The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1904-04-26
military
Men ELECT
OFFICERS

Harold J. Gross was unanimously re-
slected colonel Of tho First IAght In
fantry Regiment. last evening and hs has
reappotntsd his entire stan for the en-
suing year as follows: Adjutant, Captain
r. Tudor oross, surgeon. Major J. IL.
Davenport; auartermaster. Lieutenant
Everett l. Rogers: Judge advocate. Lou.
tenant Frederic Hayes; chaplain. Rev.
bTuncis Lee Whittemore: paymaster.
Capsxin Frank w. Peabody: inspector,
Lieutenant Foster III. Townsend; ordi-
nance off1cer. Lieutenant Benjamin Fes-
eenden; assistant surgeon. Lieutenant J.
g. Pegram. Jr.l assistant commissary.
Lieutenant Halsey De Wolf: assistant
guartsrmaster. Captain William NJ p.
P~ an; assistant paymaster. Captain A.
r. Brown; executive committee. Colonel
H J. Gross. Captain Walter II. Comstock
arf Lieutenant J. c. Pesrzm. Jr.
The annual reports showed the regiment
70 be In a satisfactory condition with a
substantial balance In tina treasury. Rou-
tine business having been completed, Mr..
A. A Duchemin Of New York city. who
n 10 manage the First Light Infantry
circus. to be given In Infantry hall on
the sverang OF May 8, and T. with q
matinee Saturday. May 7. addressed the
regiment in regard TO the plans for the
circus. and the remainder OF the evening
was devoted to discussion OF these plans.
An executive committee was appointed
to talxe general charge OF the affair. the
following being its members: Lieutenant
IL ID. Wilcox. Lieutenant j. G. Pegram.
Jr.. Lieutenant Frederic Hayes. Captain
John A. Gammons. Captain Walter j.
Comstock, Captain George B. Hebden and
Lieutenant Walter j. Lewis
The fist OF freaks was announced and
they will begin rehearsals Monday even
ing next The seats in Infantry hall Will
be arranged In the form OF an amphithea-
tire accommodating 300 people and re-
sembling a regular circus arena. Friday
evening, May 6, wih be made military
night" and all officers and men OF the In
fantry will appear in fatigue uniform.
MARINE CORPS MEETING.
All OF last years officers were reelected
at the annual meeting OF Providence Ma
rine Corps or Artillery last evening. and
they are as follows: Lieutenant colonel.
Charles II. Weaver: senior major. John
A. Corey; Junior major, s. James Foster.
Jr.. captain. George A Hopkins: first
lieutenant. Royal V. Claim; second lieu
tenant. p. ]. Cafferty: adjutant, Edwin r..
Greene; surgeon. George b. Peck: chap
lain. J. J. Woolley; secretary and treas
urer-S. Jsmes Foster. Jr.; quartermaster
sergeant Charles w. Wood; first SER
Eeant. James Hubbard sergeant,
Henry A. Arnzen; sergeant, John r.
Bowen: sergeant, George w. Chamber
lain; sergeant. Charles r. Egan: SER
geant. Bernard Barry: sergeant, Charles
L. Weaver: corporal, Andrew Cafferty;
corporal John H. Edwards: corporal.
James Brown; corporal. William II.
Money: corporal Charles r. Small; cor
poral. Alfred r.. Albro; corporal. John
Mcdonald: corporal, Williams Hartley:
corporal. Milton r.. Cook; corporal. John
Sherlock; corporal, George +. Filson:
corporal, Fred Opperman.
Following the election and business
meeting an interesting entertainment was
given in he drill han Of the armory.
given in the drill haf Oft he arfnory~o q
and pipes and tobacco PARSED around to
the guests and members OF the corps
coLoRED TROOPS ELECTION.
Lieut.. Col. warfield presided at the
meeting OF the First Separate company,
Brigade r !. NJ last evening. and First
Lieut. H. w. Blunt was promoted to the
captaincy, while Second Lieut. Fred w.
Smith was advanced to the rank OF first
lieutenant. To NIL the vacancy due TO such
promotion. Sergeant benson was made a
second lieutenant About 20 men we're pre-
sent at the election and the drill that fol-
lowed