The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-02-08
Presentation Speech Was Made by Former
Mayor Edwin D. MCGuinnesS.
COLONEL MADE FEELING RESPONSE.
Interesting Remarks Made By Capt jeremiah Co.'S
tine, Col. John mcManus, Alderman Mccarthy
Capt. John H. honlsssy and Others.

Well established as has been the pop
ularlty of Col. James Moran in this
city for many years. it was perhaps,
never more fully emphasized than it
was last evening, on the occasion of
the reception tenlered TO him at O'Gor-
mans cafe by the present and former
officers of the Second Regiment,
Rhode Island Militia of which Col.
Moran had been until quite recently
the very popular and much respected
commanding officer.
For 30 years Col. Moran has been
connected with the military forces of
Rhode Island, and while many of his
older associates have passed away
there are stfl1 a large number living
and a majority OF these assembled last
evening to do him honor ana 10 fitting
~ express their regret at the fact that
he had resigned from the military SER
vice. Many of the gentlemen have long
since retired from active military life.
and, i'm fact, several of them have
been out of the service since the old
battalion formation went out Of exist
ence and therefore did not form part of
the Second Regiment. But they were
all on hand TO SHOW their esteem for
Col. Moran
Among the past and present promi-
nent military men were: Lieut. Col.
DonOhue at present in command Of the
regiment; Maj. John McCrudden. Maj.
William Mcpherson, Maj. Edwin ID.
McGunness, Vicar General Doran. for
mer chaplain OF the regiment; ColJOhn
McManus, Capt. jeremiah Costine.
Capt Kelly, L. :. "; Capt. John II.
Morrissey. Capt Frank Canning. Mai.
IAlR - an fat Inh "a
Connery, capt. Lythgoe. Lieut.. Daniel
j. Dwyer, Lieut.. Timothy +. Dwyer.
Lieut. Thomas Brady, Lieut.. James II.
Collins Lieut.. a. Il. Nerone, Lieut..
Philip Brady. Lieut.. McEntee, DIR. j. a.
O'keefe Lieut.. Robert Ormsbee, Lieut..
John Riley and a number of others. in
Cluding Alderman Dennis Mccarthy.
Alderman Thomas f. West and city Of
ficials
The large room was handsomely dec
Grated the Roger Williams Park Ca
sno orchestra furnished music, and
Caterer BetZ served "A most excellent
repast 10 which the large party did
fun justice over the guests table was
pretty design I'm flags, caught up with
the state shield, bearing the inscrip-
tion Welcome, COL Moran-'bl- '9S.'
After the vian1s had been discussed.
Lieut.. Col. Donahue called the assem-
blage TO order and, after paying MT
ling tribute To the guest of the evening.
he introduced as postmaster eX-Mayor
Edwin -. McGuinness.
Major McGuinness said i'm substance
that ft was his pleasure Immediately
after graduating from the law school
TO receive from Col. Moran the offer of
position on his staff. II take tonight
particular pleasure in Joining i'm this
tribute to Col Mog~n as an honest citi-
zen, a fearless soldier, true friend
and an upright man. | feel tonight, as
| have said, a peculiar pleasure 80 see
our old commander. AS ! look around
me and see the faces of those WHO
went into the first camp with us at
Oakland Beach IN - | miss other faces
who would have been proud 10 have
been with US. And so. tonight. COL. Mo-
ran, we VINO know you best VINO have
known you longest. come here TO join
i'm respect and admiration for you. And
i'm behalf of your many friends in the
old Fifth Battalion and Second Regi-
ment. ann requested 10 present TO you
tonight this loving cup, with the hope
that you may preserve IL and hand IL
down 10 your children as token OF the
respect AMI esteem of your old friends
in the militia