The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-03-23

There is little to add to the previous
announcements for today's celebrat ton.
Everything is in ship-shape order and
all that is necessary to make the affair
an immense success is good weather.
Cloudy; rain, probable" is the guess
Of the weather bureau at midnight The
local indications. it is regrettable to
say, made the word "likely" more ap-
plicable
S. j. Thurman will this morning,
bright and early, begin the work of
decorating the Lyceum, while a corps
of his men and those of other decor
atOrs will, with anything like fair
weather, set to work draping many of
the large buildings of the central city.
Many buildings We're decorated yester-
day by their occupants and before noon
today the city will be flecked from end
to end with flags and bunting.
Street Commissioner O'Boyle had one
hundred men and twenty teams at work
yesterday and all of last night, putting
the paved streets in presentable condi-
tion and roping off the more import
ant streets along the line of march
Governor Stones party will come over
the "BlOom" at 12.3S in a special car.
his wife. the members of his staff, At
torney General John p. Elkins and
Deputy Attorney General Fred. W.
Fleitz. The West Pittston company Of
the Seventh regiment will also have a
special car on this train.
The Ninth regiment, p. V. l., will be
represented by eleven staff officers and
seven hundred men. The Wilkes
Barreans will be served with lunch at
the Blume building on Spruce street at
$50 and will return home by special
train at $50 o'clock. The Easton COM
pany of the Seventh regiment will ar
rive over the Delaware and Hudson at
1913 a. m.
The MOntrOse company will fall in
line Immediately upon its arrival at
3.2O p. IN. Two car loads of sishtseers
will accompany the soldiers.
The parade will start promptly at $50
o'clock, and it is expected will be over
at o'clock. The detailed order of Chief
Marshal +. II. Ripple is as follows:
The substance of the order of the
Chief Marshal for the parade is hereby
republished for the benefit of any who
may intend to take part in the parade,
and or the information of the public
generally:
Chief marshal, Colonel L. II. Ripple.
Chief of staff, Major W. S. Millar
Aides-Colonel L. G. Schoonmaker
Colonel George Sanderson, jr., Lieuten-
ant Colonel Charles c. Mates, Major
r. f.. Penman, Major j. w. Oakford,
Major j. b. Fish, Major j. Il. O'Brien,
NJ. D., DR.. c. II. Fisher, Rev. DR.. w.
Q. Scott, S. b. Mott, Charles O'Malley,
c. ID. Wegman, u. j. Honan, d. d.
Evans. George Clarke, Frank Becker,
Edward James, jr.
FIRST DIVISION.
Red badgeD
| Form on Franklin avenue, right on
LackaWanna avenue.
Marshal, A. b. Stevens.
Post 139 q. \. Il.
Post 3l9, q. A. r.
Other Posts q. A. r.
Union Veterans Union.
Camp No. s, Sons of Veterans.
Veterans of Thirteenth regiment, n. .G. p.
Thirteenth Regiment Band.
| Thirteenth regiment, p. V. l., Colonel
Coursen, commanding.
Band.
! Ninth regiment =. V. l., Colonel c. B.
DOuGherty, commanding.
! First regiment, United States Nolun-
teer Engineers.
! Other soldiers and sailors of late war.
SECOND DIVISION.
| Form on Linden street, west of Frank
lin, facing east.
! Colonel l.. a. Watres, commanding.
Lawrence Band.
| Eleventh regiment, n. q. =.
| Carriages containing Governor William
n. Stone, Lieutenant Governor Gen.
eral j, +. s. Goblin, Hon. Galusha A.
Grow, Hon. NJ. b. Wright Hon. Will
lam Connell, Hon. NJ b. Williams.
Governors staff
| Company /, Seventh regiment, y. q. +.
THIRD DIVISION.
White badgeD
Patriotic societies
Marshal, Il. b. Jackson.
Camp 1888, p. o. S. of A.
Camp 430, p. O. S. Of A.
| No. lOl5, 7, ID. Lewis Council, Jr. O. II.
A. NJ, 100 men with drum corps.
Other organizations
FOURTH DIVISION.
(Blue badgeD
Civic societies.
| Form on Franklin avenue, right resting
/ ON Linden street, facing south.
Marshal, w. Gaylord Thomas.
| A, o. X. of NJ. c., Green Ridge Castle.
'Krieger Verein," Major Frank Moeller.
60 men with band, and float with
historic characters.
Other ORGANIZATIONS