Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1898-05-26
MEMORIAL DAr.
Grand Army of the Republic Arranses for
Its Annual Observance.


Its Annual Observance.
A Meeting of the joint memorial com
mittee OF the local Grand Army Posts
was held Friday night and arrangements
were made for proper observance OF
Memorial Day.
Memorial services will he held on
Sunday, May 2ath. Smyth aud sberi.
dan posts will attend ST. Pau's NJ. l..
Church ia the murning and listen
to a patriotic sermon by the Rev.
w. Il. s. Murray, Lii. b. du pont
Post and Appnmuttox Camp. Sons of
Veterans. will attend Mt. Salem Church
at the same time. when the Rev. Harvey
W. Ewing will preach. In tine after
noon ioint memorial service will lie
held in the Grand Opera House. Smyth
Post Band will be in attendance. and
tho singing will lie led by Jacob 4.
Clymer. Thu Speakers will be the
Rev. o. G.. Buddington of Bethany
baptist Church, the Rev. W. l.. S.
Murray of st. Paul's NJ. T.. Church,
the Rev. +. p. Harris of Scott NJ. Il.
Church, William S. lilies and William
Michael Byrns.
Tha decoration of graves and parade
will take place on Monday, May 3Oth.
In the morning the graves OF deceased
soldiers and sailors will lie decorated
ant! salutes will be fired by squads from
the different posts. Smgth Post will
decorate the graves "a AHhUry, Old
Swedes and kiyerview cemeteries
Commander WilliaH Douglas will lead
the detail and firing party. du Pont
Post will decorate tho graves in the
du Pont burying ground, Greenhill,
Mt. Sulem and st. Joseph's cemeteries.
l.. L.. Pierce will command the detail.
Grant Post will decorate the graves in
the new Cathedral cemetery, John
Bullock being in nmand. Phil Sheri
dan Post with Caleb Woodrow as com
mander, will decorate the veterans
graves in the Wilmington and Brandy
wine cemetery. In the afternoon de.
tail, in charge OF W. j. Irwin. will
visit Lombardy cemetery, where the
| graves will be decorated and tho usual
salute fired. Flowers arc desired 10y
tho veterans to place on the graves, and
they can be sent to the different post
rooms on Decoration Day morning. In
the afternoon tho parade viii take
place, With Daniel Ross rs marshal. The
route will be as follows. Form ON
French street, right resting on Fourth
street. March down French street ia
Third, to Market to Eleventh, to Della
ware avenue, to Jackson, countermarch
to Market and dismiss
The joint memorial committee con
aiRts of the following persons: Gen.
Robert Liddell. department commander,
chairman; Gen. Joshua Litzenberg,
past department commander, secretary
Fast Commander Jacob Lamplugh,
treasurer. From Post No. l. Post Com
mander William Douglas, j. Sitter,
Department Commander Robert Lid.
dell, d. Lysingsr, @. N. Pierce, j.
Lamplugh, j. Mansell, ". j. Irwin,
David Myers, L. Hahn and Peter Nc,
4 leer. Post No. 2-Commander L. l..
Pierce, j. Z. Miller, William Haley,
7. NJ. Wade, ]. L. Rodgers, Frank
Neely, b. D. Bogia, j. r. Wright, j.
Pussy, }. S. Litzenberg. Post No. 23-
Commander Caleb Woodrow, 4. j.
Roney, NJ. S. We'll, S. II. Shuster, j.
l.. French, @. Il. Gilmore, William
Clavey. Sons of VeteraGs-Capt. F.
u, Gentieu, j.. Brown, J. Patterson,
W. Mortimer, G. Burleigh, W. E.
Douglas, II. ". Craig, r. Brown.