Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1910-05-31

Although two Grand Army posts
Budlong of Rhode Island and Hancock
of Connecticut. were in line in West
erly on Memorial day, the decrease
| in comparison with even five years age
was marked, for since these posts were
! given quarters in the Memorial build
| ing fifteen years ago, over one hum
dred of the members have died.
| In the procession of Monday there
| was first a platoon of police under
command of Chief Bransfield, then
came Col Charles H, Ledward, mar
shall, and his aides, Col. Everett E
Whipple and Capt. Arthur N. Nash.
The solemn music was by the West
erly band, Charles o. Gavitt leader
Just after the band marched the Fifth
company, coast artillery corps, r. L. N.
G.. Then marched the representatives
of the Grand Army of the Republic. On
the left of the line was Brucker camp,
United Spanish War Veterans Then
came carriages carrying a few veter-
ans who were unable to walk over the
line of march to st. MichaeIS ceme-
terry and back to Dixon square, where
the veterans took trolley cars for Riv-
er Bend.
In both these cemeteries the graves
of heroes of two wars were marked
with flags and strewn with flowers. In
the latter cemetery special exercises
were held, consisting of singing, pray
Douglass Thomas. and the sounding of
taps by Bugler William D. Cameron.
The veterans and their escort returned
to Hibernian hall where a collation.
was served by the Womans Relief
corps.
On the march from Dixon square
where the parade was formed to st.
MichaePs cemetery, q halt was made
and the ceremony of casting flowers
on the waters in memory of those who
died in the navy and were buried at
sea was impressively performed
Special memorial exercises were
hold In in In
ming, the large attendance serving as
a testimonial of the appreciation of
the service of the men who served
the country in time of need The or
sounding of reveille by Bugler Cam
eron, who also sounded taps just be-
fore the benediction by Rev. c. A. Nc
Clifton. There was singing by William
H Browning. Harry L. Bolles and by
chorus and audience, Scripture read
ing by Rev. George Rigler, DID, and
prayer by Rev. Clayton A. Burdick.
George H. Lusk recited Lincoln's Adj
dress at Gettysburg. The music was
under the direction of William H.
Browning, with Miss Emile Fan
grandi accompanist. Roswell D. Bur-
chard, speaker of the Rhode Island
house of representatives, delivered an
able and patriotic address in deserved
recognition of the gallant service of
the men who saved the union, which
was fully appreciated by the audience
A feature of the exercises was In
Memoriam, by Adjt. Paul H. billiard,
read the neurology list since last Me-
mortal day, including:
July II, Elisha NJ. Palmer Com
-anv A. eth r. T. infantry; July 81,
John H. G. Munroe, Co. C. 1st Mass.
infantry; December 6, William H. Sis
son, Col D. LIST Conn. heavy artillery;
January II. Charles H. Eldred, co. B,
9 r L Infantry; January II, John
w. Fisk. Co. K, 21st Conn. infantry;
January II, Henry A. Pendleton, Co.
G 14th Conn infantry; March 20, J.
Alonzo Babcock, Co. A. list R. L. cav
ut, 18th r. J. infantry; April IA,
John McAvoy, Co. 3, 9th r. I. in
tantry; April Ia John f. Frye, Co. +,
14th R. I. heavy artillery.
Elisha NJ Palmer was a past COM
mander of Budleng post and his sud
a shock to his comrades here, who
held him in high esteem.
Charles II. Eldred, who died at his
home in School street, January IL,
was mustered a member of Bud
long post in 1885. and from that date,
until he died, he was regular at
tendant at our meetings, and filled
several Offices with fidelity and zeal.
Joseph A1onzo Babcock, who died at
his home on Chestnut street, March
20 was a past commander of Bud
long post. having filed that Office sew
eral years in succession.
Late in 1863 a company of co1ored
men was enlisted in Providence, which
formed the nucleus to the organization
at first known as the Fourteenth r.
]. heavy artillery, but later designated
as the Eleventh q. S. heavy artillery.
The battalion. which left Providence
December 9, 1853. landed at New Or