Evening journal., 1894-11-10
RED FIRE AND MUSIC.
WILMIRGTONlANS WILL HAVE !
suRFElT OF BOTH MONDAY.

publican vlctory-The Route of March
Determined Upon-Clubs to Meet To-
night.
Grand Marshal Edmund Mitchell. Jr,
presided at a meeting held last evening
in the rooms of the Young Mems Rspub
lican Club, which was com posed of one
representative from each club 10
the city, and which had as en- object the
psrfecting of arrangements for the
parade and demonstration which will be
held Monday evening AS this is the
6rst time ia over a quarter of q century
that the Republican party has had any
thing In particular TO celebrate for it Is
intended to make this event q red letter,
red fire one, and from sunset until mid
night and after, the sky will be ablazs
with freworks, the air will be filed with
music OF all grades and quality and
lungs and voices will be sacrificed re
gardless Of the owners feelings next day.
So far it is estimated that fully 1000
men and boys will be in line, and as each
will carry flag there has already been
q raise In the bunting market.
The route arranged for will cover q
great part of the city and will be alon g
the following streets: Fourth to Pine,
to Eleventh, to Walnut, to Ninth, TO
King, to Eighth, tc French, to Third, to
Market, to tFwenty-third, couutermarcb
to Fourteenth, to Washington, TO
Delaware avenue, to West. to Seventh,
to Washington, TO Delaware avenue. TO
Jefferson, to Tenth. to Adams, to
Seventh, to Van Buren,, to Tenth, to
jackson, to Delaware avenue, TO hodney.
to Pennsylvania avenue. to Franklin, 10
Tenth, to Broome 70 Fourth, to Monroe,
to Front, to jefferson, to Third. TO
Washington. to Fourth, to Market,
where column will be dismissed.
There will be Eve divisions OF which
the first will form on King street with
right resting on Fourth; the second on
French, the third on Walnut, the fourth
on Poplar and the 6fth on Lombard
street The start will be made at s sc
sharp.
This evening the finance COMMITTEES
meets in the a. r Club rooms, and
many of the ward clubs will also hold
meetings to night to perfect their ar
rangements
The Republican Veterans, men whC
have reached the age Of three score and
/ over, will be given place In the lins
where they can drop out whsn tired, snc
it is thought that there will be number
who will participate.
The Mill Greek Hundred Club proposes
to turn out about 200 mounted men, snC
the Chester aud West Chester clubs have
accepted invitations to be present. and a
delegation from ths Union League Club
of Philadelphia, is also expected to b
here.
The Second ward Republicans held
meeting at No. liz French street, a
which It was decided to turn ont in
body Monday night The club was or
ganizsd permanently and Thomas w
McVsy wss made chairman, and d. Pier
son secretary.
Old Pompey VIII Be in It,
The Eighth ward anticipates turninl
out fully 500 strong and will have sever
large trRnsparencies and half . dozaI
floats in line One Of the floats will bea
cigar store Pompey, which has a history
This sign is supposed to be at leas
seventy years old, and when tn
Old Indian Queen hotel, tn
forerunner of the Clayton House
was at its zsnith, stood guar
at ths door Of its sample room. Frou
there 1t gravitated to the old Eight
ward, and for several years has don
duty in front OF Martin H Traubs store
No. Gil East Eighth street. Prior {
election the boys hatched up a schem
that If the Republican ticket was electe
in the county they would burn "old Pom
pey. On the night of election, afte
the result became known, q raid wa
made on Ponpey and he was carried to
nearby corner and his pyrs built Of WOO
and oil captured from a nelghborin
grocery
A policeman, who was attracted BY th
noise, recogniz Pompey. and going I
Mr.. Trsub's house raped on his dor
until he had awakened him. When NJ
| rraub. aroused from q pleasant slee,
stuck his head out ths window Ct
| policeman said:
Z "Traub you'd better come down an
8 get your Pompey the boys have got hi
aud are going to barn him
"Let them burn h m and be d." wa
the reply.
. But the boys by this time had decide
) not to burn Pompey, but to give him
! place in the parade and to day a foat W,
rugged up on which he will be.the centr
piece.
! The devottes of the wheel, lrrespecti'
, of party, will be feature Of the parad
: They are expected to trim their whee
], In gay colors and carry Chinese lantern
Z All who intend to participate are invite
a to call at either Mcdaniel & Merrihsw'
E | Market above Tenth strest, or the Py
Cycle Company, on Market above Eight
: street, for instructions.
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