The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1905-07-31
BRITISH
DAY PLANS
ELABORATE

The British day celebration at Crescent
OF the British Naval and Military Veteran
association OF Rhode Island and Massa-
chusetts will have as a prominent feature
the visit OF the Forty-third Duke Of
Cornwalls own Rifcs) regiment Of
Canada under command OF Lieut.. Col
Manard Rogers. The regiment numbers
800 rank and file and has, in addition to
a band. a bugle and drum corps. num-
bering 40 hugles and q drums.
The British Naval and Military Veteran
associat ation OF Boston and the Duke OF
Cornwall's own Rifles will leave Boston
at $40 a. m. Saturday and arrive at Cres-
cent Park al 9:25 o'clock
Co' Harold j. Gross. with escort from
the First Light Infantry regiment. will
meet them at the Consolidated railroad
depot and march with them 10 Crescent
Park hotel.
Military drill at 1890 o'clock will be
given. with concerts by the two bands
After dinner field games will he contested
on the baseball field The departure will
be at p m.
In recognition Of the day az cotton mill
proprietors have signihed willingness 20
shut down their esta Adjustments for the
celebration or to employees who may so
desire 10 make that day a holiday The
mayors Of all five Rhode Island cities
have accepted invitations To participate
in the festivities.
The roster OF the Canadian regiment is
as follows
Honorary colonel. Gen. His Royal High
ness Prince Of Wales. Duke Of Cornwall.
~. r. r; Honorary Lieut.. Col. NJ G..
White. c. NJ. g. r. d. Lieut. Col 6.
Maynard Rogers. majors (2) NJ A. Hell
mers. IL captains. 30 lieutenants, Pay
master G. Il. Sutherland. adiutant. Capt.
d. NJ. Cameron; quartermaster. Capt, J.
f. Hutcheson. medical officers. Mai J.
u Courtenay. capt + NJ. Birkett: chap
lain. J. NJ Snowdon. The regiment mus
ters 6ls. of which 592 were present at~ts
inspection last month. The absentees all
obtained leave. The uniform is green.
with facings OF scarlet. but in it's parade
at Crescent Park It will wear its field
service uniform Of drab Rife regiments
in the British canadian )service do not
carry colors.
The roster Of the officers Of the British
Naval and Military Veterans association
Of Massachusetts. which was organized
April 49, 1897. and incorporated Feb. 10.
1899 is as follows:
Honorary colonel 1905 Lieut.. Col II. J.
S Iandon. First Battalion Royal War
wickshire regiment, president and leu
tenant colonel. G. S. Courtenay, late lieu
tenant Seventh Royal Fusiliers; clerk and
major. Thomas T. Stokes. honorary mem
bers, V. G. Field Marshal Earl Roberts,
X G., X p. etc: Field Marshal Viscount
Wolseley. * p. O c. B.: Vice Admiral
Lord Charles Beresford *. c. b.; Gen.
Viscount Kitchener Of Khartoum. G. c.
b. c. in. c. T.: Mai. Gen. r. II OGrady-
Haly. {. b. D. s. o; Col V. r. Biscoe.
staff retired; Mai Gen. Sir c. S. r. Par
sons, Is. c. NJ G.. Halifax; Lieut. Col.
II. II. Mclean. commanding Twelfth in
fantry brigade. Canada Col the Earl OF
Denbigh G. V. O. ". A. c.; Lieut.. Gen.
Sir H. LEG. Geary. X G. b.. r. A;
Capt G. d JeTreys. Third battalion,
Grenadier Guards. Col ~. r. Kinscote. r.
A.. retired: Lieut.. Gen. J w. Laurie. G.
B, NJ. P. Colonel Royal Munster
Fusiiers, president. r. B V. y. s. Sir
Dominic f. Colnaghi. late consul general.
Boston: Sir John f.. Blunt. c. r.. late
consul general Boston; Lieut.. Col g
West Jones. late Third Canadian artillery:
Hon J w. Daniel NJ. r. st. John. y. II.
W II. NJ Sinclair. Esq, II. NJ. V. consul.
Buenos Ayres; j. r.. Heating, Esq.
British vtcp CONSUL, Portland; the
Rev X. II. Bullock, X. II. c.. d. c. L.;
Sir F. w. Borden. X. G. VI. c. etc. min
lister militia and defence Canada: Capt.
William Wyndham. late r. A. II. NJ.
consul. Boston; G. p. Perry. Esq, founder
of association.