The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1897-05-28
DECORAT ION DAY.
R0uts Of the Memorial Day
Parade.
All VETERANS Ar INVITED.
Patriotic Words from Chief Marshal W. II.
Bentz, Who Wants to See the Parade
Grand Success.

The memories evoked by Decoration
Day cannot fail to strengthen young and
old in those were born after the Repub.
lilo had passed through its fiery ordeal, and
those who lived through those trying years
when the fate of their country hung trem-
blingly in the balance, Spirit of loyalty
to the institutions for the preservation of
which tho dead whom we honor sacrificed
their lives. >
Chief Marshal. W. II. Bentz announces
tho folio wing route for the Memorial Day
parade In this city on Monday. next as
Memorial Day, May Both, falls on Sunday.
The parade will form on the West side
of Market street, between 9th and 18th
streets and will move at p. IN. sharp.
Line of parade will be from 18th to 7th to
French, to ID to Market, to 9TH to Wash
ington, to 10th, to Adams, to Delaware
avenue, to 18th, to Market where it will
form in line on South side Of 18th. Right
resting on Market street where 1t will be
reviewed and dismissed.
First Division.
Col Daniel Ross, Commander
Drum Corps.
Adjutanb General Hart and Staff.
-Four Companies of N, G. ID.
Second Division.
Elwood Craig, commander.
General Smyth Band.
General Smyth Post G. A. R.
Lewis Hahn, Post Commander.
Drum Corps.
Adml DUPONT Post No. 2, G. A. II.
James II. Porter, commander.
Third Division.
Captain VIM. Haley.
Boys Brigade.
We desire that all old soldiers, whether
members of the G. A. Il. or not, will iden-
tify themselves with us in our parade.
We feel that these demonstrations on
May Both Of each year, should not be eked
out by us old soldiers as an obligation, but
that it should be u duty of love, give n by
each and all of us, in commemoration OF
the lives of our comrades who were offered
up as a sacrifice that our glorious Republic
might live.
All honor rests upon you, my comrades,
as tho preseryers Of the greatest nation
upon the face Of the earth. BY order,
WILLIAM II. BENTz, Chief Marshal
joint memorial services will be held by
all the Posts of the G. A. Il. and all the
comrades and eX- soldiers, on Sunday May
3Oth at 3 O'Clock p. M, at Asbury NJ. h.
Church
Tho committee hopes to have good
day and expects there will be a good at
tendance. We cordially invite all com
rades and friends to participate with rs
upon that occasion Good patriotic music
will be- provided. There will DO addresses
by Row. Ezra Tinker, Rev. f. b. Short and
others.
Memorial Day exercises are being con.
Quoted in tho public schools of the city
this afternoon. Monday is the day the
veterans will celebrate but as there will
be no school session on that day the excr.
cises were arranged for to-day. At tho
Washington School the exercises will be
the most elaborate Winonu Council No
d. Junior o, U, A. NJ. will present % flag
after which there will be addresses by
prominent &. A. r. mon.
At the Arthur II, Grimshuw school the
exercises wore held this morning. S. Rod
mond Smith delivered an address on Dr.
Grtmshaw's military service. The scholars
OF tho school afterward presented 10 him
bunch Of roses
At the High school Rev. Y. A. McCurdy
D, d., and Professor A. II. Berlin deliver.
ed addresses.
At school No, 81. Revs. J. H. Nutter
and c. l.. jefferson spoke. Rev j. o.
Sypherl spoke at No. 20 school,
7. ;. Blake Of this city will deliver the
annual memorial address before Charles
Summer Post, &. A. r., No. 1903 in Phila-
dclphia Sunday evening.
Phil Sheridan Post will not take part in
Mondays parade.