The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-12-19
TROPHIES PRESENTED.
Marksmen and Sharpshooters Re-
ceive Their Badges.
Imposing Military Ceremonies at The State
Armory In Paw .ucket.

The officers and men Of the Rhode Island
Militia, who have qualified as marksmen
ana sharp shooters received their badges
last evening at the state Armory In raw
tucket and the affair was made the occa-
sion for the usual military ceremonies.
Among the civic and military digns-
taries on the reviewing stand werei
His ExcelIency, Governor Charles War
rem Lippitt, com man der in chief and stan.
His Honor Mayor Henry e. liepke, and
mem pers Of the City Council OF Paw
tucket, Brigadier General Frederick M.
Sackett. Adjutant General; Brigadisr
General Charles X. Dennis, @. M. g.;
Brigadier General Hiram Kendall;
Colonel Phetteplsce and stan OF the First
Regiment, r. /. NJ; Colonel Moran and
stan OF the Second Regiment, X. /. Nj
Major Alex. Strauss and stan of the Bat
TALON Cavalry; Captain Barker, Battery
A; Lieutenant Weaver, Battery A; Captain
Walcott and officers OF the Mschine Gun
Battery; Captain Ritnan OF the Signal
Corps; Captain Harvey and officers OF the
Hospitsl Corps; Lieutenant Eiswald anu
u
Lieutenant Fred Williams and officers of
the Bristol Naval Reserves; Major Arnold
| and staff of the u. 4. A.; Colonel Daniel
| Stephens and officers OF the Bristol Train
OF Artillery; Coiorei Boswcrth and stan
Of the Warren Artillery; Colonel William
A. Browning and STAT OF the Kentish
| Guards OF East greenwich.
After the large numbe OF mon from
eli commands had received their medals
| as marksmen or sharpshooters the special
prizes and trophies were awarded.
The following received special medals
as best shots OF the respective organiza'
tiops to which they belong,
| Bigsde-Private Edward q. Dexter,
Signal Corps. First Rsgimsnt--Sergsant Mt
| Archie Il. Harden. Co. u. (; 1st Battalion,
Private W. ID. Treu. Co. b; I'd Battalion.
Sergeant H. J. Smith, Go. ID. Second
acknowledgement :. MacNeill Go. F. !
lst Battalion. Corporal >. b. Moore, Co.
D.; I'd Battalion, Private r. King, Co.
q. First Battalion Cavsiry-Corporsl Jo-
seph sharples, 60. b. Naval Battalion
--Iunners Mate Bert X. Dunbar. LIST d.
vision. United Train of Artillery Ser
geant Oscar Strom.
The winners OF trophies were: Highest
score, sharpshooters, Private 4. q. Dex,
ter, Signal Corps; second highest score,
sbarpsnooters, Sergeant W. A. Stafford,
1st nj. q. b.; highest scors, Marksmen,
private f. A. Rsnfree, Battery A. l.. A ;
second highest score, marksmen, Isl
Lieutenant J. NJ. Philiips, Go. g., I'd
RegimentIniantry regi,~sntal trophy tri'
COLOR I'd Regiment Intsntty; "Boylan"
trophy, 60. a, 1st Regiment Infantry;
"Telegrsmn trophy, Warren Artillery
"Mayor Oiney" trophy, Co, u, Unitet
Train OF Artillery; highest average, 20
ID. ID Regiment Infantry.
The following shsrpshooters received
honorai le mention az attaining the high
ests scores in their respective clssses, il
the order named: Private Edward q
Dexter, Signal Corps; Sergeant J. A
Stafford, LIST NJ. a. Battery; Private A
+. Harvey, 20. q tst Regiment Iufan
try; Captain George A. Forsyth, Go. q
1st Regiment Infantry. Captain Levin
Pststoue, Co. b. United Train of Artil
iery: Sergeant II. j. Smith, To- ID. IL
Regiment Infantry.
Marksmen--PrivateF +. A. Renfrec, Bat
terry A. Light Artillery; LIST Lieutenan
John Nj. Phillips, 90. q, I'd Regimen
Infantry; Private ]. M. Psrron, Co. Il
ist Regiment Infantry; ist Sergean
John Il. Carr, Co. A., lst Regiment In
tautry Corporal n. K. Phinney. Co. d.
"a Regiment Infantry, Sergeant Z. j
Mummy. Go. H.. I'd ReSiment Infantry