Evening journal., 1893-10-11

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| Delegations of Neversink and Rainbow Fire
Companies Of Reading.
Lancaster Band
Washington Company, CoatesVille.
FOURTH Division.
| Aid. NJ j. Conway. Weccacoe.
Hyatt's Military Band.
Washington Company. Wilmington.
Twenty-frst Regiment Band.
Young America Co, PoughkeepSe' n. y
FELTON, Company, South Chester.
Band.
Wlashington Company, Conshohoekep2;
| Washington CompanyiNew Brunswick, n. j.
BirdsborO Band
| Meccacoe Company, Wilmington
| PHILADELPHIA Veteran Association,
Delaware City Band.
Delaware City Company. Delaware City.
Polish Band.
| Liberty Company, Wilmington.
| Band.
Fairmount Fire Association, Philadelphia.
Newark Band.
| Etna Company. Newark, Del.
| Mayor, Members OF CITY Council, Members
OF Board of Education, Members Of Po-
lice Commission, Street and Sewer
Health. Water Com
| missiOners in
Carriages.
The following is the route the parade
passes over: Start from Fourth and
Lombard streets and marcel up Fourth
street to King, along King TO Front,
thence to Market, to Eleventh, to Della
ware avenue, to the Soldiers and Sail
ors' Monument, countermarch to West
street and thence march 10 Seventh, tC
Washington, to Fourth, TO Monroe, tC
Front, TO Market, and there dismiss
Some of the Finest.
The platoon of police in charge Of
Sergeants Evans and Shields presented
handsome appearance The officers
were dressed in their neat winter uni.
! forms which they wore to-day for thl
first time The largest and best lookinl
men were selected and Wilmington viii
|, have no cause to be ashamed of it's off
4 GERS.
The Parade Starts.
= The parade was formed shortly after
- o'clock and the divisions began to move
The "washy's" Banquet.
The Washington Company gave a bar
{ quet in honor of the Poughkeepsie Fir
L Company, of New York, last night
u German Hall The large banquetin
o room was decorated and presented
e pretty appearance with the crowd q
e gaily uniformed men sitting at the lon
tables It was a grand success, and tn
J. New YorlSers will have no reason [
10 firemen Robert Fraim of the Wasl
/. ington. responded to the toal
?. "Our Guests" He welcomed til
It visitors to the city aud sal
20 that il there was any body that peop
le honored more than the soldier it was IL
" volunteer fireman. Foreman ] H. Gi
dersleeve. of the Poughkeepsie, responde
to the toast the "Poughkeepsie
n was interrupted several times by heart
a applause. The toast 1.-THE City of Poug
!, keepsie" was responded to by Hari
"A Kreiger Alexander Cloud responded
the toast "The Wilmington Fire Depar
, ment" Other toasts were responded
4 by Frank Howard, William Wright an
h others.
The Fame banquet.
10 The Fame Hose Company last Mig
righs royalty entertained the Good w
ID Company of Harrisburg. Harry Zimme
ar man, the caterer, had the banquet tabl
4. cresking with the weight of good thing
t, Mayor Shortlidge was present and d
livered brief address.
3. He said: Gentlemen, you come fro
et great state. The greatest living ms
ia came from the State of Pennsylvani
IN TCheers Just look at me. Laughter al
10 applause l was born and raised in Che
ter county among the Chester coun
2 whites. Applause. This is my adopt
et state. The people here have honor
a me by electing me as the
n chief magistrate l am not goii
h around lto-night to boom up a secoi
IN term for can't get it, Again l say, "
~ are welcome aud fully understandil
nd that a Che ter White is the best hl
e. that walks. l will say good night
re [Applause
IN This evening the Fame Company W
,g entertain the Fairmount Company,
Norristown, aud also the Good VIII Coz
pany. Tonight there will be anoth
"A | banquet rendered by the Fame to tbl
as guests. Tomorrow morning they W
n 90 on a river trip on the .Ulrica to Ne
n Castle, Delaware City and Fort Del
e. ware. The Fame never does things
If halves, as its delighted guests W
testify.
an other BAnquets.
er The Reliance Company entertained
'e, United States Company, of Atlantic Ci
e last night, at the engine house.
Id Councilman James A. Magee was
IT, orator of the evening. Short speecl
N, were made by members Of the home co
to psny and by the visitors. The Mag
N Company, of Philadelphia, will be giV
banquet TO night by the Reliance. 7
t. Friendship will banquet the Hanley H
ed Company, of Chester. to night.
We Attorney General John Biggs, will be
icy speaker of the evening.
er. The Phoenix gave a dinner to its que
he the Marion. of Reading last night
ion Troop B Armory.
, Hotel willis Handsome Decoratio
'- Probably the aLdsomest intel
-, decorations In town are at the HC
sn Willis Tne rooms are decorated "
the flags Of all nations and tropI
Az plants, while the large mirrors b
the Inscriptions "Welcomew and "He
quarters Young America Hose CO
psny, No. 8, Poughkeepsie, N.
=. Owing to the serious illness of
III Wnis's son Harry, the exterior dec
tions do not compare with for
wears. Rev. Fields Hermance, chap
Of the company. presented the sick
with handsome bouquet
To Trip the Light Fantastic.
" % A notable event will be the ball
Pa. night, which will be held in the lnstii