Evening journal., 1892-05-30
Beforc tho procession started.

No A. Elion and Union, Post No, i3. New
Post No % Old Cathedral
and Wilmington and Brandywine
Before the Procession started.
This afternoon the main streets
were completely packed with peo
pie and it was with much trouble
that anybody could pass. Not only
We're the Young people present,
but the middle.aged classes were well
represented and as the battle-stained
heroes passed by here and there, a tear
could be seen glistening and one old |
woman was heard telling how her son
went out to fight and never came back.
The Big Parade Forms.
The followingis the order ia which the |
divisions marched in the parade.
Platoon of Mounted Poliue
Chief Marshal and stan.
First Division.
Past Department Commander Daniel Ross,
commanding.
First Regiment Fife and Drum Corps
First Battalion. First Regiment ~ q. De-
Major h. Mitchell, jr,, commanding,
Company G. Captain !. i,u-ey Nl'heiHhaih'
commanding.
Company A, Captain William HANNA CONE
mandine.
Company f., Captain William Condor, COM
mandlng
Second Division.
Past DEPARTMENT Commander Peter b. Aynrs,
commanding.
Department Commander George B. stradley
and staff, mounted.
Past Department Commanders, mounted.
State Fencibles Band.
General Thomas A. Smyth Post, NO /, heofge
W. King, commnnder-
krnudyWinc Flute Band.
Admiral s. 4. DUPONT Post, No 2, Moses h
Gist. commander.
Harding Brass Band.
4
commander.
/ u. S. Grand Post, No. i3, Moses B. Bullock
commander
/ Hyntts Military Band.
! General Phil sheridan Post, No. 23, A. y.
Schrnck. commander
Disabled Veterans in coaches.
Sons of Veterans.
| Garfield Camp, No. . a. ". Peters captain
commander.
7 John A. Logan. Camp No. A. >. w. Nnliss,cap-
tain. commanding.
L.. 5. Grant Camp. So 9. William Holliss, cap
tain. commanding.
Third Division.
Past Post Commander William O'Connor
COMMANDING M
Troop b, y. q. d.. mounted, Captain =. L. Rice
commanding
HEADQUARTERS wagons.
| First Regiment Band.
| Uniform Rank. Is. of T., Thomas Mullin, cap
tain. coniinandlnE.
! Wesley Cadet Corps, Lewis y. Dewsnop, cap
tain. commanding.
William Robinson Fife and Drum Corps.
| Patriotic Order sons of America, thmps Noe' =
Sand 3. with invited guests
| Mayor Wiley, president and members OF City
! Council Board of Police Commissioners,
Honrd of Public Education Board OF
Health. Street and sewer Conn
missioners officers OF Munich
pal Court and other city
officials In carriages
Reporting for Duty.
The first division reported at o'clock
TO Division Commander Daniel Ross on
Fourth street near Poplar, and the see.
ond and third divisions reported on
French and King streets, near Fourth.
respectively. TO their commanders. AZ
o'clock the chief marshal staff, mounted
and equipped, reported at the Central
Hotel.
where the soldiers Marched.
The route of the parade was as follows
Countermarch ON Fourth TO Market, ia
Ninth. TO West, TO Delaware avenue, "a
Soldiers Monument countermarch TO
Eleventh to Market 20 Tenth, 70 King
To Eleventh. TO Market AT the Court
House the column was massed and ad
j dressed by prominent speakers.
The Negro Contingent.
Before the parade formed, the Negro
contingent marched along several of TN,
streets. Sumner Post was headed 10y a
thick Tipped. back-wooled, big-footed
weak -lneed but loud and energetic fife
and drum corps of six or eight pieces
In front of this musical aggre
? cation walked a drum major, who hae
. n cake-walk style about him that wa
effective and amusing If not graceful
The veterans presented neat appear
ance. One of the sons of veterans carried
d his arm i'm sling, while happy-go
j lucky negro in undress uniform brought
J, up the rear, staggering along-sho
through the throat, the load lodging II
his stomach, rendering his legs wabblel
and his gait uncertain.
The Flower Contributors.
The committee in charge of the flora
! decoration at the City Hall is compose'
!, of Edwin Hirst of Post No Q chairman
~ George McCloskey of Post No. B. and II
P. Simpers of Post No i3, assisted b.
Mrs. NJ. c. White, Mrs. Jose
81 pbine Mcguire, Mrs. A. NJ. Beatty
le Mrs. A. w. Randolph and Mis-
IS Ida L. Bliss They report man
d contributions Of choice cut and potte
flowers. The contributors number abou
200
one Thousand Children Sing.
y Att o'clock about 900 children bega
\, 10 assemble at the Court House A spae
n had been roped off for them When th
parade stopped in front of the Com
House the children began to SIM
Although there was many voices III
~ SINGING was harmoniousand thrilling an
N n reflects much credit on their directo
N Professor C. B. Rhoades Excellent ora'
prevailed as stretched ropes kept ti
crowd back. and the singing OF the en-
dren was feature Of the dav.
"a Tlags and Bunting.
., ~ Nearly every building On Market sire
was decorated with flags and buntin
The stores of Baynard and Rudolph d
serve especial mention.
at. state Ohicials I'm Town.
ioi Speaker w L. Sirman of the Sta
.he House of Representatives; Colon
"a