The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-05-11
Annual Parade of the First
Light Infantry.
Thousands of People Gather
Along Route Of March.
The Brown Cadets Participate.
Award of Badges to Winners.

1t is 10 years ago today since the I. l..
Infantry Company was organized, ana
il is Just a quarter OF a century ago that
the company. under the command OF
Colonel Dennis, was enlarged and assumed
the formation of regiment. That is for
the last % years the anniversary parade
has been made with four companies IN
line and today for the first time In the
history of the organization there were
five. This may be ascribed altogether 10
the loyalty of the veterans ana the
strength with which the traditions of
fine organization always appeal to those
who have been associated with IT,
The fifth company was II Company, the
provisional organization which the
veterans formed TO fill In the gap made
by the partial secession of ID Company.
1t turned out with 40 men in full dress
uniform in command of Lieutenants Ken
drick Olney and, ,Comstock That portion
of ID Company which is still loyal 20 the
mother organization was also in line in
command of Lieutenant Taylor and the
thnned ranks were no discredit TO the
men who scorned TO secede.
Better weather could not have been had
for the parade ana thousands of people
enjoyed the spectacle which is tho finest
military show that is on the list OF annual
events for this city.
From the armory the infantry marched
to tho University Campus where they
were received by the Cadet Battalion and
the two organizations were reviewed by
Acting President Benjamin +. Clarke
Nothing In the way of color com mbination
could be more effective to produce
beautiful military scene than the elabo-
rate ceremony on tho greensward or the
great middle campus with the long line
Of men extending from George to Water
man street, and the scarlet and gold of
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blue OF the cadets.
After the review and dress parade the
procession moved over the following
streets: Brown. Power, South Main,
Crawford, Dyer. Westminster, jackson,
Broadway, Knight, Westminster, sum
mer, Broad, Weybosset. Westminster TO
Market square. At Market square the
infantry formed in line and presented
arms while the cadets marched past.
The L. l.. L. continued their march down
South Main TO the armory, where the line
was dismissed.
The formation of the line was as
follows:
Platoon of police.
Colonel James y. Phetteplace.
Staff-Captain Barrows adjutant: Lieuten.
ant Cross, quartermaster: Lieutenant
Gardner, paymaster; Lieutenant Harvey,
assistant surgeon; Lieutenant Mates n,
assistant commissary; Lieutenant Water
man, ordnance officer C,ptain Murray,
Fourth United States Cavalry.
American Band
II. l.. l. Drum Corps.
Non commissioned staff.
Lieutenant Colonel Rose-MaJor Tanner.
Company &, Captain Brown commanding and
Lioutnant Johnson.
Company A, Captain Tillinghast command
ing.
Company E, Lieutenant Joseph II. Kendrick
commanding, and Leutenants Il. Il.
Oney and Walter Comstock.
Company ID, Lieutenant Taylor commanding.
Company B, Captain Pierce commanding. and
Leutenants Townsend and Ames
Cadet Band.
Brown University Battalion, Major VI. III.
Cooke commanding: Captain A. h. Williams,
adjutant, and Lieutenant A. l.. Grover,
quartermaster.
Company b. Captain +. f. Hopkins com
manding, and Lieutenant j. W. Upton.
Company a, Captain n. II. Clifford command
ing, and Lieutenant O. W. Low.
Company B. Captain G. T.. Congdon comm and
ing, aud Lieutenant e. A. Parks.
Company &, Captain q. :. Beal commanding,
and Lieutenant g. Il. hosworth.
After the parade the infantrymen en-
joyed their annual collation. at the armory
and then the badges for sharpshooters and
marksmen were awarded To the men who
have made the best records at the range
during the winter
The winners and their individual