The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-07-06

Rhode Island WheelDen's Club, 65 mo1; Cap.
tain George ". Phillips, First Lieutenant
r. j. Kenyon, Second Lieutenant Her
bort Jillson. Bngler ~ A. Briggs Ensigns
q. A. Blake and h. NJ Whitford
Narragansets Wheclmen, % men; Captain
Frank Elliott
Pawtucket Cycling Club. 80 men; acting Cap
tain Fred James, First Lieutenant W. H.
Sweeney, Second Lieutenant Charles Wood
Bnglsr Joseph beehan' Color be"rer hehiy
Tiger Roadsiers, Dorchester, Mass, 80 men;
Gaptain John Christie, First Lieutenant
Fred q. Hatch, Second Lieutenant q. l..
Nichols, Ensign II. l. King, Bugler W. H.
Elmwood whecimen. 40 men; Captain e. J..
Clark, First Lieutenant 4. NJ. whitney
Second Lieutenant u. Pcarce Bugler
John r. i,enis.
ouimotte, ,FirstIsieutenant Charles IA; Stud
ley, Seconds Iieutennat Walter IL. white
Bugler A. N. Thurber Color Bearer IL. NJ
Thurber Emergency Corps, men.
Falcon wheelmen, 30 men; Captain George
Handing, First Lieutenant Nathanlel
Hathaway, Second Lioutenon; A; M lthew'
son, bugler l.. L. Allen, Color Bearers a.
ID. Paige and G. Calvert.
Dayton Cycle Club, 25 men: CAPTAIN T.. A
Scott. First Lieutenant l.; E. Mowry
socond Lieutenant {. J. Walmsley, Ensign
Y. NJ. q. A. Cycle Club, 10 men; Captain G. r.
sehoh. S First Lieutenant 1, bSrry w hhSn hoIprook
Universalist Cadet Cycle Corps, ~ men; Cap
tain j. III. Massie First Lieutenant Harry
r..
Earl Sayles, Drummer George L.Lewls'
Bicycle Prizes Awarded.
The Rhode Island Wheelmen had the
largest mum ber in line and were awarded
tho prize. The Narragansetts had second
and the Elmwoods the third prize. The
Cranstons took a prize for.general appear
ance. The Boston Tigers were also fortu-
nate In this respect and took second prize
The Falcon Wheelmen were awarded first
.,rfx f,n f,r.l. nt,I nH nil
The Pawtuokets came second The Union
Cadets and Company A, 2d regiment
each received prizes for general appear
ance. The ladies prizes wero awarded 10
No. ~, 10 and No 120 Uncle sam who
rodo an ordinary wheel receives u prize
The prizes for the best fancy costumes
went TO the brownies, the frog and the
third TO No. Az The boat SPRAY" was
awarded the first prize for novelties. the
second went to No. ia and the third To
Father Time. The Juvenile prize was
won by the lad with the painted nous
tacho and goatee. He was the midget OF
the parade. The Yellow Kid took second
and No. l31 the third prize. Arthur Lake
was awarded first prize TOR the best decora'
tion and tho ham bone coon was second.
The tandem prize went 10 No. lO9. The
second prize went TO the newspaper pair.
The meritorious prizes went to Corp
Brothers the Continentals, and the man
and the boy who rode the tandem. Special
prizes were awarded to the Dayton Club
and TO the Y. M. q. A. organization.
The Evening Fireworks.
The most successful and probably the
most enjoyable feature of the celebration
was the fireworks on Dexter Training
Ground. The great field was packed with
people at 8 o'clock demonstrating the In
terest taken by the general public The
large grand stand was filed by the guests
Of tha 4 ybf,h Ind ha nf
bearing the concert by the Hedloy- -Livsey
band. The crowd WAS SO great that many
on the field were not aware that music
was rendered during the display. The
best of order prevailed and there was moth
ing TO mar the closing Of tho days festi-
val The program of fireworks was car
ried out as announced In The News on
Saturday.
The Citv Council committee who pre-
pared this elaborate and enjoyable ceIebra-
tion of the day consisted OF Councilmen
Burman e. Perkins, Chairman; LOWS H.
Davis Henry w. Cooke, Thomas i. West.
Aldermen George /. Pierce, Edwin Lowe,
James II. McGann.
Daniel 4, Hayden was the soiilcient
clerk Of this committee
Al the First Baptist Church.
Pat,otism was the theme of Prof.
| Alohzo Williams address ut the First
| Baptist church yesterday noon. The OK
ercises formed part Of the municipal
| celebration and were given under the
auspices of the Rhode Island Society Of
| the Sons of the American Revolution,
| with Ex-Governor ROYAL Z. Toft, presi-
| dent, in the chair.
Prayer was offered by Kew. Frederick
| Denison and the music was by the
| Hedly -Livsey Band.
Prof. Williams then made his address
| which was an eloquent one and devoted
ts.ft- .af ont Int
which may DO called practical.