State House
Director - Harvey Saul, of Paw- tucket; Deputy Director-Jos T Cahir, of East Providence
DIVISION OF LABOR RELATIONS Chief-Joseph T Cahir, of East Provi- dence
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND CONSERVATION
310 State House
Director-Dr Granville W Breed, of Cranston
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH
Director-Lester A Round, PhD, of Providence; Secretary-Harry J Main, of Pawtucket
DEPARTMENT OF CIVIL SERVICE
245 State Office bldg
Director - Maxwell A DeVoe, of Providence
CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSION
Edward W Day, of Cranston, Chair- man; John Nicholas Brown, of Provi- dence, V-Chairman; Mrs Eben D Col- lins, of East Providence
GENERAL ASSEMBLY
Senate
His Honor James O McManus, Lieut- Governor and ex-officio President of the Senate
President Pro Tempore, George D Greenhalgh
Hon J Hector Paquin, Secretary of State and ex-officio Secretary of the Senate
Reading Clerk, John C McOsker Barrington-Fred C Broomhead Bristol-Bertram W Wall Burrillville-Edith C Logee Central Falls-Roland G Mercier Charlestown-Cleveland Carpenter Coventry-W Roscoe Potter Cranston-William J Thompson Cumberland-James J Brady East Greenwich-Charles T Algren East Providence-Clarence H Horton Exeter-Z Herbert Gardner Foster-Lester P Simmons Glocester-Geo D Greenhalgh Hopkinton-Frank L Smith Jamestown-Harry M Fillmore Johnston-Antonio G Fidanza Lincoln-George H McVey Little Compton-Henry D Lloyd Middletown-David A Brown Narragansett-George M Westlake New Shoreham-Giles P Dunn jr Newport-Joseph R Libby North Kingstown-John H Smith North Providence-James M Sloan North Smithfield-William E Miller Pawtucket-Geo Beaucage, Ambrose P McCoy
Portsmouth-James F Sherman
Providence-Sigmund W Fischer jr, Henry R DiMascolo, Thos J Donnelly, Luigi Maiello
Richmond-Daniel R James Scituate-Alfred G Chaffee Smithfield-Raymond E Adams South Kingstown-Oliver H Stedman
Tiverton-George H Waring Warren-William J Smith Warwick-William B Sweeney West Greenwich-John H Potter West Warwick-Alfred Richard Westerly-James O Lynch Woonsocket-Cornelius B Barry
House of Representatives
Honorable Speaker, Hugh A Clason Deputy Speaker, Howard S Proctor Reading Clerk, Nathan Perlman Recording Clerk, Wm E Walsh Barrington-Harold W Tucker Bristol-Henry Alfred, John R Magee Burrillville-Clarence G Cook
Central Falls-Jos P Racquier, Emile Beaudoin, Wm R Conway, Edwd F Burns
Charlestown-Grafton M Wilson Coventry-Frank E Hopkins
Cranston-Wm G Lind, Martin Do- lan, Geo Whitwam, Robt M Brayton, Matteo T Marcello
Cumberland-Wm E Powers, John G Kirk
East Greenwich-Howard S Proctor East Providence-Richd D Windsor, John J Gregory, Wm B Anthony, Saml H Ramsay
Exeter-Edwin C Whitford Foster-Wm A Henry
Glocester- Fredk W Garrity Hopkinton-Asa Lloyd Briggs Jamestown-Alvin H Peckham Johnston-Raymond S Eastwood Lincoln-Alfred U Menard, Harold I Huey
Little Compton-Leonard H Sylvia Middletown-Lewis B Plummer Narragansett-Ulysses G Cooper New Shoreham-Linus E Dodge Newport-Wm Macleod, Clara A Smith, John F Fitzgerald, Chas Walsh,
North Kingstown-Harold D Peck- ham
North Providence-Chas Caranci
North Smithfield-Michl J Kilroy
Pawtucket-Francis X Asselin sr,
Harold A Duxbury, Louis J Lussier, Patk B McCaughey, Jos F McVay, Nel- son F Duphiney, Robt M Watt, Napo- leon J Maynard, August P LaFrance, Harry F Curvin
Portsmouth-Herman F Holman
Providence-Bernard I McElroy, J Henry Manning, Hugo A Clason, Mar- ion F Yatman, Ernest L Shein, Domenic DiSandro, John R Cioci, John T Can- ning, Felix W Banahan, Edwin T Scal- lon, Henry T Russillo, Jas H Mathews, Jas H Kiernan, Herman D Ferrara, Michl B Messore, Thos H Goldberg, Pasquale Romano, John E Meade, Chas A Miller, Chas W Noonan, Mark Tor- doff jr, John G Murphy, Chas A Curran, Alf L Duffy, Wilbur A Scott
Richmond-Henry D Hoyle
Scituate-Harry J Hall
Smithfield-Geo E Tucker
South Kingstown-Marshall C Gil- bert
Tiverton-Albert G Winward
Warren-Edwd J Sevigny
Warwick-Jos Mills, Wm E Sarle, Wm A Belsey
West Greenwich-O Ernest Money West Warwick-Alex Lautieri, Susan V Lamb, Wm G Forrest
Westerly-Frank A Morrone, Ronald C Dove
Woonsocket-Geo L Lamoreux, Wal- ter J Kane, Katherine T Shunney, John Archambault, Wm D McWeeney, Albert J Dubois, Ernest Gignac, Chas C Parent
COUNTY OFFICERS, COURTS, Etc. Supreme Court
Chief Justice, Edmund W Flynn; As- sociate Justices, Francis B Condon, Wm W Moss, Hugh B Baker, Antonio A Capotosto
