The evening tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 189?-190?, 1897-05-24
HEADQUARTERS OF BALLou Posr, }


assemble in G.. A. II. hall, Coles block. Cen.
tral street on Monday, May 81, 1897, for the
purpose of honoring our deceased comrades
i'm the different cemeteries. Comrades of the
post will appear in full q. 4. r. uniforms or
dark clothes n far rs practicable, with white
gloves and cane and the usual badge of
mourning on the LETT arm. Post associates
will appear i'm dark clothes with white gloves
and appropriate badges. Officers OF the post
will wear Grape on their sword hilts. AL
honorably discharged soldiers and sailors
are invited! to participate with us in the GER
emonies of the day.
The grave of each soldier and sailor will
be signated by marker and fag. III any
should be overlooked the relatives or friends
can have them so marked by notifying the
sections OF the cemeteries or the comrades
of the post.
D IL il hoped thai the citizens will respond
with their usual generosity in contributing
flowers, which may be made into bouquets,
crosses and wreaths and left at q. A. r. hall
not later than O'Clock on Monday morning
May 81 Citizens along the line of march
are requested TO display their flags at half
mast.
The cemeteries at Diamond Hill, Arnold's
Mills, Ashton. Berkeley und at the Quaker
Meeting House will be decorated by detach-
nents in the morning.
The formation of the line will he a. fol
lows:
Squad of Police.
Markers.
Philharmonic Band, - pieces, Prof. Niau,
leader.
Firing Squad.
Ballou Post. No. 3, G.. 4. r., Commander
". 7. Rogers.
Carriages containing disabled soldiers and
sailors.
Flower Wagons.
Carriages containing the City Council of
Central Falls. Town Councils of Lincoln
vited guests.
The line in the above order will form on
Central street, right resting on High street.
and will move promptly ut $50 o'clock over
the following route Up high To Clay, through
Clay to Broad. up BROAD to ST. Patrick's Gem
etery, where the usual service will be held;
from ST. Patrick.s to Robin Hollow GENE
terry from Robin Hollow to Christ Church
cemetery, and thence to Moshassuck ceme-
terry. After the services mt Moshassuck
the line will be reformed and proceed down
Dexter street To Central street, down Central
street to q. A. X. hall, where q collation. will
Ibe served.
At rs p. IN. the post will form on High
street, and headed by the Philharmonic Band
will proceed to Pawtucket to assist in the
dedication of the Soldiers and Sailors Mon
ument in that city. After the services at
Pawtucket the post will take up the line of
march for G. A. X. hall, where the line will
be dismissed. Let us turn out in good.y
aumbers.
By command OF
w. TRACEY ROGERS. Com mander.
B. FRANK BOWEN, Adjutant.
The following communication has been
sent to the teachers and pupils of the pub
tic schools by Adjutant b. Frank Bowen:
CENTRAL FALLS, May -, 1907.
10 the Teachers and Scholars:
Your generous aid i'm procuring flowers to
decorate the graves of our deceased soldiers
and sailors in years past has been gratefully
appreciated. We look to you for these sup
plies, without which there can he no salts
factory or fitting observance Of our Memo
rial Day, on May 81, 1897.
Hoping to find in you, and in all, the same
patriotic spirit which has been displayed nj
all times when occasion has demanded IL,
have the honor To be
Your obedient servant,
IL. FRANK Bowen, Adjutant,
secretary of Memorial Day Committee.
Central Falls Veteran Honored.
For the first time in the history of Grand
Army circles the distinguished honor of
having representative upon the staff of
the Commander-inC Chief has fallen upon q
worthy citizen Of this city. Hon. Charles
p. Moies, exMayor OF the city and Past
Commander of Ballou Post, received a let
ter during the past week from Com
mander-in-C Chief Clarkson, notifying him
that he had appointed him a member of
his staff The city is honored by this se-
lection, and the position is no less by hav-
ing such representative veteran and citi-