The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1905-02-21
Banquet rendered TO Retiring
Department Commander.
COMMANDER BLACKMAR THERE
Speeches Were Made and q Gold Watch
Prsssntsd-Wsmsn's Relief Corps
Held Annual SsssIsn and Banquet

campment the following officers were
Providence: senior vice commander
George l.. Greene, Pr'ovtdence: Junior Vice
commander. Edward Wilcox, Providence. .
medical director. Philip r. Dillon, NJ. D.,
Bristol: chaplain, Rev. Thomas +. Nor
ris. Riverside; council Of administration.
Patrick Egan, Post j; George II. Pad
dock. Post 10; Moses Budlong, Post Is:
William McTwiggan. Post 20; Richard w
Howard, Post IL. The only contest was
that for Junior vice commander and Mr.
Wilcox won this
The new commander. Ezra X. Parker,
announced the appointment OF the follow
ing members OF The department staff: As
sistant ahJutant general--Philip s. Chase,
Providence: assistant quartermaster gen
eral. Alonzo e Pierce, Pawtucket. in
proctor. Theodore r. Dexter. Central
Falls; Judge advocate. Francello O.. Jill
son. woonsocket chief mastering officer,
John p. Brown, Westerly
The offcers-elect were installed in their
.offi0ss by the commander-in- chief. w. w.
Blackmnr and adjournment soon follow
ed
AT THE TRocADERo.
Nearly DO members OF the Department
of Rhode Island assembled at the Troca-
oero last evening rendering compli-
mentary banquet 10 retiring commander,
Rev J.J. Woolley. An excellent menu was
served.
Al tho head table were seated the fol-
lowing:
Department Commander Parker. Retlr-
ing Commander Woolley, Commander-in-
Chief Blackmar Adjt. Gen. Gilman,
Lieut. Gov. Jackson. Mayor Miller, ex-
Gov Lippitt. Coils Webb and Bliss or
Gov Utters STAFF. past department COM
manders the present officers and promi-
nent officials OF the city and state.
Commander Parker presided and, as
toastmaster first introduced Commander
Chief Wilmon w Blackmar. His re-
marks were informal and were concluded
as follows
81 am proud that I am n member OF the
Grand Army OF the Republic and can cal
the members my comrades But, com
rades. don't speak OF the Civil War as a
war between the North and South. for II
was not such n war: but one between
mon who offered their lives 10 save the
Union and men who tried TO detroy it.
ADJT. GEN. GILMAN.
National Adjutant General John f. Gil
man was then introduced Among other
things he said:
"rt was principle that We fought for.
The principle that these United States
were not single states but one indissolu-
bic nation There was an underlying cur
rent IN our hearts We loved our country,
tits true: but we loved our God more. Be
ntath the light-nearted nature OF the men
who fought I'm the ranks there was some
thing substantial"
Gen. Elisha III. Rhodes being next intro
al
then presented TO retiring Commander
woolley. In their behalf a gold watch and
chain OF rare beauty. The leather case
wac inscribed as follows:
Presented 10 Past Department Com
mander Joseph J. Woolley on Feb. 30
1906. by his comrades OF the Department
OF Rhode Island. @. A. r."
REV. J. ]. wOOBLEY.
Rev Mr. Woolley was taken completely
By surprise but 80 far recovered himself
as 10 make n brief Acknowledgement In
which sincere thanks and gratitude were
equally expressed.
TIeut Gov. Jackson, Mayor Miller, Mrs
Clara Olney. retiring president Of the
Woman's Relief corps, ex-Gov. Charles
Warren IIppitt and Gen. Charles r.
Brayton spoke briefly.
The committee IN charge of the banquet
comprised: f. X Parker, chairman; Col
7. s. Chase. and Col A. r.. Pierce.
THE RELIEF CORPS.
Incident 10 the cncampment the Rhode
Island Women's Relief corps met In 18th
annual convention az the Park Place
church. Pawtucket The roll OF delegates
was rs follows:
Department president. Myra ]. Olney;
senior vice department president. Emma
X. Cary; Junior vice department presi-
A r.
Burt: treasurer. Anna Budlong; chap
lain. Anna II Ray; inspector. Ellen F..
Tilton; counsellor. Jessie A. McCutney;
l. and !. officer. Emily y. Fish; patriotic
instructor. Mary J. ". Clarke; press cor
respondent. Hattie @. Wheaton; executive
board. Lena Dearborn. Mary McGrath,
Susan Kenyon. Ella =. Dunbar. Lucy {.
Skinner. Tower, No 1, Pawtucket:
President. Mary Y. Nichols; delegates.
Mary r.. Dexter Sarah ]. Graves. Ida NJ.
Cook, Eliza r.. Pollard Mae A. Hay. Eta
Cooper, Hattie NJ. whipple. Addie r..
Mowry Rudlong. No. ?. Westerly: FTesi-
don't Abbie J. Eldred: delegates Harriet
r. Young, Mary A. Rliven. g. Iawton.
No. g. Newport: President. Jennie G. Sis
son; delegates, Phehe Scott. Alzadie
sleeper. Mary ] Deane. Rallou. No. 5.
Central Falls: President. Rosa A. Patt:
delegates. Allie NJ Crowell. Mary n.
Arnold, Saran =. fales' LlhN L. fallou'
Emma NJ. Butman. Matilda NJ Crowell.
Carrie r Young. Slccum. No. s. Provi-
dence: President. Annie 4. Marchant.
delegates. Emma r. Mclaughlin. Mar
gerry Howarth. Mclina T.. Baker. Lizzie !.
Abbott Annie NJ. Prentiss. Nancy T.
Ingerson. Lydia 4. Gardener. Ellen r.
Hale Mary Brown. Bucklin. No q East
Providence: President. Anna ". Colby:
delegates. Mary y. Deed. Lydia Hunter.
Iris. No. II. Providence: President.
Eiizaheth a. Gross. dciecafes Mary y