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Each Man IN
BIG PARADE 70
II CARRY A FLAG
There Will be a Mckinley Car
nation in Every Mans
Coat Lapel.
A REQUEST TO DECORATE
Persons Residing Along the Route
are Kindly Asked to Decorate
and illuminate Their Resi-
dences. Parade Will be
an Immense Affair.

All the preparations for the big Re
publican demonstration and parade for
next Saturday night will probably be
completed at meeting of the general
committee to be held this evening at
the rooms of the Young Mems Republi-
can Club, No. SO King street. From
the present outlook the affair will be Il
grand success and something that Viii
mington may well feel proud of.
At meeting of the committee held
last night hag was adopted TO be
carried by every man who takes part in
the parade. Howard ID. Ross was
chosen to distribute the flags and all
clubs and organizations can obtain them
by calling on either Mr.. Ross or Chair
man Horace G. Knowles. Each para
der is also requested to wear pink
| carnation known as Il Mckinley carna-
| ton.
| 1t is expected that about 10000 and pos
sibly more men will be in line and each
one of them carrying flag and wearing
a pink carnation will be sight that was
never before seen in this city.
| Among the out of town clubs heard
from yesterday to take part in the par
ade is the West Chester Pioneer Corps,
which made such a good showing mt the
national convention parade in Philadel-
phia last spring.
The committee have decided to extend
an invitation to Chief of Police Massey
TO head the procession. People living
along the route of the parade are es-
pecially requested to show their ap-
probation on Saturday by decorating
and illuminating their houses.
Major Edmund Mitchell has been Sc
lected for chief marshal of the parade
but owing to the large number of out of
town organizations which were heard
from yesterday he has been unable to
complete the formation of the parade.
The formation will probably be complet-
ed some time today.
The lines will form in the streets inter
sccting Fourth on the eastern side Of the
city. There will he five divisions, and
possibly six. The head of each division
| is TO he selected according 10 the senior
ity Of the organization. Thus the oldest
Republican club in the city will be as
signed TO the head of the first division.
This honor will probably so 10 the
Young Mems Republican Club. At the
head Of the next division the second
oldest club in the city will be placed.
/ The Eighth Ward Republican League
| is said to be entitled to have the right
of the second column. The heads of the
remaining divisions will he selected in
the same manner.
The colored Republicans of the city
have requested that they be placed in
Il division of their own, so they can
make better showing. The request
will be granted, and every colored Re
publican in the city will be in line. The
oldest organization is to be placed ut
the head of this division.
| Meetings were held in Il number of the
different wards last night and final ar
lrangements were made for the parade.
Republicans from Edge Moor and Belle
vue will turn out with the Ninth Ward
Republican Club.
The First Ward Republicans held a
meeting at the southwest corner of
Fourth and Shipley streets last night
when arrangements We're made for
turning out in the parade. Colonel Dan
iel Ross was appointed aid to the chief
marshal. Thomas IL. Buskley was ap-
pointed marshal with Otto Shen and
George ID. berry as aids. The club will
meet mt o'clock on Saturday evening
ut Fourth and Shplry streets and march
to the place of formation