The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1892-04-22
THE MILITARY NEWS.
Elections in Companies A and B, f.
[. |. and Other Notes.

Co b, +. L.. l. elected these officers last
evening: Captain. Henry B. Rose; first
lieutenant, George w. Cady second lieu
tenant. Irving w. Young; first sergeant,
Henry j. Staples; second sergeant, Foster
II. Townsend third sergeant, Joseph ii.
G. Liscomb; fourth sergeant, George M.
Hull; fifth sergeant. Thomas II. Hull I;
first corporal, Herbert w. Gardiner I;
second corporal, Arthur S. Joyce; third
corporal, Edwin s. Burlingame; fourth
corporal, William Ii. Thompson; fifth
corporal, Charles Robinson; sixth cor
poral, Joseph III. Stafford Clerk and
treasurer, Sergt Henry j. Stapleton: COM
pany recruiting committee, Lieut. Irving
w. Young, Sergt. George M. Hull and
Private II. Il. Broome; room committee,
Sergt. Foster ii. Townsend, Sergt. George
NJ. Hull and Corp. +. >. Burlingame |;
uniform committee, Lieut.. Irving w.
Young, Sergt. Foster ii. Townsend and
Private i. G. Dexter; regiment recruit
ing committee, Sergt. Il. +. Hull auditor,
Lieut.. Irving w. Young.
After the election the members of the
company and their invited guests
marched to Gelb q Norton's, where an
elegant banquet was waiting for them.
After the banquet Capt. Rose presided
over the post-prandial exercises, and said
Indt IIlS WAS tUe tNtutltlH
election supper of Company Is he had pre-
sided at, nearly all of the banquets since
his connection with the company. He
then introduced Col. Thornton, who con-
graduated Company on it's past record,
and told the company that Mr.. Reeves OF
the American Band had composed
march, called the "March of the lnfan-
try" in which there was vocal part for
the men to sing. This march will be
played for the first time May III. tho ami
versary of the regiment. Speeches were
made by Capt. Tanner, Capt. Colman,
Adjt. Higgins, Capt Peabody and others.
Frank Wesland gave several recitations,
which were enthusiastically received.
Lieut.. Hammered and Mr., Joslin played
selections on the piano and V. L.. Frazier
and Lieut.. Cady sang several songs.
Co. A. Il. L. !. has elected these officers:
Captain-H. $. Tanner; First Lieutenant
b. McStay; Second Lieutenant-W. j.
Secpnd Sergeant--J. Il. Pender; Third
Sergeant-W. w. Kirby; Fourth Ser
geant--J. B. Johnston; Fifth Sergeant
q. 5. Liscombe; First Corporal. L.:
Coyle; Second Corporal-P. Pallas; Third
Corporate. c. Locke; Fourth Corporal
Straker; Sixth Corporal-A. Burlingame;
Treasurer-Capt. II. S. Tanner; Clerk
Corp. G. u. Cornell; Regimenial Recruit
ing Committee-Sergt. j. +. Carr: Com
pany Recruiting Committee-f1rst Lieut..
Is. McStay, Chairman; Sergt. w. w.
Kirby, private f.. A. Johnson; Room Com
mittee-First Lieut.. b. McStay, Chair
man; Sergt. j. Is. johnson, private +. B.
Totten; Visiting Committee-Capt. ii.
S. Tanner, Sergt. W. w. Kirby, private
4. l.. Webster: Military Correspondent
Sergt. w. w, Kirby.
Company b. y. r. A., has elected these
officers: Captain, Walter Il. Angel; first
lieutenant. Charles +. Doe; second lieu
tenant, William 4. Eddy; first sergeant,
Arthur T.. Humes; second sergeant, John
Berry; third sergeant, John B. Johnson.-
fourth sergeant, james Mckee; fifth SER
geant, George f. Neven; first corporal,
Charles 4. Reilly; second corporal, II. Nj.
Dinsmore; third corporal, Fred Nj: vallett.
fourth corporal, ii. M. Buffum; fifth cor
poral, Thomas Francis Pierson; secretary
and treasurer. William Il. Eddy.
The appointment of Maj. A. V. War
field as assistant radjutant general on
Brigadier-Gen. Kendall's staff, George S.
Tingley of Pawtucket. quartermaster and
Maj. Charles Hayes medical director. have
been officially reported.