The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-05-29
memorial DAY PARADE
Programme That Has Been Prepared
for That Feature of Celebration.
COL. RIPPLE CHIEF MARSHAL.
Names of tho Men Chosen to Act as His
Observation-Disclosures That VIII
Make Up the Four Divisions
of the Parade.

The following is the official pro-
gramme of the parade that will be held
tomorrow afternoon in connection with
the celebration of Memorial Day:
Formation of Parade.
Police, William r. Simpson. chief.
Colonel Ezra H. Ripple, chief mar
Shall Frank w. Martin, chief of staff;
aides, Colonel +. l.. Hitchcock, Colonel
L.. "A. Watres, Colonel u. G. Schoon-
maker. Major j. w. Oakford, Major
Everett Warren, Major M. l.. Blair,
Captain w. II. Burke, Captain p. J.
McAndrew, Captain w. j. Moran, C.. II.
Fisher, M. D., Moses Morey, Levy Getz,
Samuel Gress, George Farber, Charles
O'Mally, Walter Jermyn, j. b. Wool
sey, c. A. Ridgway, David j. Reddy,
James S. 'Moir Walter NJ. Dickson, c.
C. Donovan. Charles p. Hill, Il. e.
Robathan, II. w. Sloat, G .P McDon-
aid, w. Ii. Griffin.
First Division.
Thirteenth regiment, Colonel H. A.
Coursen commanding.
Second Division.
Commander Smith B. Mott command
ing
Lieutenant Ezra S. Griffin post, No.
139, Grand Army of the Republic; Grif-
fin Post artillery, Captain John Anne
man: Colonel William N. Monies post.
No. 319, Grand Army of the Republic,
Commander T.. l.. Haas; Lieutenant
Ezra S. Griffin camp, No. 8, Sons of
Veterans, Captain William j.. Nash,
Mayor and Invited guests in carriages.
Third Division.
Captain p. j. Horan, marshal, and
staff; Lackawanna County Council of
Irish American societies.
Fourth Division.
Horsemen and citizens in carriages.
The headquarters of the chief mar
shall will be at Memorial hall, 1913 Wash
ington avenue. Societies who have not
already signified their intentions to par
ticipate, will report to the chief mar
shal who will assign them a place in
line. An invitation is again extended
to all societies of the city and vicinity
to jon in the parade.
Police will form on Adams avenue,
south of Spruce street,
First division on Adams avenue,
north of Spruce street, right resting on
Spruce street.
Second division on Spruce street, west
of Adams avenue, right resting on
Adams avenue.
Third division on Spruce street, east
OF Adams avenue, right resting on
Adams, extending north on Jefferson
avenue.
Fourth division on Linden street, east
OF Jefferson avenue, right resting on
Jefferson avenue; disabled veterans in
carriages to lead the carriages.
In marching all societies are request
ed to form columns of not less than
four, and keep well closed up.
Carriages for Guests.
Carriages for invited guests will re-
port at the Municipal building at 2
O'Clock p. m, and will be placed in the
line by direction of the chief marshal
The parade will start promptly at
2S0 p. m. The line of march will be:
Adams avenue to Lackawanna avenue,
to Franklin, to Spruce, to Penn, to
Linden, to Washington, to Gibson;
counter-march and dismiss on court
house square. When the head of the
column reaches Vine street on the
coli- 'er-march, the first division will
forl. ..e on Washington avenue to
render honors to the second division.
which will then take the lead, the first
division taking the place of the second
division in passing in review.
The mayor and invited guests will
review the parade from their carriages
on Mulberry street on the west side
of Washington avenue, the chief mar
shall and staff to their right on Wash
ton avenue.
Flags should be displayed at half
mast.
Aides will report at headquarters to
chief of staff at Las p. m, sharp.
by order of
Colonel Ezra Fl. Ripple,
Frank w. Martin, Cffief Marshal.
Chief of Staff.