The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1893-04-19
MILITIA OFFICERS MEET.
General Kendall EntertainS The Brigade
0fhCerS at the TTOcadero.
WHAT is NEEDED At PRESENT.
sociability 10 Mixed with business, and
the Officers Sign Petition to the Gen.
erai Assembly for Larger Appropria-
tion OF the States Money.

The reception rendered TO the officers
Of the state militia by General Kendall
at the Trocadero last night was an affair
caleu ated to make the soldiers arduous
life somewhst less dreary. The scene
was very brillian'. Gold lace was upon
almost every mans CO Il. The governor
and his secretary were in the somber
garb OF the man in full dress, and the
quartet of newspaper men were 81 imilarly
attred. This sextet alone repr ese ted
civilian life. 1t is said there were about
$50 officers there. The general and the
governor received the officers, each being
attended by his staff. Gen. Rhodes was
among the guests. as also was Lieutenant
Wooley of the regular army.
After the nandshakinI in the reception
parlors was finished the line OF march to
the banquet hall was taken up, and one
OF Tiilinghast's spreads appreciatively
discussed. When General Kendall cal ed
To order aud welcomed his guests IL
speedily became appareht that
A business Flavor
W as TO be impaired to the social meet
ing. The governor was introduced, ex-
pressed his pleasure at being pr esent and
referred to the pride he felt at being
associat ed in an official manner with the
officers of the brigade. He said he hal
long been interested in the labors
of the officers of the militia and had
been pleased at the bearing 4 The
officers and the discipline of the
orga II ization. Particu arly had he
noted the advances made in rife prac-
tice. and the attention OF the general
assembly had been directed toward the
body was sucn that it would give the
militia all the support neeie1. A per-
manent camp ground was lie .ded and he
hoped the commission was on the road
toward securing that desired object.
Adjutant General Dyer essayed to
make IA clear exhibit OF the sta e'e
fiscal relations with the militia since IT'S
origin, with a view TO demonstrating
that the soldiers should be dealt more
generously with. He read the figures OF
the annual appropriations, and made
some effective comparisons with other
states. He read n petition that had been
prepared, asking the general assembly to
make an additional appropriation to ena.
BILE the militia TO havs
Rifle Practice
this year and to provide for the heating
I'd lighting of the arm ,ries.
THIS petition WIS iii cussed by Colonel
Moran, Captain Baker. Captain Nc
Gregor, Colonel Thornton, Lieutenant
Colonel Warfied, Major Har>ourt,
Qurtermaster General Dennis and ot hers,
tie net result being that it was signed
by all the officers present and "A commit-
tee appointed TO press IL upon the aLten-
tion OF the general assembly. The re-
marks of the officers revealed the fact hat
the men themselves are Obliged t. pro-
vide tor the light z aud bea ing OF
armories and t. at several companies hnd
it impossible to drill ON account OF the
removal OF gas metres. Several other
points were touc ell upon TO Illustrate
the need OF more money.
General Raodes made one OF his happy
speeches, flied with earnest enthusiasm
for the soldier and his vocation; Quarter
master General Dennis gave some
interesting facts about the equip
ment OF the brigade; Lieutenant
Wooley responded to an invitation
TO speak by assuring the offers
of his desi TO in every lay in mis- power
promote the efficiency OF the brigade;
Major Harcourt maue some witty ana
perIinent remarks aboul rifle practice,
aud the pleasant evening" was at IA end.