The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1895-05-17
PRIZE WINNERS.
The Crack Shots Of the r. !. Brigade
Got Their Medals Last Night.
Interesting Military Exercises at In
fantry Hall Were Well Attended.

Prizes for good workmanship during 1894
were awarded in Infantry Hall. last evening.
| to tho officers and men of the Rhode Island
Militia.
The affair was the occasion for n splendid
military displays witnessed by company of
invited guests that crowded all the galleries
and the platform.
The entire floor was reserved for the
soldiers.
From 80 TO o'clock there was a concert
| by Reeves American Band, and then a com
plimentary review TO the Governor and staf
| by Companies A, b, q, ID, IL, and q OF the
First Regiment, in command Of Colonel Phet-
teplace.
His Excelency was accompanied during this
review by Brigadier General Dyer. Adjutant-
| General: Brigadier-General Dennis, Quarter
master General; Lieutenant Colonel Walker,
| Assistant Qua rtermaster General; Colonels
| Mowry, Waterman and Brown, aids TO the
Commander in Chief: Brigadier General Ken
dali. commanding brigade Lieutenant Colonel
| Warfeld. assistant adjutant-genoral brigade;
Lieutenant Colonel French, medical director;
Major Carter. assistant inspector general;
Major Harcourt, inspector of rife practice;
Captain Young, assistant inspector rifle prac-
tice; Captain Gray. commissary; Captain
Williams, aide decamp: Captain Rittman,
Signal Corps; Captain wolcott, First Leuten-
ant Leach and Second Lieutenant Allen. Ma
chine Gun Battery; Colonel Moran, Second
Regiment; Major Strauss, First Battalion
Cavalry.
Immediately after the review the large
number OF prize winners were drawn up In
column form, and before presenting the prizes
Governor Brown made the following address:
An nj IA
Rhode Island Militia-I meet you tonight to
perform one of the many pleasant duties OF
the position of Commander-in- Chief. / am
particularly interested in rife practice, be-
cause believe ii TO be most essential branch
of your military training. and because II was
revived amid many difficulties during the first
year Of my administration.
"We would, perhaps, be willing to find
larger number of men entitled to these
medals, but regard the results attained dur
ing the past year at the rife range as very
satisfactory. And / ask you who have won
the medals TO contribute TO the success OF the
coming year by urging your comrades to join
you. The State will furnish the ammunition
il you will press the trigger.
"gonight find my self under renewed obliga-
tons to Colonel Phetteplace and his command.
men. of my deep appreciation of the courtesy
extended by this review. AS j watched you
tonight, witnessed the creditable drilling and
listened to the martial music could not dis
miss a feeling Of regret that our relations are
about 10 change.
In experimenting the affairs Of the militia
meeting with you in camp and around the
banquet board. have spent many happy mo-
\ hall
carry with mo to private life the highest re-
gard for and the warmest belief in the future
Of the militia of the State. You will always
fad in me hearty supporter and true
friend, as I know you would find in every
citizen IL they knew you as well as !. You
have not yet secured due public recognition,
but that is because your opportunities have
been limited That recognition and those OPP
portuuities are coming. II you would be
equal to them, you must believe in yourselves
that others may believe in you. You must
ever remember the dignity and responsibility
Of the service you have undertaken.
Discipline will be the price of your progress,
n discipline fostered and shared by all, from
the youngest private to the highest officer II
you will continue to pay the price, the years
will not be many before the Rhode Islands
of model militia l shall look with conf
dence 20 that time.
Besides the many marksmen and sharp
shooters who won the medals there were sew
eral Of the particularly good shots TO receive
special medals and trophies.
Those fortunate enough TO secure the
trophies were Governors trophy, Pirate Will
lam ID. Perrin. First NJ. q. Battery: The Pro
,,,,1a,oo Eyonipo Naxva trn,,hy Private William
d. Perrin, First NJ. q. Battery; Boylan tro-
ply. First Machine Gun Battery team; olney
trophy, Company C. First Regiment Infantry:
Telegram trophy, Company ID, Second Regi-
ment team; Wilbur trophy, Naval Reserve
Torpedo Company. Bristol Highest average,
First Machine Gun Battery.
The special medals for best Workmanship
in the organization TO which the recipient be
longod were awarded as follows:
Brigade, Private William ID. Perrin. First
NJ G. Battery: First Regiment, Sergeant Ed.
ward G.. Dexter, Company b: First Regiment,
First Battalion, Sergeant William ID. Treu.
Company G First Regiment, Second Battalion,
Corporal Thomas S. Bennett Company c
Second Regiment, Private William H. Wicker.
Company ID; Second Reg iment. First Bat.
TALON, Private John b. Moore, Company
ID; First Battalion Cavalry, Corporal Joseph
Sharples Company b. First Machine Gun
Battery, Sergeant William A. Stafford, Battery
A, Light Artillery, Sergeant Theodore
Brotherton; Naval Reserve Torpedo Company.
tBristoD, Gunner's Mate, Burt r. DunAor,
COMPANY shots: First Regiment, Company A,
Sergeant John +. Carr; First
Regiment, Company y. Corporal William
G.. Laird; First Regiment, Company
G. william w. Waterman; First
Regiment, Company ID, Char les
Fletcher: First Regiment, Co +, WIFE am B.
Potter First Regiment, Co. q. Archie Har
den; First Regiment. Co. II. John Guinness;
Second Regiment. Co. ID. Patrick McLaugh-
lin.
Private William ID. Perrin o { the Machine
Gun Battery carried of the honors.
The prizes were presented by Governor
Brown, Adjutant. General Dyer in the case of
the Governor Allen trophy, and Lieutenant