Evening journal., 1897-04-26
GOING TO NEW YORK
Wilmingtonians Go to Attend
the Monument Dedication.
MANY PROMINENT TRAVELLERS
UNION VETERAN LEGION GOES TO
THE METROPOLIS S-PRESIDENT
AND CABINET PASS THROUGH
THE CITY.

National Commander John =. Dona-
noe and staK, including Generals Hub
bard, Caldwell, Slagle, French, Barney
and Acknowledgement William A.
Reilly, of the Union Veteran Legion.
LETT this morning at 10 O'Clock over the
T., w. q b. railroad for New York to
arrange the necessary details for the
parade of the legion at the Grant monu-
ment dedication ceremonies tomorrow.
The members Of encampment No. "a.
of this city, who will attend the dedica-
tion will leave here tonight at Isl
o'clock They will be Joined by the
Henderson Drum Corps, of Washing
ton, which is composed of old soldiers
sons and which will accompany the
legion in the parade. Some of the mem
bers of Encampment No. "a, who will
take part in the exercises, are Colonel
Lewis c. Grubb, General Daniel Ross.
John Breer, John A. Orr, Alexander
Beggs, Charles A. Foster Caleb Wood
row, Arnold Gamble and Benjamin
Mitchner
The second section of p, W. & b.
railroad train No. 46, which passed
through Wilmington this afternoon at
1920 O'Clock, was composed entirely OF
Pullman cars, and carried these we'll
known Washingtonians to the Grant
monument dedication ceremonies: Sec
retary Sherman and Miss NJ Callum,
his daughter; the secretary OF the
Treasury and Mrs. Gage, and their
guest, Mrs. Shunnway; Secretary of the
Navy Long, Secretary of War Alger
Mrs. Alger and Miss Alger, Private Sec
retary Mason and Adjutant-General
Ruggles, Postmaster-General and Mrs
Gary and daughter, Miss Gary; Attor-
ney-General McKenna, Secretary Will
son, Justice and Mrs. Peckham Major
General and Mrs. Nelson A. Miles and
daughter and son; Admiral Brown
senior officer of the navy, and Mrs
Brown and daughter.
President Mckinley and party pass
ed through Wilmington in a specia
train, run as the third section of p, w
d b. railroad train No. 46 thi after
/ noon. The president rode in private
car No. 60 Of President Thomas OF tn,
| Pennsylvania railroad. Other member
of the presidents party rode in th'
| Pullman car Mayfower. A large GROVE
of people was az the station to gree
the presidential party, which was on 1T
way to the Grant monument dedica
tion.
Vice President Hobart will pas
! through this city tomorrow over tn
! Baltimore and Ohio railroad.
Governor Ebe w. Tunnel and stai
left Tor New York this morning ar 11.2
o'clock to attend the dedication exeI
cises. The governor and dOwn-stat
members Of his stan came to Whining
1 ton, and were joined here by the offi
GERS from this city Those who wen
were: Governor Tunnel, General Gar
rett J. Hart, General William Ross
General r. l.. Holiday, Colonel Enocl
Moore, Colonel A. ID. Chaytor, Colone
G. Parke POstles, Colonel e. G. Boyd
Colonel T. II. Gilpin, Colonel e. !
Stacey, Colonel o. ID. Robinson, Colo
mel II. r. Pennington, Colonel G. !
Morrison, Colonel l.. w. Mustard, Lieu
tenant c. G. Otwell and United State
Senator r. r. Kenney, Senator Geore
Gray, Levi c. Bird, Andrew c. Gray.
The headquarters Of the governo
Hotel, New York.
and his staff will be at the Imperia