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Middletown transcript., 1893-04-01
Delaware,s Exhibits.

The Delaware exhibits at the Worlds
Fair will not be confined to works of Art
and manufacture. Literary productions
will also find place in her display, and
the works of quite number of our literary
lights will be on exhibition. Among them
will be a :" Memoir of John NJ. Clayton"
by the late Chief Justice Comegys; " Event
fu Nights in Bible History" by the late
Bishop Lee Life and Military Service of
Brigadier General, Thomas A. Smith," by
DIR. D. w. Naull, and works by George
Alfred Townsend, Jonathan Willis, Mrs.
Harriet P. Stevens, Hattie Belt) Miss Elanor
G. Walton, Miss Ann P. Emory, DR.. Caleb
Harlan and others. A large map of the
State will also be contributed by pupils
from the Wilmington High School. which
will be specially priced as an exhibition of
the work of the public schools Of the
State.
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IN THE SPRING TIME OF YOUTH
Miss Addie Davis IS Cut Down by the
Dread ReaDer,

Miss Addie Davis IS Cut Down by the
Dread Reaper.
The friends of Miss Addie L. Davis were
panied to learn of her death from heart
trouble, which occurred Saturday morning
at the residence of her father, Nehemiah T.
Davis, near Summit Bridge, at the age of
20 years and months.
Since entering her teens, the deceased
spent the greater portion of her time in
Smyrna, where she made her home with
relative while attending the select school of
Professor Roe, and only returned to her
fathers home permanently about year or
so ago. She was what is known as good
girl''-lovely disposition, quiet but cheerful
demeanor, true companiodship, and withal
fine contour of face, with bright eyes and
rosy cheeks that made her attractive to
look upon as well as cherished in compan
ionship. She bad been a true member of.
church from her tender years, obeying all
its ordinances.
A large number of her friends attended
her funeral on Tuesday and followed her
remains to their last resting place in Forest
Cemetery. Revs. n. NJ. Browne and R.
K Stevenson officiated,
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THE NEW CHIEF SWORN IN.
Chief Justice Lore Inducted Int

Chief Justice Lore Inducted Into
Office Wednesday Morning.
After the adjournment Of the Court of
Chancery Wednesday morning Chancellor
Wolcott administere the oath of office of
chief justice to Hon. Charles B. Lore
The chancellor and Judge Grubb re-
paired to the Office of Lore and Emmons
where the ceremony was performed with
Judge Grubb as the official witness and in
the presence of Mr. Emmons and Daniel
W. Taylor, of this city, and Henry c. APP
pleton, of Odessa, and John H. Hoffecker,
of Smyrna.
The ceremony was brief but impressive
The chancellor prepounded the oath in a
low, clear voice and the new chief justice
responded in similar manner
After the oath had been administered the
chancellor, Judge Grubb and all present ex-
tended their congratulations.
Chief Justice Lore will open court in
Georgetown next Monday, when the Evans
case will be tried
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D1cKrRsoN-MooRE Nupr1ALs.
Quietly Welded at the Parsonage But

Quietly Welded at the Parsonage But
not so Quietly Serenaded.
The marriage of Miss Katie Moore and
Mr.. John w. Dickerson was solemnized at
the M E. Parsonage. on Wednesday even
ing at o'clock. Only very few friends
of the contracting parties witnessed the
ceremony, which was impressively per-
formed by Rev. n. NJ Browne.
The bride was very becomingIy attired
i'll steel colored henrietta with silk trim
mings of the same shade, and with hat and
gloves to match. and the groom in hand
some black suit made a fine appearance
After the ceremony the couple were
driven to their new home on Lake street
where reception was given, to which a
few intimate friends were invited. After
partaking of the wedding repast, and con-
gratulations and compliments had been un-
stntingly bestowed upon the happy pair,
the little company dispersed. wishing Mr..
md Mrs. Dickerson much joy They were
treated to noisy old-fashioned calithump-
ian serenade by the boys.
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NO coNsrABLEs AT FARNHURsT.


