Evening journal., 1900-07-05
FOURTH Oh JULY
In THE PARKS
Thousands Visit BrandyWine
Springs and SheIIpOt
SHAM BATTLE AT THE FORMER
Boys Brigade Take "San Juan Hill
in a Pretty Military Manelver.
Display Of Fireworks
SHAM BATTLE AT THE FORMER

ont from among the hills Of the grove
until the storm in the afternoon came up.
From early morning yesterday until
early this morning the Wilmington and
Brandywine Springs trolley cars were
taxed 10 their capacity and special Will
mington City Company's ears were run
during the afternoon and evening. In
additon,tO the crowds that were in this
way hauled to the park, the Baltimore X
Ohio Railroad deposited train load after
train load of people at the park, while
thousands drove there in carriages ill
ing all the available hitching space.
The exercises at the park were opened
with the inspection of the First Penn
sylvania Regiment, United Boys Brigade
of America, after which the boys were
marched TO seats in front OF the band
shell on the boardwalk. Here patriotic
exercises were held ut which Colonel
Ill. Il. Spiccr, presided. Invocation was
made by Chaplain William b. Chalfant.
The regiment united in singing "Amer-
lea" and Adjutant Smith read the Dec
laration of Independence.
Judge William n. Ashman, OF Phila-
dolphin, made an address in which he
said
AT times like this mems thoughts ma
| turally are turning toward war. If there
wasn't the smoke of battle anywhere
around us on the Fourth of July at least,
there would come to us memories Of a
great war. Can you forget the miracles
that seemed to be wrought in our favor.
lf was a miracle that made Ais Fourth
Of July possible.
"This is of peculiar interest for this
reasnn. You are gathered here learning
the lessons OF obedience, orderliness,
| faithfulness. sef-reliance. Without these
you never can succeed. You are going
into war whether you wear your uni-
forms or not and you will need these
characteristics.
MANY say we should be taught the
lessons Of peace. Yes, but you should be
taught TO fight. too. You will in life meet
honorable foes as your rivals, and You
viii meet the foe in the ambuscnde, in
the darkness. These are the foes of
whom you should be afraid. YOu will
not see them. You may be at an even
Wg party, when you will be handed a
glass OF wine. NO harm in companions
able drink OF wine you may say, but be-
/ hind the glass may be some enemy who
will seduce you TO utter ruin. Order,
u self-reliance. obediene. l say, you will
need in this war. Ii is a grand battle.
b You can skulk If you choose, and hide in
!, idleness aud shame, but will not enjoy
the pride and glory of life and living.
/, There can be no grander fate in store for
: YOU than to stay on the battlefield until
, the last moment, aud TO die with the llag
of the Great King over you"
Lieutenant William Chalfant rendered
the Holy City" on the cornet and Pri-
vate Goslin recited How We Saved the
Day.
Chief Justice Lore then entertained tn,
boys in an address that thoroughly inter
{ csted them. He said:
Il am glad to see you, for we are re.
lated TO each other. You know Pennsyl-
vania is daughter OF Delaware Yor
are sons Of Pennsylvania, and necessarily
our grandsons find that Pennsylvania
is departing from the old time customs
since she left us. Adjutant Smith sal,
he had difficulty in finding a copy of the
s Declaration of Independence in Della
s ware. Why in this state we don't nee,
the copies. Our boys commit the Decla
d ration to memory and the adjutant shoul,
y have called upon Delaware boy TO de
J. claim the Declaration instead Of reading
Il il himself"
O Speaking of the peace conference a
The Hague. the chief justice said all diff
hculties should be- settled by arbitration
n There is no reason he said "why ma
tions should not settle their disputes am
contentious by am international tribuna
j just as the various states do by arhitra
tion At this time il looks as II tn
d, whole world is To be converted into
great battlefield. | care not where you 3
from this favored land all nations ar
bristling with armed men ready for waI
"You are here. and you are the type
~ and enjoyment Of the highest civilization
I, boys. Whatever you get, you are TO &c
"a by labor. believe in the dignity of la
bor. James a. Garfield. from a back
IN woods farm worked himself up 10 ia
front. to the position Of President of th
I'd United States. the greatest earthly 30
m tentate. Frederick Douglas was a grea
Is man. lie made one grave mistake in hi
life when hc married a white woman
ly lssut hc worked himself mp in life until h
occupied position Of international prom
inence.
Boys, these men are the outcome Z
our civilization civilization founded O
y the Bible. Men may devise and plan. br
% God overrules. We are TO triumph. bt
~, | hope IL may be a triumph not of bloc,
ga I hope when peace triumphs this natio
a. a. will be al the head OF the ranks Of peace
loving nations"
~ Following the chief Justices address
y ~ squad from Company Il gave an exhib
I. tion drill.
on CAPTURE OF SAN JUAN HILL
In the afternoon the sham battle
which the boys looked forward vii
lie much pleasure took place. Inc "Spai
iartls" took a position near to the hOui
.ts OF David a. Cornbrools and were a
Nc tackled by the assaulting battalion
II three IN number, from the east. III
- Spa niafds' advanced and were drivn
the assaulting columns back when II
support. the rough riders. who held a D
sitica on the Americans" left fan
came 10 the rescue and dashed throu,
Wy the "Spaniards" lines. capturing the hi
ees In the evening there was a display
be- fireworks from the island in the Ia
ted which was witnessed by thousands
people who occupied the hill oyerlooki