The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1894-05-30
MEMORIAL DAY.
oid Soldiers Own the CITY To-day Thu
| Parade and Decorations

old Soldiers Own the City To-dny-- Thu
Parade and Decorations.
This is Memorial Day. The celebra-
ton was not 80 elaborate as that of
former years but the interest mani
Tested by the heroes of tho bloody re-
belIion, together with the display OF
hags and bunting, gave tho day an air
OF soleinnlty.
An morning the members OF tho
various Grand Army posts were busiiy
engaged In decorating tho graves OF
their comrades IN the different cemo-
teries. Many flowers were received.
While companies OF soldiers were
decorating tho graves or their deal
coltrades, others were receiving and
We coming out OF town Veterans.
DdPont Post No. . entertained the
grentest number OF visitors. they re-
caivluR about 200. Those visitors in
Guided about IS inemuers Of the Du.
Point Post No. Isl, OF Brooklyn A
con- pany also escorted n delegation OF
Dufont Post. No. "a of Philadelphia,
to the posts headquarters.
Accompanying the visiting post
were tho lindies' Rcliot Corps and
camp OF Sons OF Veterans. The entire
party numbered about l25.
visltor5 left this city. Admiral Du-
Fonts grave, Mt Salem. st. Jossph's
and Green Hill Cemeteries were visit.
cd and tine graves decorated.
Dinner was served at tho beautiful
home OF the BraEdywlne club on the
Brandywine
At O'clock the veterans returned to
this city. rheTisitors were entertain.
| ed tho balance II the day In the rooms
OF DUPONT Post,
Speeches were made Mt the Brand v.
wine Club by Rev. =. NJ. Morgan and
Others. A band ACCOMPANIED each o (
the visiting posts. aud tile local post
secured tho First Regiment Fife and
Drum Corps.
General U. s Grant Post No. 10
decorated tho graves in the New Ca.
thedrai Cemetery. They aiterward
visited and decorated the graves III
SLOAN ani Beth9l Cemeteries,
Garfield Camp, No. ., Sons OF Eeter-
ans. decorated graves IN Mt. Snlem
and st. JOsoph's Cemeteries. Phil
| sheridan ana Smith Posts also deco.
rated tho graves of thor deceased
| comrades.
THE PARADE.
This afternoons patade was wit.
messed ny Il largo number OF people.
Inc decorations weru proluse and tho
enthusiasm great. 1h3 different puat4
marched well and were well repros cent.
ed. The Sou3 Of Vote! ms represented
the spidiers who arc dead AMI unable
| to lurn out on account OF illness and
we've an attractive body OF young
men.
Altogether those who fought in the
late war made gOodly showing MS
theN turned out to pay tribute to tho
| memory Of the men with whom they
stood side hy side when they faced the
bullets oil the enemy.
TIE parade formed ut O'Clock on
French street. with the right wing
resting On Fourth. 1t moved out
! Fourth to Market. to Tenth, to Della
ware avenue. to ItOdney street. to tho
park, where services were held, speech.
Us being delivered by Ray. Jonathan
s. Willis, Of Milford, Few +, Il, Short
ard Hugh G. browne. of this city. The
formation Of the parade hats already
been published in the columns OF the
REPUBLICAN.
Rev. Jonathan S. Willis, Milford
arrived in this city on the Delaware
express ut ll2O to dnv. lie was met
at the depot by Commander Kyle and
Quartermnster id,ey OF Sheridan
Post State Commander NauLlne ar
rived from New Castle at l.35 O'Clock.