The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-05-30

The Joint Memorial day committees
OF Ezra Grimm post and Colonel Monies
post met last night in the office OF Col
onel f. II. Ripple. in the Connell build
ing, and perfected arrangements Tor
the celebration Of today. The reports
of the various committees were read,
and everything is in readiness for
complete observance OF the occasion.
Services will be held this morning at
the various cemeteries, this afternoon
the parade will take pace, followed by
Memorial day exercises In the rooms OF
Ezra Griffin post, on Lackawanna ave-
nue., and tonight an entertainment will
be given in the Lyceum theatre.
The parade will be almost entirely a
military one, as far as the men on foot
are considered, as none Of the civic or
patriotic societies have yet responded
to the call and therefore have not been
allotted positions In line.
Colonel +. II. Ripple is marshal Of the
parade and has appointed as his aides:
T.. l.. Buck, chief Of staff; Major c. L.
Mink, Colonel H. A. Coursen, William
7. Simpson, e. l.. Walter, Thomas
Sprague, F. w. Martin, Fred Stark, DR..
Russell William L. Nash and George
ShultA
THE PARADE
The parade will be led by body Of
patrolmen, who will probably be mar
shalled by Chief of Police Frank Rob-
ling, jr., in person. The latter was yes
terday asked by Marshal Ripple to do
away with the nuisance OF advertise
ment-bearing wagons following in the
rear Of the parade and this obnoxious
feature will be entirely removed today.
Past Commander S. B. Mott Of Post
139. Grand Army OF the Republic, will
marshal the second division, and P. J..
McAndrew, past commander of Post
919, Grand Army OF the Republic, will
marshal the division Of carriages.
Arrangements were at first made for
q division comprising patriotic and
civic societies and w. r. Albro OF Post
139. Grand Army OF the Republic, was
appointed its marshal.
The first division, consisting OF the
Thirteenth regiment, will form on JEFF
| ferson avenue. right resting on Spruce
street facing north.
| The second division (Grand Army OF
the Republic posts, Sons Of Veterans
Spanish American War Veterans, Har-
ford Soldiers Orphans School Gun
Squad and American Guards) will form
on Wyoming avenue. right resting on
Mulberry street, facing south.
The third division Patriotic and Civic
organizations, II any appear) will form
on Spruce street, right on Jefferson
avenue, facing east.
The fourth division (carriages) viii
form on Linden street, right on Jeffer
son avenue, facing east.
LINE OF MARCH.
The line of march will be as follows
Starting from intersection Of Spruce street an
Jefferson avenue, out Jefferson to Vine, to Adams
to Pine, to Washington, to Vine, to Wyoming
| to Mulberry. to Penn, to Spruce, to Adams, t
Linden, to Wyoming, at which point the parad
will be dismissed
On the arrival Of the main column at Wye
ming avenue, the second division will be brough
to attention the first division will march past
saluting the representatives OF the Grand Arm
OF the Republic, the third and fourth division
being halted when the right Of the third div
sion arrives within thirty pace. OF the left OF tn
second division. The second division will tax
its places In column as soon as 1t is uncoyere
and the march OF the whole column will q
once be taken up.
The column will be reviewed on Linden stree
between Adams and Washington avenues. Ate
passing In review the FIRST division will form
dine to the left and present to the second diviso
as II passes, the otncer, only Of the second div
sion sAluting.
The soldiers graves will be decor
sted with fags and potted plants, an
services will be conducted at the fol
lowing cemeteries: Forest Hill, Wash
burn street, Moosic. Dunmore Catholic
Washington avenue, Dunmore Protest
ant. Pittston avenue, Cathedral GENE
terry, Petersburg and Elmhurst.
At Petersburg this morning there wi
be the usual celebration. In the morr
ing there will be a parade. in which