The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1893-07-28
AT SILVER SPRING.
THE REUNION or THE FIFTH REG
fMENT And BITTERY n.
New Officers Elected Business Trans
acted-List of Honored Dead-Other
Notes or "a Newsy Nature.


OF the lads that campsd on the Dexter
Training grounds Oh Thanksgiving Day,
1861, and who were afterwards known in
history as the Fifth X j. regiment.
forty-three met today at Silver Spring,
the occasion being tie Lwenty-third
annual reunion OF the regiment.
This regiment was known as the
Friday" regiment, having been formed
upon that day, left for the front, joined
Gei e'al A. f.. Burnside's forces. was mus
tired out on Friday and every man
IN the regiment In firm believer
that Friday Is "A lucky day. The first O.
union Was held upon Friday, and AT
that meeting it WAS voted to hold the
annual meetings the last Friday In
To be some where on tue Providence river
on Narragansett bay aud S,tur iay the
members together with few from
Battery f." (Belcher's) light artillery
are reviewing old acquaintance and
talk OF the days OF '6l-'65.
The meeting Was called to order at 10
O'Clock in the dance hall, by j. Is.
Greene,M NJ ID. president OF the associatio ..
owing To the non-appearance of the
secretary, the records OF the last meeting
were not read. Comra o w. Ill. CnenerS
was elec eI cretary pro TEN.
icbttTs Ol rsgTcL were Ic;ll lroln Iuoui-
Ders OF the associai ion from all parts OF
the country, as wei. as from several
prominent citizens OF this stie.
Al roll cal it was Iound that
Conpa y A had n representa- We OF 2:
comrades u, q; &, q; ID, 5: T.. g: +. =; q, 3:
IL. 3; |, /; X, 2; battery 4, 2; staff,
The Honored Dead.
The roll OF folor was called. AMI H.
was found that Sergeant Her t +. Lev It
OF Company ii. Captain Andre ) Smith
of Company ID. and Musician George
Alger OF G mpany Ii. had passed away.
The last named dropped dead in Bris-
tol this morning and was about
TO board the train for the reunion. Com
raue William IA. Chennery WAS appointed
"a committee 10 draft suitable resolutions.
Business Transacted
Among the most important items of
business transacted was hat His Excel
lency Governor ID. Russell Brown
be requested b, direct the COM
iiaudaat of the soldier home at
Bristol To furnish al the members OF
the association with transportation To
the place OF the anlut al meeting.
IL WAS also vnted m II tie widows
al d daughters OF the members be made
honorary memLers OF the associttion.
The report To the preside q showed
that the treasury OF the association wl~
not worth n cen. and that even that
amount WAS no owed b. the u. At tbi
point the that" was passsd and SIG was
the amount contributed.
Guests Present
Among the guests present were his ex-
cellency, Governor Bro sn. ia lge W. W..
Douglass. John ID. Lander aud George II.
Petts. A short address was made D. f5e
Governor, who informed the associa ion
that the rebIests in relation To he
soldiers at the home would B G acc eedya
to. Judpe Douglass, Dr. George Mo roe
an Alber; "A. Potter VI. ID. also spoke.
The election of officers were as follows
President, Z. w. Rowland vice presi-
dent. q. w. Hoxie sec,pd VIC presiden' !,
Ephraim Eddy = crctar. and treasurer,
l.. l.. Buraon, assistant secretary Fra X
II. Potter. After election c,aper was
served ami the members spsut the resI OF
the afternoon on the : ore.