Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1883-05-29
FIT TIL EDITION.
MEMORIAL DAY,
The AsrsnGenent for the Cer.m
niles tO.oOrrow.

The Arrangement for the Cere M.
niles to.oorrow.
The Joint Committee on Memor,
Day have completed their ARA a.
ments, aid the indications are tina, e
day will be more generally OBJ We
than IL has ever been before. "f'~f
DUPONT Post, No. 1877, Of T ..,,
accompanied by u band, is 9 xne oOn,ya'
arrive here about 8 o'clock / ~ n' "
ing, aud will be met at th aa "o hp'''
delegation Of DUPONT Pc A. o "p th;. a py
and escorted to the OPP ,ra uous ana n Ivy
break fast will be ser ,o.i ''' where
DUPONT Post, No ~ ,,,,n
VIII not, NOT arrive h zero until Z A. a. M
a"u m - w. muT at the depot by leIc
f Hoa, ~ n ont Post, of this city. TIN,
ros s VIII " headed by Beck's celebra,'
" T g"' and Its own drum corps.
~ ine' q Posts will visit the tomb os
n' 4iral DUPONT in the morning, aoa
>tarn in timo 70 participate in NE
j., grand parade in TIE afternoon. "
Striker Post. of Newport. will vi,,
New Castle IL the morning and unite
with Watson Post in decorating the
gravesa At that place. Both Posts vii
come IT, Wilmington on the noon train
and participate in the ceremonies here
In The afternoon.
Smyth Post will turn out larpe
number and will carry theit Handsome
suit Of flags. Az previously announced
Mayor Wales will act AZ Chief Marsha
and has appointed Post Department
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Post, and Past Post Commander Kea
bles, of Smith Post, assistant marsha.
He has also invited Adjulant-Genea.
Postles and Colonel Samuel NJ. Wood.
of the First Regiment ID. V. NJ, to ride
with him and his staff at the head Of
the column.
The First Regiment, which will also
take part in the parade, will be com.
mandel by Major Curtis.
The order Of march has been arranged
as follows:
Platoon Of police, under the command
of Chief of Police Hawkins the First
Regiment Band Chief Marshal and
staff officers OF State Military Fir,
Battalion, First Regiment, ID. V. NJ,
commanded by Major Curtis Genera
Thomas A. Smyth Post, No |, q. A. L.,
headed by its flute and drum corps and
led by Post Commander Pickles; guests
of Slnyth Post Admiral =. +. DUPONT
Post. No. 2, &. A. r., headed by itsown
drum corps, with Post Commando
Litzenberg in charge guests Of DnI'on!
Post. carriages containing Past lp.
partment Commander Tanner, of New
York, the orator Of the day; crippled
.oldiers and ladies.
The line will form on Fourth street
right resting on French street, and
move at2 o'clock over the route pre-
viously published.
Sumner Post No. 1, has also made py
tensive preparations for decorating the
graves Of their fallen comrades They
have secured the Harmony Cornet Baud,
and their lire will form at 9 =. m. oD
Walnut street, and move over the f..
lowing route: On Ninth to Market Ia
Eighth, to Madison, to Fourth, 70
Union, to the cemetery. 81. Peter,
Chapel will be open. A platform has
been erected, from which addresses wi.
be made by eminent speakers after 'he
usual q. A. K. ceremonies. The pro-
gram will h interSprrscd with mus
by the band ana! =: =, !rct choir. DOl1
tons OF tinN'r, are solicited by lie
committee, " .Irh will BEAT The NaliorhI
Hall, At NJ til and Walnut streets, n
receive them.
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