The Board of Trustees demonstrate
Against the Appointment.
The Trustees of the Poor met Wednes-
day at Farnhurst. The attention of the
trustees was called to the fact that several
of the inmates of the almshouse were PEN
soners. With this income it was sug-
gested these inmates be compelled to pay
small ammount each month for their main
tenance by the county.
MN. Willitts called attention of the
board to the appointment of committee
some months ago to ascertain and report
the average cost of supporting the inmates
of the almshouse, and the failure of the
committee to rerort During the discussion
of the subject Secretary Dennison said that
he had bee asked to furnish the Delaware
Worlds Fair Commission with information
upon this subject, and had compiled the
following report of the cost of supporting
the inmates of the almshouse from July l,
1891 to June 80, 1892.
The average number of inmates during
that period was 1884. Operating expenses,
including salaries of officers directly con-
nected with the almshouse. and cost of all
repairs. amounted TO S21.478.44.
Resolutions were adopted denouncing
tie act Of the authorities Of the State hos
pital at Farnhurst who have asked the
General Assembly to provide constable
for the hospital on account of alleged
unruly conduct on the part of some
inmates of this almshouse.
The resolution pronounced the action as
a scheme. 10 provide an officer for the State
hospital that does not concern in any way
the inmates Of this almshouse. The trus-
tees expressed their satisfaction that the
morality and good order of this amsh ouse
is as well cared for as that of the. Delaware
State Hospital
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CHURCH NOTES.

The regular Easter service will be held in
st. Joseph's R. C. Church Sunday morning
at 1890 o'clock.
Commencing with tomorrow the even
ing service at the Presbyterian Chu rch
will begin at 7:30 o'clock.
The ladies Of the Elkton Catholic Church
will give an oyster and turkey supper in the
basement of their church on the evenings
of April 18th, 14th and 18th.
The Maryland Annual Conference of the
Methodist Protestant Church will hold its
sixty-fifth session in Laurel, Del, begin
ming on Wednesday, April 5th and con-
tinue one week.
Next Sunday, Easter Day. there will be
services at St. Anne's Church at 1890 a. IN.
and 4 p. m. No evening service The
choir will render some excellent Easter
music and there will be the usual floral
decorations in honor of the day The
public are cordially invited to these SER
vices
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LAID TO REST.
Ex-senator SauIsbury's Remains
Taken to Their Final Rest
iuu PIana

Ex-senator SauIsbury's Remains
Taken to Their Final Rest
ing Place.
A number Of attorneys and others. Of
New Castle County. attended the funeral
If ex-senator Eli salisbury at Dover
he remains were encased in a handsome
liver mounted casket and were viewed b,
large number Of friends of the deceased
previous to the funeral.
Religious services were conducted at the
mouse by Bishop u. Wadon and the
Revs. w. L s. Murray, of Dover. T. E
Martindale, of New Castle, and N. NJ
Browne, of Middletown, and. ]. B.
Quigg, of Wilmington. The services
were commenced by Bishop Walden
with prayer, after which an impress
sive address was made by Rev. w. L. S.
Murray. At the close the funeral pro-
ceeded to the Methodist Cemetery. where
the remains were inferred with the COM
initial service.
The honorary pail bearers were Senator
George Gray, Chief Justice Charles B. Lore
j. Alexander Fulton, N. B. Smithers, c. H.
B. Day, E. NJ. Stevenson, Samuel Wharton
and Robert Raughley.
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PERSONALITIES
Little Lines About Men and Women
and What They Are Doing.
Miss Allie Mckee is home for Easter.

