The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1904-02-12
COMRADES AT
BANQUET BOARD.
Rhode Island Veterans Honor
Retiring Commander.
PRESENTED WITH TIMEPlECE.
Patriotic Speeches by Corporal Tanner and
Others New Officers Of G. A. R. and
Wumsa's Relief Corps.
PRESENTED WITH TIMEpIECE.

II was nearly 8 o'clock yesterday after-
noon. when The business session OF the
9th annual encampment OF the g. A. r.,
OF Rhode Island came TO q close in Tower
Post hall, Pawtucket. the election OF Of
ficers having resulted as follows:
Department commander, Joseph j. Wool
ley. Pawtucket senior vice department
commander. Ezra X. Parker, Providence;
junior vice department commander,
George L. Greene. Providence; medical
director. Philip f. Dillon. NJ, D., Bristol:
chaplain Rev. T. F. Norris Riverside
council OF administration, Patrick Egan
Of Post 1, r. w Howard Of Post il, Cor
helius Chapman OF Post T. Moses Budlons
OF Post 5, q. H. Paddock OF Post lO;
delegates-at-large, j. l.. Sherman OF Post
10. T. j. Griffin OF Post IL and NJ. {. Mac
Kenzie OF Post ] alternates-at-large, H.
r. Bennett OF Bristol j, NJ. Buroick OF
Phenix. T. c. Stafford OF Central Falls.
Past Senior Vice Commander-in-Chief r..
III Rhodes, by invitation, Installed the
foregoing elective officers and the follow
ing appointive STAFF officers: Assistant
Adiutant General Philip ,. Chase OF
Providence, Assistant Quartermaster Gen
eral Alonzo r. Pierce OF Pawtucket, In
spector T. r. Dexter OF Central Fails.
Judge Advocate Daniel X Ballou OF
Providence. Chief Mastering OFFICER D. Is
Brown OF Westerly.
The time and place for holding the next
annual encampment was vested In the
council OF administration.
The Officers onosen by the women
Relief Corps I'm session at the same unle
IN the First Methodist Episcopal church,
Pawtucket. are as follows:
President. Mrs. Myra ]. olney or Tower
corps. Pawtucket; senior vice president
Mrs. Emma Z. Carey OF Baoput Sorps
Of Bristol: Junior vice president, Mrs.
Rosa a. PATTI of Ballou Corps OF Cen
tral Falls; treasurer. Mrs. Anna Budlons
NJ q H. Browne Corps CT South ProVl-
dence: chaplain. Mrs. Anna III. Ray OF
McGreRor Corps OF Phenix; executive
board. Mrs. Lena Dearborn or slocurh
corps. Providence Mrs. Mary McSralh
of Ballou corps OF Central faIls' MRS,
susan Z. Kenyon OF Slocum Corps OF
providence: Mrs. Ella Dunbar Of c. +.
I,ewton corps of Newport; MISS Lucy
skinner of Tower Corps. Pawtucket; dele
gate TO National convention, at large
Mrs Clara /. Lake OF LAwton corps,
of Newport: first delegate. Miss Maoel
Dunham of browne Corps of South Provi-
dence: alternate. at large. Mrs Mary
buxton of Ballou Corps of Central rams
first alternate, MIS-. ANNE -
.of slocum Corps OF Providence.
Mrs Jessie Mccartney, the retiring
president was presented with diamond
ing nv the corps OF the department the
nresentation being made by Department
Sscra,arv Mrs. Emily A. Hunter. III was
after o'clock when the annual session
came TO a close.
BANoUET AT THE TRocADERo'
:, .ha avenlng both the veterans and
che members OF the Womens Reiiet corps
agsannhled at the Trocadero. the ahhual
harouet being rendered 10 the retiring
denartment commander, James >. huo-
son Of this city. From I:S 10 SOU c.och'
past Department Commander anu NIs'
Hudson. and the newly CHOSEN uepai
ment commander. Rev. j. j. Woohey anu
Ms woolley. received In the pariors'
,,,t,le corporal Tanner also had nearly
handshake and kind word for all.
shortlv after S o'clock, the veterans ana
..hatr quests proceeded 10 the main
banouet hall. upstairs, the members OF
the Women's Relief corps enjoying their
own feast in the reception room just on
the parlors. ..o
covers were laid for $50 and AT the
.ahle OF honor were Department Com
wander woollcy, retiring officers OF the
aanartment. representatives OF the ma
,,onai encampment. Gov. Garvin Mayor
Miller and other invited guests. sta
toned i'm the balcony was the Hope or
ohas+ra composed OF Hugh Cameron
violin. Ray Allen, cornet; Fred Naipey
drums. and william Barrows. piano. Ihe
Youthful musicians acquitted themselves
and their patriotic selections rendered
at Intervals. lent enthusiasm 10 the pro-
ceedings
Di,ine blessing was invoked by Rev
charles II. Ever. past commander chap
lain. and after an hour had been devoted
IN the discussion OF the menu, Depart
mont Commander Woolley arose and ex-
tended a hearty welcome. not only TO his
comrades and the sons OF comrades nut
TO the ladies who. as representatives or
tho women's Relief corps and the
Motherhood OF the state, had graced the
occasion with their presence.
He then introduced Gen. Rhodes who
In n brief but suggestive speech present
ed TO retiring Department COMMANDER or
Rhode Island James :. Hudson, hand !
some gold watch and chain as tes-
timonial OF affection from the Rhode
Island department OF the Grand Army.
Tsst Commander Hudson responded with
a brief address OF thanks. I'm the course
NJ which ne said that. although he was
glad TO be relieved Of the command ne
considered the past year to have been
a most prosperous and successful one
for the O. A. r. in this state
Mayor Miller then spoke briefly. He
expressed himself as glad TO meet the
Grand Army men. and he cordially wei
coined the visiting members and national
officers to this city.
The address OF the evening was. OF |
course. by Corporal Tanner, the personal |
ly commissioned representative OF Gen. /
John G. Black. commander-n-chief, |
who is now in the Garfield Hospital, |
-. c.. seriously ILL., As Cor !
poral Tanner arose so did the veterans |
who gave him three rousing cheers and !
by his eloquence he stirred them 90 white /
heat enthusiasm. lie told them that they /
all knew the period OF their lives but he /
went on 10 say 1--WE do not congratulate /
ourselves so much as we congratulate the /
mothers who bore them. reared them and /
sent them forth TO fight for their country. /
achieve victory and insure freedom to all. /
what did we DO for the fag2 We placed /
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