Norwich bulletin., 1916-05-31
MEMORIAL EXERCISES IN WESTERL '
Day and Evening Devoted to Honong Heroic Dead Auto mobile and Motorcycle Side Car Collide E. Moon, Driver of Latter. Badly Hurt StoningtOn H. s. De feats Westerly 3 Q.

On each recurring Memor1al Day m Westerly, the thinning ranks of the men who risked their lives for coun- ! try's sake, becomes more noticeable, and as years go on there is rapid in crease in the neurological list, tndicat ing that in the not far future there will be a passing of Westerly's last Civil war veteran. It does not seem to be so many years ago when the members of Budlong and Hancock post, Grand Army of the Republic, turned out on Memorial Day with full ranks and the veterans keeping step to the martial music of the band. Now ] less than thirty veterans report for 1 parade, and but few of these are able | to march even the first lap of the pa rade, to St. Mary's cemetery, the ma jority riding in automobiles. The few who marched on Tuesday, could not keep up with the rest of the process sion. They were a division in them selves and they were viewed with in tense respect by the assembled peo- 1 pie, who are enjoying the privileges that were perpetuated by the valor and galIantry of those now old Civil war veterans.
 The procession formed at 1.30 near the junction of Grove avenue and Granite street, right resting near Elm street. The march was through Broad street, and halt was made at the Paw catuck river bridge, where exercises were conducted by Budlong and Han cock Women's Relief Corps in mem ory of the sailors who died for coun- ] try and were buried at sea. The march was then continued through West Broad and Liberty streets to St. | MichaePs cemetery. The line then countermarched and proceeded to Dix | on square and thence to River Bend, The procession was in this order: Marshal, Col. Charles H. Ledyard; aids, Col. Everett E. Whipple and Ma ! A,,41, I1-ra Charles O. Gavitt, leader; Fifth Co, l c. A. C., R. l. N. G., Lieut.. R. M. Freestone; Budlong Post, No. IS, G. A. R., Commander Amos P. Chapman; Hancock Post No. S1, G. A. R., Com mander Joseph Smith; Robert Brucker Daniel s. Harrington; Westerly Troop, R. I. Boy Scouts, Scout Master Charles Fowler; orator, clergy and in vited guests in carriages.
 Il The exercises at River Bend were as follows: Music, Nearer; My God, morial Day Service, Budlong Post; music America, Westerly band; bene- diction, Rev. Fred A. Macdonald; taps, bugles.
 assemblage at the memorial services in the town hall, Past Commander Stephen A. Congdon, presiding, when the following program was rendered: Assembly, bugle, Boy Scout bugler; Scripture reading, Rev. E. J. Curry; prayer, Rev. F. Sttwart Kinley; music Low in the Ground They're Resting Collin Coe, quartet; recitation, Lin colns Address at Gettysburg, Ray mond Blake; music, Rest, Soldier Rest, c. A. White, quartette; necrol- ogy, Stephen A. Congdon; music oration, Rev. c. M. Gallup, D. D., ot Providence; music, America (audienct requested to join in singing); taps bugle, Boy Scout bugler; benediction Rev. F. c. A. Jones. Accompanies Mrs John B. Eaton Musical service. ing.
 Following is a complete list of tht heroic dead whose graves were mark. ed with flags and flowers:
 River Bend cmeetery.
