Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1892-05-26
FOR MEMORIAL DAY.
Programme of the Celebration
in FreeIand.
GRAVES OF DEPARTED VETERANS
TO BE DECORATED BY THE G. A.
R.-oRDER AND ROUTE OF PARADE
IN THE AFTERNOON.

Freeland can always be f0und IN tnt
front rank and often in the lead in mat
ters pertaining to patriotism, and OF
Monday next the people of this towr
will observe Memorial Day with grant
demonstration and exercises befittinl
the occasion. Under the auspices o
Maj. c. B. Coke Post, No. 147, G. A. r..
the following programme has been ar
ranged. The parade will form in line in
the order designated below:
Chief Marshal--Al. Shive.
Chief Burgess and Town Council.
Borough Police Force.
Citizens Hose Company.
Speakers and Clergymen IN Carriages.
FIRST DIVISION
Will form on Washington Street,
right resting on Main.
st. Patrick's Cornet Band.
Pioneer Drum Corps.
st. AIMS T. A. B. Pioneer Corps.
st. AIMS 7. A. Cadets.
Young Mems 7. A. B. Society.
SECOND DIVISION
Forms on East Front Street, right
resting on Washington.
Young Mems Slavonian Band.
Machemleck Tribe, No. 221, Improved
Order OF Red Men.
Mt. Horeb Lodge, No. 257, Independent
Order of Odd Fellows.
Drifton Lodge, No. 695, Independent
Order of Odd Fellows.
. Loyal Castle, No. 65, Knights of the
Mystic Chain.
Silver Wave Lodge, No. 242, Knights of
Pythias.
THIRD DIVISION
Forms on West Front Street, right
resting on Washington.
Polish Band.
Kosciusko Guards.
st. Kasimer's Polish Society.
Garibaldi Italian Society.
st. MichaePs Greek Society.
SITS. Peter and Pauls Slavonian Society.
st. Johns Hungarian Society.
FOURTH DIVISION.
Forms on Centre Street, right
resting on West Front.
p. o. S. of A. Band.
Camp 147, P. o. S. of A., of Freeland.
Camp 255, P. o. S. of A., of Drifton.
Camp 259, P. o. S. of A., of Sandy Run.
Camp IA, p. o. S. of A., of Eckley.
Freeland Council, No. 34S, Junior Order
United American Mechanics.
VI. a. II. Drum corps.
Jas. G. Brookmire Camp, No. 24S, Sons
of Veterans.
Maj. G. B. Coke Post, No. 147, G. A. r.
Disabled Veterans in Carriages.
ROUTE OF PARADE.
The parade will move at ] 80 P. M.
from Front and Washington Streets over
the following route: Down Washington
to Carbon, out Carbon to Centre, up
Centre to South, up South to Ridge, up
Ridge to Walnut, down Walnut to
Centre, down Centre to South, counter
march on Centre to Front, down Front
to Washington, up Washington to Wal.
nut, down Walnut to Pine, down Pine
to johnson, down johnson to Birkbeck,
down Birkbeck to Harmony Hall, coun-
termarch to Freeland Cemetery, where
the decorating ceremonies will be per.
formed by Maj. G. B. Coke Post, assisted
by Jas. G. Brookmire Camp, 24S, S. OF
V. After these ceremonies the parade
will repair to Birkbeck's Grove, where
the closing ceremonies will be carried
out as follows:
Introduction by John D. Hayes, ESQ.,,
of the orator of the day, General w. II.
MacCartney, of Wilkes-Barre, after
which the parade will be dismissed.
Delegations will be sent out from Post
Headquarters at and s A. M, to
decorate the graves of departed com.
rades in the cemeteries at Eckley, Upper
Lehigh and Hughesville. In returning
the delegations will unite in St. AIMS
cemetery at 1890 A. M. to perform the
decorating ceremonies there.
The Post requests all floral contribu-
tions be forwarded to their hall as early
as possible on Monday morning.