The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-05-22
THE OLD SOLDIERS DAY
Graves Of Departed Comrades Will }e
Decorated in the Morning.
PARADE in THE AFTERNOON
Entertainment at the Academy of Music.
Rev. w. A. Spencer, d. D.. Of phila.
dclphin. viii BE Speaker - Elm
Park Church Quarrcttc to Sing.

Memorial Day this year VIII be cele-
brated by Scranton veterans Of the
Grand Army of the Republic In a most
elaborate manner AT the different
churches of the city the veterans will
attend divine worship next Sunday and
on May 30 the graves Of departed COM
rades will be visited and decorated In
the morning. There will be parade
in the afternoon. and at night exercises
consisting of literary and musical parts
VIII conclude the programme.
The parade will be made up of COM
rades of Lieutenant Ezra S. Griffin
post. No 139, Grand Army of the Re
public, and of Colonel Monies post, No.
3l9, the Sons of Veterans, all the Scran-
ton companies of the Thirteenth regi-
ment. and many of the civic societies
of the city. The parade will be in
charge of Colonel Il. II. Ripple grand
marshal. This evening at Memorial
hall. on Washington avenue, the joint
committees from the two Grand Army
posts will meet and decide upon the
final arrangements. Captain +. j.
Amsden. of Griffin post, is chairman
OF that committee, and of the Monies
post committee John II. Howe is chair
man. E. w. Pierce, of the former
post, is secretary of the joint commit
tee.
Work OF Grim Reaper.
During the year past the grim reaper
has invaded the ranks of the veterans
and carried away eleven comrades.
Monies post lost two, and the remain
ing nine are absent from roll call in the
Griffin camp. Their names are: Cap
tain William Davies. Douglass Morton,
George Sisco. Captain William Kellow.
Casper Schaf, Captain Frank Amsden.
Charles p. Leber, w. w. Adams and
Colonel Thomas d. Lewis.
Next Sunday evening special services
will be conducted at Penn Avenue Bap-
tist church by Rev. Warren G. Part
ridge for the comrades Of Griffin post.
and at Elm Park Methodist Episcopal
church Rev. w. H. Pearce, d. d., will
offlciate in the special services that will
be conducted for the members of Col
onel Monies post. 1t has been GUS
tomary in past years with the two
posts to conduct Memorial Day SER
vices separately. but the differences be-
tween them are healing up and this
year they will join hands.
Rev w. A. Spencer, d. D., of Phila-
delphia has accepted the invitation to
deliver the principal address at the en-
tertainment in the evening at the
Academy of Music. His subject will be,
"The Great Battles of History" John
r. Barrett, editor of the Scranton
Truth, will read poem written by him
self for the occasion. Music Will be
rendered by the Elm ark quartette--
Miss Winifred Sullivan, soprano; Miss
Ella Marie Draeger, contralto; Alfred
Wooler, tenor; Richard Thomas. basso;
Professor George B. Carter, director.
A solo will be given by Miss Sullivan.
Work of Decorating the Graves.
Squads have been detailed to depart
from the post rooms at 10 o'clock on the
morning of the day to visit the ceme-
teries of the city and Dunmore. They
will be in charge of the following COM
mands: Dunmore, F.. ]. Amsden. Post
139; Dunmore Catholic, r. c. Clark,
Post 139; Forest Hill. s. B. Mott, COM
mander, Post 139; Pittston avenue, E.
l.. Haas, commander Post 319; St.
Mary's Catholic, F. F. Adams, Post
139; Petersburg Protestant, Captain De-
Lacy, Post S19; Petersburg Catholic,
George Schultz, Post 139; Hyde Park
Catholic, Moses Morey, Post 139; Wash
burn street, S. Y. Haupt. Post 139.
Perhaps the feature of the exercises,
which will most interest the public is
the parade in the afternoon, which will
start at 2.30. Companies A, Il, C, d, F,
and II, of the Thirteenth regiment, will
assemble at the armory at 1.30 in light
marching order. The veterans of the
two posts and the Sons of Veterans will
assemble at their respective meeting
places and form in line ready for the
word of command. The parade will
traverse the principal streets of the
city. The business men along the line
of march have agreed to decorate their
places with patriotic colors, and every
thing will be done to make the day one
long to be remembered.
Next Sunday evening a special meet
Ing of all the delegates in the Lacka-
wanna County council of Irish societies
will meet at the law office of Senator ].
c. Vaughan, on Lackawanna avenue,
the object being to finish all the matters
pertaining to the parade of the societies
on Memorial Day. Senator Vaughan
has given his assurance that the Irish
societies will turn out in creditable
array. p. ]. Honan, who has been ap-
pointed marshal of the division which
the societies will form. is working ener-
getically and has done much toward
the announced success of the arrange
ments for large representation of the
Irish race in the parade.
The committee this evening will fix
1t so that all societies that may desire
to join in the parade will be assigned
places. There Is ready welcome to all
who SO desire.
Colonel COursen's Order.
The following order with reference to
Decoration Day has been issued by Col
onel II. A. Coursen:
Headquarters Thirteenth Regiment In
fantry. Third Brigade, National Guard
of Pennsylvania.
Scranton. Pa, May 20, 1895.
Regimental Order No. IA.
j. In honor of the occasion this regiment
will parade on May 30, Memorial Day.
III. Regiment and battalion, field and
staff officers mounted, on-commissioned
S'ohS, vi uih Soi ipo companies n, d, Y,
d. and II. will assemble at the Scran-
ton City guard armory at 1.3O .. m. in
light marching order; great coats will be
worn In case of stormy weather. ASSEM-
bly, will be sounded at Las; adjutant's call
at 2 p. m.
ILL., Companies Il and G are hereby given
permission to parade at their respective
stations.
~. The patriotism which inspires the
men of this regiment to serve their state
so loyalty, will also inspire them to show
honor to the brave men whose devoted SER
vice and sacrifices has reserved us a ma
tion and give this one day Of the year to
the ceremonies incident to the memory