 Allen. James A., Co. D., 26th Conn Vols; Austin, George P. Go. I, 1st R L D. M; Babcock, Benj. F., Co. H 143 Penn. Vols; Babcocw, J. Alonzo Co. A, 1st R. I. Cav; Babcock, James Pardon L., Co. B, 9th R. ]. Vols; Ba
 cen, George T., 20th Maine Vols; Bai
 ley, Geo. C., 89th N Y. Vols; Bailey William H., Battery E., 1st R. l., L A.: Barber c. D., U. $. Navy; Barber Erastus w., Co. I, 1st R. I. Vols; Bar ] OSIB OOl1u w. SO D, 0lH h. 1. NOlS Barber, Thomas K, U. s. Sigma
 Corps: Barnes, Francis J., Co. l.. Is
 Mass. Gov; Barney, George, Co. G
 Sth Conn. Vols; Bedford, Joseph, D
 s; Navy; Bentley, George M, Co. z
 U. s. Navy: Bisby, E. H., co. A, |
 Mich. Inf; Bliven, J. Henry, Troop C
 1st Conn. Cav; Bliven, Samuel, Go I. 1st R. I. D. M.; Brightman, Franl
 T.: Brown, Charles A., Co. c. 83d Pa
 Vols; Brown, J. Albert, Co. P, S5tl
 N. Y. Vols; Brown, Thomas H., Cc
 H, 20th Ct. Vols: Bryant, David s
 Co. G., 9th Conn, Vols; Budlong, Still
 man H., Bat. B, 1st R. I. L. A; Bur
 dick. Edward H., Co. B, 9th R. I. Vols Burdick, Isaac F., Troop A, 1st R.
 Burdick. Welcome C., Co. G, 7th R. Vols; Card, Henry C., Go. 1, 1st Reg R. l., D. M; Carmichael, George, co B, 9th R. I. Vols; Champlin, Nathan Bat. G. 1st R. I: L. A.; Champlir Chapman, ] T Daniel G L. Battery aea " G, 1st x8iE E
 I. L. A; Chapman, Thos. N, Batter G, 1st R. I. L. A.; Chapman, William
 H., Go. I, 1st R. I. D. M; Chesebrc
 James F., Co. D, 9th Conn. Vols.
 Chester. Albert L., Co. A, 12th R.
 Clark, Edward w, Co. A. 18th R. Vols; Clark. Franklin, Go. K, 13t
 Wis Vols: Cole, Edmund L, 21st \
 Y. Cavalry; Collins, Cranston, Co. (
 18th R. I. Vols; Conaway. Robert s . o. c, 2Sth N. Y. Vols; Corey, Ben
 F.; Corey, Edgar H., Co. F, 7eth \ Y. Vols; Cottrell, Edwin R., Co. I
 9th R. I. Vols; Crandall, Amos A
 Co. H. 18th Conn. Vols; Crandall, Joh
 C., Co. I, 1st R. I. D. M: Crandal
 John P, Co. B, 2d R. I. Vols: Gran
 dall, Judson L., Co. c, 114th N. !
 Vols: Crumb, Frank H., Go. G, St
 Conn. Vols; Davis, Frank H, Co. l
 Fist Conn. Vols; Davis. Nathan F Go. K. 18th Conn. Vols; Davis, Wi
 liam N., Battery F, 1st R. I. L. A
 Delevan, John, Bat. B, 1st R. T., L. A
 Denison, Albert D., Go. I, 1st R. I. ]
 M; Fccleston, Charles E., Co. I, 1 . R. I. D. M; Eldred, Chas. H., Co ( 9th R. I. Vols; Edwards, Stanley N .. Go. K, 25th Mass Vols; Egger, Jea
 Co. H, 2d New Jersey Vols; Fitzgel j. aid, Gtorge, Co. K, 18th Conn. Vols af Foster. Geo. w, Go. G, 8th Conn. Vol " F'rink, Henry A, Col. 1l86th Penn. Vol or Frye, John F., Co. F, 14th R. I. H. A In Gavitt, Charles H.. Go. B, 9th R. 10 Vols; Gavitt, Horace F., Co. B, 9th [ I. Vols; Gavitt, Warren, Go. H, 7
 R. I. Vols: Green, Albert D., Batter = M, Sd R. I. H. A; Greenhalgh, W. Battery A, 1st R. I. L. A.; Geer, Jol B. Co. c, 21st Conn Vols; Ha GOurt1and T. Co R qfh R Tn4