The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1892-07-30
VICTORY is in The AIR.
Veterans Make Desperate Assault
on Shore Dinners.
THEY WILL CONQUER OR DIE.
Rhode Island Veterans at Rocky Point
The Parade and DistIngui uished Guests
The Program for tho Day is One OF
Many Pleasures.

The annual reunion OF RHODE ISLANDS
Veteran Association OF Grand Army he
roes is being held to-day at Rocky Point.
The morning dawned auspiciously. The
sky was clear and the sun shone warm
and bright. Early trains from different
sections Of the State brought large bodies
of veterans and their friends Many
went down to Rocky Point, where to-
days reunion is being held. on the first
boats. The veterans gathered in lit
tie knots and groups on Exchange
place, where at 0 o'clock the line of march
was formed. The right Of the line rested
on the Burnside monument. RHODE
ISLANDS great general was again at the
trisated a @ s and donnea Hedsys S wsIs faIi Ss Ns
tional Band took its place at the head of
the line and Capt. q. G. Gray, who was
in charge Of the line, gave the command
to march.
The start was made in the following
order
~ Hedley's Fuii National Band. m SY""'
First II. l. Light ARTILLERY, George w. Cole,
commander; 70 men.
Third II. /. Heavy Artillery, Edwin Metcalf,
commander; ~ men.
Fourth r. !. Infantry, Albert f. Sholes in
command: lbs men.
Seventh r. /. Infantry, Major L. A. jerks in
command 30 men;
Ninth X. i. Infantry, John Talbot Pitman in
command 40 men.
Second and Third X. /. Cavalry. Seventh
Squadron. Capt i. Brucker in command |;
Eleventh Il. 1. Infantry. Elhanon Morey in
command; Is men.
y. 8. Veteran Association, X. Il. Lindsey in
command 20 men.
The line of march was through Wash
in gton row to Westminster, to Mathew
s on, to Weybosset, TO Custom House, to
Dyer, to Crawford, to South Water
streets, to the steamer Thomas A. Nor
Rau, the special boat chartered to convey
the veterans and their families to Rocky
Point.
At 1905 o'clock the Morgan pulled out.
Great enthusiasm prevailed. The band
struck up Marching Through Georgia."
and some Of the veterans yelled with de-
light. The steamer Bay Queen from
Newport landed q number of the New
port members OF the Fourth X. l. In
fantry at Rocky Point this morning
y On the arrival OF the veterans at Rocky
Point they dispersed over the grounds
with the intention of assembling again at
2 O'Clock this afternoon for speech max
ing, and to select regimental officers for
the ensuing year.
A special election was held by Battery
II, which will also participate in the elec-
tion Of officers for the regiment to which
it belongs. Gov. ID. Russell Brown and
Col. Brown and Col. Wetherell of his
staff, and Executive Secretary Jennings
went down on the IL o'clock boat as
guests of the organizations. Gov. Brown
is expected to deliver an address to the
veterans.
Among the other guests who are pres
ent to day by special invitation are Capt.
Jeffrey Hazard, Lieut.. Charles +. Mason,
Mayor Carroll Of Pawtucket, ex-senator
Thornley,, Col. James X. Bliss, the old
colonel Of the Seventh Regiment and
Gen. Charles X. Brayton.
Manager Harrington has made all the
arrangements necessary for the comfort
of his guests and fed ut o'clock this
afternoon 5000 Of them.
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