Court sits first Monday in October to the second Monday in July at Provi- dence, with a recess from the third Monday in February to the first Mon- day in March. Clerk of Supreme Court, Bertram S Blaisdell; sec, Mrs Betty P Dunbar, asst sec, Mary F Camfield; re- porter, Edwd C Stiness
Superior Court
Justices of the Superior Court: Presi- ding Justice, Jeremiah E O'Connell; Associate Justices, Chas A Walsh, Her- bert L Carpenter, Leonidas Pouliot jr, Alex L Churchill, G Fredk Frost, Philip C Joslin, Patk P Curran, Alberic Arch- ambault, Mortimer A Sullivan, Walter Curry
Court sits from third Monday in Sep- tember to second Monday in July at Providence. Clerk of Superior Court for Counties of Providence and Bristol, Matthew M McCormick; sec Emma Schott
Bristol County
Incorporated February 17, 1746-47. Shire town Bristol
COUNTY OFFICERS
Town Clerks of the different Towns. Sheriff, Alf LeBaron Church
SESSIONS OF COURTS
Superior Court at Bristol, for Bristol County, on the third Monday in Decem- ber and the fourth Monday in May
District Court, Fifth Judicial District, Justice, Wm T O'Donnell; Clerk, W Vincent Sumpter L
SESSIONS OF PROBATE COURTS In different towns at various dates
Kent County
Incorporated June 11, 1750. Shire town, East Greenwich
COUNTY OFFICERS
Clerk of the Superior Court, Wm M Owen, Warwick, Registers of Deeds, Town Clerks of the different Towns; Sheriff, Harold C Knight, West War- wick
SESSIONS OF COURTS
Superior Court, at East Greenwich, for Kent County on the fourth Monday of October, January, March and May
District Court, Fourth Judicial Dis- trict, Justice, James W Leighton, Clk, David P Doyle
Newport County
Incorporated June 22, 1703. Shire town. Newport city
COUNTY OFFICERS
Clerk of the Superior Court, Regist- ers of Deeds Town Clerks of the dif- ferent Towns; Sheriff, Jas S O'Brien, Newport; Jailer, Alfred J King
SESSIONS OF COURTS
Superior Court for County of New- port, at Newport, on the first Monday of October, December, March and June. District Court, First Judicial District, at Newport each Tuesday and Friday; at Tiverton, third Thursday of each month; Judge Robt M Franklin; Clerk, Edwd L Martin
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SESSIONS OF PROBATE COURTS
Newport every Monday at 10 a m. Middletown, third Monday in each month. Portsmouth, second Monday in each month at 1 pm. Tiverton, first Monday in each month at 7:30 p m. Little Compton second Monday in each month at 2 pm
Providence County
Incorporated June 22, 1703. Shire town, Providence city
COUNTY OFFICERS
Sheriff, John J Kelly, Providence; Deputy Sheriffs, David F Barry, John F Brock, Chas B Coates, Michl J Eagan, Jos Gallo, Hugh P Jackson, Gaetano Lanzi, Frank J Lee, John J McNealy, Ernest Mauro, Robt B Neil, John J O'Rourke, Jas M Peters, Jas R Pollard, Albert B Rosenberg, Anthony StAngelo, Roy W A Sylvander, Thos F Tollefsen, Frank M Vierra
Probation Officers Providence County Court House-Joseph H Hagan, chief
SESSIONS OF COURTS
Probate Court. Judge, Francis J Mc- Cabe; clerk J Henry A Griffin, depy clk Florence G Egan. The Probate Court sits in the City Hall, for the Probate business, every Tuesday and Friday, excepting during July and August, when court is held on second and fourth Tuesdays and Wednesdays of each month
Police Court. Justices, Frank L Han- ley and Carl Testa. The court sits daily, at 8 a m. Sundays at 9 a m. 147 Fountain. Warrant Officer, John Crohan; Clerk, Frank J Conley; Depy Clerk, Francis L Palmer
District Court, Sixth Judicial District Providence. Justice, Maurice Robinson. Associate Justice, Luigi DePasquale. Clerk, John P Cooney jr. Court sits at 9 o'clock daily in Sixth Judicial District Court House, N Main and Benefit sts
District Court, Seventh Judicial Dis- trict, E Providence. Justice, Joseph C Cawley; Clerk, Owen P Reid
District Court, Eighth Judicial Dis- trict, Cranston, Johnston, Scituate and Foster. Justice, Louis W Dunn; Clerk, Chas A Kelley
District Court, Ninth Judicial District Burrillville, Glocester and Smithfield. Justice, Jas Harris; Clerk Waldo R Bartlett
District Court, Tenth Judicial Dis- trict, Pawtucket. Justice, Wm M Con- nell; Clerk Geo F Treanor. Meets daily at 9 a m at Pawtucket
District Court, Eleventh Judicial District, Central Falls, Cumberland and Lincoln. Justice, Hugh M Devlin; Clerk, Guillaume Myette. Meets daily at 9:30 a m at Central Falls for criminal business. Return days for civil cases, Mondays and Thursdays at 9:30 a m.
