The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1905-07-22
BURNS|DE,STATUE.
SHOULD REMAIN
Veterans Register a Protest
Against Moving.
UNANIMOUS V0TE0F MEMBERS
fanual Meeting Of Old Soldiers Who
Served Under General Burnside
In Rebellion.
UNANIMOUS VOTEOF MEMBERS

Veterans OF the First Regiment and
First Battery. Rhode Island Detached
Militia, want the General Burnside sta
tue to remain in it's present position
II was the unanimous vote OF the 81
members who cons.dered the subject dur
ing the business meeting of the Veteran
association a its 33d annurI reunion yes
,erday at the home or Amasa NJ Eaton,
president Of the association, 10l Smith
street
A resolution was drawn up and a COM
mittee, consisting Of Amasa NJ. Eaton,
chairman; Charles NJ Smith and Fran
cello G.. Jllson. was appointed 10 confer
with the mayor and with the monument
commission appointed by the general as
sembly.
The members met at the Burnside
statue on Exchange place about $50 a m
and then, headed by Reeves American
band, marched through Washington row
10 Market square, up Westminster To
Dorrance TO Weybosset, through EX-
change and back TO the starting point
Two special cars carried the veterans
10 Mr.. Eaton's residence and the business
Of the annual meeting was transacted
under the shade OF large trees.
The mortuary roll showed that the fol-
lowing had died during the year: Henry
r. Braston, Santa Barbara. Cal; Henry
r. Metcalf. Pawtucket; William II. Shep-
ard. George F.. Baacke. Isaac II. Saun-
ders. Soldiers Home. Bristol; q. Frank
Lowe. Providence: George A. Woolev.
Providence: William r. Walker. Paw
tucket, John A. Vaughn, Providence:
George Schrieder, Soldiers Home. Brs-
tol: Levi Starbuck. California; Charles
w Sheffield. Westerly; Henry s. Jenni-
son, Worcester, Mass; Thomas j. Ward,
Saylesville; William Hoffman, Paw
tucket; Walden II Mason. Providence;
William Booth, BROOKLYN Joseph Brooks,
Old Soldiers Home. Bristol.
The report OF Treasurer James S. Hud-
son, showing a good balance on hand. was
approved. and then the following officers
were elected: President. John Hackett;
first vice president Colonel r IT. I. God
dard; second vice president Hon F. G.
Jillson third vice president, Albert f.
Sholes: fourth vice president, F.. W. Bar
ber fifth vice president, George X. Pad
dock; sixth vice president, George n.
Burnham: secretary, w. F. Slocomb; as
sistant secretary. w. Henry Alexander;
treasurer, James s. Hudson; surgeon,
George W. Carr; adjutant, Charles II.
Merrman; chaplain, Rt. Rev. W. y. Nc
Nickar: assistant chaplain. Rev j. j.
Bucklin, George II. Burnham. George II.
Gorton, Charles r. Dennis. F. NJ Ballou.
| r. Burgess. Crson G. Rogers, Seyman p.
| Southwick. Y. Il. Manton, Edwin +. Suit
! ting. W. f. Whitney.
Charles Morris Smith opened the dis
! cusslon regarding the Burnside monu-
ment. He said that the statue was built
! by private subscription, TO which mem
| bers Of the association contributed and
| that when II was finished the committee
| asked the mayor Of Providence TO accept
| the monument. The mayor OF the city
was not sure or his authority, so he Sc
| cured the consent OF the city council 10
| accept II FOR the city Of Providence
! Therefore. Mr. Smith maintained. the
! commission appointed by the legislature
had no right TO molest the statue in any
! way.
Amasa NJ. Eaton and Colonel Henry T.
| Sisson spoke along the same lines and
the following resolution was passed:
J Whereas. The building of the new Post
| Office al the east end OF Exchange place
! made II necessary to remove the statue
Of our late beloved commander, Ambrose
! Everett Burnside. from the place where
| 1t was originally located and
| Whereas, The statue was erected by
| private subscription, to which the mem
| bers OF the association contributed and
when erected and dedicated was placed
| In the care OF the city OF Providence
and was received by the then mayor in
behalf OF said city in accordance with
! authority given him by the city council; ;
now this association respectfully re-
| quests the city council OF Providence TO
order the permanent location of the
! Burnside Monument at some point on Ex-
change place west OF the proongation OF
| the westerly tine OF Exchange street, and
| this association also requests the COM
| missioners appointed by the general a
sembly of the state OF Rhode Hand to
consent to this location of said Burn
side monument
Resolved. That Amasa NJ. Eaton,
Charles Morris Smith and Francello c.
! Jillson he appointed a committee for and
| on behalf Of this association to confer
with the mayor OF the city OF Provi-
dence and with the commissioners ap-
| pointed by the general assembly and 10
express 10 them the unanimous vote Of
| this association as above"
Charles n Merriman was selected 10
prepare paper OF "reminiscences for the
| next annual meeting. and IL was voted 10
make an annual appropriation sufficient
for the decoration OF the Burnside statue,
! July H
Walter r. Smith read war poem en-
! titled BOYS in Blue just before ad-
journment. and It greatly pleased the vet
! erans.
After the meeting a collation. was served
! on the lawn and the American band play
| ed some Of favorite songs OF war time.
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