The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1907-05-31
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OFFERINGS ON
6. A. r. GRAVES

WIFI 'onpdny n, Lieut. naruins, ioi-
The veterans of George H. Browne
post marched next in line, 45 strong,
their head. The other post Officers in
George W. Ford, junior Vice Com.
Moses Budlong, Quartermaster William
Hswiey and Past Post Commander
A dozen carriages. decorated with a
profusion OF flowers. conveyed the
grizzled men OF Rodman post. No. ~
leading carriages were the post offi-
GERS. Commander Martin s. James
sissniSSr isdiS Vice Commander Charles W.
Thomas X. corbiere. Adjutant Henry
Rhodes. Chaplain Amos NJ Bowen Bowen,
officer of the Guard F. T. Armington
and Chief Justice OF the Supreme Court
The United Spanish War veterans
were last. At their head marched De-
partment Commander George A. For
syth and his staff Maguire's Savoy
pany IA, Second regiment. Rhode Is
land National Guard, under First Lieut..
John W X McIntyre. treading on the
two camps OF the younger veterans.
Allyn X. Capron camp. No. l., COM
in Uniform s line Raae hns ,SnsR WsR so Hosr %sn
camp, No. 4, Commander Edgar II. Bar
ker with 25 men.
dozen flower wagons. piled high
with fragrant blossoms and potted plants
10 be strewn on graves. where the iron
star stands sentinel over the comrades
who have been mustered out for the last
time. brought up the rear OF the line.
ROUTE OF MARCH.
In this order the line moved across Ex-
change place, west OF the monument.
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Dorrance street into Westminster street,
up the long hill to Cathedral square.
Here, with the Doyle monument as the
marker. the procession wheeled to the
left. turning through Fenner street
where. as the head of the line reached
Broad street. a slight halt was made TO
give the battle-scarred veterans a breath
ing spell. At this point the posts and their
escorts, which were to visit the cemeter-
les In the south section of the city. were
granted permission TO leave the line. and
as the column swung into Broad street to
return to the centre OF the city, Arnold
George III. Browne and Ives posts drop
ped out and continued south by way OF
Broad street TO Trinity square where
the comrades of Ives post marched into
Grace church cemetery and the other
commands took cars for cemeteries fur
ther out. iIs
AS the line moved through Fenner
street IL passed in review OF Department
Commander Edward Wilcox and staff.
who had taken post at the corner OF Pond
street. The procession was reformed, and
with the department commander again
at its head continued down Broad and
Weybosset streets TO Exchange street,
and thence back TO the starting point
where the column massed about the sol
diers' monument and was dismissed. Here
special cars were waiting to take the
comrades Of Prescott and Slocum posts TO
their respective cemeteries.
At an early hour in the morning a de-
tachment from Arnold post went to North
End Burial ground. where they decora-
ted the grave OF Lieut.. Col. Job Arnold
of the Seventh Rhode Island regiment,
Infantry. for whom the post is named,
as well as the grave of his patriotic wife.
They also went to st. Francis cemetery,
where the grave OF John 7. Drinan, past
post commander. was honored
BURNSIDE MONUMENT.
AS soon as the line was dismissed at
Exchange place the comrades OF Rod
man post proceeded to the equestrian
statue OF Gen. Ambrose f. Burnside at
the east end OF the park opposite the
Union Station. and conducted special cer-
emones in accordance with their estab-
lished custom. They consisted OF a prayer
by Rev. Leo b. Thomas. pastor OF the
Stewart Street Baptist church, and the
decoration of the monument. Carriages
were then taken for Swan Point ceme
terry where the members of the post went
at once 10 the grave OF Gen. Burnside
and decked the shaft which commemo-
rates the last resting place OF the COM
mander of the Union forces at the battle
OF Fredericksburg, with appropriate ex-
erclses
Rev. Leo Boone Thomas then delivered
| patriotic address.
Tho post returned to their headquarters
Mt AZ Westminster street. where a COLA
ton was awaiting them. a short bust
ness meeting was also held, Commander
Martin s. James presiding. The princi-
! pal business OF the meeting was the pass
| ing OF resolutions OF thanks TO Rev. Dr.
| Edward s. Ninde. pastor Of the Mathew
| son street Baptist church. for the elo-
duent address delivered 10 the post on
| Memorial Sunday morning: TO the Proa
! street Christian Sunday school FOL -
patriotic concert given last Sunday .ve
| ming and 10 Rev. Leo Il. Thomas for hit
| prayers and addresses at Gen. Burnsdcs
monument and grave on Memorial day.
SWAN POINT.
At the conclusion OF the parade the COM
rades OF Slocum post. No. TO- with their
\ escort the Slocum Light Guard, the
/ brothers OF Cen. A. Il. Burnside camp. No
| 3 Sons OF Veterans. and the women Of
: Slocum Relief corps, No. 6. w. II. G., enl.
harked on eight special cars for Swan
/ Point cemetery, where the special eSet-
cises were held In accordance with cs-
/ tahlished custom.
/ At the entrance 10 the cemetery the eN-
ercises OF the post were held, after when
the women OF the relief corps held ser
| vice az the grave OF Col John 5. Slocum.
the hero Of Bull Run and also at the ur.
for the unknown dead While the exer-
cises for the post were going on. detail
OF women from the relief corps proceed
ed TO the bank Of the Seekonk river anl
! performed n ceremony in honor OF the