Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1889-06-06

W. Bisselle, j. O'Neill, q. 3. Robinson, |
Mrs. NJ. Watson, ]. G.. Brewer, Enooh |
Rash, Mrs. James Green, John Hilberg,
Mrs. A. ID. Vandever, Mrs. MoGargle Of |
Green Bank, Mamie Baugh, Warren |
Yerger, Frank Kilroy, Thomas w. More |
land, William MoShea, Maggie Magneil,
Greta and Susan Bartlett, Mrs. Susan
Foord, Harry Barr, Thomas l.. Blackson,
william Simmons OF Edge Moor, Mrs. |
William II. 0loward, Postmaster Taylor, |
John Kitchens, Samuel Hawkins, Albert
Mcdowell, Mrs. Walter Bush, Annie Will
helm, Annie L. Lyman, Jennie Cook,
Mrs. John Cloud, Lily Mundale, Harry
Schuler, Lizzie GrRntland, Lena Hanni-
gan, Edgar welch and Mrs. FlAnnigan.
Registrar William Fl Lee, who served
with the Confederate forces, sent basket
Of choice flowers.
Councilman John W. Hawkins sent
donation of 81.
CEREMONIES IN TEE MORNING.
Smyth Post, G. A. H., decorated graves
in Old Swedes, Asbury and Riverview
cemeteries. A delegation of the post,
with feminine assistance, also decorated
the grave Of General Thomas A. Smyth,
in Wilmington and Brandywine cemetery,
and erected a foundation for the floral
monument to be presented during the st-
ternoon by l. Hamburger d Sons.
Mrs. Ida MoOann, assisted by Misses
Sallie, Josephine and Natalie Pickels,
ornamented the soldiers and sailors'
monument at Broome street and Della
ware Rvenne.
Sumner Post decorated graves of
colored comrades.
Garfield Camp, 8. of ", visited Mt.
Salem and Riveryiew cemeteries, where
sslutes were fred aud graves Of sons Of
veterans were flower atrewn.
Grant Post put floral tributes on the
graves OF comrades in Cathedral ceme-
terry.
dupont Post left the city at $50 O'Clock
in q special train for DUPONT station,
where il arrived half hour later aud
proceeded thence to the dupont burying
ground. There prayer was offered by
Post Chaplain Mccoy and an oration was
delivered by the Rev. r. O Jones, A. NJ,
past department chaplain, following
which the admiral's grave was flower
decked and the firing party fred salutes.
Among the tributes put on the grave were
emblems from Naval Post of Philadel-
phia and DUPONT Post. From the bury
ing ground the veterans went to an ad-
| joining oopHe, where luncheon was served
by the DUPONT family. After luncheon
the firing party went by hack to Green
Hill, st. Joseph's and Mt. Salem ceme-
teries, where graves were decorated and
salutes fired. Meanwhile the post had
started to return to the railroad station,
stopping on the way to pay it's respects
| to Oomrade John Stirling. The post was
back in the city early In the afternoon.
THE PARADE.
In brilliancy and numbers Thursdays
parade has not been equaled here in
recent years. By accurate count there
were no persons in the procession. All
OF the participating organizations pre-
sented fine appearance and the admir-
ing glauces and utterances given by spec
tstors were plentiful. It was not un-
common to see organizations marching
| 8, 12 and 16 abreast, and by company
| front, and then 1t was tney appeared at
their best. Promptly at q 80 O'Clock the
1 procession started. A platoon OF IA
police officers, in command of Chief
4 BwiRgett, headed the column. Next
came Ohiet Marshal Daniel Ross and his
aids, Joseph r. C. Montgomery, Zach
ariah Pickels, Andrew j. Woodman,
Adam J. Sohraek, Peter ]. Donnelly and
| Joseph X. Vickars, mounted.
The First Regiment, N. G. D., CON-
manded by Captain Edmund Mitchell,
Regimental Quartermaster A. D. Ohaytor
lieutenant, Lieutenant Fisher of Company
O acting-adjutant, and accompanied by
Wilmington Cornet Band, l6 pieces, con.
| al al kha GRuk AIufafan n0rnnanu A
40 men, Lieutenant William Floyd in
command, William II. Hanna second
lieutenant, was at the head. Company +,
28 men, Captain William Condor, First
| Lieutenant William p. Harkins, Second
Lieutenant I. Brannon, followed. Next
came Company O, 35 men, Captain /.
PGsey Wickersham, Second Lieutenant
Everett p. Stevens. Troop b, 2l men
mounted, Lieutenant Charles M. Steven
son in command, Second Lieutenant
Savoy Evans, brought up the rear.
The second division, Department Com
mander p. B. Ayars commanding, W. p.
voshell assistant adjutant- general, Syl-
vester Solomon acknowledgement.
b. d. Bogia chief of staff, W. B. Norton
assistant inspector, all mounted, was
composed OF the Grand Army Of the
Republic and Sons OF Veterans. At the
head of the division was Smyth Post
Fife and Drum Corps, l3 pieces, followed
by wagon containing the Hamburger
monument, preceding smyth Post Guard,
IS men, Robert Liddeli in command,
Lieutenant Lawrence Kettlewood. Next
came Smyth Post, rs men, Jacob Slitfer
In command, Senior e.oommander
Peter Macaleer, Ofieer-of-tne-d Harry
Manlutf, Acting -ohsplain William Mid
dlston. The fife and drum corps OF
dupont Post, 16 pieces, and
four men carrying the Fell
heimer monument, preceded DUPONT
Post Guard, 1S men, William P. Black
burn in command, Lieutenant William
Kelley, Jr. Next came dupont Post, l2O
men, Joseph Duffy in command, Officer Of
the Day O. W. Frismuth, Chaplain Mccoy,
Ser.,r Vioe-commander Edward Green,
Junior Vice e.oommander Patrick Cnth-
cert. Following came DUPONT Post Fife
and Drum Corps OF Henry Olay, 16 pieces,
preceding the Veteran Guard of Grant
Post, IA men, Lieutenant J. B. Shellady
in command. The fife aud drum corps
OF Garfield Camp, IL pieces, accompany
ing Garfield Camp, 81 men, Captain j..
Ii, Reuss, First Lieutenant George Moser,
Second Lieutenant AIongo W. Davis, fol-
lowed. A wagon laden with iowers came
next and carriages containing disabled
veterans, So mon, brought up the rear.
Mayor Harrington, City Council, Board
of Mducation, Registrar Lee, superinten-
dent Harlan and other public officials, 40
men, in carriages, constituted the third
division.
Beneficial organizations composed the
fourth division. Ths Eirst Battalion, X,
G. E., in full uniform, Major g. M.
Wood, Adjutant W. II. Heine, Quarter.
master Howard Macallister, accompanied
by Hyatt's Military Band, 23 pieces, had
the right. Cyrus Oommandery, 20 men
Captain j. X. Beatty, First Lieutenant
William Gamble, Second Lieutanant vii.