Little Lines About Men and Women
and What They Are Doing.
Miss Allie Mckee is home for Easter.
Misses Bessie and AIDA Foard will
spend the summer in Wilmington.
Mrs. ]. A. Suydam returned home last
evening from weeks visitin Dover.
-Rev. N. M. Browne attended the funeral
of Hon. Eli Salisbury on Saturday.
Miss Helen Naudain and mother are
expected home from Brooklyn to-day.
Mrs. w. P. Mif1in, of Philadelphia,
will spend Easter with friends in town.
Miss Marie Barnard returned on Mon
day evening to her Greensborough home.
Miss Myrtle Houston has returned from
pleasant visit with Wilmington friends.
Miss Edna Frazier has been confined
to her room for several days with severe
cold
Miss Bessie Murray. of Dover. is Miss
Mabelle Taylor's guest during the Easter
season.
MISS CulDreth, OF Smyrna, VINO mas peen
the guest of Miss Blanche Cochran, has re-
turned home.
Miss Corinne Cochran will be one of
Miss Crows bridesmaids at the wedding on
Wednesday next.
Miss Ada Mifflin came down from Phila-
delphia last evening to spend Easter with
Miss Daisy Naudain.
The family of Mr.. George Houston
went to Wilmington this week, where they
will permanently reside
Mrs. Thomas Horsey and Miss
Hyland. of Galena, and Miss Emma Wilson
of Georgetown, spent few hours in town
on Wednesday.
Misses Mollie and Annie Wilson, with
their guests-aiisses May and BERTHE Davis.
of Milford, spent few days this week with
friends near Smyrna.
Mr., and Mrs. William Taylor and Miss
Addie Hazard drove to Smyrna on Thurs
day and spent the day with the family of
Presiding Elder Smith.
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UP IN ARMS.
PIaclsbird Methodfsts Indignant at the
Removal of the Parsonage
to Smyrna.

removal of the Parsonage
to Smyrna.
The Methodists Of BIackbird and sur
rounding country are indignant over the
action of Presiding Elder Smith in changing
tbe pastoral residence of APPOINTMENTS
circuit from Blackbird to Smyrna
Appoouin mink circuit is composed of
Trnion and Friendship churches. Neither
is in the town of Blackbird, but both are
within a mile or two of it and receive much
snnnort from the Rlachbirdites. Several
wears ago they raised money, built
parsonage and gave it to the conference.
Tile Presiding Elder, acting it is said
pnon the advice of ex-Levy Court Com
missioner David P. Hutchison, who is as
ardent Methodist as he is a Republican,
moved the pastor to Smyrna and rented
the Blackbird parsonage to man at half
rate.
The dissatisfied Methodists have begun
a subscription list for new
church to be built in Blackhird. Several
hundred dollars have already been sub
scribed. If the subscriptions do not
amount to enough to build $1,000 struc-
ture they will cast their fortunes with the
Methodist Protestants who have raised
about 5000 for a church. Such course
would seriously cripple the two churches
now existing in the neighborhood. The
white winged dove of peace does not flap
its wings in unison on Appoquinimink
circuit just now.
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A LEGISLATOR DEAD.
Representative Conoway Died at His
Home Near Cheswold,

Representative Conoway Died at His
Home Near Cheswo1d,
Representative Minos Conoway died at
his home, near Cheswold, Wednesday
March 29th, aged 63 years. The Legislature
was notified of his death, and joint resolu-
ton adopted adjourning both houses until
Thursday. The f1age on the State House was
lowered to half mast.
The remains was bnried it Silver Lake
Cemetery, on the outskirts of Dover, on
Friday afternoon. Rev. F. Stonecipher,
of the Presbyterian Church, oficiate.
The honorary pail bearers were Chancellor
James L. Wolcott, Speaker Wniteman,
Representatives Sevil and Jacobs, Direct
Tax Commissioner J. Frank Wilde, George
A. Millngton, ex-SherifF Amos Cole and
General r. R. Kenney. Services were held
at his late home. The funeral was
attended by the General Assembly and
many well-known Kent countians. The
Legislative trip to Chincoteague has been
declared off
The deceased leaves wife and six children
all grown.
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SPRAYING PEACH TREES.
Professor Chester Gives Some Inn
portant Advice on Peach
CynIfui.ea

