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Nathanael Greene, 721 Chalkstone av -Wm C Harrington, principal; Sadie F Granfield, acting asst principal
Oliver Hazard Perry, 370 Hartford av -Robt K Bennett, principal
Roger Williams, 278 Thurbers av- Ralph G Taylor, principal; Elmer V Devolve, asst principal
Samuel W Bridgham, 359 Carpenter -Howard G Lewis, principal
Elementary Schools
Academy Avenue 36 Academy av
Almy Street-20 Almy
Althea Street-245 Althea
America Street-22 America
Arnold Street-45 Arnold
Asa Messer-158 Messer
Atwells Avenue-235 Atwells av
Beacon Avenue-106 Beacon av
Benefit Street-19 Benefit
Berkshire Street-99 Berkshire
Branch Avenue-425 Branch av av Broad Street-1450 Broad
Calhoun Avenue-106 Calhoun av Candace Street-287 Orms Carpenter Street-153 Carpenter
Chalkstone Avenue-446 Chalkstone av
Chester Avenue-75 Chester av Friendship Street-400 Friendship
Grove Street-95 Grove
Hammond Street-55 Hammond
Harris Avenue- - 537 Harris av
Ives Street-210 Ives
Jenkins Street-53 Jenkins
John Howland-120 Cole av
Julian Street-39 Julian
Kenyon Street-99 Kenyon
Knight Street-90 Knight
Laurel Hill Avenue-85 Laurel Hill av Lexington Avenue-51 Lexington av Manton Avenue-923 Manton av Mary C Greene School for Crippled Children-241 Webster av
Merino School-181 Glenbridge av
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MtPleasant Avenue-1241 Chalkstone
av
Nelson Street-195 Nelson Oxford Street-166 Oxford
Peace Street-49 Peace
Point Street-66 Plain
Putnam Street-156 Putnam Ralph Street-77 Ralph
Regent Avenue-101 Regent av Reservoir Avenue-156 Reservoir av R I Hospital School for Handicapped Children-593 Eddy
Roosevelt Street-230 Roosevelt Ruggles Street-110 Ruggles Sackett Street-159 Sackett
Sisson Street-4 Sisson Smith Street-396 Smith Summit Avenue-86 Fourth Temple Street-252 Public Thayer Street-110 Thayer Thomas A Doyle-83 Doyle av Thurbers Avenue-179 Thurbers av Veazie Street-211 Veazie Vineyard Street-15 Vineyard Webster Avenue-191 Webster av Willow Street-99 Willow Windmill Street-110 Paul
There are 4 Senior High Schools There are 8 Junior High Schools There are 55 Elementary Schools
There are 43 Kindergarten Schools There are 21 Schools for backward children
There are 6 Fresh Air Schools
There are 5 Schools for handicapped children
There are 2 schools for sight conser- vation
Prevocational School - 99 Kenyon Trade School, 23 Summer-Hosea D Hyland, principal
PUBLIC LIBRARY
229 Washington street, between Empire and Greene streets
Branches: Business Branch, 27 Dor- rance; Esek Hopkins Branch 480
Charles; Geo J West Branch, 145 Beau- fort; Nathan Bishop Branch, 101 Ses- sions; - Gilbert Stuart Branch 188
Princeton av; Nathanael Greene Branch, 721 Chalkstone av; Nelson Sub- Branch, 195 Nelson; Oliver Hazard Perry Branch, 370 Hartford av; Olney- ville Branch, 12 Olneyville sq; Roch- ambeau Branch, 708 Hope; Roger Williams Branch, 278 Thurbers av; Samuel W Bridgham Branch, 359 Car- penter; Smith Hill Branch, 31 Can- dace; South Providence Branch, 443 Prairie av; Sprague House Branch, 15
Armington av; Tockwotton Branch, 121 Hope; Wanskuck Branch, Veazie cor of Hyacinth sts; Washington Park Branch, 1450 Broad
Organized 1874. Opened to the pub- lic 1878. Number of volumes 510,000
Librarian-Clarence E Sherman
Board of Trustees-Henry S Chafee, Pres; Philip B Simonds jr, Vice Pres; Theo Francis Green, Sec; Ivory Little- field, Treas; The Mayor of Providence, Rush Sturges, George W Benedict, Fredk A Ballou jr, Wm Davis Miller, Albert H Poland, Benj C Clough, Wal- ter A Edwards, Frederick C Freeman, R Henry Field, W Easton Louttit jr, Hugh F MacColl, Winfield T Scott, Clarke Freeman, Philip B Simonds jr, Jeremiah E O'Connell, Albert E Mar- shall, Dwight T Colley, Robt W Kenny, Christopher DelSesto
PAROCHIAL SCHOOLS (See Classified Business Directory)
CHURCHES AND PASTORS (See Classified Business Directory)
SOCIETIES ASSOCIATIONS, ETC. (See Classified Business Directory)
ADDOtt Park, located on Weybosset near Chestnut. Arnold Square, included between Allston and Bryant Mis and Regent and River av.
