The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1892-08-05
THE GRAND ARMK.

THE GRAND ARMY.
Ives Post win have day at Rocky
Polk. John H. Petteford, Julius Pond.
James A Ross. Daniel Perry and Judge
FRY arc the committee Of ARRANGEMENTS.
Department Commander David s. Ray,
In Geaerar Orders No. z recently issued,
calls attention to the Contemplated cele-
Grand Army Of the Republic, of the four
huudredth anntversary Of the discovery
Of America by Christopher Columbus.
Post commanders In this department ara
invited to meet at department head
quarters on Saturday, Aug. @. 1892. at 8
o'clock p. M. and consult with the coun-
DDS in CARVING ont the pronsr % ss.
Of the above mentioned celebration.
The subject OF memorial bridge
across the Potomac at Washington. ID.
c., is being agitated among the Grand
Army posts throughout the country, and
the department commander is Of the
tions favoring the same, Congress will
make the appropriation to build bridge
which tho living will be proud of, and
which Will be an everlasting memorial to
our dead who are buried at Arlington,
Va. Posts favoring the above will see to
1t that resolutions ara passed aud for
warded to tho senators and representa-
tives In Congress from this State urging
them 10 give the same their earnest sup
port.
Comrades William II. johnson. Pres
cott Post, No. l, James Z. johnson, Ives
Post, No. 1S, Frank Millard, Bucklin
Post, No. 20, and Caleb Hobart. G. X.
Warren Post, No. 81. are appointed
aides de-camp on the staff Of the depart
ment commander.
From information received from the
citizens executive committee seventeen
posts from this State have been assigned
quarters at Washington, ID. c.. for Sep
tember next, the number being given at
over one thousand. With total mem
bership of 2, S3s, this is a very creditable
showing and indicates the great enJerest
taken In this jurisdiction ia regard to the
twenty-sixth National Encampment.
The badge adopted by the Council of
Administration as department. badge
and expected to be worn by all of the
comrades Of the several posts In this de-
partment on the occasion Of the visit to
Washington and as q department. badge
on all other occasions, will, il 10 pre-
sumed, be ready to be shown to the sew
eral post commanders on the evening of
Aug. Q by the chief mastering officer,
James A. Abbott, who Is committee on
badges. Post commanders may leave
their orders with the assistant adjutant
general, and he will see that they are
properly supplied.
In Tower Post Monday evening, two re-
cruits were mustered in, one candidate
elected and two propositions for member
ship received.
At Arnold Post same evening, Charles
Robinson and w. n. Halton were mus
tered. A very spirited and lengthy dis
cussion concerning the Washington trip
was indulged in. Remarks were made by
Commander Edward F. Curtis Of Slocum
Post, Comrades j. +. Drinan, Bennett
Carr and others of Arnold Post All the
comrades are desirous Of going to Wash
ington in September.
The following recruits were mus tered
in George IL. Browne Post Monday even
ing: Corp. George II. Allen, Company ID,
Fourth RHODE ISLAND Infantry, and Com
rade David A. Sheldon Of the same COM
pany.
In these days great deal is said among
the soldiers of the late war concerning
the advanced age of some of the veterans
now living. AT the recent reunion of the
Fifth RHODE ISLAND Heavy Artillery
Veteran Association, the following ex-
tract from the Home Bulletin, a paper
published at the Soldiers Home at
Hampton, Va, was read, relative to Com
rade Dennis Sweeney, late corporal, Com
pany ID, Fifth RHODE ISLAND Heavy Ar
tillery.
"Comrade Dennis Sweeney celebrated
his 95tn year at the hospital in the Sol
diers' Home at Hampton, Va, on the 9th
inst. Comrade Sweeney is the oldest, and
is considered the handsomest, man in the
camp. He has a rosy face, large blue
eyes, sound teeth and a full head of hair,
and would easily be taken for man of
60 he Is continually mending the cloth
ing OF the children as he terms the old
chaps of his ward C), and after the boys
v<pyt DO fH h.s eoKa Il htn ..e,
tional on the porch with the chief ward
master. Mr.. Sweeney was born In Ire
land March 9, 1877, arrived in the United
States in 1916, aud served twenty-eight
years and eight months in the army and
navy, including service as No. l man
on No. piece Of Duncan's famous bat
terry in the Mexican War, and nearly three
years in the late war as member OF Com
pany ID, fifth RHODE ISLAND Heavy
Artillery. He says he alwas enjoyed good
health, but about forty-five years ago he
was attacked with yellow jack aud
cholera, and the dumbague. His mother
died at the ripe old age OF ll5. and he has
sister living in Wisconsin, aged los, a
brother in Hartford, Conn, aged 93, and
his youngest sister. now living in New
York, is o."
We doubt if this record can be beaten
in any regiment. We know from per-
sonal observation that Comrade Sweeney
was good soldier in the War OF the Re-
bellion. He was always ready aud will
ing to perform every duty encumbent
upon him aud could be relied upon In any
emergency.
At Slocum Post meeting, the following
recruits were mustered: Samuel &. Gard
ner, United States Navy; William G.
Reynolds, Company H.. Twenty-first
Connecticut Infantry {; Christopher Weed
en-, Company II, Eleventh RHODE ISLAND
Infantry Stephen Clemence. Company
ID, Twelfth RHODE ISLAND Infantry.
Commander Edward O'Neill Of Prescott
Post paid us friendly visit.