portant Advice on Peach
Culture.
Frederick C. Chester in bulletin No. 10
which has just been issued by the Delaware
College Agricultural Station, reports on the
topic ''Can Peach Rot be Controlled by
Spraying?" The.report covers experiments
made on the farms of Colonel E. L. Martin,
Ex-Governor C C. Stockley and Theodore
Townsend. The spraying mixture which
consists of ammoniacal solution of cop
per carbonate, with ammonium carbonate
copper carbonate in solution and neutral
Bordeaux mixture was applied from April
90 to July with applications in May and
the experiments, and in answer to the
question:: "Can peach rot be wiped out of
our orchards, evenin those containing the
early rotting varieties?' Mr.. Chester says
that were it not that positiveness of state
ment is unscientific he would answer yes.
"Not by single years treatment, but by
continued attention for several years."
He layed down the following rules.
1IISl-1 AdI IlO AluAt UC dAionCA
to hang on the trees through the winter,
but that it be removed either at the time of
picking or soon thereafter.
Second-Early in the spring, before the
fruit buds begin to swell, spray the trees
with solution containing one pound of
copper sulphate TO twenty-five gallons of
water.
Third-As soon as the fruit buds just
begin to swell, spray the trees with either
of the fungicies. Follow this by another
spraying before the buds open.
Foul rth-As soon as the fruit shall have
reached full size and begins to show signs
of color, make a third application. This
should be followed by two or three other
applications at close intervals of five or
seven days during the ripening period.
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IT'S AMBASSADOR
FAvORITE SOM TO
GO TO ENGLAND.
APPOINTED ON THURSDAY.

Could Not Be United States Senator
Nor Member of the Presidents
oficfal Family But viii Represent
the United States at the Court of
st. James-Delaware Honored.
A despatch from Washington on Thurs
day announced the appointment of Hon.
Thomas F. Bayard as envoy extraordinary
and minister plenipotentiary to the Court
of St. James.
The ex-Secretary was born in Wilmington
October 20, 1928, and is in his 65 year. He
was admitted to the New Castle bar in 1851
In 1853 he was made United States Attorney
for Delaware, but resigned the Office year
later to devote his entire time to his local
practice.
He was always Democrat and took
great interest n politics. He was chosen
United States Senator to succeed his father
in 1862
In Cleveands first administration he was
in charge of the portfolio of State, and is
now again honored by that gentleman.
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Revising the Road Bill.

Representative Cooch Convict Labor bill
has been revised and reconstructed by
Counsel Wet r B. Woolley and is now in
the hands Of Mr.. Cooch. The general proYi
sions Of the bill are the same as those
already published. These provided for the
purchase or condemnation of quarry. the
housing and working Of the convicts therein
and the placing Of the broken stone on the
public roads. The superintedent's salary
shall not exceed 1000.
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"ENLISTED. i" !"
THE NEW COMEDY DRAMA NOW
BEING REHEARSED.
A PLAY. WITH A PLOT.
A Brief Description of what will be
Portrayed. Upon the boards by the
Volunteer Dramatic Association on
Monday Evening Next-For worthy.