Bates St, located on Bates st.
Blackstone Blvd, the eentre strip of Blackstone blvd from Elton st. to the city line.
Blackstone Park, situated on Blackstone blvd, Irving, Loring, Gulf and Ticonderoga avenues. Power, Paterson and Angell sts, Parkside rd and Seekonk river.
Bucklin Park, located within the square bounded by Dexter, Whitmarsh. BucklIn and Daboll sts.
Buffer Park, located at New York av. and Eddy st. Burnside Square, bounded by Bridge, South Maln and Wickenden sts.
Chapin Park, bounded by Messer, Kenwood, Waverly, and Sorrento sts. and Union av.
City Hall Park, located between Exchange pl, Dor- rance st and Exchange ter.
Collyer St, between Collyer st and the Mosbassuck river.
Columbia Park, located on Vermont and Michigan avs. Columbus Park, bounded by Elmwood, Reservoir and Atlantic avs.
Constance Witherby, between Waterman st and Cold Spring
Cypress St .. on Cypress St. and Duncan av.
Davis Park, located hetween Chalkstone av. and Valley st. with Raymond st. at its eastern limit, and the Stephen Cornell Plat as lts western limit.
Dexter Training Ground, bounded by Waterloo, Dex- ter and Parade sts.
Eddy Playground, bounded by Ellery, Rosedale and Wendell sts.
Elm St, located wbere old Elm St Primary School. Fenner Park, at the junction of Governor and Williams 3ts
Fort Independence, located on a hill near Fields Point overlooking the Providence River.
Fox Point Blvd, Traverse and Pike st.
Parks in Providence
Franklin Square, on Federal Hill, at the corner of Bradford st. and Atwells av.
Garibaldi Playground, bounded hy Brayton av., West Exchange, Cedar and Dean sts.
Gesler & Tell, bounded hy Tell and Gesler sts.
Gladys Potter Garden, located at the soutbcasterly corner of llumboldt av. and Elton st.
Hawkins, Ascbam, situated on Hawkins, Ascham and McMillen sts.
Ilayward Park, located between Friendship, Maple and Plain sts. and Beacon av.
Hopkins Park, located on the east side of Admiral st. Hopkins Square, located between Branch av., Charles and Hawkins sts.
Hoppin Square, at the junction of Bassett, Elm and Hoppin sts.
Hospital Park, a triangular parcel bounded by Hospital, ' Eddy and Lockwood sts.
Jastram, bounded by Smith, Jastram and Sharon sts. Joseph Williams Field, Elmwood av. opposite Park entrance.
Joslin Playground, bounded by Hyat, Kossuth and Joslin sts. and Manton av.
King Park, located on the southerly side of Neuta- conkanut Ilill. Laurel Hill Playground, located on Laurel Hik' av. near Hartford av.
Lippitt Park, Blackstone blvd.
Livingston St. Playground, bounded by Moshassuek river, Livingston and Stockton sts. Mall, Exchange pl.