District Court, Twelfth Judicial Dis- trict, Woonsocket and N Smithfield. Justice, Edwd F Dwyer; Clerk, Guil- laume Myette Meets daily at 9 a m at Woonsocket
Washington County
Incorporated June 16, 1729. Shire town, South Kingstown
COUNTY OFFICERS
Clerk of Superior Court for Wash- ington County, Thomas H Gardiner, S Kingstown; Registers of Deeds, Town Clerks of the different Towns; Sheriff, Wm H Leslie jr, S Kingstown
SESSIONS OF COURTS
Superior Court, at South Kingstown for County of Washington, on third Monday of September, November, Feb- ruary and April, with adjournment to Westerly at convenience of the Court. Probate Court generally monthly in each Town
District Court, Second Judicial Dis- trict. Justice, Stephen J Casey; Clerk, Thomas J Sheahan
District Court, Third Judicial District Justice, M Walter Flynn jr, Westerly; Clk, John Gentile
TOWN AND CITY CLERKS
Barrington, Henry E Fowler; Bristol, John W Church; Burrillville, Theo Tessier; Charlestown, Linton L Brown; Central Falls, Ronaldo E Lemay; Cov- entry, Peter Beaton; Cranston, Caleb H Kenyon; Cumberland, Stephen A Fan- ning; E Greenwich, Geo A Loomis; E Providence; Chester E Butts; Exeter, William H Barton; Foster, Benj G Eddy; Glocester, Walter S Place; Hop- kinton, Edwd M Botelle jr; Jamestown, John E Hammond; Johnston, Martin F McGuire; Lincoln, David D Johnston; Little Compton, Lester E Wilbur; Mid- dletown, Jas A Peckham; Narragansett, John F Knowles; Newport, W Norman Sayer; New Shoreham, Edward P Champlin; N Kingstown, John P B Peirce; N Providence, Louis A Sweet; N Smithfield, James H Crook; Paw- tucket, James M Donovan; Portsmouth, Howard A Pierce; Providence, Joseph E Maguire; Richmond, Oscar E Bar- ber; Scituate, Daniel H Remington; Smithfield, Horace G Thornton; South Kingstown, Howard B Perry; Tiverton, Herbert S Hambly; Warren, Chas C Bliss; Warwick, Arthur S Burlingame; Westerly, W Russell Dower; W Green- wich, Erving D Matteson; West War- wick, Ernest J Mailloux; Woonsocket, Omer Decelles
JUSTICES OF THE PEACE Providence County
City of Providence-Frank L Hanley, Maurice Robinson, Thos H Brown, Carl Testa, John Bargamian, Carlo Ciasullo jr, Isadore C Horenstein, Jos W Hud- son, Jos J McCaffrey, Walter Adler, Harold P Wright
East Providence-Geo A Saxton Foster-Jas M Wright
Kent County
Warwick-June E Hall West Warwick-Wm H Lambert
Washington County
South Kingstown-Thos H Gardiner, Wm H Leslie jr, Dominic Frisella
Bristol County
Bristol-Jos A Hammill Warren-John L Longeran
Newport County Newport-John M Dring
CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICTS Established by Chapter XVI of the General Laws as amended
First District
Newport, Portsmouth, New Shore ham, Jamestown, Little Compton, Mid- dletown, Tiverton, Bristol, Warren, Barrington, East Providence, Paw- tucket, Cumberland, Central Falls, Lin- coln, Woonsocket and the 1st, 2d, 3d, 4th, 5th, 6th and 7th representative districts of the city of Providence
Second District
Burrillville, Glocester, N Smithfield, Smithfield, Westerly, S Kingstown, N Kingstown, Charlestown, Exeter, Rich- mond, Hopkinton, North Providence, E Greenwich, West Greenwich, Warwick, West Warwick, Coventry, Cranston, Johnston, Scituate, Foster, Narragan- sett and the 8th, 9th, 10th, 11th, 12th, 13th, 14th, 15th, 16th, 17th, 18th, 19th, 20th, 21st, 22d, 23d, 24th and 25th rep- resentative districts of the city of Prov- Idence
Senators
Peter G Gerry of Warwick. Term expires Jan 1941
Theodore Francis Green. Term ex- pires Jan 1943
Representatives
First District-Charles F Risk, Lin- coln
Second District-Harry Sandager, Cranston
LEGAL HOLIDAYS IN RHODE ISLAND
New Year's Day, January 1st. Washı- ington's Birthday, February 22. Rhode Island Independence Day, May 4. Me- morial Day, May 30th. Independence Day, July 4th. Labor Day, 1st Monday in September. Columbus Day, October 12th. State Election Day, Tuesday after the first Monday in Novevber, biennially in the even years. Armistice Day, November 11th. Thanksgiving Day last Thursday in November. Christ. mas Day, December 25th. Holidays occurring on Sunday are celebrated the day following.
