Evening journal., 1889-05-29
COVER THEN OVER.
IN MEMORY THEIR DEEDS STILL LIVE
AND FOR ALL TIME.

Program of the Exercises for Tomorrow
Together With the Order of Marching
and the Ceremonies.
The arrangements for the Decoration
Day exercises are completed, and below
will be found the list and positions of the
various organizations which viii be in
line in the procession:
In the morning DUPONT Post will re-
port at its post room at o'clock and viii
go by way of the Wilmington and North
ern railroad to DUPONT station, where the
grave of Admiral s. F. DUPONT will be
decorated. Department Chaplain Green
will deliver the oration. The firing party
under command of Captain Blackburn
will fire salutes over the graves of sol
diers ia that neighborhood. Post No.
| 400 of Philadelphia has sent handsome
| floral anchor, which will be placed on
Admiral DuPont's grave, together with a
large anchor Of flowers which the local
post has prepared.
Smyth Post will report at headquarters
at o'clock and win visit Asbury, Old
Swedes' and Riverview Cemeteries to
decorate the graves there.
Grant Post will meet at o'clock and
will decorate the graves of soldiers in the
Cathedral Cemetery.
The flower committee of the posts will
receive flowers at the City Hall up to 8
o'clock in the morning. The flowers will
be formed into designs for decorating
and contributions from school children
are especially requested. A liberal ssre.
sponse in this particular is desirable.
At o'clock tomorrow afternoon the
organizations will form into the line OF
parade. The official order Of marching
will be as follows:
Platoon Of sixteen police under Chief w. Y
Swiggett.
r. e. Montgomery, zachariah Pickels.
Adam j. schrack, Peter j. Donneiiy,
Joseph X. Yickars,
/ Colonel Kirk, n q. d., and staH, mounted
Troop B, mounted.
Companies A, g, f and Ii, n. CD
| Grand Army OF the Republic.
| Department Commander p b. Ayars and
| staff, mounted.
Post Department Commanders. mounted.
| Smyth Post, No. l, under command OF Jacol
DUPONT Post, No 2. under the command Of
| Joseph Duffy.
Grant Post, No. 49, under commander e. L.
Garfield Camp, No 2, sons Of Veterans. com
manded by julius III Reuss.
Manned soldiers in carriages
| The Board Of Education and other officials IL
carriages.
| Washington Conclave, No. ,, Heptasophs.
| Knights of the Golden Eagle, headed by
Hyatt's Band
The knights of st. Lawrence in full uniform
=, headed BY the First Regiment Band.
The Order of United American Mechanics
Other organizations and citizens in carriages
The above may be used tomorrow fol
reference. The posts will be headed by
the fife and drum corps.
At 2 30 o'clock the column will move
over the following route From Fourth
and French down Fourth to Pine, coun
termarch to King to Front to Market Il
Eleventh to Delaware avenue to Soldiers
Monument, countermarch to Wilmington
and Brandywine Cemetery, where organi
cations not wishing to take part in tn,
ceremonies are given permission to with
draw.
Citizens on the line of the parade are
requested to decorate their dwellings In
commemoration of the brave men wht
died while in the service Of the country
|. Hamburger & Sons, No 209 Market
street, will appropriately decorate thei
establishment tomorrow. On a pedes
tai in front will be horse similar to tina
rode by General Thomas A. Smyth an
on which he was killed. On its back vii
be the saddle and blanket and attache
will be the sword, all of which were use
by him. These have been kindly loaner
by the widow Of General Smyth |,
front Of the pedestal portrait OF the dc
ceased general will be placed