The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1892-06-24

Smith. Please send name and address TO
| Department Headquarters, No 9l West
| minister street.
The complimentary clambake 10 be
rendered Department Commander David
| S. Raw at Rhodes-on-the- PawtuXet, Tues
day, the 2Sth inst promises To he an en-
joyable affair. Tie following program is
announced:
Lunch, p. NJ; baseball 2 p. NJ; foot
ball. Il, NJ: tug OF war, $3.50 Il. NJ; din
ner, 4 T.. NJ; grand balloon ascension, 5
Those attending the bake will please
take the Edgewood and Pawtuxet cars at
the corner Of Weybosset and Dorrance
streets.
The twentieth annual reunion OF the
First Rhode Island Detached Militia Vet
eran Association will be held at Westerly,
RHODE ISLAND, July 81, 1892 The associ-
alton will be the guests OF Company /, OF
the regiment, Company +. Westerly
Rifles. Budlong Post No Is, Harcourt
Post No. 81, Budlong Relief Corps, Han
cock Relief Corps aud G. n. Steadman
Camp Sons OF Veterans. His Excellency,
Gov. ID. Russell Brown and staff are ex-
pected TO present.
The reunion of the Second RHODE
ISLAND Veteran Association will occur
Friday, July 81, at Rhodes-on-the-Paw-
tuxet
The subject for discussion at Ba.lou
Post Tuesday evening was the desirability
of procuring a better ventilated and more
commodious hall. There Ia good pros
pect OF securing such one in the future
Prescott Post has issued circular ten
dering its thanks TO the clergy who kindly
rendered services TO the Post Oh Memo
rial Sunday aud Memorial Day Also to
the public schools who contributed money
and flowers for the purpose OF decorating
the graves on Memorial Day.
Cnmrn1a Dr Richarl Eddy of Prasc oft
Post. has been granted II transfer card in
consequence OF his removal from the city.
His departure Is sincerely regretted by
the comrades OF the post. Comrade Eddy
has an honorable service and Grand Army
record. He was chaplain Of the Goth New
York Volunteers in the war. In the
Grand Army he has occupied the position
of Post Commander aud Post Chaplain,
and has also served as chaplain of the
Der artment Of Massachusetts. He joined
the post by transfer March 8, 1891.
At the meeting Of Slocum Post Wednes-
day evening. one application to member
ship was received. The post has adopted
a very handsome badge for the Washing
ton trip 1t is n handsome bronze badge,
which will have on one side the medallion
of Col. John Slocum (for whom the post
was named) and on the reverse the words:
"Slocum Post, No TO-" with date of or
ganization and space for the name of the
comrade to he engraved. Next Wednes-
day evening camp fire will be held. On
July the post will keep open house. and
refreshments will be served all day.
Arnold Post has issued n circular ex-
tending unanimous vote Of thanks TO
the city of PROVIDENCE. the town of
Cranston, the honorary members of the
post Rev. 5. ii. Webb, the Rev. Arthur
Rogers, Fred L. Davis Camp, Sons of
Veterans, Mr. and Mrs. William III. Dyer
Of Dyer's Nursery, George Lowell Of
the pot on Memorial Day, and to the
public schools of the city VINO contributed
money and flowers to Arnold Post for the
purpose of decorating the graves on that
day.
A short session of the post was held
Monday evening. Two comrades were
reported sick. Several visiting comrades
made brief remarks