Evening journal., 1905-05-29
MEMORIAL DAY
TO Be OBSERVED
G.. A. r. Veterans Once More
to Perform Sacred Duty
Tomorrow
RANKS ARE THINNING RAPIDLY

once more veterans of the Civil War.
many of them grizzled and gray and
stopped with the weight of many years.
will perform tomorrow that uuty sa-
cred and dear to them of decorating
the graves of comrades who have an
swered their last roll call and for
whom taps have been sounded.
AS the years roll by the ranks of the
Grand Army are thinning perceptibly
and those engaged in the yearly cele-
bration find it in many cases difficult
task to traverse the entire route Of the
procession even with bands playing
martial and inspiring airs.
In the morning the various G. A. r.
posts win send firing squads to the
various cemeteries and committees
with flags and flowers will decorate
the graves of the old soldiers.
Dupont Post will decorate the grave
of Admiral Dupont and the graves Of
veterans in Greenville, St. Joseph's and
Mt. Salem cemeteries. Grant Post Will
visit the Cathedral cemetery and strew
flowers on the graves. Smyth Post
will decorate the graves in Old Swedes
land Riverview cemeteries. Sheridan
Post will place flowers on the graves
/ in the Wilmington and Brandywine
cemetery while Charles Sumner Post
viii decorate the graves in Zion and
st. Peters cemeteries. In the after
noon the joint memorial committee will
visit Lombardy cemetery and place the
flowers on the mounds where sleep
their comrades.
Upon returning from this duty the
veterans will partake of lunch at their
various posts and at . o'clock a parade
will be given. The procession viii start
from Fifth and Market streets at
lo'clock and the several posts will form
as follows:
Smith Post will take up a position on
Market street with the right wing rest
ing on Fifth street. DUPONT Post, on
Shipley street. right resting on Fifth
street; Patriotic Order Sons of Ameri-
lea, on East Fifth street. right resting
lon Market street: City Council, Board
, Of Education and others in carriages
! will form on Sixth street with right
: resting on Market street. All other
: participants will be formed in line as
they arrive.
E Chief Marshal B, D. Bogia has an
nounced the following as the formation
t of the parade for tomorrow:
FORMATION OF PARADE.
Platoon of Police.
Chief Marshal B. d. Bogia.
FIRST DIVISION.
r Marshal Robert Liddell.
e Form on Fifth street, right on Mar
:. ket street
n First Regiment Band.
. Boys Brigade Peoples Settlement a
r Escort to General Thomas II.
II Smyth Post
e Brunswick Fife and Drum Corps.
d Admiral Dupont Post
Grant Post. No. 13.
= Phil Sheridan Post.
SECOND DIVISION.
Marshal Daniel Ross.
n Camp No. 8, Patriotic order Sons O
"a America.
u Mayor Bird and Council.
n Board of Education.
Directors Street and Sewer Depart
-s ment. Water Commissioners.
The parade will halt in front Of tn
=, Wilmington and Brandywine cemeter
:, while the band will play a dirge.
"a Beginning at Fifth and Market street
IN the line of march will be as follows
4, Up Market TO Ninth to Washington
Delaware avenue to Soldiers Monumer
at Broome street, around monumer
and counter march along Delawai
avenue to Washington street and dis
miss. Persons along the line are rG
quested 20 display the American ia
n from their windows.