The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1905-05-31

lowing memorial services al Grace Church
cemetery:
Dirge, by the band; prayer, by Post
Chaplain Archibald NJ Smith; singing,
America" by the school children; read
ing OF Lincolns Gettysburg address by
Day" by the children. oration by Rev.
John L. Davis OF the Ebene2er BAPTIST
church, singing. Long Live America" :"
by the children; doxology by band, chill
dren, post and the people in attendance.
After the benediction by Rev. John /.
Davis the post. assisted by Ives Relief
corps, No. II. decorated the graves OF ;he
deceased soldiers with flowers donated
by teachers and pupils OF the Bridgham
Street Messer Street, Hammond Street
and Althea Street schools.
OAKLAND CEMETERY"
With the customary memorial service
George II Browne post @. A. r., OIL
ciated at Oakland cemetery just over the
Cranston line i'm Edgewood. Here. under
the direction Of Commander Albert A.
Slocum and Moses Budlong. a fitting pro-
gram was carried out. The services COM
menced with a dlrge by the band. follow.
ing which the Broad Street school chill
dren sang America"
In the absence OF Rev. Edwin s. Could
Rev. l.. NJ Flocken Of the Washington
Park church offered prayer. and then
there was more music by the band Com
mander Ford read a poem and following
that Rev. r. a. Legg delivered the memo
rial oration.
The school children read Lincoln's Get
tysburg address. Then followed salute
TO the deed. singing by the children, taps
by the post bugler and benediction by
Rev. F'locken, after which graves were
decorated by the comrades.
AT LOCUST GROVE.
The formal exercises at Locust Grove
cemeteFy=weF held Sunday. but yester-
day Arnold post, Franklin h. Ham. COM
mander. visited the cemetery and placed
flowers on the graves OF the dead soldiers
OF the Civil war
PAwTUXET VETERANS.
AS usual the Pawtuxet Veterans asso-
ciation united with the @. A. r. post from
Apponaug yesterday and. headed by the
Apponaug band paraded the streets Of
the old village. marching TO the Baptist
church. where the formal exercises were
held and a bountiful collation. was served
by the ladies of the village churches, and
In fact of the village in general
After the formal exercises in the
churches the procession was reformed
with the Pawtuxet Veteran association
dA ANe nan. fSCoTllng lne post from
Apponaug and the flower wagons 10 the
cemetery on the Apponaug road.
After the firing squad had fred volleys
and taps sounded the Apponaug contin-
gent embarked I'm the party wagons and
started back for home. The flower wagons
visited the Arnold hurying ground after
tho exercises in the Greene cemetery
SONS OF REVOLUTION.
The Rhode Island Society Of the Sons
Of the American Revolution held its usual
Memorial day exercises az Hopkins park
this year. and gathered around the statue
OF Esek Hopkins. defender of his state
and first admiral OF his country's navy
The pupils of the Branch avenue gram
mar school assisted tho compatriots of
the society I'm the ceremonies and the
music by tho childish voices was hy no
means the least impressive feature of the
program.
The address OF tho occasion was de-
livcred by Rev George w. Kent. rector
OF the Woodbury. Memorial church. His
subject. "A Fighting Patriot" was ably
treated
The observance began at O'Clock with
"A Salute 10 the Flag pllplls- ls-af-th-
Branch Avenue school
EXERCISES ny CHILDREN.
Rev s H. webb n. D.. chaplain ~
the society. then offered prayer. after
which the children sang Lead. kindly
Light" Arthur Anderson. ono " the pu-
pills of the Branch Avenue school gave
q recitation OF a poem entitled "A sorg
20 the Union,' following which the chill