The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-11-13
UNWILLING OF THE
SOLDIERS MONUMENT
Arrangements Made for the Exer-
cises That Will Be Held in Con-
nection with It.

Thursday afternoons unveilng of
the Soldiers and Sailors monument
will be preceded by a parade. which
will be very much in keeping with the
martial spirit of the day. as from
present indications the compOnents Of
the divisions will be almost entirely
soldiers or sons of soldiers.
AT the close of the procession, the
unveiling of the monument is to be
held, and speeches will be made by
Governor William Stone. Hon. Alfred
Dar.e. of Wilkes Barre: County Com.
missioner John c. Morris, Commander
of Ezra Griffin Post a. r. Stevens and
others.
The parade will form at 1 o'clock in
the afternoon and about 1.30 o'clock
Grand Marshal T.. II. Ripple will give
the signal for the divisions to begin
their march. The first division, which
will be in charge of S. B. Mott. will
consist of the members of the Grand
Army of the Republic posts. the camps
of the Sons Of Veterans the Veterans
of the Spanish war; and
the school children from the Soldiers
Orphans school at Hartford. Tho di-
vision will form on Washington ave-
nue., right on Linden, facing north.
Invitations have been sent to fifty
three Grand Army of the Republic
posts, and about one thousand Of the
old soldiers are expected to be in line.
\ large number of the Sons of Veter-
ans camp will also be represented,
and the corps of little soldiers from
the Hartford Soldiers Orphans school
will be headed by their own band, and
bring along their small field piece.
The Ninth regiment, of Wilkes
Barre, and the Thirteenth, of this city.
will make up the second division, and
prospective third division will con-
sist of all citizens in carriages who
present themselves. The second divis-
ion will torm on Linden street, right
resting on Washington, facing west,
and the last division will form on Lin
den street. right on Washington, fac
ing east
The line Of march is as follows: Out
Washington to Pine, countermarCh to
Mulberry, to Franklin to I.ackawanna,
to Wyoming, to Linden. to Washing
ion, passing in review ut monument,
to Spruce, to Adams, to Linden, to
Washington, to Spruce.
On arriving at Washington avenue.
The first division will so to it's place
IN The platform, the second division
viii mass in the street in front OF
ihe monument
1t is requested that members of the
Woman's Relief corps and the, Ladies'
of the Grand Army of the Republic
wear their badges, so they may he
readily identified and escorted to the
seats provided for them.
Governor Stone and STAFF. and Mayor
Moir and several Of the city officials
will be seated at the reviewing stand
About 2 o'clock, the exercises of the
afternoon viii be conducted. They
will be opened by an Invocation by
Rev. S, C.. Logan, and the Star Span
gled Banner" will then be sung by
the soldiers orphans, to the music
furnished by the united bands present.
The artillery squad of the, Hartford
Soldiers Orphans school will then
fire Il salute, and the speech. present
ing the monument To the custody of
the Grand Army of the Republic OF
Lackawanna county viii be then made
by County Commissioner John C. Nor
ms.
Commander a, II. Stevens, of the
ezra Griffin post, No. l39, will make
the acceptance speech, and Rev.
T., ]. McManus will read n
poem written by Professor Patrick
Durkin. The children and bands will
then render, america"
Addresses by Governor William
Stone, Hon. Alfred Darte. of Wilkes
Barre, and others. will bring the exer-
cises to Il close.
The Ninth regiment win be enter
tanned by the Thirteenth, and the dele
cation from the Soldiers Orphans
school will he dined at the Rurr build
ing by the ladies of the Women's Re.
lief and Grand Army OF the Republic