The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-10-12
VERY FINE PARADE
OF TEMPERANCE MEN
Four Thousand Men in Line Headed BY q
Score Of Bands.
VIEWED BY THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE
Ii Required the Parade Just One Hour
to Pass u Given POint.. Many Of the
Clergy Of the Diocese Rode in Car.
riages..St. AlOvsius Society of
Wilkes. Barre, Was the Largest
Organization in Line.

Wilkes. Barre, Was the Largest
Organization in Line.
Scranton was honored Saturday with
very creditable parade of the Catholic
Total Abstinence society of the DiO-
cesan union. Thousands came to town
to see the marchers, and the streets
We're crowded all day. Not until late
in the evening did the throng betake
themselves hOmeward. and there was
not single unpleasant incident to mar
the occasion. 1t was an ideal day for a
parade. nor was the weather uncom
Portable for the attendance at the pic
mic in Laurel Hill park. Conducted un-
der the auspices of st. Johns society.
of Pine Brook, for the entertainment of
visiting brethren and friends. The pic
mic was largely attended and was
success.
Between adult and cadet societies
there We're nearly fifty in line: and an
idea of the members represented can be
gained from the fact that marching
was i'm columns of fOurs, and took the
parade an hour exactly to pass The
Tribune office. a score of bands and
drum corps furnished music. Hand
some banners and handsome uniforms
and regalias and United States flags ap-
pcared all along the line. 1t was esti-
mated that there were 1000 men in line,
and quadruple that number from other
places were present on the streets of
the city to view the parade.
Societies within the city and those
adjacent thereto marched from their
halls and arrived at Wyoming avenue
at the place of formation at o'clock.
. t, inttn n N
trains arriing between Q and 1890, and
they were met at the station by the
grand marshal and members of his
staff and escorted to the positions as
signed to them. The down-the-va valley
societies kept arriving as late as IL
o'clock, and thus delayed the starting.
GRAND MARSHAL AND AIDS.
Mail Carrier Michael O'Malley. of this
city, was grand marshal, and Select
Councilman NJ. T.. Clarke was chief of
staff. The aids were William Daniels. c.
j. O'Boyle. 7. j. Mahon John Gilgallon,
Cannon, w. b. Madigan, Michael En-
mis-, John J. Collins and John McHale.
Headquarters were at St. Thomas col
lege, where all division commanders
and marshals of societies reported upon
their arrival. The parade was made
up in three divisions, and the cOlors of
the officers of each were red, white and
blue respectively. The aids were
mounted.
1t was ten minutes after the court
house bell tOlled the noon hour when
Grand Marshal OMalley gave the order
to march. Mounted Officers Dyer and
Captain Burke rode at the head of the
parade and cleared the streets of vehi-
al. ,,tl hst n11a RnnaS
had been stretched along Lackawanna
avenue and that confined the spectators
ON the sidewalk.
The line of march was from WyOm-
ing to Spruce street. to Franklin ave-
nue., to LackaWanna avenue, to wash
ington avenue, countermarching at
Gibson street. back to Spruce street, to
jefferson avenue, to Linden street. to
Clay avenue, to Poplar street, where
the line was reviewed by the grand mar
shall and staff and the clergy. The pa
rade continued on to Laurel Hill park,
where the temperance men entered INTO
the enjoyment Of the festivities.
Following the grand marshal and
STAFF in right of line was St. Aloysius
Young Mems society of Wilkes Barre.
led by Alexander's Ninth Regiment
band OF thirty-three pieces. The st.
AIS OF Wilkes Barre. with their 800
members and handsome appearance de
served the honorable position assigned
to them. Then came the carriages in
which were the clergy. the officers of
the Diocesan union. and ex-presidents
of the union and representatives OF the
ladies' temperance societies.
IN THE CARRIAGES.
Those In the carriages We're: Rev. r..
j. Melley. of the South Side. spiritual
director Of the union: Rev. +. }. Nc
Manus. of Green Ridge. ex-president of
the union: Rev. n. j. McManus. of
Providence: Rev. }. |. Dunn. of Green
Ridge; Rev. j. a. O'Reilly. Rev. j. W.
Malone and Rev. r.. w. Carmody. Of
the cathedral: Rev. ID. II. Green and
Rev. Walter A. German. assistants To
Bishop Hoban at Ashley: Rev. j. A.
Mottitt and Rev. II. +. burke. of the
South Side: Rev. ID. w. Mccarthy. Of
Minuoka; Rev. Richard II. Walsh. of
Moscow: Rev. +. +. McNally. of the
West Side: Rev. Thomas +. Coffey and
Rev. NJ. J. Millanc. of Carbondale;
Rev. w. =. O'Donnell. of Providence;
Rev. John O'Malley, of kingston: Rev.
n. j. DonahOe and =. G. Winters. of
Plymouth: Rev. NJ. II. Dunn. of Wilkes
Barre: Rev. J. J. Coroner. "f Forest
City: Rev. Father Pamphilius, of the
order of st. Francis. st. Bonaventure's
college, Allegany. n. Y. who is con-
Quoting iridium at the cathedral;
Rev. p. i. Quinnan. Of Pittston: Rev.
NJ. f.. Lynott, of Jermyn; Rev. NJ. +.
Crane, of Avoca: President John j.
O'Hara. of Parsons; Nice-President
Peter +. Mccoy. of the West Side: Sec
retary r. w. Early. of Green Ridge:
Treasurer =. +. Mcdonald, of Carbon
dale: Senator ]. G. Vaughan. Hon. ID.
Jnhp Il pllny nf rorhop-
dale. and John II. Devine, the latter
four being eX-presidents of the union.
ST. Mary's cadets of Wilkes Barre,
were next, and after them came st.
AlOysius society. of Pittston, with 200
members. marshaled by James Nc
Tighe and led by the Leek cornet band.
The next four We're named st. Aloysius.
The first one was that of Sugar Notch.
Thomas II. Holland marshal. with 100
members and 40 cadets. and led by the
Wilkes Barre City band: the second
was that Of Ashley. led by the Sugar
Notch drum corps. and having 200
adults and go cadets: the third was
that of Kingston, 13O members and tho
fourth was that Of Avoca. with $50
men. marshalcd by John Locher and
led by the Liberty band.
NANTICOKE AND PLYMOUTH.
The st. Francis society. of Nanti-
coke. was the next with 40 adults and
% cadets. This organization had :he
handsomest banner in the parade. st.
Nincent's society, of Plymouth. fol-
lowed with 175 adults and 200 cadets
including those from Grand Tunnel
The Young Mems society. of Freeland,
marshaled by George Mclaughlin. with
100 members. followed behind st. Pat
rick's band. of Drifton. st. Gabricrs.
of HaZleton, were the last in the first
division and were led by pink WASTED
drum corps from Stockton. Schuylkill
county. Daniel Gallagher was COM
mander of the first division and his
aids were Patrick j. McGrath. George
Mclaughlin. Michael Bradshaw. Frank