Evening journal., 1903-05-30
FIFTEENTH YEAR.
DECORATE
GRAVES OF COMRADES

night impatiently waiting for the order
that would take them to the front: ex-
cited when a rumor would come that
they were to move the next day; how
they had drilled in the broiling sun
hour after hour without a murmer to
be better able to cope with the foe; how
they had eaten vile food and slept in
the open; how the camp songs had
been sung, and the letters received from
home. All these visions came up before
them. and the part the characters that
now dead had played i'm them.
In fifteen years at most the last of
the Grand Army veterans will have
pnssed away, and then it win fan to the
lot of the younger blood to look after
the last resting place of those men
who jumped at their country's call.
The Grand Army men feel safe in
leaving the matter to the younger
blood, and right well may they. The
same spirit now exists that prompted
Americans to fight and die for their
flag. May this spirit always exist
The passenger steamers have been crowd
ed both coming and going from this city
today. Big crowds went to Philadelphia
on the City Of Chester this morning and
many came down on the Brandywine.
The Ulrica was filled on all her trips.
The w. c. r. u, according to a custom
of many years standing presented the rail-
road employees with boutonnieres with a
small card attached bearing an appro-
pirate Biblical text.
Many on the Streets.
Dspite the threatening weather many
people journeyed to the various ceme-
teries in and about the city this morn
ing for the purpose of decorating graves
and witnessing the exercises held over
the dead Details of soldiers from
every G. A. r. post and also from the
National Guard visited the cemeteries
and honored their departed comrades.
There are at present nine deceased
members of the National Guard and
details from the companies to which
they had belonged. after decorating,
fired a salute over each grave. Some
of the scenes We're pathetic.
The parade will be held this after
noon at o'clock, and will form or
West Fourth street, right resting on
| Market, marching up that thoroughfaro
/ to Ninth, to West, to Delaware ave-
nue. to the Sailors and Soldiers Monu-
lnent, and countermarched to the VIII
mington and Brandywine Cemetery,
! then to disband. At this point a dirge
Nearer MY God to Thee" will be
played by the combined bands, and then
a salute fired by detail of the Sons
of Veterans.
The various posts and Guard details
that visited the graves of their dead
this morning were::
Company c, n. C. D., Riverview, Mt
Salem, Old Swedes and Wilmington
and Brandywine cemeteries.
Company d, New Cathedral Gene
terry, where George Farrell, who was
killed in China, lies buried.
DUPONT Post, No. 2, DUPONT, Green
hill, St. Joseph and Mt. Salem ceme-
teries. At each cemetery Assistant Ad-
iutant- General Peter B. Ayres read
Lincolns' address at Gettysburg, and d
salute was fired.
Smyth Post, Asbury, Old Swedes ane
IRiverview cemeteries. and were assisted
in decorating the graves of dead sol
diers by the pupils of No. 10 school
The scholars of No. 20 school, assisted
Phil Sheridan Post, No. %, at the VIII
mington and Brandywine Cemetery.
L. S. Grant Post, No. 13, visited New
Cathedral and Silverbrook cemeteries
Shops Closed.
The manufacturing section Of the cit.
presents a desented appearance today
Most of the important plants are close'
and men are enjoying day of rest.
Parks Opened.
Brandywine Springs and Shellpot
Parks opened today and had it no
been for the disagreeable weather, large
, crowds would have been there.