The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-05-31
TRIBUTES TO MEMORY
OF THE DEPARTED DEAD.
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Day James Fauls; singing, "Tenting To-
night" Highland PARK school; remarks,
Post Chaplin: hymn, MY Country 'Tis
OF Thee" comrades, school and band;
benediction. Rev. J. =. Harrington.
The graves were decorated at the con-
clusion of the program.
PosNEGANsETT CEMETERY.
The sockanosset Band and Battalion
participated I'm the exercises here.
Members Of Arnold Post had charge OF
the exercises and the program was as
follows: Selection, Sockanosset Band; ad-
dress. Commander; singing. selected.
Fra nklin Congregational Sunday school:
prayer, Rev. X. X. Wickett; singing. Sc
lection, school: "Lincoln's Address at
Gettysburg" Master r. w. Meyer; reci-
tation, "A Hero Sleeps Here" Miss Eliza
Anderson; recitation. Our Common Sol
der" Miss Hattie Week; singing, Sc
lection, school; ration, Franklin Il. Ham: I:
selection, Sockanosset Band: address, Of
ficer OF the Day James Fauls; remarks,
Post Chaplain. hymn MY Country IT'S
of Thee" comrades. school and band;
benediction Rev James H. Nutting,
Chaplain State Institutions; saluting the
dead. T. ID. White.
The flowers used by Arnold Post were
contributed " the teachers and pupils of
avenue, Vineyard street grammar school.
Roger ...lams avenue school. Calhoun
avenue school. Margie street. Laurel hill,
Highland. Park and Princess street
schools. The ladies OF the Franklin Con-
sregational church OF Howard furnished
substantial collation. for the post at
the conclusion OF the exercises at the
chapel, at the conclusion OF the cxer-
cises at the cemetery. near by.
OAKLAND CEMETERY.
At the cemetery on Broad street. Edge
wood, interesting exercises were con-
Quoted by George II. Browne Post. No.
%. G. A. r., assisted by pupils of the
oxford street grammar school
Rev. DR.. Simon of ST. Paul's Methodist
church offered prayer. the school children
sang and Rev. s. A. Baisdell OF the Elm
wood avenue Free Baptist church deliv-
cred an address, retrospective of the
scenes of the Civil War. after which 120
graves OF departed heroes were strewn
with flowers.
The fun program was as follows: Dirge
by band: singing by the pupils of Oxford
street school; prayer by Rev. B. f. ST.
mon: music by band: address by Rev. $.
A. Baisdell: reading, Lincoln.s Gettys-
burg address. by a pupil of oxford street
school; salute 10 the dead; singing by the
pupils of oxford street school: taps by
Post Bugler a. L. Sweet; benediction by
by comrades. assisted by school and Gar
field council. o. u. A. M
Luncheon was served To the post in
Unity hall by the Woman's Relief corps.
SWAN POINT CEMETERY
The services at Swan Point cemetery
were conducted by Slocum post, No 10.
and Rodman post, No II. assisted by the
Sons of Veterans. Woman's Relief corps.
Ladies Aid society, Slocum Light GiUlrds
and Camp A. Il. Burnside. program
of unusual interest was given here as fol-
lows:
Singing, ARK OF Freedom" by pupils
OF the Federal street grammar school;
extracts from the general orders read by
Adjutant f.. *. Ellis; an address from
the Secret book. read by Commander Ed
win j. Monroe; prayer by Chaplain j. :.
Brown; singing "The Veterans by the
pupils of Federal street school: address
by Rev. Edward s. Holyoke. pastor OF the
Calvary Baptist church; reading OF Pres
ident Lincoln's address, Gettysburg
lSes,' by Harry Skerry; singing. 20
Spirit OF the Nation Come" by the
the pupils and the rest proceeded 20 the
Slocum. where recitations and songs
were rendered and the monument pro-
fusely decorated.
After this other graves in the cemetery
were decorated $50 beautiful wreaths, eN-
actly alike. being used I'm all.
At the conclusion Of the services the
posts marched 10 their hall. where a
light luncheon was served.