The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-03-31

All arrangements having been COM
pletcd for the reception TO be rendered
70 the men of the First Rhode Island
Regiment. unless something altogether
unforeseen should occur the soldier boys
who have been mustered out OF the
service of the United States, will reach
Providence. under the command of Col.
Abbot. about 10 o'clock tomorrow morn
ing, and it is expected that the parade
will be able TO start at IL o'clock, al
though it is not improbable that it may
be later than this hour.
AS soon as the men reach this city
there will be distribution of rifles
and waist belts, the men having turn
ed the arms they had over TO the United
States government, and this VIII, or
course. consume some time. ON the
boat trip from Jersey city the reSl-
ment will be accompanied by quarter
master General Walker and Lieut.. COL
Webster knight, who LETT providence
last evening to meet the returhlhS
troops. The steamer Rhode Island VIII
be under the charge of Gen. walker,
which has been chartered To bring the
men from Jersey city TO Providence.
IL Is the wish of Col. Abbot To arrive
at Fox Point late in the morning, IN
order TO give time for the residents OF
the surrounding cities and towns, VINO
would naturally desire TO see the regl-
ment and the companies from their To-
calit.es, TO arrive in Providence. The
boat may reach here about $3.50 o'clock
but is not expected before that. sup
per will be served on board tonight and
breakfast on Saturday morning Inc
task OF serving over 900 men VIII be
no small one. but the arrangements al
ready completed are. expected to be am
ply sufficient.
AS soon as the steamer reaches her
dock at Fox Point salute OF q guns
will be fired by "A detail from Battery
A. Light Artillery. Il. /. M, at some To-
calIty To be later decided on. IL is pos
sible that the park near the lndia
Point station of the Bristol rallroau'
and not far from Fox Point, may De
selected. The firing Of the guns VIII bo
the signal for the ringing of the bells
OF the churches I'm the centre OF the city
for an hour. Chie.hof Police Baker mas
interested himself in this matter ana
has induced the sections OF IA OF the
churches i'm the city TO arrange Tor the
ringing OF the bells OF their churches
fer hour =after=the= firing -ef-tife- Hast
gun.
The arrangements for the distribution
of the arms have been completed, to-
gether with other plans, and "a detail
of 20 privates and four non-commls-
stoned officers from the militia has been
made TO assist the quartermaster gem
eral and some selected officers In the
work of preparation and reception or
the regiment. This detail will be on
duty today and Saturday. The officers
selected for the work are: Lieut. Col.
Easterbrooks, acting commissary;C capt
Greene, brigade engineer; Capt. Splnk,
brigade commissary, and Lieut.. Fan
ming quartermaster. First Regiment
brigade of Rhode Island Militia. The
men will march ashore and VIII ba
formed into three battalions drawn up
on Fox Point wharf and the adjacent
streets. and then the guns and belts
will be distributed.
In all ops guns have been provided.
and this. IL Is deemed. Will be moro
than sufficient To equip the men. AS
soon as the distribution of arms is
completed. and the plan TO make tho
distribution rapidly Is a very simple
one. the march will begin over the fol-
lowing route: Fox Point wharf To Bene-
fit street, Benefit To Waterman. Water
man TO North Main. North Main to
Market square Market square 10 West
minister street Westminster TO Cathe-
y
change street, Exchange street To Ex-
change place. up Washington TO Aborn,
Aborn To Broadway, Broadway to
Courtland, through Courtland TO West
minister. Westminster to the Dexter
Training ground. where the review, the
return of the colors and the address Of
welcome will take place.
The regiment viii be reviewed at city
Hall by Governor Dyer, who has in
vitcd soldiers and sailors of the war of
the rebellion. members of the Grand
Army Of the Republic and veteran asso-
Citations, as we'll as as many others. TO
be present at the ceremony, and there
Is no doubt that a very large proportion
OF those invited will be present. OF
course the principal feature of the day
viii occur az the Dexter Training
ground. where q review and dress par
ade will be rendered TO Governor Dyer.
at the conclusion Of which the colors
of the regiment will be returned to the
governor for the state and by him
handed TO the custody OF an honorary
color guard composed of veterans Of
the Grand Army. who will return the
flags to the secretary OF state at the
State House.
This will conclude the ceremony. and
when the men OF the regiment stack
arms on the Dexter Training ground
thing of the past. Before the men are
dismissed, they will be marched away
from the stacks OF arms. that the rush
OF the spectators to the broken ranks
after the dismissal OF the organization
may not sweep the guns down 10 de-
struction. The wagons will be ready,
and as soon as the guns are thus I'm po-
stiou. they will be placed in the wagons
OF the Quartermaster general by de-
tail of 20 men from the militia. under
command Of several stan officers. The
guns will then be returned to the Ful-
Ter building. at Sabin and West EN-
change streets, where they are now
stored
Ii will not be at all necessary FOR the
men 10 bother about their baggage af-
ter first chcJl<ing IL. for as soon as 10
reaches the boat the state will take