The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-05-31
HONORS TO MEMORY
OF NATIONS DEAD.

| ADDRESS, tettysDufB, 1000. ihe SAci :
| cises at the entrance OF the cemetery
closed with singing by the school chill
dren, Song of Peace"
| The line was again formed and
marched TO the grave OF Col John >.
Slocum. where impressive exercises
were also held. Keller's American
| Hymn" was sung by the Federal gram
mar school pupils and was followed by
1 a recitation. Decoration Day." by Miss
| Matilda Sawyer. The Slocum monu-
ment was then decorated by the MEM
bers OF Slocum Relief corps. This was
| followed by "A recitation. "Our Heroes.
| by Louis Willemin.s The school chill
dren started singing America" and
soon nearly all OF the great crowd pres
ent al the exercises had Joined i'm the
singing OF the national hymn. making
an impressive volume OF sound. When
Chaplain Crocker had pronounced the
benediction the solemn call taps was
sounded on bugle and drum and the
exercises came to an end.
NORTH BURIAL GROUND.
The exercises at the North Burial
ground and at the Catholic cemetery on
Douglas avenue were in charge or Pres
cott post, No. I. The post accom-
panied by the American Band and Al
lyn "A. Capron camp. No. p, spanish
War Veterans proceeded TO the burial
ground in barges. A detachment of the
post under command of Junior Vice
Commander George A. Dodge proceeded
In conveyances 10 the Catholic ceme-
terry on Douglas avenue. where exer-
cises were held and the graves OF de-
parted comrades were decorated.
AT the North Burial ground PRESCOTT
post and its escort was joined by the
pupils OF the Doyle avenue grammar
school. The exercises were held at the
monument in the plot where 152 veter-
ans are buried and the program was:
The following were the exercises at
the monument: Dirge American Band.
Bowen X. Church. leader; prayer Rev.
Charles III. Ever: singing, Hail CO.
lumbia." Joseph Hopkinson, by pupils
OF Doyle avenue school: defamation,
Address at Gettysburg" Abraham
Lincoln. William NJ. Cole, class OF 1900;
ID. Phelps, Julia b. Goldberg. class OF
1900 singing. Cherished Names $.
r. Smith. by pupils of Doyle avenue
school: recitation. Union and Liberty"
o. w. Holmes, Ella j. Stebbins. class of
1900: singing. Long Live, Long Live
America" j. Il. Rankin, by pupils OF
Doyle avenue school; benediction. Rev.
Charles II. Ever.
Details were then sent out TO decor
ate the graves and this work completed
they reported at the chapel at the
sounding OF the Assembly," reformed
marched 10 the entrance OF the ceme-
terry and Joined by the comrades under
Junior Vice Commander TsSdge from ST.
Patrick's cemetery. returned by con-
veyance to the Post hall. where rations
were served.
LOCUST GROVE CEMETERY.
Arnold Post. No. 4, Commander John
II. Gilbert. fell out OF the procession
at the corner Of Broad and Summer
In har an,
Locust Grove Cemetery. where II was
Joined by the graduating class OF the
Vineyard street school, in charge of
Principal II. r. Young. The veterans
and school children, preceded by the
Hibernian Rifles Band. marched to the
easteriy side of the cemetery where
the exercises were held.
After a brief address by Commander
John III. Gilbert the Vineyard school
pupils sang Memorial Day and the
invocation was made by the post chap
lain. Commander Gilbert made a short
address on the significance of the day
and its Observance which was followed
ed by a dirge by the band and the
reading or LiDcolns Gettysburg ad-
dress by Miss Ethel Casey of the vine-
yard street school. "Strew the Fair
Garlands" was sung by school child
rem and then an address was delivered
by Deputy Sheriff Franklin b. Ham
The school sang There's Beautiful
Flag" and Miss Bertha Johnson, of the
school, read a poem, THE Death of
Lincoln" James Fauls. officer of the
day, followed with a short address, and
remarks were also made by the post
chaplain.
The graves OF the departed veterans
were then decorated, a volley being Air.
ed at each by the firing squad. MY
Country 'Tis OF Thee was then sung
n q n. .o1.. L.
the band and the exercises closed with
the benediction.
PoCAssET CEMETERY.
The post. children and band then pro-
ceeded TO Pocasset Cemetery, where the
programme OF exercises was substan-
TALLY the same az at Locust Grove. At
81. AIMS Cemetery In Cranston. exer-
cises were also held. during which Rev.
FIR. O'Hare made an impressive ad-
dress.
From st. AIMS the party proceeded
to Posnegansett Cemetery where the
graves OF veterans were decorated. De-
tails were also sent TO the smaller cem-
eteries in Cranston TO strew the graves
of departed comrades with flowers.
When the work had been completed the
veterans were served with collation. in
the chapel at Howard by the women
OF the Franklin congregational
Church.
OAKLAND CEMETERY.
George III. Brawne Post. No. 2s. ac-
companied by tn graduating class OF
the oxford Grammar school proceeded
TO the Oakland Cemetery. where III
veterans are buried. There were fifty
four members OF the post present un-
der command Of Post Commander Da-
Wis S)ok.
At Washington square the post and
the children left the party wagons and
marched TO the cemetery. the band
playing dirge. At the entrance To
the cemetery the children formed on
each side of the broad drive and the
post marched in review, the children
In charge OF Principal Mary $. Fan
ming of the oxford Street School and
headed by standard bearer following.
Under a wide spreading oak the exer-
cises were held. After the playing of "a
dirge by Stones Continental Band the
children sang "Strew the Fair Car
lands and prayer was then offered y
Rev. j. A. l.. Rich. pastor of st. Pauls
NJ. +. Church. The band played kel-
lers American Hymn" and Rev. s.
A. Blaisdell. pastor OF the Elmwood