Daily Republican., 1884-05-31
THIRD EDITION,
HOnoripg the Doad.

Monoripg the Doad.
Thousands of persons, men, wome 8
and children, lined the sidewalks
crowded into windows and othel
available places, Friday afternoon Il
watch the parade of the Grand Army
Posts and their friends, who formed III
line between 9 and o'clock and moved
shortly before three, marching over the
following route Couutermarch on
Fourth street from French to Lombard,
to Front, to Market, to Tenth, to Della.
ware avenue, to the Wilmington and
Brandywine Cenetery, to the monu-
ment, countermarcb to Washington, to
Eighth, to Orange, TO Seventh, to Mar.
ket, to Sixth, where they dismissed.
The line of march comprised the fol.
lowing:
Platoon Of police
Chief Marshal King and aids,
mounted.
Delaware Band.
MajorJ. NJ. Curtis and Colonel Wood,
mounted.
AGO., Captain Mitchell and Lieuten.
ants Hobson aud Smith, 80 men
G Co., Captain Wickersham and
Lieutenant Harman, 40 men.
Eco, Lieutenant Knott and Kane,
20 men.
Smyth Post Guard, headed by drum
corps.
Smyth Post firing party, "a strong.
commanded by Captain Schwep-
penheizer
Smyth Post, 100 strong, Commander
James Fl. Wrightington.
Carriage containing veterans.
DUPONT Post Guard and Drum
Corps.
DUPONT Post firing party, % strong,
Captain O'Conner and Lieutenant
Zerby.
DUPONT Post, 45strong, Commander
Haddock.
Sons of Veterans, Commander
Charles f. Simmons.
Sons of Temperance, three divisions,
Delaware, Garfield and Good Intent.
Flower wagon, and wagon artistical-
ly decorated with flags.
Along the route of parade the nation
al coiors were numerously displayed,
and the sidewalks were lit rally packed
with lockers on. When the procession
arrived at the Wilmington & Brandy
wine cemetery, they marched in, and
after decorating the graves fired mum.
Der Of salutes in honor of the dead
heroes. The affair, while not being
as elaborate as tEat Of former years.
was success and everything
passed off pleasantly, and to the salts
faction of all.
The day was a gala one for the colored
people, and thousands tlocked hither
and thither all day, Sumner Post, &C
companied by the Harmony Band, met
at Ninth and Walnut streets, and march
ed via. Eighth street to the cemeteries
on Union street, where graves
were decorated, suitable orations deliv.
cred, and the usual sautes fired over
the graves Of dead soldiers.
The grave of General Thomas A
Smyth was profusely decorated with
flowers, and appropriate services were
held at the grave by Smyth Post.
Fisher Ames of the Post had charge Of
the collection of flowers for this pur-
pose, while Mr.. Loud trimmed the
mound.
OTHER PLACES
At New Castle the day was more
generally observed than ever before,
and the city was in hustle all day
Snyth Post Guards, in company with
its drum corps, assisted Watson and
Birney Posts IN the ceremonies in that
city. In the morning the Rev. DR..
Spencer delivered all address at the
Episcopal cburchyard, the Rev, n, NJ.
Brown at the Methodist and the Rev.
N, +. stabl at the Presbyterian. The
Grand Army memorial services were
also conducted in each churchyard
In the afternoon public exercises were
held in the Opera House, with Past
Commander ohm J. Gormley presiding.
A number Of distinguished guests
We're present, several Of whom teok rartl
IN the exercises. Among those pr. sent
were Hon. Charles Lawrence Of Pnia
delphia, the Rev. n. F. Stah Of 5 ran
ton, the Rev. n. NJ. Brow, f. s.
Phelps of the Smyrna Record W. $. |
hlcNair Post Commander Israel Rid |
ings, adlutant Joseph L. Vantine and Il
others. The exercises were very inter
esting.
AT Dover and Milford the exercises
were very elaborate. In the former
Mace the center OF attraction was |
beautiful floral pyramid, u feet high. |
with pedesta IA Il feet, placed upr. :,
the running gear Of a large wa - orI
NTaWn by four gray horse. In Nj
fore the Grand Army Post "a a. as.;sIa1
by the Second Battalion, Eir.t t'?.9.yr gaei'
menr, D. N.M. tine Cover ,or's CavaI Irv
and other organizations g Il Tre,t
of Georgetown, was The r,inrina1 orator
while Address "er". delivered by the
1'eTs. l., n: I orth sn, ]. S. Willie, H.
L. Brunstein and others.
TeIrsrams IF IN New York, Washing
Ch tun' nosVoh' Baltimore, New Orleans,
Hano'is Hnlcaso' W = edmond, Gettysburg, An
napons' nsI" IL, "lleeling, San Francisco, and
oyn71 ,eS Indicate the usual obarrv-
ancT u Decoration Day, In the south.
otn -ities the ex-Confederate associ-
atio a. rs Joined in the ceremonies or sent
~ fal tributes for the graves. The
ceremonies in New York were attended
10y President Arthur, Generals Sneri.
dan, Grant, Sherman Hancock, Sick es
and B. +, Butler, Secretary Teller and
other prominent geutItIutn, and were