The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1894-10-24
SOLDIERS Dine.

no improperly when ask you to give us
the aid OF your influence
to help pass the new law.
may say you have made a most cred table
impression by your exhibition today.
You have grstified me, and am sure you
must have satisfied your gallant young
commander. l believe In the militia. l
believe In its necessity, as an instrument
ior peace and protection. In the ranks of
regiment such rs yours, you must,
IL faithful soldiers, acquire
deeper sense OF the dignity
OF law. Of your obligations to
your fellow citizens. and of the need OF
devotion TO our common country. There
fore, i heartily wish tho First Light In
fantry Regiment long life and N uch sue
cess and usefulness.
Colonel William II. Thornton spoke for
the past commanders OF the First Light
Infantry, and enumerated the following
names OF captains and colonies Who bad
always been among the foremost OF the
State, In its social, commercial and mill
tary circles: Angel, Rathbone,
Field, Stimson, Shaw, Brown,
Dennis, Goddard, Thornton and Phette-
place, but 10 commanders since the birth
OF the regimedt in 1918. II would be diff
ficult to find another organization that
could make tho same toast Colonel
Shaw, who was In command previous to
1885, was the only Rhode Island
officer who was ever obliged to
order his men TO fire on
mob. Colonel Browne led the regiment,
or company as IL was then, from 1885 to
1867 and he was succeeded by General
Dennis who was the last captain under
fra nf,,,, N Ia. 4 bo
first colonel under the new order Of the
reg giment.
Before taking his seat, Colonel Thorn
ton introduced Nine. Barratta Morgan,
who sang 30 Promise Me-" and for an
encore gave "Comrades," with the crowd
for a chorus.
General Olney Arnold responded to the
toast "The soldier of yesterday, to-day
and forever" The general said that the
toast was somewhat personal, nsidering
the age OF the one chosen to respond to it,
but then, he always had been a soldier, was
now, because Gov. Brown had reesta bl shed
the office OF Major General and given il to
him and he would be somewhere forever.
The speaker referred to the old time
companies OF the State and said that he
was proud TO be the guest OF the most dis
tinguished military organization of New
England.
Colonel r. III. Rockwell responded for
the city of Providence, speaking of the
commercial development, pointing out
some OF the mistakes 1t had made and
alluding to its bright prospects for the
future.
In the absence of Colonel Duckworth
James Snow responded for the First Light
Infantry Veteran Association.
General Warfield told OF the very
pleasant relationship between the First
Light Infantry and the brigade OF Rhode
Island Militia.
General Dennis repres ented the Gov
ernor's stan in the speech making.
Colonel l.. Il. Pease, of the Woonsocket
Reporter, made bright speech on the
familiar text, "rhe Pen is Mightier Than
the Sword, ;" and Lieutenant Colonel Harry
B. Rose closed the exercises with some in
teresting remarks on the scholar in the
Military"
Nine. Morgan came out again and sang
The Star Spangled Banner and that close q
the Held day celebration save for the
singing of Aud Lang Syne by the crowd,
the march to the depot and the ride home
on the lnfantry's special train.
The gentlemen of Woonsocket who
were on the citizens committee and did SO
much TO make The day for their guests the
great success that it was, were
Colonel +. Harris, Messrs. j. Fountain,
Chester Smith. Stanley Smith, Cass,
Pothier, Lee, Kirkaidy, Lincoln. Fred
Cook, t. A. Buell., Batchellor, Phil
Boucher, Dulude, James T.. Cook, Hop
kins, Halden, Mason, Cunnock, Walter |.
Baliou, e. Charles Francis, samuel T..
Cook, l.. b. Pease, 5. 5. Getchell, Burn
side Clark, Joseph Deigneaaif, W. III.
Rixford, George Mowry, Charles Gorton.