The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-07-01
How Nations Natal Day
Will Be Celebrated.
Military Parade to Be Made
During the Morning.
Exercises in First Baptist Church
at NOon-Blcycle Parade.

Fourth Of July celebration, which, as d
matter of fact will come ON the 5th,
have practically completed their arrange
ments for the day and the program is O
most satisfactory one.
1t begins early in the day and lnsts
through the evening, and IL Is cOmpre-
hensivo enough To please everybody.
The gentlemen who have taken the
time and tho trouble To make the l2lst
anniversary of independence "a GLORIOUS
Fourth" In fact as well as in name are
Burmah Il. Perkins, Lewis Il. Davis,
Henry w. Cook, Thomas h. West, George
j.. Pierce, Edwin Lowe and James H..
McGann, ID. f. Hayden secretary.
The For noon Parade.
The big military parade in the forenoon
will be in command of Chiof Marshal
Albert e.. White with General Hunter T..
White ms chief OF staff.
The procession will start at $3.50 a. m. 4,
and the formation Of the first division
will be as follows:
His Fxcellency Governor Dyer and staff
Brigade II. /. Militia.
Brigadlcr General Hiram Kendall, command
ing, and staff.
Signal Corps, Captain Charles Rittman, signal
officer.
SECOND REGIMENT INFANTRY.
Colonel James Moran, commanding, and staff.
American Band, ID. ". Reeves, leader.
First Battalion, Major Frank Nj. Lally,
commanding.
Company II, Providence, Captain p. A.
Sweeney, commanding.
Company ID, Woonsocket, Captain Thomas f.
McGill commanding.
Company 4, Providence, Captaiu Louis f..
Lynch, commanding.
Second Battalion. Major John McCruddeD,
commanding.
Company G., Pawtucket, Captain John C.
LythgOe, commanding.
Company c. Bristol. Captain Luke II. Callan,
comnn n ling.
Company b, Ne eSport, Captain William II.
Underwood, commanding.
Company A, Providence, Captain John Kel-
ley. commanding.
FIRST REGIMENT INFANTRY.
Colonel .iafhes F. FAetteaiaee, commanding
ard staff.
The Hedley- Livsey Band. WE. Livsey, leader.
First Battalion. Major Giles W. Easterbrooks,
commanding.
Company @, Providence. Captain George A.
Forsyth, commanding.
Company A, Providence, Captain Charles X.
I1linghnst. commanding.
Company b. Providence, First Lieutenant
Foster Il. Townsend. commanding.
Company L, Westerly, Captain Cdaflos III.
Ledward. Commanding.
Second Battalion. Major Herbert ;. Tanner,
commanding.
Company c. Providence. Captain Albert f..
Brown, commanding.
Company ID, Providence, Captain Arthur f.
Roberts, commanding.
Company Il, Wakefield, Captain Rowland X.
Robinson, commanding.
Company II, Pawtucltet Captain William Nc
Gregor, commanding.
First Separate Company Infantry, Captain
Robert W Blunt, commanding
First Machine Quo Battery, Captain Henry
WOlcOtt, commanding.
Battery A, Light Artillery, Captain Edgar L..
Barker, commanding.
First Battalion Cavalry, Major Alexander
Strauss, commanding.
Troop A, Pawtucket, Captain Edwin T.
Jones, commanding.
Troop b, Providence, Captain William A.
Maynard, commanding.
Hospital Corps. Captain N Darrell Harvey,
commanding.
Third Division. Naval Battalion, Lieutenant
George II. kiswald, commanding.
S. cond Division.
The second division will be In comm and of
Colonel Cyrus N. Van slyck as marshal, with
James Il. Tiiiinghast chief Of staff, and will
form on Burnside bridge, with right resting
opposite the south side Of the Burnside monu-
ment in the following order;
Captain NJ. A. Kelly. commanding, and staff.
Lieutenant Ioseph u. Reilley, adjutant.
Stones Continental Band George a. Stone,
leader
First Battalion, Captain Bernard Waters com
manding.
South Providence n A. Cadets, Lieutenant
Eeeley, commanding.
Central Falls Cadets, Captain Kelly, command
ing.
Grattan Cadets, Captain Haclsett command
ing.
Emmet Cadets. Lieutenant Healey, command
ing.
Hibernian Rifles Band.
Second Battalion, Captain John Il. Flynn,
commanding.
Hibernian Rifles, Company A, Lieutenant
COnnCrs, commanding.
Company b. Lieutenant Lowery, commanding
Company q, Lieutenant McKenua, command
ing.
Olneyville Cadet Band.
Third Battalion, Captain Rowley' command
ing.
Sons of Veterans, Captain Henry c. Card,
commanding.
Forester Guards, Captain Mullaney, COM
manding.
Olreyville T. A.Cadets, Lieutenant O'Rourle,
commanding.
The several cadet organizations will
parade as "a provisional regiment in COM
inand OF Capt. NJ. A. Kelly.
Mayor McGuinnCss Will review the
parade as City Hall and Governor Dyer at
D'xter Training Field.
Tho route Of march will be as follows
Exchange Place, Dorrance. Westminster,
jackson. Broadway, Baker avenue, West
minister, Dexter Training Ground Dex-
ter, Westminster, Weybosset, and Dor
rance streets.
The Patriot Exercises.
At noon tho church bells OF the city
will be rung for half an hour and a
salute OF 80 guns will be fired by de-
tachinent from Battery A, Light Artillery.
The patriotic exercises under tho aus
pices of the Rhode Island Society Of the
sons of the American Revolution will Do
held at IL 80 o'clock in the First Baptist
church The exercises will be conducted
by Ex-Governor Royal G.. Taft, presidon,
OF tho society, ana patriotic address
will be delivered by Prof. Alonzo Will
.Tnms. America" and the "Star
Spanglcd Banner" will be played by the
lIodiey-Liysoy Band.
1he attraction for the afternoon IS tho
bicycle parade and valuable list of
prizes Is offered by tho 1ilden-1 1hurber
Company. James r. Dawson u TO bo
chief marshal. MIR. Dawson expects that
there will be 5000 wheels In line and one
OF the principal features uf the parade
will be the platoon OF bicycle police and
Company A Of tho Second Regiment, X.
l. NJ. on wheels.
At sunset there will be another artillery
salute. followed by band concert and