MtPleasant Playground, bounded by Chalkstone and Mount Pleasant avs. and Roanoke st. Municipal Golf Course, on Chalkstone av.
Neutaconkanut Hill, located on Plainfield and Killing- ly sts. Sunset av. and Neutaconkanut rd. adjoining tbe King Park.
Pleasant Valley Parkway, a strip about 200 feet wide extending from Promenade st. to Valley st. and along the easterly side of Davis Parn.
Prairie av., bounded by Somerset, Dudley and Tanner and Prairie av.
Prospect Terraee, located on Congdon and Bowen sts. Publie Garden, located on Gaspee, Francis, Prom- enade and Stillman and Railroad sts, and Woonasqua- tucket River.
Quaid St, bounded by Hawes, Quald, Babbitt and Black sts.
Richardson St. Playground, bounded by Richardson, Levina and Ocean sts. and Logan av.
Ridge St, bounded by Ridge, Almy, Penn and Tell sts. Ring St. Playground, located on northerly side of Ring st. between Courtland and Knight sts.
Rochambeau Park, junction of Summit av. and Brewster st.
Roger Williams Park, bounded by Broad st., Elm- wood av. and Park av.
Roger Williams Spring, located on the westerly side of North Main st. between Alamo Iane and Church st. Roger Williams Square, bounded by Power, Roger, Gano and Williams sts.
Sessions St. Playground, located at the nortbeasterly corner of Elmgrove av. and Sessions st.
Tockwotton Park, located within the square bounded by Wickenden, East, Tockwotton and Ives sts.
Triggs Memorial Park, Chalkstone av.
Valley St., bounded by Barstow, Valley, Woonasqua- tueket River and Cutler st.
Veazie St., on Shilob st. adjoining Veazie St. Gram- mar School.
Wallace & Clarence Playground, on Wallace and Clarence sts.
Wallace & Cumerford Playground, bounded by Sterling av., Atwood, Wallace and Cumerford sts.
Washington Sq., located between Benefit, Tockwotton and Traverse sts. and N. Y., N. II. & H. Railroad tracks.
Almy Water Tube & Boiler Works, Allen's av Bloek Island Wharf opp 398 S Water Burroughs & Kenyon, Eddy st bet Butts and Globe Charles C Gardiner Lumber Co 270 Dyer
City Quay Wall from Field's Point northerly 3000 feet
City Wharf, Allen's av foot of Ilenderson street Colonial Wharf, S Water st foot of Toekwotton street Curran & Burton Coal Co 500 Allen's av Cutler's Wharf opposite 129 Dyer street D W Weston, 228 S Water
Wharves
Onane's Wharf foot of Planet street Doe & Little Coal Co, S Water st Duncan's Wharf from 148 Dyer Fox Point Wharf foot of South Water st General Chemical Co 252 Allen's av Gulf Refining Co, opp Kettle Point
Harbor Junction Wharf, Allen's av near gas works Harris Wharf, Allen's avenue foot of Oxford street
Hlill's Wharf rear 564 Eddy street between Crary and Henderson streets
Interstate Navigation Wharf, 136 Dyer
Lonsdale Wharf 165 India opp Hope Narragansett Electric Co 146 Dyer
Providence Coal Co's Wharf foot of Dorrance street Providence Gas Co. Sassafras Point off Allen's av Rich's Wharf ft of Planet st Seaconnet Coal Co 144 Allen's av
State Pier No. 1, Allen's av. foot of Bay street
Terminal Warehouse Co. of R. I., Allen's av. foot of Oxford
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STATE OF RHODE ISLAND
STATE O
RHOO
