Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1872-05-08
SUNDAY SCHOOL CELEBRATION.
Programme for the Second Annual
Parade of Memphis and shelby
County sunday school Union.


The Sunday schools of the city will
assemble at their respective churches at
nine o'clock a. IN. on Friday, the 10th
instant, where they will be formed into
line by the marshals Of schools in four
ranks, the smallest children on the right
and teachers on the left of their classes.
The Superintendent, officers of the
school and pastor of the church on the
right Of the school, After forming his
school into line, the marshal will face it
to the right, place himself two PAGES
from the lett center and march it to the
place it is to occupy in the division, on
Second street, and report to the marshal
of his division.
THE FIRST DIVISION,
under Colonel w. +. Taylor, will be
formed ON the west side of Second
street, the right resting at the intersec-
ton of Beal 1t will be composed of
the following schools; All the schools
which come to the city by the Missis-
sippi and Tennessee railroad, and the
following city schools: The Central
Baptist, Second Presbyterian, Linden
street Christian, Asbury Methodist and
other schools in South Memphis.
THE SECOND DIVISION
will be marshalled by Colonel B. T. Ball,
and will be composed Of the following
schools: The schools that visit the city
by the Memphis 4 Charleston and Little
Rock railroads, and the following city
schools: The First Congregational,
Central Methodist, Second Presbyterian
Mission, Cumberland Presbyterian, First
Baptist and all other schools in the GEN.
trail portion of the city. This division
will be formed on the left Of the first
division, the right resting on Monroe
street. ~
THE THIRD DIVISION.
The following schools will form the
third division, under Captain 7. Fl. Ar
mold: All the schools that come over
the Memphis and Ohio railroad, and the
following city schools: The Wesley
Methodist, First and Third, and Ala
bama Street Presbyterians, Memphis
Bethel, Reformed Lutheran, Chelsea
Baptist, and all other schools in North
Memphis that may report to the Mar
shall. The Marshals of divisions will
form the schools of their respective divi-
sions on the west side of Second street,
facing to the right and south.
THE MARsHALs OF DIVISIONS
will be mounted and wear red sashes.
One mounted aid with blue sash, will be
allowed to each Marshal of division.
The Marshals of schools win be desig-
mated by blue sashes and the committees
by red and blue rosettes. The Marshals
will be careful not to order their schools
out in the sun too soon, but allow them
selves time to move promptly at ten and
q half o'clock.
AT HALF PAST TEN CLOCK
Marshals of divisions will take their
places in front OF their respective COM
mands, when the command Forward
march, will be given by the Chief Mar
shall and promptly repeated by all the
Marshals. At the command "march,"
the whole column will move down Second
street to Beal, west along Beal to Main,
up Main to Poplar, east along Poplar to
Second, and thence down Second street
to South Court. .t l1.ala il
The first division will march around
the Square and enter the west gate and
be formed in column by school upon the
northwest square; the second division
will enter by the south gate and form on
the southwest and southeast square; the
third division by the east gate will form
on the northeast portion of the Square.
AS soon as the rear of the third divis-
ion shall have entered the gate the chill
dren will be permitted to break ranks |
and close on the center, in order to en-
gage in the exercises appropriate to the
occasion.
The Marshals Of the various schools |
are requested to meet this afternoon at
four O. clock at the office of Colonel B. |
f. Ball, No. Al Madison street, room No 5.
ID. GoBER, Marshal.