The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-05-31

atmosphere which did not disappear
throughout the day. The rain. however.
kept aloof and the exercises of the day
were brought TO a successful issue.
In the morning the usual military pa
rade took place, participated In by the
lcssened ranks of the now rapidly aging
veterans of the Civil War and the mill
tary companies OF the city.
The cemeteries of the city were. as
usual, thronged with men, women and
children, many OF whom came TO remem-
ber with flowers the graves OF loved
ones and others 10 witness the ceremo-
nies incident 10 decorating the graves OF
the heroes OF the war by the men OF the
Grand Army posts
Preliminary 90 the visit 20 the ceme-
teries the Burnside Monument on Ex-
change Place was decorated with appro-
PIRATE ceremonial
THE PARADE.
The procession Included the Veterans of
the Grand Army and the various military
organizations OF the city and was, In all
respects. a notable one.
The many companies included In the
parade together with escorts. guests, etc.
assembled a the soldiers and sailors
monument on Exchange place. at
o'clock, where positions were assigned
them by assistant adjutant, Philip S.
Chase.
Here the exercises OF the morning be-
gan with dirge by Reeves American
Band followed by prayer by department
chaplain, Rev. ]. j. Woolley, of Paw
tucket
Following came the national salute of
81 guns and later the decoration OF the
Soldiers and Sailors monument and the
Burnside monument
Junior Vice Department Commander
James = Hudson assisted by comrades
from the several posts. except Rodman
post. decorated the former monument
with wreathes and potted plants while
Rodman post decorated the latter.
Bowen II. Church, the leader of the
American Band. then sounded taps and
the line was formed as follows:
First came Department Commander
Charles H. Moies and stan. Senior Vice
Department Commander George n.
Chenery, Junior Vice Department Com
mander James S. Hudson. Department
Chaplain Rev. j. j. Wooley. Assistant
Adjt. Gen. Philip S. Chase. Assistant
Quartermaster General Aonzo Il. Pierce,
Chief MASTERING officer William L..
Greene and Judge Advocate Ezra X Par
ker.
Then followed Past Department Com
manders Walter A. Read who also acted
as Assistant Adjutant General; Charles
@. Ballou, William j.. Stone. Henry 5.
jerks and Benjamin H. Child.
Next came Division Commander Frank
]. Clinton of the Rhode Island Sons OF
Veterans and staff Senior Vice Division
Commander John II. Leonard, Junior
Vice Division Commander George w.
Hoxsie, Chaplain Rev. Herbert G. Dana,
Surgeon Dr. Frederick ~. Brown, Adjt.
Charles A. Hammond, Quartermaster
Frederick Il. Carpenter. Judge Advocate
o. T. Mason, Inspector Charles II H.Young,
Mastering officer Charles A. Bailey; Di-
vision Council William II. Congdon and
Past Coils william NJ. r. Bowen. Theo-
dore A. Barton and Herbert S. Thomp-
son. who also represented the command
er-in-chief.
Next I'm line came the American Band
under the leadership of Bowen r.
Church
Then followed Troop r., LIST Battalion
Cavalry b. X. l. NJ, dismounted, under
Capt. Maynard. Prescott Post. No. j,
Commander Edward Wilcox, was next.
followed 10y Church's "a Regiment Band.
and Co G.. lst Regiment Infantry. b. II.
l. NJ, under Capt. Harden, Slocum Post,
No. 10, Commander Edmond j. Munroe.
came next, and then Gen. A. T.. Burnside
Camp, No. 8, S, of V, with Capt. G. II.
Hoadley, and the Excelsior Band The
First Separate Company Infantry, II. r..
l. NJ. Capt. Blunt, was followed by Ives
Post, No. l3. Commander James X. Polk,
and Col James Barton Camp. No. 10, s.
of ". Capt. Howard s. West, and the
HiBernian Rifles Band. to. -, tst Reg
iment Infantry. II. r. 7. NJ, Capt Sked-
gell. came next In line. and then Arnold
Post. No. 4, Commander John III. Gilbert.
and the Battery A Band. George II.
Browne Post, No. - Commander Lewis
Iol!ey, was followed by Rodman Post.
No II. I'm carriages, Commander Thomas
"a. "A. ~. 4
comrades. Then came the Spanish
American War Veterans, Department
Commander Arthur H. Sphinx and staff.
Asst Adjt Gen. George q. Slocum, Senior
Vice Commander Louis III. Burroughs. AS
sistant Surgeon Generai ~. Darrell Har-
vey, Assistant Quartermaster General
Charles II. Weaver. Assistant Judge Ad-
vocate General Archibald G. Mattcson.
General Mastering OFFICER NJ. Il. OFla-
herty, Past Department Commander
Lester 8. EIill; aids. John c. Carr and
Lieut.. IL Miller.
Fairbanks LIST Regiment Band. Ros-
well II. Fairbanks. leader escorted Allyn
* Capron Camp, No >. George A. For
syth commanding, and Charles " Grid
ley Naval Camp. No. -. Gardiner G.
SIMS commanding, and other ex-soldicrs
and sailors Of War with Spain.
Battery \. Light Artillery. p r.. T.,
formed the rear guard OF tho procession.
Following the military organizations |
came more than score OF wagons. the
precious freight In each being guarded
by veteran of the G.. 4. r. Next came
several bargcs filled with the school chH-
dren who were 10 assist IN decorating the
graves of the soldiers.
The procession moved up Westminster
street to Cathedral square where the
line was reviewed ~ Department Com
maEd'r Moics and stan. After n short
parade the line returned 90 Exchange
Place and WAS dismissed after which the
ORGANIZATIONS proceeded TO tho several
cemeteries TO decorate the graves Of their
comrades
HOPKINS PARK
IL was significant that for the first time |
in many wears memorial exercises were |
held 20 this monument which had been |
previously arranged hy capt Albert |
Smith, OF Fsrrarut Naval Veterans As. !