State Election, Even Year on the First Tuesday after the First Monday in November Biennially
State Government Organized on the First Tuesday in January Biennially
STATE GOVERNMENT, 1948
EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT 225-227 State House
GOVERNOR
His Excellency JOHN O. PASTORE of Providence
Lieut Governor-John S McKiernan Executive Secretary-Calvert E Cas- ey, of Cranston
Chief Clerk-Frances Cohen Exec Adm Asst-Danl Lapolla of Pro- vidence
Executive and Legislative Clerk- Chas M Eldridge
Secretaries-Margt M Lenahan, Ma- tilda M Coffey, Carolyn F McOsker
MILITARY
Governor and Commander-in-Chief, John O Pastore
Brigadier General-Adjutant General Peter Leo Connors (on leave)
Acting Adjutant General-Brig Genl Jas A Murphy and Chief of Staff of Com- mander-in-Chief
Assistant Adjutant General and Asst Chief of Staff of Commander-in-Chief- Col Wm J Thibodeau
Aids to Commander-in-Chief
Col John C Wall, QMC, RING; Lieut Col Antonio Camardo, RING; Capt John W Davis, RINM: Lieut (Sr Gr) Edw F J Dwyer USNR
Acting United States Property and Disbursing Officer for Rhode Island Col John C Wall, QMC, RING
State Property Officer Major Ephraim J Chagnon, RISG
State Maintenance Officer Lieut Col Wm N Bailey, RING
RHODE ISLAND NATIONAL GUARD
The following troops have been allot- ted to the State of Rhode Island. Hq & Hq Det RING
GROUND FORCES
43d Inf Div Hq (in part) ; 43d Inf Div Sp Trs Hq; 743d Ord Maint Co; 43d Qını Co; 43d Sig Co; 43d Div Arty Hq & Hq Btry; 103d FA Bn (155 mm How Trac Dr); 43d Cav Ren Tr Mecz; 118th Eng (C) Bn; 243d AAA Gp liq & Hq Btry; 243d AAA. AW BN, Hq and Hq Btry; 705th AAA Gun Bn, 359th Sig Radar Maint Unit, Type C; 221st CA Gp Hq & Hq Btry; 404th CA Bn Hq & Hq Det; 188th CA Bn Hq & Hq Det; 189th CA Bn Hq & Hq Det; 887th CA Btry
(16-inch); 888th CA Btry (16-inch) ; 927th CA Btry (8-inch); 942d CA Btry (6-inch); 943d CA Btry (6-inch) ; 944th CA Btry (6-inch) ; 980th CA Btry (90- mm AMTB); 981st CA Btry (90-mm AMTB); 801st CA Btry, Mine (HD) ; 169th FA Bn (155-mm How Trac-Dr) ; 88th ACF Band.
Total Ground Force Strength, 4,670 AIR
152d Fighter Squadron, SE; Utility Flight; Detachment B, 203d Air Service Group (Fighter); 152 Weather Station (Type A); 102d Aircraft Contl and Wing Squadron (MEW)
Total Air Force Strength, 744 Grand Total, 5,471
The following troops have been ac- tivated and officers assigned
State Headquarters and Headquarters Detachment
Armory of Mounted Commands, North Main St, Providence
The Adjutant General-Brig-Genl Jas A Murphy; Executive-Col Wm J Thi- bodeau; Quartermaster Corps - Col John C Wall, Col Lloyd C Wilson, med officer; Capt Eug A Mailloux; Ord- nance Dept-Lieut Col Wm N Bailey, Maj Albert A Moren, Maj Joseph L Sullivan, Maj John F Barrett, Capt Anthony Masi; Air Corps-Capt Ar- mand C Masseur, Capt Roswell W Phil- lips, med officer, Capt Theodore A Mil- ler, Capt Wm J Jordan; Finance Dept -Capt Saml Popovich; Signal Corps- Capt, Vacant; Corps of Engineers-1st Lieut Mannie G Slabine, 1st Lieut Da- vid S Howard, 1st Lieut Alfred W Bos- worth, 2d Lieut Alfred J Spencer
88th Army Ground Forces Band Cranston St Armory, Providence
Chief Warrant Officer-Frank Woll- berg, Commanding Officer
