Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1888-05-31

Bonoring Their Memories by Decoras-
ing Their Graves with Bright and
Reautiful Flowers-An lmposing Dis-
play.
MemoriAl Day was more generally
observed in this cay yesterday than 1t
has ever been before, and the rapidly
decreasing ranks of the veterans were
rein forced by the militia and sever Al
civic organizations. From an early
hour In the morning members OF she
la A. Il could be seen on the streets,
all apparently euRrossed with the busi-
neee OF the day The majority Of the
large Industrial establish ments wers
closed. and notwithstanding the lower.
ing skies and threatuing weather in the
morning tue streets were crowded wish
people. The City Hail was open for
the reception Of h1wers, and a commit
tee o. ladies consisting OF Mrs. M. g.
Wr ghtlDgtoD, Mrs. R1bsrt Liddell,
Mrs. l.. Heritage, Mrs. N. Garrigsn,
Mrs. ]. ID. Williams, Mrs. Martha
Price, Mrs.. Lizzie Joohep, Mra. LOLA
WrlRbtlnRton and Mrs. Mary Brioe
were In attendance, making them up
Into bouquets. There was scarcity Of
roses, but onongh other flowers wers OBJ
ltainsd 10 anhwor the purpose.
/ In accordance With the annual cue.
tom DUPONT Post, No Q, headed by
their band, marched to the W. & N.
Railroad station, and took train nt 10
lo'clock for Dupont station, and from
There marched TO the beautiful spot
where the remAiDs of Admiral 3. n.
lDuPont are laid to rest. The hand.
come tribute received from Naval Post,
No 400, OF PhilAielphis, with those
Ioontrlbuted By the home Pobt, were
iplaoed upon his grave, after which
memorial services were conducted by
Commander B0gia, Chaplain Mortimer
aud Adjutaus Bayne. Past Com mAnder
P B. Ayars followed with An oratiou in
which he paid feeling tribute to the
memory OF the deceased, and reviewed
his services 10 the county during the
dark hours when the nation wa, pass
ing through Its baptism Of dre and
blood. When the services were com
pleted tho Post returned to this city,
reaohiDg the headq uarters about l
lo'olock.
At the same time thst DUPONT Pos,
was attending to this solemn duty o de.
tao mept from smy th Poet was deco.
rating the graves In Riverview, Old
Swedes' and Asbury cemeteries, while
. dotachment from Grant Post per
formed similar service in the buryin
grounds west OF Market street.
Shortly after O'Clock the Posts, with
the militia and different civic organi
lz4tionE, commenced to Assem- BILE At
their various headquarters prapAretory
to forming the lie OF parade. At 2
lo'clook Governor BtgRs aod his stsff rs
sembled on horseback on Fifth street
near King, aud shortly after moved to
Fourth and French streets, where they
took position ut the head of the line.
Al 30 O'Clock the column moved 10
the following order:
Chief marshal, mounted; platoon OF
police, IL men; reception ooaO mittee,
mounted, 3 men; Governor Biggs and
staff, mounted, 8 men; Troop b, N. g,
D., mounted, 80 men, First Regiment
Fife and Drum Corps, 13 pieces; officers
of the Frat Regiment. N @. d.
Regiment, N. q, D., 40 men; Company
coAohes, containing the mayor, mem
bers Of City Council, and other Off )lnls;
Snyth Post Fife and Drum Oorps, IL
piscss; 5my to Post Firing Party, g. A.
r., IL msp; Veteran Guard, 10 men;
Bmyth Post, g. A. R., 125 men; three
ioarriages containing veterans; one car
riaRe containing children; Hyatt Mill.
tAry Band. 26 pieces; Dupont Guard,
g. A R., 20 men; Dupont Post, g. A.
R., 175 men; First Regiment Band, l6
pieces Wilmington Division, Uniform
Rank, K p, SO men; knights Of the
4 Golden Eagle Fife and Drum Corps, 16
pieces; Cyrus Commandery, x, G e
81 men; Delaware Oommaudery, SO
men; Chosen Friends Oommsndery, Is
men; Knights Of the Golden Eagle
Iots.lea, marching as legion, to men
wagon laden with flowers.
The line moved down Fourth to
Spruce, TO Sixth, to French, TO Third,
to Market, TO Tenth, to Delaware ave
nue., to Brooms, where 1t was revie wed
by the Governor aud hiB stah, consist
ing of Adjutant General r, Il. kenney
Colonel W. II. Sturges Of SaAiord, Oolo
mel Benjamin Whiteley OF Frederick
Colonel W. B. Rickszds of Lsurel
Colonel e. 7. Cooper OF Dover, Colone
Johu T Lay field and Oolonsl John M
Newell of this city.
The column then conference.-the
+, down the avenue to this Wilmington
aud Brandy wine Cemetery, whore tn,
= soldiers graves, which had previously
been marked with small hags. wer,
| decorated with flowers, and the custom
> ary salutes fired. 5myth Post helt
d special ceremonies at General smy tn I
e grave, and the impressive burial ser
: ivicep OF the q A. L were read by Pos
Chaplain Montgomery.
As the parade passed along the rout'
lGovsrnor Biggs attracted considerable
attention at the head OF the line. H
seemed 10 know everybody and every
/ body seemed to know him, consequent!
he was kept busy bowing sll the We.
, AlDrp the rOukR His eaOort, cgDAlAtiuI
LOT Troop B, under command Of Captain
Rice, attiuoied considerable attention
With their ahowy uniforms. and tn
loldierly manner In which they de
Imesnsd themselves. The members O
the different Posts of the Grand Arm.
looked well, and as usual marched well
but IL was evident that there were bu
Ifaw, II any Of them, could stand tn
fstiausa OF q march such as they too
during the years from 1861 to 1866. Du
Pont Poat Band made striking appeal
auce In their new uniforms, and thei
lexoellsnt music attested their prof
cier roy. The Knights OF Psthias an
tha knights of the Golden Eagle eec
turned ont well and made a handsom
tappearanoe. Cyrus Commspdery, NJ
: l, OF the knights of the Golden Ea sl'
Sss commanded ty Captain john j
y Beatty; FIRST Lieutenant, William L
Gamble, and second lieutenant, Oharlt
Kane, CommandeIy No. 3 was con
manded by Captain William O'Oonpol
brst iisntep ant, W. 9. Alexander, an
seeopd lieutenant, Walter g. Hur locl
Chosen Frisnds' 0ommGndery, X g E
Was commanded by Captain IL. ID. epA
land, hrst litut6nt, George N But
aud second Lieutenant. Grant VAanA
Imam Thnlr hw naIf n