The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1898-10-31
For w Orcester
Soldiers.
PROGRAM
Prominent Men VIII Speak
At Tonight's Banquet.

Worcester will be given over to the
Isoidiers this afternoon and evening, and
the citizens will do their Utmost to
make the testimonial one that every
Santiago hero will carry in his mem
ory along With the memories of his
Cuban experiences. The executive
committee has worked early and late
to perfect every detail, and it is safe
to say that they have succeeded.
The parade at 4 o'clock win be decid-
eddy interesting. The three companies
will march over the selected route for
the last time as members of the Sec
ond Massachusetts regiment, United
States volunteers. With them Will
march the Emmets of the Ninth The
public viii surely want to gaze upon
the boys once more before they are
mustered out, and thousands will line
the streets through which the parade
will pass.
The old veterans who fought so nobly
for their country in the civil war will
escort the boys of the Second about the
city. BY order of the mayor, the school
children will be dismissed at o'clock,
and will at once march to the common.
The committee has reserved positions
for teachers. B Battery will fire a sa-
lutte at Salem square as the parade
passes in review at City Hall.
The order for the march is as fol-
lows
Leave armory at o'clock, down Main
to Front to Salem square TO Park TO
Main, countermarch down Main to ar
mory and dismiss.
Col. F. W. Wellington will be chief
marshal of the parade. The uniforms
of the marshals aides have been
changed The aides will wear Grand
Army hats with gold cord. military
capes, dark clothes, gauntlet gloves
and boots or leggings
If it rains too hard, the parade viii
be abandoned, in which case the no.
school signal-333-will be sounded
by the fire alarm bell at half past 2
o'clock.
Companies A, and H of the Second
regiment volunteers and Company G
of the Ninth regiment of volunteers.
Post 10 G. A. r., mounted platoon of
Battery b, soldiers and sailors of the
regular and volunteer army win all
participate in the parade. P. F. Sui
Ivan, chief bugler of the Ninth regi-
ment, has volunteered his services for
the day.
Lieut. Col f. r. Shumway and Maj
Harry 3. Fairbanks will ride in the
parade on the horses that they rode
through the campaign In Cuba, and
are sure to receive their share of at
tention and applause.
The banquet at Mechanics Hall in
the evening has received the special at
tention of the committee, and every
thing has been done that could be done
to make the affair decided success
from every point of view.
Many ladies will be present. The
committee has disposed of many tick
cts to gentlemen, who will be accom-
panied by their ladies'. The price OF
banquet tickets is 49, Each ticket adj
mits only one person. No person will
be admitted to the banquet floor with
out a ticket. The gallery seats have
sold RAPIDLY, but some choice seats still
remain and can be purchased of the
committee or at the numerous places
where they are offered for sale.
1t is expected that over $40 people
will sit down to the banquet at 7
o'clock and discourse the good things
provided
The list Of speakers Is as follows:
Congressman J. Fl Walker. Mayor
Rufus B. Dodge, A. S. Pinkerton, Rev.
Hopkins and w. Fl Bartlett, comman-
der OF the G. A. r.
Mrs Timothy McTaggart- Miller win
sing. All hail to our flag which IS
an original composition, and will re-
ceive its first public rendition this eve
ming. The words are by Clellan Waldo
Fisher, and the music is from the pen
OF Mrs. A. z. Conrad.