Object.
Interest never wants in anything in
which Middletown people are connected,
and it is more Than usually manifested in
the comedy drama now under rehearsal,
and which will be presented for the'benefit
of the Volunteer Hose Company, at the
Orera House. Monday evening next. The
play is War Drama in three acts, entitled
Enlisted for the War, or the Home
Guard" The plot is laid in the north, and
the principle male characters are officers in
Union army. The curtain rises an a family
scene in the homestead of the Trueworth's.
1t was in this place that Gayle Clifford, an
heiress was reared. Her father was wan
derer, and after her mothers death had
left her in charge of Mother Trueworth,
and at his death left her fortune
Wilder Rowell was appointed her guar
dian and was plotting to gain her fortune
and her hand. But Gayle had plighted
her love to Robert Trueworth.
At the time of the breaking out of the
war. Gayle had been sent to boarding
school, and Roberts father had died leav-
ing behind him nothing but debts. The
homestead was sold by Hosea jerks, tool
of Rowell. and as Robert had already
enlisted, his mother ard sister would have
been homeless but for the assistance of
Hiram jerks. Roweil joins the army and
obtains a commission as Colonel of Roberts
regiment and keeps him from promotion
for two years.
During Roberts absence Gayle returns
and organizes Crimp, the colored servant,
and Hiram jerks into home guard, and
the curtain falls on a pretty tableaux, in
which Gayle is addressing her forces.
In the second act the curtain rises on a
scene at Colonel Rowell's headquarters.
Two years is supposed to have elapsed
between each act, and in this time the
colonel has confscated all letters from
Gayle to Robert. Crimp acts as a secret
messenger between Gayle and her soldier
lover
Robert is seen on guard and the Colonel
enters and begins to examine his mail,
when the former detects him in secreting a
letter belonging to himself. Robert accuses
the Colonel and is ordered under arrest,
when General Grant appears on the scene
in undress uniform, and proffers assistance
to the prisoner. The curtain falls on
pretty tableaux, in which Grant is making
himself known to the Colonel
In the last act Gayle has come into pos
session of her fortune, and the curtain
rises on a scene in her home. Through
strategem she has induced the Colonel to
resign his commission, and so enables
Robert to rise in rank. The soldiers are
coming home and Crimp is in high glee as
great preparations are made for their re-
ception.
Hiram purchases the old homestead, and
Roberts sister becomes the prospective
mistress OF it.
Rowel persists in moving Gayle but she
continues to evade him, until Roberts
return as Colonel of his regiment,
much to the discontinue of Rowel
Gayle addresses her home guard, and
the curtain falls on pleasant denou-
ment.
Don't miss it, as it is intensely interest
ing
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TRAMp1NG WESTWARD.

A Resident of Florida Walking to
the Worlds Fair.
Mr.. George Brown, resident of Cedar
Keys, Fla, is tramping from ST. Augustine
to Chicago. He passed through Atlanta
Saturday and was in good condition. Mr. !.
Brown is walking on a wager for some gen.
tleman. one of the conditions being that he
is to give an account Of hims in the news
paper offices of all the towns along the
route He left St. Augustine March 8, and
under the terms of the wager must reach
Chicago by april 80 The distance is 1900
miles, and when he left Atlanta Mr. Brown
was considerably ahead of his schedule. He
is confident of winning the wager, of which
he is to receive one-half, with ease.
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The Cancelled Postage Stamp era

The Cancelled Postage Stamp Craze.
The timeworn million stamp" lie still
survives and is likely to prove immortal,
People all over the country try to accumu-
late million cancelled postage stamps in
the belief that standing offer is made by
the government or by somebody of big
prize for such 9 collection. Some think that
$4,000 is the sum guaranteed, while Others
imagine that the reward is the endowment
of pc manent bed in hospital The popu-
lar notion on this subject being somewhat
underlined, letters asking about it are con-
stantly received at the post-ofice depart
ment, But no denjals serve to destroy the.
widespread faith in this strange ehimera.
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Election of omcers.

Good Samaritan Lodge. 1. .. O.. F.
elected the following officers Thursday
evening: P.G., J. G. Parker; N. G., ]. c..
Jolls; V. G., John f iinn; R, s., W. w.
Draper.
The following officers were elected at
;he last meeting of the Mutual Loan-Asso-
ciation: President, H. A. NowIand; vice
president, G. E. Hukill; secretary, A G.
Cox; treasurer, Lee Darlington; directors
for three years, E. G. Alice, Joseph Geary
and ] L. Sheppard Attorney, NJ B. Bur-
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After-Lenten Hon.

