The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-10-24
PREPARING FOR PARADE.
Between Five and Six Hundred Wilkes.
Barre Republicans Will Take Part
10 Tuesday Nights Demonstrat lon.

Another meeting was held yesterday
afternoon of the committee which is ar
ranging for Tuesday nights Republican
parade. which promises to be a monster
affair. The committee will meet again
this afternoon at o'clock.
George Thompson who went to New
York to secure caps and lanterns was
present at the meeting and reported
that he had been successful in securing
quantity of these articles. That a
proper aDportiOnment Of them may be
made among the various clubs the OFF,
GERS of them are requested to send in an
estimate of the number of men they
will have in line as early as possible.
1t is expected that altogether there
Will be about 5000 persons in line, 500 or
600 of whom will come from Wilkes
Barre. On the following night the
Scrantonians will return the compli-
ment by going to Wilkes Barre to par
ticipate in the Republican parade there.
The following general orders with ref
erence to the parade have been issued
by Grand marshal Oakford:
General Order No. 4.--The following ap-
pointments of aides to the chief marshal
Simpson, X. NJ. Scranton. ]. Il. Woolsey.
Major j. b. Fish, Walter Briggs, c. c.
Mates; W. q. Parke, Norman Parke,
Hon. Frank 7. Okell, William A. Connell,
tain p. s. syron. Thomas. r. Brooks,
Frank s. Barker. Ed l.. Buck. Colonel F.
l.. Hitchcock. DR.. J. l.. Rea, Major Mont
rose Barnard, Major W. 8. AIillar. Z. A.
Bartl. Frank Carlucci. John r. Edwards:
DR.. a. Kolb. George B. Jermyn. Colonel
George Sanderson, p. j. Baker, George
Farber, Evan ]. Davis.
Bicycle Aides--Fred II. Kingsbury, A.
II. Storrs, Il. A. Wambold, George a.
Gardner, William Softley, W. L. Decker,
c. S. Jennings, Percy F.. Megargle. Harry
Van Horn, William ]. Brown, Franklin
Henshaw.
General Order No. 5.-Headquarters will
be esta blished at 7.30 y. m. ats the CO Har
of Mulberry street and Franklin avende.
Line Of march will be as follows: Frank
lin to lackawanna, Lackawanna to .Ad-
ans, Adams to Spruce. Spruce to Jeffer-
ton. Washington to Mulberry, Mulberry
to Penn, Penn to Spruce, Spruce to court
house square, where the parade will be
dismissed. The parade will be made up
First-:The Wilkes Barre clubs
Second-The West Side clubs.
Thrd-The South Side clubs.
Fourth-All other clubs, including those
Fifth-Bicycle clubs and unattached
wheelmen.
The divisions will form as follows:
First division. on Lackawanna, right
Second division on Mulberry, right rest
ing on Franklin. facing west.
Third division on Linden, right resting
on Fraklin. facing west.
Fourth division on Spruce. right rest
on Franklin, facing west.
Fifth division on Linden, right resting
on Franklin facing east.
Parade will move promptly at O'Clock.
Clubs must be in position not later than
745 ]. W. Oakford,
d. b. Atherton, Chief Marshal.
Chief of Staff.
The following are hereby appointed as
aides to the marshal of the bicycle divi-
sion: H. p. Hitchcock, I. l.. Robson, c.
+. knight, Harry Pierce, Harry Northup,
T.. Z. Chase, George Brooks, E. b. Jer-
myn, Frank Depue, Frank c. Wettling,
Sam Lewis.
Wheelmen will form on Franklin ave-
nue., right resting on Linden street. Lam
terms will be distributed on Linden street,
court house square.
f. A. Gilmore. Marshal.