Evening journal., 1901-05-31
BRAVE VETERANS
MARCH, ONCE MORE
Memories OfFOrty Years Ago
We're Recalled
Many Tributes for Men Who Have
Answered the Final Roll
Call

Marching once mere beneath their
battle flags, their hearts aflame with
the glorious memories of forty years.
their advances and halts once more
regulated by the bugle's blast, their
steps again timed by the tap of drums,
800 of the NOrth's immcrtals marched
through the streets OF the city yester-
day. That the recolleCtiOns of what
they dared of what they suffered and
endured; that the appreciation of their
c0nstancy their triumphs and their
valor are atili as fresh in the hearts
of the people as ever they have been
in the past, The old soldiers received
ample evidence.
II was an ideal day for a parade. A
detail of mounted police led the way
and cleared the streets for Gathering
company Of h0rsemen acting as escort
to Colonel William II. Blake. the
chief marshal Behind them the First
Regiment Band and the military. ETC.
marched in the formation as printed
yesterday.
Upon turning in Delaware avenue
the veterans struck marching gait
They are bowed by the weight OF years.
but the patriotic spirit of the day gave
hem new life for the time. and they
marched with all the enthusiasm which
characterized them i'm years gone by.
Out the avenue to the Soldiers Monu-
ment the line moved. then counter
marched in The avenue to the High
School, where they stood i'm open order
while a flag was presented to the in
stitution by the Junior Order of
| American Mechanics Governor Hum
made the presentation speech Captain
Peter b. Ayars made the Introductory
remarks. lie said it was but fitting
that the G. A. r. should pause in its
| service of love and duty to take part
| in the presentation of the flag lie
pointed out that the spirit of patriot
ism Is inculcated in the school chill
dren by the exercises attending lh,
| regular raising of the fiag as ii coulg
not be in any other way.
Governor Hum, after speaking o
| the pleasure he felt at being present
I dWelt uron the lessons of patriotism
taught By the old flag. Then taking nj
the flag, he said IL gave him grea
pleasure, in the name of the Order o
| Mechanics. to hand it over to DR.. d
| G. ShOutlidge. who received it Will
| brief remarks on behalf of the Boary
Of Education
The flag was placed on the halyard
and as one of the bands played "Thi
Star-Spangled Banner" was raised Il
the top Of the pole on the roof of tn
building. A great cheer arose from
he crowd as the flag was run up.
The parade line was then reformed
md the veterans moved in the avenu
and later broke ranks
The line of parade was made up no
Jnly Of the veterans OF the war of '6i
Go, but of the Spanish American wa
veterans Wilmington Military Acad
amy cadets, Delaware College cadet!
Heptasophs. Jr. o. T. A. NJ. and Wi
mington and Delaware Lodges of Ma
chinists. The latter named were az
Dlauded almost continually.
! In the morning the Veterans perform
] ed labor of love in the city ceme
teries, and when the burying ground
were visited in the afternoon the
b were found to be veritable howe
gardens The presence of a miniamI
aag here and there told the story of
soldier dead awaiting the last grei
. roll-call. It was a Memorial Da
D whose memories were stronger an
mere patriotic than those of man
b years.
; Trolley companies did q big business a
n day Fully 10000 people were carried ol
O Brandywine Springs and about ha
@ that number to Shellpot Park m
< streets were black with people while Il
a larade passed.