43d Division Quartermaster Company
Cranston St Armory, Providence
Division Quartermaster and Com- manding Officer-Lieut-Col Jas H Rich- ardson; Executive, Major Wm F Mc- Kiernan; ; Purchasing and Contracting Officer, Capt John F Leddy, Capt Billy C Fishel, Div QM Supply, 1st Lieut Ed- inund C Tortolani, Pla Comdr, 2d Lieut Royal E Burns
43d Infantry Division Artillery Head- quarters
Armory of Mounted Commands
Commanding General - Brig-General Chester A Files; Executive, Col Waldo H Fish jr; Intelligence Officer, Alf B Stapleton; Capt John P Condon Arty Chaplain; Asst Intelligence Officer, Capt Lee LaBowne; Aide, 1st Lieut Da- vid S Johnson; Supply Officer, 2d Lieut John M MacDonald; Plans and Training, Lieut Col John J Plyby- la, Capt John W Drought, Capt Fred- erick Lippitt, Capt Carl B Colossi, pilot, Capt Oliver E Ellsworth, com off, Capt Paul V Thomson, chaplain, 1st Lieut Hugh T Thompson, 1st Lieut Harold W Read; Air Officer, Capt Wilbur L Louth; Air Liaison Officer, 1st Lieut Wm T Sampson 2d
Headquarters Battery 43d Division Artillery Armory of Mounted Commands 1st Lieut, Sigfried A Ronn
Headquarters 103d Field Artillery Battalion (155 mm Howitzer)
Armory of Mounted Commands Commanding Officer-Lieut-Col Albin C Stevens; Executive, Major Warren K Covill; Operations and Training Officer, Major Wm A Farrell; Capt Edw J Kee- gan, Liaison Officer; Liaison Pilots, 1st Lieut Wm A West; 1st Lieut Leo E Bergeron, Liaison Officer; 2d Lieut Clifford M Bergeron; Operations and Training Officer, Asst S-3
Headquarters Battery 103d Field Artil- lery Battalion (155 mm Howitzer) Armory of Mounted Commands, N Main St, Providence
Commanding Officer-Captain Jo- seph Proulx jr; Military Personnel, Warrant Officer Stanley C Johnson
Medical Detachment, 43d Div Artillery Armory of Mounted Commands North Main St, Providence Major Thos A Egan, Commanding Officer
Service Battery 103d F A Battalion
Capt Howard F Brown, Commanding Officer; Capt Edwin S Knowles, Motor Transport; 1st Lieut Paul H Coleman, Training Commander
Battery A, 103d F A Battalion 1st Lieut Harlow L Paul, Command- ing Officer; 1st Lieut Robert H Dodge, Executive
Battery B, 103d F A Battalion Armory of Mounted Commands North Main St, Providence Capt Edw A Anderson, Commanding Officer; 1st Lieut Warren M Clark, Ex- ecutive
Battery C, 103d F A Battalion
Capt Russell J Baird, Commanding Officer; 1st Lieut Joseph A R Lamothe, Executive
Medical Detachment, 103d F A Battalion
Capt Ralph E Brown jr, Medical Of- ficer
Headquarters, 118th Engineer Combat Battalion
Cranston St Armory, Providence Commanding Officer, Lieut-Col An- tonio Camardo; Executive, Major Wil- fred J Boudreau; Operations and Train- ing Officer, Major Robt G Tetu; Intel- ligence Officer, Capt John A Murray S2; Supply Officer, S4 Capt Maurice A Letu; Liaison Officer, Capt Vincent J Bascari; Adjutant, 1st Lieut, Eugene J Sullivan
Headquarters and Service Company 118th Engineer Combat Battalion State Armory, Cranston St, Providence Commanding Officer, Capt Walter M Lee
Medical Detachment, 118th Engineers Combat Battalion
Cranston St Armory, Providence Capt Gary P Paparo, Medical Officer
