The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1892-05-31
SUNDAY and MONDAY.
After a "Rest" on Sunday Every
body Was Ready for the Day.
THE GRAND ARMY OBSERvANCES.
The Posts and Camps and Corps Listened
20 sermons and Decorated the Graves
ana the People Went ON Excursions and
ENJOYED emseIves-Incidents Noted.

Enioyed observation-disclosures Noted.
A Sunday followed by holiday makes
n long season of rest, or change, for very
few people showed any symptoms of rest
ing yesterday, or Sunday either, for that
matter, Sunday was an ideal day for a
walk or a ride but, except to the park
and Cable Cottage where the crowds were
large, very few people seemed to go out.
The Grand Army posts and Sons OF Vet
erans camps listened to sermons In the
various churches on Sunday and antici-
pated the parade and decoration OF sol
diers' graves which followed on Monday:
The Veterans and the Sons were on hand
early Monday morning in full uniform
and formed In Market Square for the
line of march. The Naval veterans the
Starboard watch aud the United Train OF
Artillery were in the line and the boys
from the Sockanosset school with the
band attracted a good deal OF attention.
The guests in carriages and the wagons
loaded with flowers followed and after
the usual route of march had been gone
over the soldiers dispersed To the various
cemeteries and decked the graves OF the
dead comrades with flowers and then
after the exercises were over they went
home to take up the routine OF daily life
again, ru,. c.o,,
the department commander and stah and
Prescott Post and Garfield Camp listened
to a sermon by the Rev X. l.. Greene. >.
III. Brown Post listened TO an address by
DIR. Webb at st. Paul's Church. Arnold
Post went TO Christ Church. south Prov
dence, with Fred Il. Davis Camp, dele
CATION from w. III. Il. Steere Camp OF
Olneyvile and Arnold Relief Corps Gov
aIa.t N Ruaoell brown WAS their SDeClal
guest.
Street Methodist Church. having as in
vited guests Gov. Ladd and stan, Mayor
Potter and members Of the City Council,
the Farragut Naval Veterans and the
Post Relief Corps; also Co. g, First Regi-
ment. r. l. NJ, as escort. The Rev. Mr..
Buck. pastor; the Rev. William V. Nor
rison and the Rev. Frederic Denison OIL
Ives Post with the Relief Corps and the
Sons and Daughters of Veterans went to
the A. NJ. II. Zion Church. the Farragut
Naval Association attended services in
the Stewart Street Baptist Church in the
The Program OF Monday.
The decoration at the Soldiers and Sail
ora Monument and the Burnside Monu-
ment were attended TO as usual, In the
early part of the ceremonies.
Ives Post went to Grace Church Gene
terry, accompanied by Col. James Barton
Camp and the First and Second Separate
Companies, also Jones Relief Corps. The
children OF the Federal Street School par
ticipated in the exercises. The Rev. George
Dardis was the speaker.
Prescott Post went to the North Burial
Ground, with Reeves Band One com
pany went to the Catholic Cemetery. The
Rev. DR. Eddy officiated and the children
of the Candace Street School took part In
the exercises.
Cemetery. The Rev; S. II; Webb and
Arthur Rogers were the speakers and the
children of the Elmwood school took part.
Fred E. Davis Camp was there too. The
same post went to Pocasset Cemetery
where the naval veteran joined IT.
Slocum Post, Gen. A. 4. Burnside
Camp, and Co. G., II. /. NJ, and the chill
dren Of Point street school, went to Swan
Point. The Rev. DIR. +. A. Horton was
the speaker.
At the state institution the day was
observed by games, dancing and a good
dinner, which all the unfortunate inmates
enjoyed very much to all appearances.
The decorations along the street were
some of them quite handsome, although
none were elaborate, that at the Boston
store being the finest. This consisted OF
q life-sized statue of liberty In an alcove
store was also decorated handsomely.
After the crowds on the sidewalks had
watched the parade go up Westminster
treet and down Weybosset they scat
1ered and all went to seek pleasure where
they could find it. Some walked about
the city, many went TO Roger Williams
Park and still others down the river. In
the afternoon the City of Newport took
the Y. NJ. g. A. people to Newport and
was crowded. The Mount Hope took an
excursion down the bay and the Bay
Queen took another.
During the forenoon yesterday the
weather was reasonably good. but in the
afternoon il grew quite dark and rainy
and the excursionists started down the
bay In q shower The weather didn't
stop them however, for the boats were
crowded. Every young fellow who knew
young woman seemed TO have thought
II his duty to take her out for trip down
the bay or to the park, and the older peo-
pie and children- Mere- just-about- -as-
numerous.
During Monday evening the streets
were crowded with people, walking TO
and fro looking at each other rs New
England people have way of doing. A
Rood-looking crowd with no disturb
ances. One almost wonders where so
many people live and how they earn
money to dress so well and then he won
ders what would become of them il the
big factories, where most Of them work,
should be shut down.
There are all kinds of people in that
crowd from the burly young workman 10
the tired mother with her sleepy child
rem, waiting patiently for a horse car or
train. There are many young girls rather
careless of how they make chance ac-
Quaintances and old men smoking holi
day cigars.