The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1892-05-24


state Fencihlos Band.
General Thomas 4. Smyth Post, No. /,
George W. King, comman Ter.
BIandywinc Flute Band.
Admiral $. +. DUPONT Post, No. :. Moses
u. Gist. commander.
Harding Brass Band.
Charles Sumner Post, No. I, Al drew Gray,
commander
U. s. Grant Post. No. IL. Moses u. Bullock,
commander
Hyatts Military Band.
General Phil. Sheridan Post, No. 90, A. j.
Schrack, commander.
Disabled Veterans, In coaches.
Sons of Veterans.
Garfield Camp. No. Z, A. W. Peters, cap
tain. Comman der.
John A. Logan Camp. No. 4, j. W. Milliss,
captain, commanding.
U. S. Grant Camp No. g. William IIolliss
captain, commanding.
THIRD DIVISION.
Past Post Commander william oConnor
commanding.
Troop Is, N. q. d., mounted. Captain T.. l..
Rice commanding.
Headquarters wagons.
First regiment Band.
Uniformed Rank X. OF r., Thomas Mullin,
captain, commanding.
Wesley Cadet Corps. Lewis j. Dewsnop,
captain, commanding.
William Robinson Fife and Drum Corps.
Patriotic Order Sons of America Camps
Nos. q 3 and s. with invited guests.
| Mayor Wiley, president and mem hers of
City Council, Board of Police Commits
slonerS Hoard OF Public Education.
Board of Health, Street and Sew
erCommissioncrs officers of Mu-
nicipal Court aud other city
officials i'll carriages.
2. The First Division will report at 2
| o'clock p. M, sharp, to Division Com
mandcr Daniel Ross on Fourth street
near Poplar.
! 3. The Second Division will report Mt
| the same hour to Division Comm an
| der Peter b. Ayars, on French str eet
north of Fourth.
4. The Third Division will re port
| also at tho same time TO Division Com
mander William O'Conuor on King
street north of Fourth All will DO
| ready to move promptly at the hour
named, $50.
8. The chief marshals staff will re-
port at the Central Hotel on French
street above Sixth at l p. Iii. sharp,
| mounted and equipped.
Line OF March-Ihe line will then be
reviewed by the department com
mundcr, after which 1t will move over
the following route:
Countermarch on Fourth to Market,
to Ninth, to West, to Delaware avenue,
to Soldiers Monument, countermarch
| to Eleventh, to Market, to Tenth, to
King, to Eleventh. TO Market. where
the column will mass, and be address
ell by prominent speakers. Tie chill
dran of the public schools, under the
| direction of Professor I;hoads, will
sing patriotic airs. The parade will
thon be dismissed.
Tho chief marshal wishes to impress
upon the minds of the comrades Of the
order these facts;
That this is the one day in tho year
when difference should lie laid aside
and every man be in his place in line,
shoulder to shoulder, as in time past.
This Is day which we, as eX-soldiers,
should particularly respect and each
comluie should feel it his especial
duty to try to swell the ranks OF his
post.
A few more years. comrades, and
tho gra YES OF those of us who now
| lovingly and reyerently perform this
solemn service will remain to be dec
grated by other hands, and tho silent
tear will be dropped by others than
comrades of the wur. But we are
satisfied that Our memory will live in
| the hearts ol future generations, and
that the observance of Memorial bay
will b. continued so long as the spirit
of patriotism lives and tho star
| Sranglcd Banner," waves over our
| land.
10 the other organizations who so
kindly accept our Invitation and pa
rade, we would say that. while we
feel that we have earned this mark of
respect, still we are thankful ami APP
probate the fact that our services in
the hour OF our country's peril are SO
graciously remembered.
! lie chief marshal also earnestly re-
quests citizens along the line Of march
to decorate their buildings, thus show
| ing their respect tor the men who laid
down their lives. and whose bones lie
buried or uHburiea on southern battle
fields; or who died from disease or
starvation III Southern prison pens
| They are not here to see and appre-
ciatc this honor, but il is gratifying to
us who survive to know that their
deeds of valor are remembered, not
| only by their late comrades in arms,
| but by Il liberty-loving people.
Disabled veterans will report at the
| City Hall at o'clock p. m. sharp, and
be conveyed to their place III line in
coaches provided for them.
All organizations will be on the
ground promptly, so that there may
be no delay in starting BY order OF
W, j. BLAcKBuRN, Chief Marshal.
A. j. WooDMAN, Chief of Staff.