Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1899-05-30
OUR DEAD HEROES,
I heir Graves Decorated To-
day BY Surviving Comrades.
VARIOUS CEMETERIES VISITED
AND THE LAST RESTING PLACES
OF THOSE WHO PERIsHED IN THE
CIVIL WAR STREWiN WITH FLOW
ERs-PARADE THIuS AFTERNOON
PUBLIC BUILDINGS CLOSED.

ERs-PARADE TlIIs AFTERNOON
PUBLIC BUILDINGS CLOSED.
Throughout the country to-day Memoir
ial Day. the people are honoring the
memory OF those who fell In the civil
strife Of 1861 as the one time set apart
for special remembrance Of the dead he
roes.
Scarce had the sun arisen from its
slumbers this morning when the resi-
dents of Wilmington were awakened by
the tap OF the drum and the shrlll call
OF the fife as the survivors of the war OF
81 hurried to their different post rooms to
assemble, as members OF the G. A. r.,
and engage In the sacred and sad task
Of strewing flowers upon the graves of
their dead comrades-in-arms who fought
side by side with them in those dark
days.
After all preparations had been made
the different posts in the city proceeded
to the various cemeteries, each accom-
panied by a wagon bearing profusion
Of flowers. DUPONT Post. as usual, deco
rated the grave OF Admiral Dupont,
near this city.
At the Wilmington and Brandywine
|
diers repose, many people assembled to
witness the ceremonies and in many in
stances the floral decorations were elabU-
rate and beautiful.
Major Thomas Peters. of u. S. Grant
Post. No 10. went to Elan and Bethel.
Pa. to take charge Of the Decoration
Day ceremonies conducted by the post
After these ceremonies had been COM
pleted the posts returned to their respec-
i've headquarters. where dinner was
served.
PARADE THIS AFTERNOON.
At $50 o'clock the usual Memorial Day
parade will take place. The line will
form on French street, right resting on
Fourth, and move over the following
route West on Fourth street to King.
to Third. to Market, to Ninth, to Jeffer-
son. to Delaware avenue, to the Soldiers
and Sailors Monumental Broome street,
countermarch to Eleventh to Market, to
Tenth and there dismiss.
The parade will be made up Of Grand
Army pasts. Sons Of Veterans, Boys Bri.
gade. members of City Council. Board OF
Education and city officials
Chief Marshal Peter b. Ayars will have
as his STAFF Colonel Samuel Hawkins
chief of staff; Samuel Lewis, Of Post No
: 1; b. d. Bogia. of Post No 2; Jane.
Brown, Of Post No. 13; Robert Turner, o.
Post No. %; H AIRY Casperson, OF th'
Sons of Veterans; President c. NJ. Leitch
Of City Council, and President E. G
= Shortlidge, Of the Board OF Education, a.
aides
: The streets were crowded all the morn
Il ing with people carrying flowers ant
flags who were on their way to the differ
e ent cemeteries to place them upon tn
l. graves OF their dead. All the public Of
fees were closed and many stores shu
II up after the noon hour. The post ofic
% closed at O'Clock and but one deliver
u was made thereafter. Flags were dis
played at half-mast and upon publ
II buildings and from the windows of man
r private residences the Stars and Stripe
y were flung to the breeze.
l. Numerous parties taking advantage G
the holiday and Of the fine weather spen
the day in the various parks about tn
city As usual all the public schools wer
closed.
All the shops along the creek the Hal
+. Ian and Hollingsworth Company Pul
! man, p, W. & b. railroad and Remin5
u ton Machine shops are closed for the da.
q The Jackson and Sharp Company an
the Pusey and Jones Company closed q
noon for a half holiday.
The steamer Ulrica and the Whining
% ton Steamboat Company's steamers {
- well as many other river craft, are dec
=, rated with flags.
~ Captain shaffer and Corporal Jof
y Ford got together a party Of men
- south Wilmington to parade this afte
~ ~ noon They drilled last night on Lobd'
he street.
no IN THE SCHOOLS.
lv With the exception of those schoo
or which held exercises on Friday last
nd of the schools in the city rendered inte
mt esting memorial exercises yesterday
AZ. ternoon. The rooms IN the dinere
~ school buildings were beautifully dec
Of rated with flags. bunting and flower
.er Relatives and friends Of the children
OF sembled in large numbers TO listen to q
ow excellent programs rendered by the ,
Of pills.
Of SCHOOL NO. %.
re. At school No. % an unusually interes
ing program was rendered. Archdeac
George c. Hall made an address and W
followed by Coroner a. d. Vandever.
DIR Coroner Vandever made an interesu
IT address on the soldiers and sailors of n
N country, and, being himself an old 81
der, he spoke feelngly on the subject
raj AT SCHOOL NO. 8.
nts Addresses were made by Dr. James
tar Morgan, Rev. f. p. Harris, Rev. Villa
'se' NJ. schaH and Robert c. Fraim. NJ
Ia Lena Hayden, the elocutionist' render
l. Especially fine recitations.
all, -
,or- HIGH SCHOOL PROGRAM
inc The following interesting program "
he rendered at the High School:
r,,l Anthem. praise the Father" resp'
Mn sive reading: singing, Land Of
cts Brave:" reading of general orders-N
tlonal, Sanford w. Sawin; DEPARTING
Of Delaware, NJ. Fannie McCauslal
salutation of the flag; singing, 20 II
Us, Ye Free" Burial Of Grant" Alb
4No. V. Todd: singing. Song Of Sea- 81
'ors trlotsm." 5dgar McComb; singing, "B
yln 'lhe tie Hymn of the Republic" Lincoln's
=, dress at Gettysburg, Washington A.