Company A, 118th Engineers Combat Battalion
Capt Harry W Huntington, Com- pany Commander; 1st Lieut Joseph J Sagan, Platoon Commander; 1st Lieut Carl R Straight, Platoon Commander
Company B, 118th Engineers Combat Battalion
Capt Fred B West jr, Company Com- mander; 2d Lieut Robert H Symes, Pla- toon Commander
Company C, 118th Engineers Combat Battalion
1st Lieut Stanley Kalkowski, Com- pany Commander; 1st Lieut Edward A G Poirier, Platoon Commander; 1st Lieut Donald J Albro, Platoon Com- mander
Headquarters, 43d Infantry Division Special Troops
Armory of Mounted Commands North Main St, Providence Commanding Officer, Lieut-Col, John M Doll; Maj Charles F Begg, Medical Duty; 2d Lieut Wm F Murray, Execu- tive
43d Signal Company
Cranston St. Armory, Providence Commanding Officer, Capt Thomas W Engley; Lieut Col Philip Rose, Chief Signal Officer; Maj Bernard P Davis, Asst Signal Officer; Message Cen- ter Officer, 1st Lieut Russell R De- volve; Radio Officer, 1st Lieut Robt A Barrett; Wire Officer, 1st Lieut Fran- cis E McCormick; Construction Officer, 1st Lieut Horace Linhares; Motor Of- ficer, Warren Officer James D Howard, Charles D Taylor
43d Cavalry Reconnaissance Troop Mechanized
Armory of Mounted Commands, Providence
Commanding Officer, Capt Victor C Marcotte; Executive, 1st Lieut Walter Nahod; Platoon Leader, 1st Lieut An- gelo V Paolino 2
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Headquarters, 243d Antiaircraft Artil- lery Group
Cranston St Armory, Providence Commanding Officer, Col Peter C Donnelly; Executive, Lieut Col Geo A Bates; Supply Officer S-4, Maj Paul A Peirce, Asst Supply Officer S-3, Capt John E McGlinchey; Intelligence S-2, Maj Chas R Weeks jr; 1st Lieut Geo R Lagasse asst; Adjutant and S-1, Capt Geo E A Blicker; Operations, Asst S-3, Capt - ; Supply Asst S-4, Capt Arth W Randall
Headquarters Battery, 243d Antiaircraft Artillery Group
Cranston St Armory, Providence
Commanding Officer, Capt Kenneth L Jessop, 1st Lieut Joseph A Dubill, Com- munications Officer
Headquarters, 243d Antiaircraft Artil- lery Automatic Weapons Battal- ion (SM
Cranston St Armory, Providence Executive, Major Everett E McMil- lan; Supply Officer, Capt Edward M Lacy, Capt Timothy L Gillen, Chaplain; 1st Lieut Carl S Gelo, Adjutant S-1; Battalion Motor Officer, 1st Lieut Ed- mund L Wells, Supply S-4
Headquarters Battery 243d Antiaircraft Artillery Automatic Weapons Battalion (SM)
Cranston St Armory, Providence Commanding Officer, Capt Henry F Ferguson; 1st Lieut George M Peter- son, Motor Transport Officer
Battery A, 243d Division
Capt Wm G Ryder, Battery Comman- der; 1st Lieut Jos F Murphy, Platoon Commander
Battery B, 243d Division
Capt Donald J Gill, Battery Comman- der; 1st Lieut Robt Dixon jr, Platoon Commander
Battery C, 243d Division
Capt Raymond J Makowski, Comman- ding Officer; 1st Lieut Lloyd I Tomp- kins, Platoon Commander; 1st Lieut Gerald A Smith, Executive
Battery D, 243d Division Capt Richd W O'Connor, Battery Commander; 1st Lieut John P Bren- nan, Platoon Commander; 1st Lieut Cortlandt Clark, Platoon Commander; 1st Lieut Bracket L Bessey, Executive
Medical Detachment, 243d Antiaircraft Artillery Automatic Weapons Battalion (SM)
