The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1893-05-20
SECOND EDITION.
4 O'clock.
MEMORIAL DAY.
ORDERS ISSUED BY DEPdRTME NI
COMMANDED CRiNSTON'
How the Grand Army of the Republic
viii Celebrate the Day Order In Re
gard to Memorial sunday.

Department Com apder George Il.
Cralston Of the Grand Army OK the
Republic has issuel orders in regard 70
the celebration of Memorial Day. The
orders are as follows:
For the purpose OF parade on Memorial Day,
Tuesday. May 80, the posts located In Providence
have placed themselves under the orders of the de-
The command ng Officers OF military. organiza-
lions commanders OF posts. and the division con, 6nIr
commands 20 Chief OF staf Jeremiah Costine. az
Srawiond stree, pIiage, Sc oIa nsntfonsd' faprao
gut Naval association and General Nelson A. Miles
z rrison are inyited to parade, ana VIII report as
The services at the Soldiers and Sailors ~ Mo a.
ment and Burnside Statue, also the nring OF ln'
national salute. Will occur previous TO the parade:
For convenience the battery VIII be placed on ,e
when It viii take position as hereafter assigned.
The line viii be formed In the following ORDER on
south Water street. right resting on College street
Police Skirmishers.
S. Department { nmander and Chief OF Stan.
j. V. Department Commander.
Department Officers and stan.
Carriage containing Department Chaplain ana
National Onicers and Aides-de.C Camp.
Past, Department Commanders.
Officers United States Army and Navy.
Farragut Naval ASSOCIATION.
General Nelson A. Miles Garrison.
Soldiers and sailors who have served In other
soldiers and sailors who seIved. during the late
Reeves American Bands Bowen X; Church, leaaer.
Prescott Post No. 1; Thomas w. Manchester. COM
mander.
stones Continental Band.
Arnold Post No. 4; George H.. FISHER, commander.
Parks Continental Band.
slocum Light Guard; captain george A. Forsyth,
slocum Post No. 10 George b. Lapham. CON-
Ives Post Drum Corps.
Second Separate Company. Rhode Island militia;
First Lieutenant George ii. simms. command
Ives Post. No. Is. James E. johnson, Commander.
Mount Hope Drum Corps.
George II. Browne Post, No. 25. Benjamin F.
Rodman Post. No. ~. Ezra X. Parker, Com
D"''t Captain "a EdsaF 'iks i. bsyrk tiaG semssnSius.
Carriages for Disabled Comrades.
Flower Wagon.
Division oomm@pder william Y, Hasol N; p. Bowen and
Camps Nos. 8, ii, Is. 10 and ~, under command of
their respec tive Captains.
At s15 O'Clock "A. IN. the column viii move TO the
Soldiers and sailors monum mt and there join In
the following order oil exercises;
Dlrge. ''heeSess amerl.ah banu
National salute. :. -. battery A. Light Artillery
Decoration OF Soldiers and Sailors monument and
Burnside statue.
Taps Department Bugler
Monument and burnside Statue, the line will re-
form for the parade. mo'i ~ Through Exchange
i fIssSi to street, Mest.n Mhsre the line %Piu be r. viewed by
the senior Vice Department Commander, after
weybosset ana Westminster streets. across Market
square. up North Main, through Steeple street to
Iu1lk lN1 ahA Wv FN.H 80 49,
with their escorts OF Militia aud sons % Veterans.
will then proceed TO the different cemeteries. as
Prescott Post. No. 1, North Burial Ground and
Catholic , emetery.
Arno.d Post, No. a. Locust Grove and Pocasset
siocum Post. No. 10. and Rodman Post, No. IL.
Ives Post. No. rs, Grace Church Cemetery.
George H.. Browne Post, No. 20, Oakland Gene
terry.
Posts Nos. 4. - and %, with their escorts. are
granted permission 10 ,eaVe tbs line AT Broa 1 ana
Summer streets, and proceed To the respective
The senior vice department commander and
staff will accompany Prescott post, iNo. i, 10 th5
North Burial ground. In the afternoon the sen or
vice department commander and stan will vistt
in their memorial services.
Military and other organizations not escor
posts, Will DO dismissed atthe conclusion OF the
parade
Department officers ana staf will report to Conn
rade George l.. Prentice, at department beadquar'
tiers, Exchange place at 7.io a M. sharp mounted:
In full uniform, wearing badge OF mourning on lett
arm and Grape on swori-hit;
Past Department Commanders. National Oncers
ana AIDES de Camp, and cheers OF the United
States Army and Navy. aud those who have
served IN the Army or Navy OF any other country,
are cordially Invited to jon with us In the parade,
reporting a. above.
preston OF the Rebellion, VINO are not connected
with the Grand Army OF the Republic, are also
cordially invited To parade, and Will report 10 ths
Chiel-of-Stan, at Board OF Trade ID lldlng. VIM
will assign them positIonsin line.
IL is earnestly recommended that all hags
throughout the city be displayed at half-nlast
during the day, and places OF business closed while
the procession Is passing.
The department commander regrets exceedingly
that IL will be impossible for hun Ia take COM
manh on Memorial Day. and he there fore am
nounces that tine senior vice department comnan-
der. Charles VI. Baker. will DE In omman on that
day.