The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1892-05-28
Department Commander Ray VIII Head
the Column and Many Posts, Camps
and other Organizations viii Turn
Ont to Do Honor 10 Men Who Died.

Monument ana Burnslue SIdtue, diSo inc
firing of the national salute, Will occur
before the parade For convenience the
battery will be placed on the right until
we retire from the monument, when IL
will be formed in the following order on
South Water street, right resting on Col
lege street.
Police Skirmishers.
Department Commander.
6. V. Department Commander, j. V. Depart
ment Commander
Department officers and stan.
Carriage containing Acting Department
Chaplain and Assistant Adlutant General
National officers and aides-de-camp.
Past Department Commanders.
Division Commander and stan sons Oh Vet
erans.
Officers u. =. Army and Navy.
Farragut Naval Association.
Gen. Nelson A. Miles Garrison.
Reeves American Band.
Gen. James A. Garfield Camp, No, IL, 5. Of ".
j. Frankland, commander.
Prescott Post No. /, Edward O'Neill, comman-
Bucklin Post No. 20, Henry J. Pickersgill,
commander.
Band.
Fred z. Davis Camp No. Is. :. OF ", o. 4.
Mason, COMMANDER:
Arnold Post No. 4, Nelson IL. Arnold, COM
mander.
Parks Continental Band.
slocum Light Guards Capt; George A. For
syth commander.
Gen. A. +. Burnside Camp, No. b. ,. or ";
Herbert $. Thompson commander
Slocum Post, No. 10; Edward h. Curtis COM
mander.
Band.
First Separate Company Infantry, brigade X.
!. Militia, Captain Robert w. Blunt.
Second Separate COMPANY lnIastrK Brgade
Col. James Barton Camp, No. ~, :. of "; w.
Il. Matthews commander.
Ives Post, No. 10; John Ii. FRANCIS comnan-
George IL. Browne Post, No: 25; Samuel Graf
%, ton ton eSmmander % naalsIp p.,,or com
Carriages for disabled comrades.
Flower wagons.
Battery A, Light Artillery, II. L. Militia;
Lieut.. Charles ii. Weaver. commanding,
AT s:l5 A. NJ, the column will move to the
soldiers and sailors monument, and there join
inths following order OF exefetses+ = -;
Dirge. ................R Reeves's American Band
Prayer. Acting Department Chapplain
National Salute Battery A, Light Artillery
Decoration of soldiers and sailors monu-
ment and Burnside statue.
Taps. department Bugler
Post commanders. excepting command
ers of Rodman and Bucklin Posts, Will
detail six comrades from their respective
posts, who will report to the assistant
adjutant general Immediately upon their
arrival at the monument, supplied with
flowers for decorating the same. The
commander of Rodman Post will attend
to the decoration OF the Burnside statue,
and will see that the flowers are provided
for that purpose After the conclusion
of the ceremonies at the monument and
Burnside statue the line Will reform for
the parade, moving through Washington
row to Westminster and High streets,
where the line will be reviewed at Frank
lin street, after which they will move
through Summer, Broad, Weybosset and
Exchange streets to Exchange place, and
there be dismissed. The posts, with their
escorts, will then proceed TO the different
Cemeteries as follows
Prescott Post No. I, North Burial
C,round and Catholic Cemetery.
Arnold Post No. 4, Locust Grove and
Pocasset Cemeteries.
Slocum Post No. 10, and Rodman Post
No. 12, Swan Point Cemetery.
Ives Post No. IL, Grace Church Gene
tery.
Ge orge II. Brown Post No. 25, Oakland
Cemetery.
Post Nos. 5. 10 and 25 with their escorts
are granted permission TO leave the line at
Broad aud Summer streets and proceed
to the respective cemeteries they are to
decorate. The Department Commander
and staff will accompany Prescott Post
No. l, to the North Burial Ground.
In the afternoon the Department Com
mander and staf will visit East Provi-
dence and take part with the Bucklin
Post No. 90 Comrades of the staff will
report at Buckiin Post, at Il. NJ. sharp.
Military and other organizations not
escorting posts will be dismissed at the
conclusion. OF the parade. Department
George Is. Willis A. ID. C., at depart
ment headquarters, 81 Exchange place, at
O'Clock x. VI. sharp. mounted, in full
uniform, wearing badge of mourning on
left arm, and Grape on sword hilt Past
department commanders, national Off
GERS and aids-de-camp and officers of the
l.. 5. army and navy who may be in the
city, are cordially invited TO join with US
IN the parade, reporting as above. Sol
diers and sailors OF the late war for the
II ID.
mombers or not OF the Grand Army of
tho Republic, are also invited TO join in
the parade. IL is earnestly recommended ii
that all flags throughout the city he dis
played at half-mast during the day, and
places of business closed while the pro
cession Is passing.
The Grand Army.
Tower Post, Pawtucket. will attend
divine service Memorial Sunday at the
First Baptist Church, the Rev. j. B. Jor
dan, pastor.
George II. Browne Post, No. 25, will at
tend divine service at ST. Pauls NJ. f.
Church on Memorial Sunday, in the
morning, IL the evening they will attend
service at the Broad Street Christian
Church.
At the meeting OF Bucklin Post last
Tuesday evening, Vice Commander
Thomas Reed presided Commander
Pirkesgill Is still reported ILL The Star
board Watch Of this post held a meeting
IN the ante-room, presided over by Capt
FRANCHISES. Butts. The watch viii turn
out with Bucklin Post, both Memorial
Sunday and Memorial day.
In Ballou Post, Central Falls, Tuesday
evening, Veranus ,. Bailey, n member OF
Company Il, Sd Massachusetts Cavalry,
was re-obligated. One application was
received. One hundred and sixty-nine
graves were tagged I'm the several ceme-
teries under the jurisdiction OF this post.
AZ the regular meeting of Slocum Post,
Wednesday evening. AN invitation was
received and accepted from Gen. A T..
Burnside Camp, Sons of Veterans, TO at
tead their annual inspection next Tues
day evening, May 81.
At Prescott Post meeting last evening
the death OF Comrade Edward Butler was
ANNOUNCED. lie died May - lie served
rs private In Co. n, 1sth Massachusetts
Infantry and was also a sergeant in Co
III. lst Massachusetts Heavy Artillery.
Two comrades were reinstated ia Ar
uold PnsL Mnndau exaninu Thia not