Daily Republican., 1885-06-01
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~o-srRArIoN LAST SAT
sraY IFrsaSoGGSEuAnpc' GEAp.
gREDITABLE I DISPLAY
II, IN Saturday did not pr Pre-. J.
fts ran a.ss Os drapsd in Grape lying
hihs has nsfS fSuildings on Market sfrest'
. many Sa .fter noon the streets pre-
" sa0,"ih : holiday appearance; IT, ~.
y. o. II siIulld an ,drizzling skies, to VII;
ps Y. wa vetsrans, whose lives are stlll
ktas vess',hi sa ,hsir annual pilgrimage
sa' 70 a,s1su ms1s Of their deceased COM
!. 20 ,sd s,I ,I Day the yearly tribute OF fe-
VI of the workshops suspended
ls,,ons Ss ~ ali day, and a few stores :
f'.loasd llo.sd during q part of the after.
nelusIS SSout O'clock the members
=. go H and DUPONT Posts commcn-
sa'.u .u..smh,s s AT their headquarters,
,. si.o hour later were on their way.
4 - ,1s ay yoll Of drums,to to Fourth street
~ Wa,Lat where the procession
y, y, form A number of organiza-
J, ~ ,D,t a had signifed their intention
', .a.ius iT,' mart n in the parade were deter.
s.iIs \, ~ weather and the terrible
X HIM inn Of tho streets, consequently
,. sso.s.siou was much smaller than
~S Had the weather been fine,
y rssu y nodoub. hut the display would
~ !. hssu y M one Of the finest of the kind
|, y witnessed in this city.
Ihout 2,SO o'clock the line was form
r.pi' syd moved in the following order
pl,,oou Of police, 0 men, in commane
S.rassnt Tucker. o,o.,
chei Marshal William O'Connel
M sids J. Il. Wrightington, Lev
rstt Henry Felmeior and William
Nm.op with Colonel Samuel M
ad, Nd Major Curtis, Adjutant Smitl
Rssimental Quar.ermaster ebay
oil mounted.
FIRST DIVISION.
y, Rsuiment Band, 20 pieces. Firs
sijop, First Regiment, d.. N. u.
N CARTS commanding. A Co.
rsn Csptain Mitchell and Lieuten
1 IA smith and Floyd G Company
usp Captain Wickersham ane
,uYasnt I Harman + Company, 2
3, Lieutenant Knapp.
SECOND DIVISION
General Thomas A Smyth Post fif
drum corps, 10 pieces. Genera
snw A. suyth Post Guard, 10 men
u,iu Johnson and Lieutenant Lid
Veteran Guards Of Delaware, 2
M Lieutenant Shellady. Genera
Snas A. Smyth Post, No. l. G. A
80 men, A. j. Thompson com
aais-. Admiral S. F. DUPONT Camp
!, /, Sons Of Veterans, 6 boys. Ad
hail s. +, DUPONT Post fife and drur
us, 70 pieces Admiral s. II. DuPon
ksl Guard, l6 men, P. B. Ayars Car
ID, Admiral s. +. Dupont Post, NJ
"a R, 81 men, William j. Blacl
liu commander.
THIRD DIVISION.
Delaware SSlgerhund, 10 mel
stly Feldmeier commander. Wi
lls.un TurBsemeinder and Turnt
VI; % in number, Henry Kun
|Gmaaier, Morning Star Division
\, :, Sons of temperance, 10 men, {
ph1Ol commander. ----=
FOURTH DIVISION.
Floral wagons, three wagons file
iit children and two carriages COZ
lining veterans.
The procession moved down Fourth
l.a, to Seventh, to French,
7NA, 10 Market, to Tenth, to Del
s'e avenue, to the Soldiers Mon
G, and then countermarched to Il
halngton and Brandy wine Gem
tT, where the graves that hi
sn previously marked with flags we
f0'asey decorated with the flowe
lat bad been formed into wrea5t
n91ets and other emblems, aft
l@h the guards fred the usunl 1
ln.
Tue solemn and impressive bur
siViCe Of the G. A. Il. was recited
legtaveof General Thomas a. Smy1
fast Department Commander Ro
M Commander Pickles and Officer
WI DAY White. The grave was aim
eSe'od with flowers and floral deco
Shs A detachment Of men also vii
,Ae.old Catholic Cemeterdy, ajolnil
!. decorated the graves in that pla
Aslle Close OF the ceremonies I
atSas reformed and moved do
aalsOn street to Ninth, to Jefferson
selll, to Market, and aftef turn
0sa lle latter street the military q
t.ue llght and presented arms, wi
T. ~ remainder Of the procession pass
,s, w which they again formed in
n .s,usl matched to their armory in
soalc Temple, while the G. A.
" M' proceeded to their headquar
,,. .u dismissed. Notwithstanding
',,asy .,asMely muddy condition of
es ,..a, the men marched well,
s,aaea IA ~ tne, solliery appearar
NJ VI ,ue ~, display was the best that G
'as place in this city.
THE coLoRED POST.
" ~ lne9bera Of Sumner Post. No a !
hi sV1Sa Wlt at their headquarters, nj
Go'as,l '"slnut streets, and shortly a
ps,. s.k formed in line under com m
MI Sa,s . commander Lawrence Fis
Crnss O. usAeed s by James A. Andsrs
lca,e' RSShiu, Sia,,. moved over the follow
SIaij.,n Ninth n to French, to Eighth
nd, dao,l, ~ tss 70 Fourth, to Union, to
lity :. s,..a sle colored Cemetery. W
M ,l'ered, n1'a, the knights Templar.
:etn,fSs ,fSs'..ieipated, opened ranks
pnder u,; gu arch with their swo
4, Az rsih which the Post passed.
siectesS suaoh n Cemetery a stand had l
foB,ct,nunh uh Which Past Commapder
y 7. P1ns, Gs, .ns Ray, DR.. Hall, of A,
f,lSa cShaaich, the Rev. j. Smiti
sa,s5 onnWntca, M and Peter s. Rlake
aad copsis,'s ro seAercises were interes,
dhr ras.ed uras. Of the usual decors
easnts tsdSSSss, sdSss, the salute, and a yer,
siigh tSs lSuufsss S BY Peter S. Blake.
qGs,ers M rost returned to the h
ascs and maret rne men made a fine ap,
pa'io was unsurpassed.
lDn. All AsbURY CHURCH.