Men of progress; biographical sketches and portraits of leaders in business and professional life in the state of Rhode Island and Providence plantations . ear 1892 he has heldthe position since. He served on the FinanceCommittee of the Senate in 1888 and 1889, and onthe Judiciary Committee since. He has beenCommander of Charles E. Guild Post, G. A. R.,since its organization in 1891. He married, Septem-ber 19, 1866, Miss Charlotte Owen, daughter ofCapt. George L. Owen, of Glocester; they have onedaughter : Maude Louise, born March 9, 1874. family he became an inmate of his house and sub-stanti
Men of progress; biographical sketches and portraits of leaders in business and professional life in the state of Rhode Island and Providence plantations . ear 1892 he has heldthe position since. He served on the FinanceCommittee of the Senate in 1888 and 1889, and onthe Judiciary Committee since. He has beenCommander of Charles E. Guild Post, G. A. R.,since its organization in 1891. He married, Septem-ber 19, 1866, Miss Charlotte Owen, daughter ofCapt. George L. Owen, of Glocester; they have onedaughter : Maude Louise, born March 9, 1874. family he became an inmate of his house and sub-stantially apprenticed to him. Under Mr. Canhamsinstruction his ability developed so rapidly thatbefore he was nineteen he became the leader of theOwego Band. Soon after he was engaged in thefamous Dodworths Band of New York, in whichhe played the cornet. He visited Europe andplayed as a cornet soloist in concerts in England,Ireland and Germany, with great success. Return-ing from Europe he enHsted a band for BaxtersZouaves, but it was mustered out by order of theGovernment dismissing all military bands. Heagain joined Dodworths Band, and was the first to. D, W, REEVES. REEVES, David Wallis, musical composerand band-leader. Providence, was born inOwego, N. Y., son of Deacon Lorenzo and Maria(Clark) Reeves. His ancestry is thoroughlyAmerican. He received his early education in thepublic schools. He had a remarkable taste formusic and acquired a knowledge of vocalization asa child, singing alto in a church choir. While a ladof fifteen he met Mr. Thomas Canham, a notedinstructor of military bands, and by his advice hebecame second alto in the Owego band. appreciated the remarkable musical geniusof young Reeves and by the consent of the latters play I-evys Whirlwind Polka before Levy cameto this country. He had learned the art of triple-tongueing in London, and was the first to intro-duce it in this country, becoming the first cornetsoloist of Dodworths Band. In 1866, he was in
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