The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-05-31
HONORS PAID TO
THE NATIONS DEAD.
GravesOf Departed Soldiers Decorated
by Their Surviving Comrades.
Exercises at the Cemeteries.

The weather yesterday was ideal for
the celebration of Memorial Day and
thousands viewed the q. A. n. parade
and visited the different cemeteries. AS
the day advanced the heat increased
ana many sought relief at the shore
resorts. Early in the morning the boats
TOOK mahsS passengers TO Newport. to
join in the tribute given to the rep
resentatves of our noble navy.
4 Exchange Place was as usual the
scene of impressive ceremonies and the
crowd around the Soldiers and Sailors
monument, was fully equal to that of
past years. The various veteran organ
izations formed in front OF the monu-
ment with the bands.
detail from Battery A, r.: I. NJ.
ilred national salute. While the guns
were booming details OF four comrades
from each OF the Grand Army posts
pia crdeeahtws 1 gotribCj SHRDLUU
pldeed Wreaths ana other floral tokens
oI remembrance about the Soldiers and
sailors Monument. While this was
go ns on the members of Rodman Post.
uhuer command OF Post Commander
Henry 5. Taft, decorated the statue of
zen. burnside. Prominent among the
noral trIDutes here was "A huge wreath.
nNe rect In diameter. made by the lad
les or burnside Circle, Ladies of the q.
"A; *. This done. Department Bugler
Sharles r. May sounded the soldiers
farewell taps" after prayer by Rev.
Robert Barker
The line moved in the following order:
Department Commander Charles q
Ballou, Past Department Commander
William r. Stone. acting chief of
stan Junior Vice Department Com
mander Charles r. Moies. Assistant
AdJt Gen. II. S. Chase. Assistant |
Quartermaster General George III. !
Cnenery Inspector John 4. Drinan, |
chief Mastering officer Fred A. Burt |
Chaplain Charles II. Ever. member of |
council OF Administration Patrick |
Egan, AIDES de camp on the Depart
ment Commanders staff, bugler
Charles Il. May.
DIVISION Commander f. f. Carpenter
.; OF ", and staff Lieut.. Col. f. ].
clinton, Maj. j. ii. Lennon Adjt. III.
D thompson, Lieut.. Charles A. Bail
ey' Quartermaster; Lieut.. Roscoe l..
oatley. Past Col. T. A. Barton, Past
Col. W. NJ. p. Bowen.
Reeves's American Band. Wallace A.
-ReeXes. leader
troop IL. LIST Battalion Cavalry. II. L.
dlsmounted, Capt Maynard, com
manding.
PRESCOTT Post No. I, Commander Willis
G. Capron.
'iocum Light Guard. Capt. T.. M. Clark
Commanding.
National Band. William Il. White. lead
b. er. 25 pieces.
'locum Post, No 10, Commander Geore, ,
w. Lewis. ]
Ieh' a. T.. Burnside Camp, No. 8. S. OF
", Capt. George G. Favor. {
continental Band G.. A. Stone. leader. :
25 pieces. :
1rst Separate Company Infantry. r. I. ;
M, Capt. Blunt. 40 men :
yes Post, No. 13. Commander John III. !,
Pettiford. :
Drum Corps pieces.
rnold Post, No. (. Commander John II.
Gilbert.
gorge II. Browne Post, No. %, Com
mander George Greene.
odman Post, No. ~, i'm carriages.
Commander Henry S. Taft. "
Carriages with disabled comrades.
artery A Light Artille1cy, n. |. M Il
Lieut.. Weaver commanding. C
Flower wagons. Il
The route of march was Dorrance. : d
'estminster Summer. Broad Weybos. | /.
I and Exchange streets 10 Exchange | q
ace. Here the line was d'rnissed and 81
e various posts continued TO the $,
meteries to which they had been as d.
gned n,