The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1907-05-31

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escorted them assembled yesterday morn
| ing TO pay tribute 10 the memories OF
| thousands OF comrades who sleep in the
bivouac OF the dead. Here there were the
exercises at the Soldiers and Sailors
| monument on Exchange place, a parade
through the principal streets ana visits
] 10 the cemeteries. where the graves or
| departed wearers of the blue were decor
| oted. In many instances the veretans
were assisted by the school children ana
members OF military. patriotic ana other
| oTftinizatons.
The posts OF the G.. A. r.. as a rule.
! turned out In larger numbers than has
! been the case lately, owing To the special
attention that has been given during the
| past few months in recruiting all sur
vivors of the war into the ranks of the
| associations.
| AS early as s o'clock the various organd-
zations that were scheduled To partci-
pate I'm the morning exercises began
TO mobolize on Exchange place, each one
reporting TO Asst. Adjt. Gen. Philip =.
Chase. In full ranks. every veteran asso-
ciation having military escort
Two radical changes were noticeable in
the arraneement off the exercises of the
day In this city. The first was the
elimination Of floral decorations at the
monument and the other was the cur
tailment OF the route OF march. The dec
orations were in charge OF Junior Vice
Department Commander Francello JILL
son.
The change in the route OF march was
made so as TO accommodate the veterans
whose advancing years make the long
march up Westminster street through
Summer too arduols.
Members OF the Woman's Relief corps
assisted the various posts 10 which they
are attached. by gathering and preparing
floral tributes and at the several ceme-
teries assisting In the exercises to the
~fNaf NarNlH
terry the officers OF the department con-
Quoted special ceremonies on the banks
OF the Seekonk river, where floral tributes
were sent adrift upon the waters in honor
of the sailors VINO sleep beneath the
waves.
Following the parade Prescott Post
proceeded TO North Burial ground and
ST. Patrick's cemetery: Smith and Rod
man posts went TO Swan Point; Arnold
post went 10 Pocasset, Locust Grove
and ST. Anpes cemeteries; George H.
Browne post went TO Oaklawn cemetery
and the Ives post to Grace churcn ceme-
tery.
AT THE MONUMENT.
At the Soldiers and Sailors monument
on Exchange place the various posts were
massed. the department commander and
STAFF. with past department commanders
and the commanders OF the several posts,
taking position facing to the north. The
exercises began with the playing OF
dange by Fay's American band, under the
direction of Bowen r. Church. Prayer
was offered by Rev. Charles III. Ever OF
Howard, chaplain of the Rhode Island
department.. after which Battery A, Light
Artillery, r. I. n. G., fired a national sa-
lutte and Bowen r. Church sounded taps.
The hne was then formed, In accord
ance with the general orders issued by
Department Commander Edward wilcox.
anG the march through the centre OF the
city and thence to the various cemeteries
was begun.
Heading the line were the police skir-
mishers and platoon. the former under
Capt Maynard L. Stone of Station and
the latter under command or Sergt. Will
liam l.. Doe OF the some station. lmme-
diately following the police came De-
partment commander Edward Wilcox
and staff The staff OF the department
commander included Senior Vice Depart
ment Commander William o. Milne,
Junior Vice Department Commander
Francello q. Jtllson, Assistant Adjt. Gen.
Philip s. Chase, Assistant Quartermaster
Gen. Alonzo f. Pierce. Inspector James
Moran, Department. Patriotic Instructor
o. A. Taft, Medical Director Willard ".
Greene, NJ. d., Chaplain Rev. Charles f..
Ever Council of Administration Moses
BudIong. George II. Paddock, John III.
Filler and stephen c. Moulton.
THE HONORARY STAFF.
The honorary STAFF was composed OF
Past Department Comma nders Charles O.
Ballou. NJ. d. James S. Hudson, Elisha
". Rhodes, Ezra Is. Parker, George l..
Greene, George II. Chenery. Charles III.
Williams and Charles C. Gray. The de-
partment commanders of the Rhode Is
land division, Sons OF Veterans. Herbert
l.. Briggs. his active and honorary staffs
| were also a portion OF Commander Will
cox's honorary staff. There were Adjt.
Frank T.. Smiley. ouartermaster Charles
A. Davenport, Patriotic Instructor w. s.
| Mawson Division Council Frank +. Cong
| den, Assistant Adt. Gen. Samuel w.
| Taylor, together with Past Commander
| n-Chief Arthur Il. Sphinx, Past Depart
ment Commanders William VI. p Bowen,
| Frank J. Clinton. John g. Leonard, Orray
T. Mason and Charles +. Young ana III.
NJ. Ford OF Camp No. a. OF Wakefield,
Mass.
At the regulation military interval
| came the general guidon, Comrade
| Clovis Stone OF Prescott post followed
by Fay's American band, Bowen r..
three commands Of the Rhode Island
National Guard that composed the es.
SSrt to Treon pTSsl pTTs NS Sataon S
cavalry. capt. John j Richards; the
Hospital corps. Capt Marcus ". Mer-
chant and Company p. Second ,si regi-
| The cavalry troopers were dlsmounted
and appeared I'm the full dress Of tho
| regular militia. as did the members OF
| the Hospital corps. Both commands
turned out In fun ranks. there being
35 cavalrymen and 60 in the corps.
Fay's. second Regiment band, Ed,
! ward ~. Fay. leader. headed the next
section OF the line and was followed
| by Company q. First regiment In
fantry, n. T. n. O. (Slocum Light
Guard), capt Archie H. Harden aud
| Lieut. Joseph Auty, Jr.. Ss muskets.
the men being In regulation militia
earb, Slocum post. No, 10, Munson II.
| Najac.. commander, followed with 75
| men In column OF fours.
Jackson's Military hand, John l..
| Davis. leader, was tho neN' in line af-
| ter Slocum post and furnished march
ing inspiration for the First Separate
company. infantry. Y. l.. n. O.. Capt
George. A. Watts. as muskets, and Ives
post. ~'o. iS, James X. Polk. com
| mander, % comrades. Following the
! Continental hand. Charles Fisher
leader, came Company u. First regi-
ment infantry. r. !. n. n. under com
mand OF Lieut. Henry A. Crosby. es-
| cort'ng Arnold post. No. 4. Cornelius
| ''N~ ~man, commander with 30 cnp,.