Cranston St Armory, Providence Capt William A Reid, Commanding Officer; 1st Lieut Frank J Popiel, Me- dical Corps
Headquarters 705th Antiaircraft Artil- lery Gun Battalion (SM) Type A Cranston St Armory, Providence
Commanding Officer, Lieut Col Hak- ley K Ross; Executive, Major Manrico P DiFusco; 1st Lieut Lawrence A Mc- Guire Adjutant; Intelligence Officer, S-2, Capt Horace L Doyle
Headquarters Battery, 705th Antiair- craft Artillery Gun Battalion (SM) Type A
Cranston St Armory, Providence Commanding Officer, Capt Clarence M Bazar; Personnel Military Asst S-1, Warrant Officer (Jr Grade) Norbert E Touchette
Battery A, 705th Gun Battalion
Capt Normand E Brindamour, Bat- tery Commander; 1st Lieut Robt H Soucy, Executive; 2d Lieut Gordon L Belsey, Asst Executive
Battery B, 705th Gun Battalion
1st Lieut Charles M Jackman, Battery Commander; 2'd Lieut Clements Palaz- zo, jr., Executive
Battery C, 705th Gun Battalion 1st Lieut Walter C Majka, Battery Commander
Battery D, 705th Gun Battalion
Capt Theodore M Matzko, Battery Commander; 1st Lieut Paul H Gauvin, Executive
Medical Detachment, 705th Gun Battalion Capt Arthur M Phillips, Medical Corps
743d Ordnance Maintenance Company Special Troops, 43d Inf Div Armory of Mounted Commands,
Providence
Capt Robt H Jayne, Company Com- mander; Major Jas W Higson, Div Ord; Administrative, Warrant Officer Jos L Lavallee
CHARTERED COMMANDS First Light Infantry Regiment, Providence
Benefit St Arsenal
Col Wm M P Bowen; Major Israel Bates Brayton; Adjutant, Capt Erik E B Hall; Surgeon, Major Salvatore C A Castallo; Asst Surgeon, Capt Morgan E Pease; Dental Surgeon, Major Allyn F Sullivan; Quartermaster, Capt Wil- fred E Saucier; Asst Quartermaster, 1st Lieut Richd W Vendittuoli 2d Asst Quartermaster, 2d Lieut Wilfred E Sau- cier, jr 3d Asst Quartermaster, 2d Lieut Geo D Ross; Commissary, Capt Antonio V Facha; Inspector of Rifle Practice, Capt Vincent J Barborino; Asst Inspec- tor Rifle Practice, Capt Geo H Parker; Judge Advocate, Capt Conrad K Strauss; Transportation Officer, Capt Richard E Mulhearn; Chaplain, Major Chas Townsend
COMPANY B-PHENIX
Capt, Edw A Helie; 1st Lt Wm J Furtado
COMPANY C-QUIDNICK
1st Lt Richd E Mulhern; 2d Lt Paci- fique P Gauvin
COMPANY E-PROVIDENCE
Capt John H Newcomb; 1st Lt Ralph B Brown; 2d Lt Wm H Long
Bristol Train of Artillery, Bristol
Colonel, Henry A Hambrick; Lieut- Col, John G Stewart; Major, Fredk Coggeshall; Capt, Fredk W Macauley; Adjutant, Capt Geo W Boutilier; Judge Advocate, Capt Benj Lindemuth; Quar- termaster, ; Commissary, ; Surgeon, Capt Wm L Serbst; Paymaster, Chaplain, 1st Lt Ant sony R Parshley; Inspector of Rifle Practice, Capt Dar- rell Prutzman; Intelligence Officer, Capt Chas B Bishop
COMPANY A -- BRISTOL
Capt Gordon H Brown; 1st Lt David A Horne
COMPANY B-BRISTOL
Capt Francis M Luther; 1st Lt John Silvia; 2d Lt Louis R Valco
Kentish Guards, East Greenwich
Col, Thos Casey Greene; Lieut-Col, Geo Ralph Hathaway; Major, Leonard E Anderson; Capt Geo H L Johnson; Adjutant, Capt Jos M Gamboa; Com- missary, Capt F Adolf Johnson; Quar- termaster, Capt Edwin P Hanks; Sur- geon Major Benj F Tefft; Paymaster, Capt Geo A L Anderson; Judge Advo- cate, Capt Jos D Petty; Inspector of Rifle Practice, Capt John Scurti; Chap- lain, Capt G Albin Dahlquist
