The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1904-05-31

It was $50 o'clock yesterday morning
when the solemn exercises were com
menced at the soldiers and sailors monu-
ment In front OF the City Hall Depart
ment Commander. Rev. J. j. woolley, ex-
ercised supervision but the exercises were
In charge OF Assistant Adjutant General
Philip g. Chase Reeves American band
under the leadership of Bowen r. Church
played a dirge which was followed by
prayer by Rev. Thomas +. Norris, chap
lain OF the Rhode Island department OF
the Grand Army. The national salute was
flred by the battery, the monument was
decorated and taps were sounded on the
cornet by Bowen II. Church. leader OF the
American band. Immediately after this
simple ceremony the parade was formed
and the veterans and their escorts started
on the line OF march.
The parade was made UP as follows:
Prescott Post escorted by the Hospital
Corps and Troop Il, First Battalion
Cavalry; Reeves American Band OF %
pieces. Bowen r. Church, leader; division
commander and staff of the Sons OF Vet
Grams. guests OF the department com
mander, @. A. r.; first section OF Clark's
Providence Band, Jesse Linton, leader;
slocum Aght Guard, escorted by Com
psny @. First Regiment. Capt. A, III.
Hardin; color guard: Excelsior Band:
Ives Post, No. 13 escorted by the First
Separate company: Arnold Post, escorted
by Company ID. First Regiment; carriages
containing veterans; United Train OF
Artillery: second section OF Clarke's
Band: Spanish War veterans,
Camp Capron, escorted by Company III.
Second Regiment; Brown Poht. escorted
by the United Train OF Artillery. Battery
A; wagons containing wreaths and flow
ers: barge filled with school girls. The
route OF the parade was through Dorranca
street 10 Westminster, TO Summer. to
Broad. TO Weybosset. TO Exchange. TO
Exchange place.
CEMETERY SERVICES.
On Exchange place the different com
mands dispersed in order 10 go 10 the
different cemeteries 10 which each had
been assigned. where services were held.
Prescott post, accompanied by Camp
Capron. Sons OF Veterans, and Reeves
American band, and Captain Charles "
Gridley company No 22, a detail from
the Sapnish-American War Veterans, a
detail from the Hospital Corps under
command OF Commander Sims. proceeded
by car to the North Burial Ground
where services were held and graves
decorated.
While a portion OF the post was con-
Quoting exercises at the North Burial
Ground, special detail. under Junior
Vice Commander James II. Eastman.
with Clarke's Providence band, was
holding services at 81. Patrick's ceme-
terry, on Douglas avenue.
Slocum post, No 10. @. A r.. went TO
Swan Point cemetery where touching
exercises were held In connection the
decoration OF the graves of the veterans
At the cemetery entrance the women or
Slocum Relief Corps, No 8. comprising
Mrs. President Annie c. Padelford and
% members: slocum Light Guard. Com
pany @, First Regiment, Archie IL Har-
den captain. doing escort duty. and Slo-
cum Poet. John Howarth. commander,
formed hollow square and listened 20
The carrying out OF the program. Clarke's
Providence band was also an attendance.
The address was by Rev. Leo r. Thomas.
pastor OF the Stewart Street Baptist
church
Rodman post. No. H. James T. p.
Bucklin, commander, went TO Swan Point
cemetery after participating In the morn
ing parade and with appropriate csre-
monies laid flowers on the graves OF their
fallen comrades.
At the conclusion OF the street pa
Yade George H. Browne post, No. IS
q. A. r.. accompanied by the Women's
moving vans and proceeded TO Oakland
Cemetery on Broad street A short dis
tance from the cemetery all disembarked
snd the procession was again formed
and marched 20 the cemetery. Here spe-
clai services were held. which began
with dirge BY me Battery A band THIS
was followed by prayer by Rev Thomas
r. Norris and then the graduating class
OF the oxford Street Grammar school
sang patriotic SONG A selection BY
the band was next In order. after which
William y. Ward. a member OF the
school. delivered Lincolns Gettysburg
address. This was followed by the ora
ton of the day. which was delivered By
Rev. y. +. Simon. VINO spoke about the
day itself and its aims and purposes
One very interesting feature OF the OBJ
eervance Of Memorial day by this post
va< the fact that at 5 o'clock yester-
day morning q delegation from the post
vert 60 Swan Point cemetery and held
oBsrcires ~ the grave of Colonel George