The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1902-05-31
TENDER TRIBUTES
TO THEIR MEMORY
Veterans Parade, Place Flags and Flow
ers on Graves Of Beloved Comrades
and Listen to Eu|ogieS.

Another Memorial Day has passed into
history and surviving veterans paid de-
served tribute to those who have gone
before.
The cemeteries throughout the city and
state were visited by tens OF thousands
who placed floral tributes on the graves
OF loved ones and listened to eulogios
of an eloquent and patriotic nature.
About the soldiers and sailors monu-
ment on Exchange place the Grand Army
held usual services. decorating not only
that imposing structure. but also placing
wreaths on the statue of General Burn
side.
The solemn program opened with a dirge
by Reeves American band, followed with
prayer by Rev. j. j. Woolley. junior vice
department commander, @. A r.. and a
national salute OF Il guns was fired.
Conductor Clarke or the American Band
sounded taps.
IMPOSING PARADE.
Then came the parade with Depart
ment Commander Chenery at the head,
attended by his stan.
Next in order were the division COM
mander Of the Sons of Veterans and
They were followed by Troop b, First
Battalion of Cavalry. Captain John J.
Richards. commanding.
The line was completed as follows:
Prescott Post. Commander Edwin W.
Arnold: National Band Company @, First
Regiment of Infantry Captain A. II. Har-
den: Slocum Post, No. 10, G.. A. r., Com
mander Johon McCurdy; General A. f.
Burnside Camp, No. 8, s. OF ". Captain
J. A. Garfield Luther: Excelsior Band
First Separate company lnafntry. B. r.
/. M, Lieutenant Blunt commanding
Ives Post, No. l3. Commander James X.
Polk; Colonel James Barton Camp. No
10, s. of ". Captain Joseph Douglass;
Hibernian Band; Company ID. First Regi-
ment Infantry, b. X. !. NJ, Lieutenant
Crossley; Company +, Second Regiment
Infantry, B. II. /. NJ, Captain r. ].
OConnor: Arnold Post, No. 4. Commander
Franklin Il. Ham; Battery A Military
Ban; United Train OF Artillery, Major
Frank L. Wiggin commanding, and staff;
Adjutant c. ID. Anderson; Company B,
Captain Walter Smith: Company a,
Captain Walter Angel: George II.
Browne Post, No. Is, Commander Henry
F.. Wood: Rodman Post, No. IL, in car
riages. Commander Charles III. Beedle;
Carriages with disabled comrades; Span
ish-American War Veterans.
Department Commander Lewis #. Bur-
rough and staff; Assistant Adjutant Cen
eraI Arthur B. Sphinx, Senior Vice Com
mander NJ. r. O'Flaherty, Junior Vice
Commander w. u. Harrington, Inspector
George r. Slocum. Chief Mastering officer
John K. Carr. Past Department Com
mander Lester S. Hills Fairmans First
Regiment Band. Roswell II. Fairman,
leader: Company III. Second Regiment
Infantry, h. X, /. NJ, Captain Kane:
Captain Allyn X. Capron Camp, No 9,
John Kelly. commander; Third Division.
Naval Battalion, Lieutenant Joseph w.
Davis; Captain Charles V. Gridley Naval
Camp. No. %, Gardiner c. Sims, COM
mander.
ROUTE OF MARCH
number OF soldiers and sailors who
served In the Spanish American war fol-
lowed and then came Battery A, Light
Artillery, b. r. l. NJ. The flower wagons
brought UP the left OF the line. On each
was a Grand Army man and they were
escorted by mounted veterans. A barge
filled with children waving flags and
banners followed
The line OF march was through Dor
rance street and up Westminster TO Sum-
mer, down Broad and Weybosset. round
Turks Head and through Exchange
street to Exchange place.
The department commander reviewed
the column at Franklin street as II passed
up Westminster street Upon arrival at
Exchange place the parade was dismissed
and the posts. with their escorts and
camps OF Sons OF Veterans. proceeded to
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