Kentish Artillery, Apponaug
Col Geo E Brown; Lt Col Geo M Rice; Major, Percy R Matteson; Capt, Harry Wilde; 1st Lieut, H Curtis Potter; 2d Lieut, Christopher T Compston; Adjt, 1st Lieut ; Surgeon, Capt Harold L Collom; Chaplain, Capt Arth E Wood
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United Train of Artillery-Providence
Col, Wm J Lally; Lieut Col, Wm E Petit; Major, Harold T Parish; Adju- tant, Capt Joseph J Laffey; Surgeon, Major Robt H Breslin; Quartermaster, Capt Louis W Fenner; Judge Advocate, Capt Edwin M Mara
Newport Artillery Company-Newport
1st Lt Thos J Smyth, Quartermaster, Commanding Officer; Surgeon, Major John L Healey; Paymaster, 1st Lieut Jas E Hackett; Adjutant,
Chaplain, - -; Inspector of Rifle Practice, 1st Lt Geo L Wright
PAROLE BOARD
James V Greenhalgh, of Glocester; Nat C Cohen, of Providence; Wm F Keough, of Woonsocket; Sec, Jos H Hagan, of Pawtucket
STATE PLANNING BOARD
111 Westminster, Rm 1405
Walter P Jones of Bristol, Acting Chairman; Wm P Sheffield, of New- port; Frank A Sullivan, of Westerly; Elmer V DeVolve of Cranston; Frank M O'Donnell, of Woonsocket; Oliver W Fontaine, of Woonsocket; Oresto Di- Saia, of Providence; Saml W Smith jr, of Jamestown; Sec, Raymond A McDon- ald, of Cranston; Dir of Planning, Al- vah J Webster; Planning Technician, Selwyn G Tinkham, of Warwick
STATE POLICE
Headquarters, Lincoln
Superintendent-E Ralph Bonat, of Chepachet; Executive Officer, Capt John F Sheehan of Newport; Acting Executive Officer, Capt Danl G O'Brien Deputy State Fire Marshal-Sergt Les- lie J O'Brien of Providence
REGISTRY OF MOTOR VEHICLES 112 State Office bldg
Registrar-Laure B Lussier, of Man- ville; Deputy Registrar in Charge of Registration-Alphonse W Ravenelle, of Woonsocket; Depy Registrar in Charge of Investigations - Joseph A Bristow, of Naragansett; Acting Chief Hearing Officer-Harry A Holmes of Lincoln; Acting Chief Investigator- Guerdon A Buck of Cranston; Research Division Director-Allen E Hawkes of Cranston
DEPARTMENT OF STATE
219 State House
Secretary of State, The Honorable Armand H Cote, of Pawtucket; Deputy Secretary of State-Jas C Carr, of Cum- berland: Second Deputy Secretary of State-Ronaldo E Lemay of Central Falls; Legislative Asst-W Stratton Brady; Asst in Charge of Law Revision -Sidney L Rabinovitz, of Providence; Asst in Charge of Archives-Mary T Quinn, of Providence
STATE LIBRARY 208 State House
State Librarian (ex-officio Record Commissioner)-Grace M Sherwood, of Providence; Deputy in Charge of Legi- slative Library-Mabel G Johnson, of Providence
DEPARTMENT OF THE ATTORNEY- GENERAL
401-412 Providence County Court House Attorney-General, The Honorable John H Nolan, of Newport. Asst At- torneys-General, John E Mullen, of East Greenwich, Guillaume L Parent of Woonsocket; Francis J Fazzano, of Cranston, A Norman LaSalle, of War- wick; Archie Smith of Providence; Special Council, Wm J Counihan jr, of Pawtucket; John F O'Connell, of Provi- dence
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