The sun. (Wilmington, Del.) 1897-19??, 1901-05-31
BIG MEMORIAL
DAY PARADE
G. A. R. Veterans Honor Their
Fallen Comrades.
SERVICES In CEMETERIES
Posts Decorated the Graves In the
Morning and Paraded in the At
ternoon-Flag Raising at
the New High School.
SERVICES In CEMETERIES

Amid the playing of bands and way
ing of flags the veterans of the Grand
Army of the Republic went forth yeSter
day and decorated the graves Of the
members Of that great host which went
forth in the sixties and fought that the
union might he kept together. They
We're assisted hy the members of the
National Guard, Delaware College ca
diets, Wilmington Military Academy
cadets and Il number of secret olganizh-
tions The sad but loving task of placing
the flowers on the graves OF the dead
comrades was completed in the morn
ing by the various posts which were as
signed II the work. Wagon loads Of
flowers We're taken TO the various GENIE
telies and the hright blossoms left on the
graves Of the soldiers.
The feature Of the day was the parade
IN the afternoon. II was larger than
for several years and was Il credit to the
organization which arranged it. The
number Of veterans WAS not rs large Us
IN former years. They We're just as
enthusiastic, however. and although the
short route Of parade must have tired
many Of them they did NOT show it.
Every organization in the line pre-
Sented fine appearance but probably
the best looking body was the cadets
from Delaware College. There were two
companies and from the time they start
cd until the line of march was finished
they received Gn ovation. The hoys IN
the first place presented n fine appear
ance. They marched like regulars and
Ind that sndiery hearing that IS motto.
able III the students ut military acad-
envy. Every one was pleased With thp
showing made by the college. Many OK
pressed desire TO see the cadets more
frequently III Wilmington The drilling
of the caletS was fine.
The two lodges of machiniSts who
turned ont IN the parade We're applauded
MI along tho line. They were chcered
MI along Market street and the mem.
hers were kent busy lifting their hats
in answer to the handclnppiGg and cheers
from the people on the sidewalks and iii
the windows Of the buildings.
The parade was scheduled to start nj
3 o'clock hut long before that time the
streets over which tho parade was III
march were crowded with people II was
almost impossible to walk on Market
street The parade gave general salts
faction.
One Of the notable features Of tho
afternoon was he presentation of Il haa
to the High School III The Junior Order
United American Mechanics nfter thr
parade. Thousands Of persons saw tha
exercises.
Unlike ether years thcrc were few
decorations and tho veterans feel hurt
over it. On Market street thore were.
frw flags and no bunting whatever
GRAVES DECOR AtrED
Fairly in the morning a delegation
from du Pont Post numbering about
twenty-five went in hacks to dti Pont
Banks and several cemeteries iii tha'
neghhorhoni were visited The f,st
place was The din Pont huryine @"0nna
where the grave Of Admiral S. r. IN
Pont WAS decorated ana 4 servict hold
The veterans aftIWarl decorated thp
graNeS III ST. 1oSnph'S. Green Hill anil
Nj Salem cemeteries.
Smyth Post visited Old Swclcs. Viii
mtneion and Rrnnaywinn and tho Now
Cathedral cemeteries and delegations
fram Smyth AMI du Pont Posts went d
l4omhardv cemetery. Sheridan Post
visited Rivrlyiew Firing PARTIES from
the cadets and Sons Of Veterans ~.
COMMANDED the delegations Ia thp air.
l'N'N'l ~ llNlNil''S lilAl NlliAfs convenient
fired salntcS. Grant Post also DECORATED
the GRAVES ~ soldiers and sailors III III
Cathedral cemetery.
llfn veterans who had been blsv rlrl.
ing The moMning decorating graves were
treated 70 refreshments anring Tic moor
hour ~ the members of tho ladies' all
societies.
Tho parade formed III Tenth mi
French streets aud promptly ut o'clocl
Wien one tap was given ON tho C'it,
Hall he'll Chief Marshal William IT
blake ordered the column tn move.
II was the largest Memorial Dav ~
ra'le hcld IN this city for many years
II WIS estimated there were from 90
f. l.500 men il line
The formation of The parade wa@ i,
follows:
Piataan Of police composed Of Sergcan
LYONS. Officers Wintlup, Peterson. War
dell. Ralston, Hawke FoY. Nrelcv apf
Brown
Glirf Marshal William RI. Blake.
Pctrr i. AyarS, chief Of staff
Dan"I Ross. William Il. Norton. .Ioyrpl
T. Turner and III. Il. David. afIs.
IaSi Officers Samuel lewis. w. RI. NOV
sliiE Robert Ldlrll. Joshua I.itznn.
hert and others.
First Division.
First Regiment Band.
Wilmington Military Academy Cadets
Gcn. Thomas Il Smvth Post. &. 4. i,
SECOND DIVISION.
Lieut. -Gpl. q NJ Stevenson. First BIT
talon. First Regiment, y. q. n,
Phlharmonic Band.
Order Of lIeptasnphs u. Seven Wise Mni
THIRD DIVISION