Morning journal and courier., 1889-06-15
IN LITTLE RM0DY.

our Gallant Second Regiment RoYany Entertained I'm ProVtdence-Fea- tures of the Reception Yesterday OM To Newport
 PROVIDENCE, June 14.-At 10 o'clock last evening the Elm City left the wharf at Belle Dock, New Haven, and steamed away with
 the Second regiment, c. N. G., on board,
 while the band played ''The Girl Left Be-
 hind Me-"
 At one time some of the officers feared
 that one or more of the city companies
 would have so few men on the excursion
 that the regiment would not make as credit
 able appearance as otherwise, but when the
 ten companies with the officers and band
 marched on to the boat last evening, it was
 seen that there were men enough on board.
 The boat was little crowded at first, but
 the men were assigned quarters and the
 crowd soon dispersed.
 Captain Embler was one of the busy men
 on board during the evening. Very many of the officers and others besieged him with questions and queries for information con cerning staterooms, etc. Lieutenant New ton, the paymaster of the regiment, was an- other busy man. He received the assess ments from the captains of the companies, which kept him busy until late at night. The men were very quiet during the even ing, and were up early this morning. Many of the soldiers were dressed and on deck at four o'clock. At six o'clock this
 morning sergeant's call was sounded. When the orderly sergeants responded,
 Adjutant Welles gave them instructions for the day. The boat was at the wharf in
 Providence before seven o'clock. Thomas
 was at the wharf to meet his New Haven
 friends.
 When the regiment arrived at Infantry
 hall for breakfast it was met by delegation
 of the officers of the Providence Light Infan-
 try; , . oou... IT.. tions for the trip he made all arrangements so completely that the citizens or soldiers of Rhode Island were not under obligations to entertain the Connecticut visitors, but we were none the less pleased to see the Providence officers, who introduced them- selves to Colonel Leavenworth and others of the Second. The officers who were in uni form at this early hour, a.m., were Colonel William H. Thornton, Lieutenant Colonel s. T. Douglass, Major Brugg, Adjutant War; field, Surgeon Beckwith. Captain Draper, ,As- sistant Commissary Tanner and others, who showed the visitors many attentions. All the rooms at the armory of the Light Infantry were open and inspected by the vis- itors at the invitation of the Providence off cers. Breakfast was ready promptly, after which the men were excused until noon. Police Officers Collett and Lyman Bradley, J. P. Carney and others are with the party The Providence Journal of yesterday morn
 ing contains the following:
 The visitors will be taken informally in hand and
 to ne fee s fRs oea of % fh and
 be given to them by Mayor BsrRer or The ey seeoasS
 f is the prize regiment Of Connecticut mil famous Second regiment march It's viss to Prov. ldence is an honor on both sides, which has been recognized on occasions before and will be again, in so far as hastily made arrangements will allow.
 The following officers are with the regi- ment which numbers on this trip 539 men: Colonel w. J. Leavenworth, Lieutenant Colonel J. B. Doherty, Major F. T. Lee, Quartermsster E: J. Duffy, Adjutant T. T. tain Allen, Lieutenants McKiernan, Newton, Duffy and Benedict, and several non-com- missioned staff officers.
 PROVIDENCE, Friday evening.-The mem- bers of the Second have been royalty enter tained by the military of Providence, espec- 1ally by the members of the Providence Light Infanty, whose large drill hall was rented to the caterer who provides the meals furnished to the excursionists. The building is an immense structure, that in outward appearance resembles the Insurance building more than any other building in New Ha- ven.
 A tour through the many beautiful rooms and halls of the building reminds one of the City Hall at homo. To properly describe all of the rooms would require half @ column or more of the COURIER. One of the rooms is the library, another is the club room, which has billiard and pool tables, piano and other attractions. The company rooms, officers rooms and other apartments are models of perfection.
 George Holmes, who was orderly sergeant during the last encampment of the Light Guards, is now in business in this city. He has spent as much time as possible with his New Haven friends during their visit here.
 Quartermaster Sergeant A. L. Potter of the Providence Light Infantry has two souve- gesnt M. P. Donahue of the Sarsield Guards when the Providence company visited New Haven, which was October 6, 1881.
 Tonight we are of to Newport, and Sat urday evening at or o'clock we are due in New Haven again.