The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-05-31
Despite Threatening Skies Memorial
Day Exercises We're impress
Sively Carried Out--SerViceS
at the Cemeteries.

|
! association was assisted by the Spanish
| War Naval Veterans Sons OF Veterans
| and the Sons OF the American Revolution.
| Prayer was offered by Rev Mr.. Stuart
] OF this city after which came an elo-
| quent address by Councilman Dennis III.
| Sheehan.
| AT the close OF Mr.. Sheahan's address
/ the monument was decorated with
| wreaths. etc, contributed by the Sons OF
the American Revolution.
Then came an address by Past Rear
| Admiral B. 5. Osborne of the n. Y. ma
| val veterans associato which reviewed
| the great achievements OF the T. 5. navy
I'm the past and prophesied the poten-
| tialities OF the future
After the bencdictiOn by Mr.. Stewart
and taps by Buglar G.. l.. Lewis, the vet
Grams, marched TO Exchange place where
they were dismissed.
NORTH BURIAL GROUND.
The exercises here were in charge OF
rescott Post. No. l, c. a. r., assisted
by Capt. Allyn X. Capron Camp. Span
ish American War Veterans, Department
( Commander SPHINX and other department
officers and the pupils OF the Thayer
street grammer school. i'm charge of
Principal Isaac o. Winslow.
The exercises were as follows:
Dirge. American Band Bowen r.
Church. leader; prayer, kev Andrew j..
Coultas: singing, Memorial Day" by
pupils OF tie Thayer street grammar
school; recitation. Address at Gettys-
burg" Florence T.. Guilford; address.
Rev A. j. Coultas; recitation. "Our He
roes." Florence X Nixon; singing. "The
Veterans" by pupils OF the Thayer
street school; benediotion, Rev. Mr.
Coultas.
At the conclusion Of the exercises the
graves OF the soldiers were decorated,
The graves of the heroes at rest in ST.
Patrick's cemetery on Douglas avenue
were also decorated the services here be-
ing conducted by Rev. Father Malone.
GRACE CHURCH CEMETERY
The exercises I'm this cemetery attract
81 the large crowd which here assem-
bles year after year. Ives Post. No. -. q.
A. r., Commander j. X. Polk. Col James
Barton Camp, No. 10. Sons OF Veterans.
Captain Howard = West, and the First
Separate company brigade, r. /. M with
Captain Blunt IN charge marched from
Exchange place 20 the cemetery, where
they were joined by Ives Relief Corps,
No. II. and the pupils of Bridgham
street grammar school. The exercises
opened with an exceedingly pretty flower
procession and the singing OF Memorial
Day" by the school children, after which
1aSt 1napIaln tttnldnlln ". AfdTulneF o.
fered prayer and Past Commander John
A. Jenkins delivered brief address.
Music then followed by the band sing
ing ',rhe Veterans" by the school and
Lincolns Gettysburg address was read
by Robert T.. Johnson. After another
song, Precious Lives" by the school,
Rev. J. IL. Hagins delivered an impressive
Grafton. euo..istic of the nations dead
4 school then sang with a will Amer
ton hs he hv Mr
gins closed the formal program. The
graves were then decorated by the posts
present The flowers for the occasion
were kindly furnished by the pupils Of
Bridgham street and Messer street gram
mar schools and also by the Hammond
street and Althea street primary
schools.
LOCUST GROVE CEMETERY.
The graves of the soldiers I'm Locust
Grove, Pocasset, St. AIMS and Posnegan-
sett cemeteries were decorated by Arnold
Post. The exercises here were partci-
pated I'm by Principal Church and the pupils
OF Peace street school, assisted by the
band.
The program was as follows; Selection
by the band; address by Commander John
III. Gilbert; singing. God OF our Fa-
thers," graduating class Peace street
grammar school prayer. chaplain; sing
ing. God the Light and Life" Peace
street school: "Lincoln's Address at
Gettysburg," Master II. w Meyer: ad-
dress, Spirit of the Day" Master Stuart
w. Cady; address. the Voice OF Our
Flag" Master r.. B. 5prague: singing,
Memorial Day" Grafton. Franklin B.
Ham; selection, band: address. officer of
the Day James Fauls; remarks. chaplain:
hymn, my Country Tis OF Thee" COM
rades school and band.
At the conclusion OF the formal exer-
cises the graves were covered with
flowers after which the members OF
the post and the flower wagons proceeded
TO Pocasset GENET tery accompanied by the
pupils OF the Peace street school. Here
practically the same program was repeat
ed by the school children followed by an
address by Miss a. r. Lynch. entitled
"The Nation Remembers with Pride"
and an address. "Thc Nation Remembers
With JOY" by Miss NJ n. Dnlenback
After the decoration OF the graves I'm
this cemetery the members OF Arnold
Post proceeded to st. AIMS cemetery,
Cranston. where flowers were strewn.
Here the program was especially inter
esting and follows. va: Singing. Ma
tional Memorial Hymn. Highland Park
school; prayer. Rev. J. Y. Harrington:
address, Commander: singing. star
Spangled Banner" Highland Park school:
"Lincoln's Address ~ Gettysburg" Mas
ter james Hogg; recitation. THE Blue
and the Gray" Miss Edith Baker: recita-
tion (selcctedl Miss Eva Palmer: sing
ing. "Our Heroes" Highland Park school.
Grafton. Rev. Tr. Michael OHare 81.
AIMS church: singing. Red. White and
Blue Highland Park school. recitation.
The Old Grand Army BOYS" Master
Robert Eaton: address. officer OF the
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