The Lenten season being ended. the
Middletown Social CLUB will give their after
Lentcn Hop on Thursday evening next
This will probably be the last of the season,
and the boys will spare o pains in making
it the most ENJOYABLE of the season. The
patronesses will be Mrs. f.. R. Cochran,
rs A. II Brown and Mrs. N. ]. Williams
The fl ,or Will lie under the direction of
MeSsfs. W. R. Reynolds, W. G Lockwood,
DR.. J. c. Stite., DR., II. L. Clayton and T. B.
Wa:kins
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Tu0 Roat Rurned

The tugboat Col. S. L. Brown, an old
timer on the Delaware river, was burned to
the waters edge on Tuesday off League
Island Navy Yard. The Brown was
bound to Delaware City with barge when
Ere broke out under the galley. The
flames gained so rapidly that in a short
time the boat was abIaze all over The tug.
juno quenched the flames and towed the
hull to the lower end of League Island a
total wreck Captain Hail, the master of
the Brown, lost everything.
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No PREMIUM ON SCRUB STOCK.

Lovers of Horse Flesh Object to a Tax
on Stations.
The House bill in relation to the taxa
ton of stallion was killed Wedne sday at
the instigation of Representative Dasey
The bill provided that the owner of
stallion should pay license fee amount
ing to the highest Zee charged for the serve e
Of the animal, provided, how ever, that no
license should be less than $40. The lovers
of horse flesh said that the bill would put
premium on scrub stock, and worked
successfully to kill it.
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An sndeaxor Social.

The young peoples Society of Christian
Endeavor of the Presbyterian Church gave
reception and social at the Manse on
Tuesday evening, especially for the new
converts and those who have recently
Joined the church. The pastor with the
younger portion OF his flock spent very
delightful evening, and all present ex-
pressed thsir appreciation Of the efforts
this society is making TO promote the SOCIAL
as we'll as the religious interest of its mem
bers and also of the whole church.
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To Remove status ffsom Wall Paper.
The soilng caused by persons leaning
their heads against papered wall may be
greatly lessened. if not oblitered, by laying
a sheet OF blotting paper upon the spot and
passing over it moderately warm fiatiron..
A slight Disagreement of this kind may
sometimes be removed by rubbing it lightly
with q soft rag dipped in prepared chalk.
Rubbing the spot gently with the soft edge
of thick slice of stale wheat bread will
sometimes prove efficacious in such case;
the surface of the bread be cut away as soon
as it becomes soilsd. Dust off the crumbs
lightly with a soft cloth or brush.
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Unclaimed Letters

List of unclaimed letters at the Pest
Office Middletown Delaware, for the week
ending March 80, 1898:
Mr.. John Brisco, Miss Charles Anna
Mahoney, Hon. I. Edwards P. Dennis. Mr.
Warner Guy, Mr.. Samuel W. Wilson, Mr..
II. Clay Turner, Mr.. Frank Stephenson
and Mr.. l. T. McLaine.
Persons calling for the above will please
say they are advertised.
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Bidding GoodARxa

Rev, W. W. w. Wilson and family left
smyrna on Saturday last for Baltimore,
where Mrs. Wilson will become patient
in St. Johns Hospital. On Friday evening
ne bade the members of his congregation
goodbye, and spoke very feelingiy of his
pleasant relations in Smyrna, urging the
people to support their new pastor as they
had supported him.
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LEES SURRENDER.

The Twenty-Eight. Anniversary to be
Celebrated in Wilmington.
The twen,y-eighth anniversary of the sur
render of Gen: Robert E. Lee to Gen U. S.
Grant will be celebrated by Encampment
No. "a, Union Veteran Legion of Whining
ton this evening Invitations have been
sent to all the encampments in Philadelphia
and nearby places. II is probable the great
society of three years men will make big
turnout on the occasion. The Philadelphia
comrades will be out in force. it is believed
one encampment vieing with another to
send the largest delegation. The festivities
will include street parade to take place in
the evening.