The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-05-31
THE AFTERNOON PARADE.
Organizations That Participated
in the Demonstration.

in the Demonstration.
The big feature OF the afternoon and
Of the day, for that matter, was the
usual Memorial Day parade, which
started at Q O'clock There have been
larger parades In this city on Memorial
Day, but never, as to personnel, any
better ones. The Thirteenth turned
out in force, as did also the several
posts OF army veterans, and all made
q splendid appearance. conspicuous
feature was the absence from line OF
the patriotic civic societies.
Dense throngs OF people were In evil
denoe on the streets from IL O'Clock
UP T. the time of starting. The larg-
est crowds were gathered on Lacka-
wanna and Wyoming avenues, and In
front OF the municipal and govern
nent buildings. The parade was lit
tie late in starting, hut finally swung
into line att o'clock as several salutes
were fired from a brass cannon on
the court house lawn, manned by a
squad Of boys from the Hartford Sol
diers' Orphans school.
One division OF the parade formed
on Jefferson avenue, right resting on
Spruce street: the second formed on
Wyoming avenue, right resting on
Mulberry street, while the third divi-
sion formed on Spruce street, right
resting on Jefferson avenue. The
start was made at the corner of JET
ferson avenue and Spruce street, and
the line of march extended out as far
as Pine street and thence back through
the principal streets of the central
city and disbanded at the corner of
Wyoming avenue and Linden street.
MAKEUP OF PARADE.
First in line rode Colonel Ezra H.
Ripple, grand marshal his staff, i. l..
Buck and the following aides, all on
horseback: Major c. E. Mink, Colonel
II. A. Coursen, w. T. Simpson, E. l..
Walter, Thomas Sprague, Fred Stark,
F.. w. Martin, william L. Nash and
DR.. Russell. Then came forty police
men in two lines OF twenty each,
headed by Chief Robling and march
ing with soldierly precision.
They were followed by Colonel
Watres, of the Thirteenth regiment,
and his staff officers. all mounted and
forming a remarkably even line all
during the line of march. Bauer's s
Thirteenth Regiment band OF thirty
five pieces came after in their new
military uniforms. and behind them
followed the light home companies of
the regiment in full uniform with Leg
gings.
1t is safe to say that the regiment
never presented a better appearance
than 1t did yesterday, even before 1t
= was disrupted and then reorganized.
Each company had nearly full quota
of men in line and the military swing
and dash to their marching betokened
the result Of long and constant drill
Ing. The companies appeared In the
following order, b, d, c, x, F, L, G
and III, and II would be useless to at
tempt to single out any one company
for especial praise, as all marched
well.
SECOND DIVISION.
After the Thirteenth came the Sec
, ond division, marshaled by Post Com
mander S. B. Mott, of Post 139. This
division was headed by the South
Scranton Patriotic Order, Sons OF
America drum corps. which was fol-
lowed by Ezra Griffin post, No 1879
the largest post in the city. The grand
army men grow older year by year
but even the oldest and the grayest
marching on Memorial Day. The ma
, jority carried canes and did not seen
to be fatigued by the long march
Behind the Griffin post marched tht
Colonel Monies post. No Sl9, and af'
ter them came Lieutenant Ezra Grit
fin camp. No. S. Sons of Veterans, II
full uniform and carrying guns.
After the Sons OF Veterans followed
, the drum corps belonging to that or
ganization and then came some forty
members of the Spanish American
War Veterans association in tht
khaki uniforms and campaign hats
worn by them while in service during
the late war. Immediately following
them came another drum corps anC
then the Hartford boys with their can
non.
The last division was entirely com
posed OF carriages containing severa
OF the city officials and a number O.
the older veterans unable to walk