The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-05-29

Memorial day will be faithfully OBJ
served in this city today. In the morn
ing the graves of the dear departed
will be decorated, in the afternoon
there will be a parade and at night
patriotic entertainments will be held
in the Academy of Music and Y. NJ. G..
A. hall. The programme for the dec
grafton of graves this morning is:
Forest Hill cemetery at 10 O'clock in
charge of Post Commander Asa b. Stew
ems, assisted by Past Post Commander
Il. w. Pearce.
Hyde Park Catholic cemetery at 20
o'clock in charge Of Past Post Commander
+. j. Amsden.
Dunmore Catholic cemetery at 9 O'Clock
in charge of Past Post Commander Moses
Morey
Dunmore Protestant cemetery at 20
o'clock i'm charge of Past Post Commander
S. B. Mott.
Petersburg cemetery in charge of Past
Post Commander s. Y. Haupt.
PittstOn Avenue cemetery In charge or
CAPTAIN F.. DE Lacey.
Washburn Street cemetery In charge
of Past Post Commander Thomas.
German Catholic cemetery IN charge
Of Captain McAndrew.
The afternoon parade will be in three
divisions and will be under the COM
mand of A. B. Stevens. Last night the
following final order with reference to
the parade was issued:
ARRANGEMENTS have been made for the
Memorial parade today, which will start
promptly at y. m The line of march is
as follows: From Franklin to LackaWan-
ma to Washington, to Spruce, to Adams
to Linden, to jefferson, to Pine, to Wash
/ tNNFV n
ccuntermarch to Lacl1awanna in mass for
dismissal Invited guests are requested
to be at the city building. to take carriages
promptly at 1.30 p. m. Organizations VINO
wish to participate who have not already
been placed in line will report to the grand
marshal, who viii give them place. The
mayor and officials will review the parade
| in front of the city building.
Frank w. Martin,
Chief of STAFF.
In the Academy Of Music at night
Lieutenant Ezra S. Griffin Post will
| conduct an entertainment in which
some of the best amateur talent OF the
| city will participate. Colonel Monies
Post will hold their entertainment In
| Y. NJ. c. A. hall. The reading of Lin
| coins Gettysburg address VIII be
| feature of all of the decoration day eX-
| ercses
lieutenant Ezra S. Griffin woman
Relief Corps will serve refreshments to
| the. comrades today at the post rooms
| after the parade.
! A chorus of 200 school children viii
| sing in the Dunnlore Protestant Gem
etery this evening. The choir will be
under the direction of Professor Peter
| Peuser, Mus. Bac., and will sing ir
three-part harmony, something thai
has never before been accomplished
by children in this county. Following
is the programme:
america" (arrangedD ..,............ Carey
| 80 Paradise .........'......'..''''' bdlliNS
Hear Us, Father" ............,.' Lorehi
| "Hail Columbia ...,.,,,........ iopkinso!
There will be a parade in Petersbure
this morning in which the followint
will participate: Band; Company G
Fourth regiment, Ancient Order
Knights of the Mystic Chain; Peters
burg castle. No. 6S, Ancient Order
knights of the Mystic C1nin; FarvieW
lodge, No. 800, knights of Pythias
Relief Hose company; members OF th'
| Grand Army of the Republic; schoo
children.
The line of march will be as fol
lows: Ash street to Taylor avenue t'
Myrtle, to Irwin avenue, to William!
street, to Prescott avenue,to Ash street
to Cross street. to Williams street. u
Paul street, to Petersburg German Gem
etery. Returning, Paul street TO Asl
street, to Taylor avenue. to city line
open ranke. The members of the Crane
Army of the Republic VIII pas
through, countermarch to Ash stree
and dismiss,