The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1904-05-25
BRISTOL.
Official Program for Sunday
and Memorial Knights
TempIars in Town.

The following Is the official program of
Memorial day and OF Memorial Sunday.
issued from headquarters. Babbitt Post.
No. is.
Comrades: Time In its rapid Night once
more presents Memorial day with its sa-
cred and solemn duties and reminds us
OF the> fact that ere many more ami
OF the day the last one of us
will sleep beneath tho sod.
Memorial Sunday Comrades viii as
semble at G.. A. r. hail sunday, May %.
at p. m. in uniform without side arms,
wearing badge and white gloves, and at
tend divine service at 81. Michaers Prot
estant Episcopal church. The post will
be accompanied ba Bsbbitt Relief corps.
Bristol Train OF Artillery. First Division
r l. naval battalion and st. Marys Fire
and Drum band All veterans not mem
bers OF the G. a. n. are cordially invited
to participate with the post on Memorial
Sunday and also on Memorial day.
Memorial day. Monday. MAY 3o-com-
rades will assemble At G. a. r. hall; at
80 a. m. where the line will be formed
in the following order. under the direc-
ton OF Comrade Henry F. Card. chief
marshal:
Platoon of police.
81 Marys Fife and Drum band.
Bristol Train Of Artillery. Col Arthur
W. Barrett
First Division, r. l. Naval battalion. OF
Bristol, Lieut. Edward p. Gladding.
Rabbit Post. No Is, r. l. Department
c. A r.. George " Peck commander.
ntsohled Veterans In carriages
orator ~ the day, reader Of 1incoln's
address az Gettysburg and post
bugler in carriages.
Rahbitt Relief Corps. Emma f. Carey,
president, in carriages.
Flower wagons
The route Of march will be from O. A.
r. hall up Hope street TO North cemetery,
details being made at Washington street
for Juniper hill and at Mary's GENE
teries. The time 81 starting will he as
soon az possible.
Memorial day services will he held AZ
North cemetery. on the soldiers lot. as
follows: Drge. by band; ritual service
by Babbitt post: reading of Linooln's ad-
dress at Gettysburg. by Miss Edith Ed
wards; address by Rev. Mr.. Stowell. pas
tor OF the First Baptist church; reading
OF roll Of honor by post commander: fir-
ing Of volley by Bristol train OF artillery
and First Division r. !. Naval battalion;
taps. by Miss Mary r.. Munro. post
bugler.
The graves of departed comrades will
then be strewn with flowers. after which
the line will reform and proceed from
the cemetery 10 Naval Battalion wharf.
where flowers will be scattered on the
waters OF the bay in memory or sailors
OF the civil war who sleep their last sleep
in the bosom OF the mighty deep. after
which the column will proceed 10 @. A. r.
hall and be dismissed Per order,
GEORGE II. PECK, Commander.
c. A. Barbour, Adjt
The members OF the Massa chusetts and
Rhode Island association OF knights Tenn
plar commanders TO the number OF nearry
200 landed yesterday afternoon at the
Herreshoff pier I'm n steamboat chartered
for the occasion. After visiting many
places OF interest they all gathered at
Belvedere hotel and at o'clock p. m.
a fine spread was INDUCED in consisting
OF all OF choicest viands OF the market.
Between the courses a musical and hu-
morous entertainment was rendered by
the Westland Concert Comedy company.
The officers of the association are: Em.
Sir Frank r Pearse president; Em. Sir
William N. Cushman vice president E,m.
Charles r. Pearse secretary. The commit
tee on entertainment consists of FIN. Sirs
Walter w. Burnham Henry A. Carpenter
and Edwin q. Penniman. During their
sight seeing upon the public streets Lin
den Place. the home OF Colonel s. =. Colt.
was greatly admired
DR.. G. j. Hasbrouck has purchased an
automobile which viii arrive soon.
DR. Russell $. Church has been con-
fined 10 his bed at his home on Consti
tuition street for several days past with
blood poisoning OF the leg, caused by an
infected abrasion OF the foot. The leg ls
badly swollen al the groin and II was
expected that DR.. Harris Of Providence
would perform an operation today, but
II has been postponed
Captain Nat Herreshofr IL confined 10
his home by slight Illness.
i Norman Anderson. who has served
three years at Brown q Sharp's, Prori-
dence. has secured an excellent situs tion
I'm New York
Martin Maher. a resident ~ this town.
was arrested here by Police Captain
Morrissey. lie is charged with desertion
from the United States Coast artillery In
February. Captain Morrissey took his
prisoner 10 Newport md delivered him "a
the military authorities at Fort Adams.
The Excelsior Tennis club win hold It's
third annual tournament for the cham
pions ship OF Bristol county during the week
beginning July H. The tournament will
be for mems singles and doubles and
ladies singles.