The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1895-05-29
Elaborate Preparations for
Memorial Day.
Parade OF Veterans and Decoration OF
Graves in the Cemeteries.
Excursions on the Continental Steam
ers, Baseball and Other Pastimes.

holiday TO be looked forward 10 by young
and old, although with mixed feelings OF
anticipation, as either Christmas or the
Fourth OF July. Primarily, OF
course, its recurrence brings
10 the minds of all veterans
of the rebellion that one of tho chief
duties TO be performed is the strewing OF
flowers upon the graves OF de-
parted comrades. Incidentally 1T
is deemed desirable that all
Grand Army posts shall parade in order
that the lessons which may be derived
from the spectacle OF the veterans of the
greatest war of modern times marching
elbow to elbow beneath tho folds OF the
flag they adore may inapire truer
and more intense patriotic spirit among
the people who witness IL. IN accordance
with custom, therefore, there Will
be the usual demonstration tomorrow.
1t may be expected, il anything, TO be
more successful than that OF previous
years, because OF an unusual unanimity
of feeling existing among all the posts.
Tho several posts of Providence, having
placed themselves under the command OF
Commander Daniel II. Baliou, will report
with their escorts and guests TO the as
sistant adjutant general at the
Soldiers and SaiIoTs' Monument,
Exchange place, a. S:15 q. n. At $3.50
O'Clock there will be impressive exercises
at the monument, including it's decoration
and that of the Burnside statue. Then n
grand street parade will occur through
the following erreets:
Route of March.
Dorrance, W Wessminster, Summer, Broad,
Weybosset, and Exchange streets TO Ex-
change place. Tho department COM
mander will review tho columns ar Frank
lin street as is passes up Westminster
street. Upon arrival at Exoh@ago place
the parade will be dismissed, and the
posts with their escsrts and Camps Sens
of Veterans, viii proceed TO cemeteries as
follows:
PRESCOTT Poss, No. l, North Burial
Ground and CathoIic Cemetery.
Slocnm Post No. 10, RodmRn Post No.
II, Swan Point Cemetery.
Ives Post No. 13, Grace Church Gene
terry.
Arnold Post No. 4, Locus. Grove and
Pocasset Cemetery.
George IL. Browne Post, No. %, Oakland
Cemetery.
Posts 13, a, and 25, with their escorts,
are granted permission to leave the col
umn at corner Brosd and Summer streets.
Flags will be displayed at half mast
during the day, and most places OF busi-
ness will remEis closed during the parade.
Rev. II. b. Csdy, department chaplain,
will make prayer at the monument, and
Battery A vii! fire tbs nstionRl salute.
The line will be made up OF officers, the
posts, Sons of V-tSrsn Camps, Naval Vet
Grams, militia companies and several
bands and flower wagons.
Another Memorial Day feature, which
in some parts OF the country seems TO be
crowding its holy observance into the
background, is pleasure hesking, OF
which, judging from the numer-
Gus attractions advertised ia the
daily papers, there will be no dear. IN
Providence, weather permitting. Aside
from the numerous sports providsd fo-
the entertainment OF al, there will be
many excursions to tempt the outing
seekers.
Dinner at Fields Point.
Fields Point seems to hold out the
best inducements for a quiet observance
of the day coupled with delicious dinners
and fresh air galore. This populer resort
will be open all day, although
the regular season will not open
until June l6, and dinner, said TO be the
best down the river, will be served from
IL TO @. Mine Host Atwsll will be on
hand, and that ought to be reeommsEda-
tion enough.
The Continental Steam boat Company
has arranged to give two excursions TO
Newport, and steamers will run to the
various shore resorts every 80 minutes
during the afternoon and evening
In the afternoon steamer Mount Hope
of the Fall River & Providence steam boat
Company, will make an excursion down
the west passage, around the lightship at
Brenton's Reef, and up the east passage.
Baseball Games.
Lovers OF base ball will have n chance TO
become satiated, for, besides the various
amateur games, the Grays will play two
games with Springfield az Adelaide Park.
The Providence boys arc ia winning trim
now and ought TO show the leaders some
points.
Then, too, an important game will be
played between Brown and Yale on Lin
coin Field at 3 p. m. The Brown boys
can win, II they so desire, and their
friends are anxious to see them give Yale
the blues.
Tomorrow evening, at tho Providence
Opera House, James A. Herne will begin
q return engagement with "Shore Acres"
90 fiji out the week; at Trow wbridge's Star
Theater Manager John n. Phillips will be
given a deserved testimonial bencfi, both
afternoon and evening; the Bon Ton
Speciality Company will give two excellent
performances at the Westminster Theater
as usual.
The Palace Closed.
The city hall will be closed all day to-
morrow.
At the Postonlce.
The Stamp, Money Order and Registry
Divisions will be closed for the day.
The General Delivery and Csrriors'
wickets ~, = f.isssd at 10 a. m.
Carriers will make one delivery tr1p only.