The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1904-06-14

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Martha washington Rebekah Lodge and
Choppequonsett Council. Royal Area
mum participating
The Pawtuxet Athletic association (repre-
senting the Gaspee Episode lfI2)
Drummers.
Advance Guard with banner in charge
President Alfred Ellis.
Boats crew and Gaspee Boys.
Float with 40 foot model OF H. NJ. s. Gas
pee.
Rear Guard OF Gaspee Boys.
Float Representing Revolutionary Period
(Edgewood)
The Liberty Bell" with singing children
Float with Historical Tableaux. The spirit
of '76 (Edgewood schools.)
The procession proceeded led by Drum
Major Peter ]. Cooke, up Sheldon street
10 Broad and along Broad through part
o. Edgewood 10 the corner OF Broad ana
Warwick avenue. where special cars were
in waiting to take part Of the marchers
to Auburn. the floats being sent by way
CT Park avenue. The cars went TO the
cross ever on the Warwick side Of the
Pawtuyet river and were switched onto
the clnw God line and at once proceeded
to rum 10 Auburn where the contingent
from, that village was IN readiness at the
corner OF Park and Elmwood avenues.
LINE REFORMED.
The line was at once reformed with the
ifashapaug Fire Engine company. Two
floats representing the Civil War period
II the towns history and float contain
ing tho chorus OF the Cranston High
school which sang a Latin selection. The
committee for the Auburn parade COM
prsed Alessrs. Hammond. Latham and
( Dutemple.
The procession continued from Auburn
through Park avenue 10 the entrance to
Narragansett park. where other local pro-
cessions from different parts OF the town
were also arriving.
At the gates they were met by the chief
marshal Brigadier General Herbert s.
Tanner Of the Rhode Island Militia and
his aides. and were speedily placed in po-
sition outside the race track. the right
resting at the entrance from the stables
to the quarter stretch.
AT NARRAGANsETT PARK.
The big grandstand overlooking the
tracks and big inield was all the time
filing with the gaily dressed townspeople.
who were arriving in carriages automo-
blcs ard on foot, as well as by the mlny
special electrics that were run for the
day. 1t was big free show and lots of
people came, the committee being enabled
to make Il free. as the grounds were do
mated by the State Fair association.
For the First and Second divisions as
a preparatory signal one bomb was fired
from the inclosure by detail OF the Sig
nal Corps. Brigade r. /. Militia. ten mis-
utes before the hour Of starting, at which
all were ready to move. The hour OF start
ing was announced ten minu-es later by
two bombs. at which the parade move =
promptly.
After allowing a sufficient interval 20
be gained for the movement of the auto
mobile division, a single bomb was fired
for the division 10 move.
,soLIDATED PARADE.
The parade formed within the park at
$50 a. m and moved in the following
order promptly at l0;S0.
Platoon Of Police
H. s. Tanner. Chief Marshal
A. " Warfeld, Chief OF Staff
Mounted stan
Reeves American Band, bowen r.
Church, Lea Ter
FIRST DIVISION
CAllegorlcal)
Herbert B LOCKWOOD Marshal
Aids.
Settlement Period.
Revolutionary feriod--four floats.
(Pawtuxet and Edgewood)
Farming Period-two floats.
(Meshanticut Park and Fiskeville)
civil War Period-two floats
tAuburn)
Pawtuxet Veteran Association.
Home Building Period float
(Arington)
Merchants Associa tion.
High school-two floats
Library Assocla tions--one float
School Children. in charge of supcrintend-
ent " s. Almy.
SECOND DIVISION.
Herbert @. Ice. Marshal.
Aids.
Cranston steam Fire Engine company.
Cranston. r. l.. John Blgbee. foreman
Volunteer Fire Engine company. Paw
tuxet. r. L. r. r. Johnson. foreman;
Pocasset FireEngine company. Knights
Vile. r. l.. James w. Thompson. fore
man Fiskeville Fire Engine company.
Fiskeville. r. l.. r. r. Fiske foreman
Arlington Fire Engine company Airing
ton. r. l.. John A. Hamilton. foreman:
cranston Volunteer Fire department VI.
McNabb. foreman; Mashapaug Fire
Engine company. Auburn. r. L., J r.