Evening journal., 1898-05-30
THE SOLDIER DEAD.
G.. A. R. Memorial Service in
Grand Opera House.
DECORATING GRAVES OF HEROES

PROMINENT SPEAKERS ADDRESS
THE VETERANS AND A NUMBER
ATTEND SERVICES IN THE
CHURCHEs-PARADE AND THE
CITY'S HOLIDAY APPEARANCE.
The memory of the men who fell in
battle for the defence of their country
iuI the civil war, and those who passed
Through the perls Of war AMID haye
since iourneyed to- the undiscovered
world. was recal1ed yesterday, when
uhe surviving veterans held memorial
services in the Opera House.
The auditorium was crowded, and
the services were conducted by Past
Commander Gdddell. Addresses we're
made by w. S. Hilles, William Michael
Byrns. Revs. w. l. S. Murray, Ezra
Tinker. Harris and Buddington. This
singing was led by Professor j. T.
C,ymer. The collection amounted to
Ait the services in Asbury M. f.
Church, last might DIR. Tinker preached
a sermon on General Grant" A num-
leu, OF G.. Al r. members were present.
This morning deputatiCn5 of @. A..
r men visited each cemetery, wherein
llay the bodies OF their fellOw-comrades
land placed flowers ON their graves. The
decorations Of the graves i'm the Will
mingtOn amid Brandywine Cemetery
were THE most elaborate. The vault OF
General SmyJh was covered with flow
ers. Heretofore tIhe custom of firing a
Salute over this graves of the dead sol
diers took p,ace in the afternoon. This
a.
takes place in uhe morning. Smydf
Post, No. i, decorated the graves IL
, Asbury. Old Swedes and Reveryiew.
. DUPONT PoSt No. 2, decorated th.
graves I'M ST. Josepin's, Greenlhill am,
/ Mt. Salem cemeteries. Grant Post, No
13. decorated the graves inl the Cathe
dral Cemetery. The gTavcS of the sol
2 dier dead in Wilmington and Brandy
wine Cemetery were decorated by Phi
- sheridan Posts No. %. Lombard
n Cemetery was visited by a specla
squad of veterans.
= THE PARADE.
On account of sickness on Eleventh
- stre5t THE parade will move out TenJ
p street to Delaware avenue.
The parade Will move I'M THE follow
r ing form:
t Platoon Of Police.
- Marshall Daniel Ross.
= Chief OF Staff, General Peter B. Ayar
First Division, General WillIam /
Bentz, Commanding.
Department. Commander Robert Lidde
and Staff.
Thomas A. Smyth Post, No. l, G. A. +
William II. Douglas Commencing.
- Admiral S. II. DUPONT Post, No 2,
- A. r., u. l.. Pierce, Commanding.
AppOmattox Camp, No. 2, SONS Of We
terans. Captalin Frank P.
Gentieu, Commanding.
boys Brigade, Captain William Halle
Jr., Commanding.
The first division wil9 form on Frsn
street, right resting ON Fourth.
SECOND DIVISION.
Major Frank Nealy, Commanding.
- Mayor Henry c. AlcDear
City Council and City Officers.
Board of Education.
Oh.icf of Police and Police COmmissiC
Water Commission.
! Board OF Healuh Commission al
! Officials
The second division will form
; Frenklh street. right resting on Fifth.
; The column will move alt 3.3O p.
=: over thle following route: From -Four
f: and French strealts down French
4; Third. to Market, to Tenth, to De
/: Ware avenue. to Jackson, counts
; march ON Delaware avenue and EA
: enrh street to Market and dismiss.
: This morning the High School bai
f; bail team played the Delaware Fl'
~; Club. and this afternoon the sch'
. team played THE Tome Institute.
All of the largs manufacturing &
NO csrns ara closed, and tlhe numerV
- flags and buntings ON the hlouses
by the city give it holiday appearance
Re ShellpOt Park is open, and a NUM-
of people visited the pretty park
I. Nearly all of the city and cou
. offices are closed to-day
The post office is closed and only
delivery was made at O'Clock
z. morning. The office closed at
ket O'Clock. amid no mail was delivered
ter that time.
A platform service under the ausp
4 of Past Commander Ross and several
A. r. men, was held last night in Asa
NJ. E. Church Speeches were made
reel Charles IL. Foster Daniel Ross, Peter
Ayars and Rev. DIR. Tinker. There
special singing by the choir and by
quest President Of Council c. w. lie
Sts | sang "Flash the News Along the Ii
SITS | The attendance was large.
Many of the shops and factories al
the coast are closed down in observ'
q & of Decora ton Day.