UNITED STATES OFFICERS IN RHODE ISLAND Custom Houses District of Rhode Island
Custom House Building, 24 Weybosset st, Port of Providence
Collector, Disbursing Agent and Cus- todian Custom House, Jos J Cunning- ham
Asst Collector, Acting Disbursing Agent and Acting Custodian-Bernard J McSherry
Deputy Collectors, Wm E McGunn- igle, Robt J Eaton, Hubert B Cook, An- drew E Andersen
Inspectors, Felix D McCool, J P Ormond, James F O'Neill, Francis J Cleary, Jas E Leonard
U S Appraiser's Stores, John T Re- gan, Appraiser of Merchandise; John F O'Sullivan, clk
Opener and Packer, Jos A Eaton
Office hours from 9 am to 4:30 p m daily (Sunday excepted) Saturday 8 a m to 12 noon
Immigration and Naturalization Service
Office 205 Custom House
Inspector in Charge-Wm M Clark; Inspector, David A Goldberg; clk Grace M Hart
Port of Newport
Deputy Collector in Charge, Walter Dring Jr
Inspector, Chas L Humes
Bureau of Animal Industry
Dr Emmett P Barnhart, Inspector in Charge, 409 Federal bldg. Veterinary Inspector, Dr K G Cherrington, Dr War- ren J Comstock, Dr Lynn H Mead. In-
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spectors-Francis H McCarthy, Everett W Davis, John C Barnes, Elmer H Cole, Patk Grourke, Thos E Halpin, Jas A Nelmes, Chas J Borges, J Leonard Dix- on, Elmer L Phalen, John J D Dyman. Arthur L Roche, Milton E Durfee, War- ren E Lewis. Clerk, Geo O Menzies
Food and Drug Administration Abraham E Ledder, insp rm 409
Federal Works Agency Public Roads Administration
503 Federal bldg
H J McKenney, senior engineer in charge, Jos Westell, asst engineer
Civil Service Commission
Examiner in Charge-Thos C Mc- Cann, sec, Federal bldg, Sect N, 1st fl
Department of Agriculture
Agricultural Adjustment Administra- tion, 100 Fountain, rm 608, Orville A Jamison, administrator
Citizens Conservation Corps, 49 West- minster, rm 602
County Agricultural Agent, 410 Fed- eral bldg. Wm H Wood, County Agent. Mrs Vivian P MacFawn, home demon- stration agent. Dorothea M Hoxie, Boys' and Girls' Club agent
Federal Service Commodities Corp, 10 Weybosset, rm 402, Julian B Green, local rep
Forest Service, 49 Westminster, rm 602, Jos J Farrell, administrative asst
Northeastern Timber Salvage Ad- ministration, 49 Westminster, rm 602
District Court 303 Federal bldg
Judge, John C Mahoney; U S District Attorney, J Howard McGrath, U S Mar- shal, Neale D Murphy, Clerk, Wm E Reddy; Probation Officer, Wm L Black. Terms of Court the fourth Tuesday in May and third Tuesday in November in Federal bldg at Providence
Referee in Bankruptcy, Geo J Shee- hạn
Engineer's Office
819 Industrial Trust Building
The Providence, R I, Engineer Dis- trict extends from Chatham, Mass on the east to the New York-Connecticut boundary line on the west and includes the states of Rhode Island and Connec-
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