Evening journal., 1893-07-03
WILMINGTON CAPTURED
BY Sunday School Children and
Taken to Brandywine Park.
II T'loUsANDs PARADE THE STREETS,

Nearly an hour IN fassinE-lhe Aitef
noon Passed on the Banks OF the
Brandywine.
To day will long be remembered by the
people Of Wilmington and especially by
the Sunday school children. The much
talked-of and written-of jubilee took
place. The parade this morning was the
greatest thing that Wilmington has ever
seen Market street put on her holiday
garb to welcome the children and moth.
ing like it ever trod the streets of this
city before. The day was warm, but the
sun was obscured by clouds.
Market street was made almost i'm
passible by the immense throng Of sight
seers, composed of men. women and
children. The streets In the vicinity of
the various churches were also filed
with hundreds of people waiting to see
the schools turn out.
Windows, awning poles and door
ways on Market street were utilized.
Began the March at 10 O'Clock.
Thirty one schools were represented
in the parade. a cannon was fred at
9.39 as a signal for all schools that had
not moved for the place Of formation to
do so. The second was fred at 9.45, as
notice to the marshals to form the
children into platoons Promptly at 10
o'clock the last cannon was fred, and
the schools started on the march.
The schools formed as follows: Jeifer-
son street-Hanover Presby terian. As
bury M. e Second Baptist and Fourth
Street Mission. First Presbyterian, st.
Pauls Nj. E Olivet Presbyterian.
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Mt Salem NJ E Central Presbyterian,
Scott NJ f, Brandywine NJ E., Grace
M E., Delaware Avenue Baptist and
| McDOwellville and North Mission, Ep-
worth NJ e West Presbyterians, Re
formed Episcopal Church of the Cove.
nant, Riddles NJ. + Chapel, Msedley
NJ E Bethany Baptist and Lincoln
Street Mission
West Street-Frst Methodist Protest
ant, Kingswood NJ E.. Reformed Episco-
pal Church Of the Redeemer, Wesley NJ.
T. Cookman N. E Rodney Street Pres
byterian, East Lake Presby terisn, Swed
ish Baptist. Silverbrook NJ. f., Harrison
Street NJ E., East Lake NJ. E.
The procession moved down Eleventh
street to Market, to Fourth and counter
marched on the east side of Market tC
Eleventh, to Delaware avenue, to Rodney
TO Brandywine park
A platoon of thirteen police headed the
procession and following it came car
} riage containing Chief Justice Lore
Mayor Shortlidge and Judge Ball
banner giving the name of the schoo
was carried at the head of each school
and every scholar wore a badge on whicl
was printed the name Of the school
IL is estimated that Union NJ. E schoo
had the largest number of people in line
The infant scholars of the schools wer
carried in carriages and floats many
= of which were handsomely and taste
fully decorated with flags, bunting anC
potted and cut flowers.
j Several schools wore uniforms, tn
; prevailing colors of which were red
j white and blue. Some of the float
g were especially noticeable That o
( Riddles Banks was the prettiest.
. was a large wagon with cover in tn
q form Of a canopy. Seated in it wer
s boys and girls with red, white and blu
caps so as to form a flag The scholar
o of the Swedish mission wore the color
a Of their native land.
q Many more pretty and original design
a were seen. Some had fife and druI
corps or a cornetist TO furnish music fo
d the singing While marching many q
g the schools started TO sing, but 500
h found it too hard work Three bands
the First Regiment, Hyatt's and th
Neapolitan, furnished excellent music
Joseyh Pyle, long a Sunday scho'
. worker, with his long, white locks, va
an attractive figure at the head of S
n Pauls school. The preachers an
n superintendents marched at the head {
their respective schools.
Many comments were heard along Il
d sides of the parade, and, althoug
d they all were complimentary. none Of tt
a lookers-on seemed to envy participant
; their long march 1t took the parad
a nearly an hour to pass Fourth an
y Market streets In the afternoon shol
= addresses. were made in the park by Rev
John Y. Dobbins, d. D., w. P. Swari
- and 7 j. Mason
AZ After the addresses there were nun
, Der of athletic events in which both me
Ie and women competed. The followir
v prizes were awarded to the winners
= the different events:
Wheelbarrow race, necktie; sack rae
pocket book; leap frog race, cake; pota
race for women, ring; potato race f
men, necktie: three legged race, tv
10 bottles Of cologne; egg race for wome
a plush box of writing paper; egg race Il
men, silk handkerchief
The following we're the officer
Referee, Clinton Williams; judge
m Messrs. Harrison and Watmo; starte
n J. Wetherill; announcer. w. Bank
in marshal Edward Hunter; timer
1, Messrs Harrison and Cook
= All the afternoon the park W
-, crowded with thousands of visitors OF
y side Of those who did not take part in I
parade Most of the scholars took lun,
an In baskets and many OF the membe
p Of school united and b
% lunch together Brandywine park h
Ia never seen such a crowd at one time
@u il did to day The wood and hills ne
were explored and climbed by the hspl
40 scholars, who did not seem to care
:" scratched faces and skinned shins
or The singing at the park under {
~ direction of Professor Clymer was
feature of the jubilee The picI
closed early to allow those who to
m' part to get home in time for supper, I
le. many remained to enjoy cool event
DIS in the beautiful park.