Evening journal., 1907-10-23
MAIL CARRIERS
TO BE IN PARADE
Will be Accompanied by a
Philadelphia Band Of
rs Pieces
MUSICIANS WILL GIVE
CONCERTS ALONG STREETS


letter-carriers to take part in the "oid
Home parade on the afternoon OF
Thursday October 81. The carriers
will be excused for the afternoon and
there will be no deliveries. Postmaster
Conrad and Assistant Postmaster Jes-
ter appeared before the combined COM
mittee at its meeting last night and
ANNOUNCED the action taken by the
postal authorities.
The letter. carriers will parade with
force of fifty men, appearing in the
gray winter uniform. The Letter-Car-
riers' Band, Of Philadelphia, Of 25
pieces, will accompany them. The COM
mittee has allowed the carriers $50 to-
wards the expenses Of their turnout. II
will be the first time the carriers of this
city have ever participated in a parade
here.
Changes in Parade Route
Several changes have been made in
the route published yesterday. The
official route Of the procession in the
afternoon will be as follows:
Form on Pine street, above Sixth
street. At 2o'clock the line will move
to Market, to Tenth, TO King 10 Elev-
enth, to Delaware avenue, to Broome,
to Pennsylvania avenue, to Van Buren,
to Park Place, TO Jackson, to Eleventh.
to washington. to the Garfield Monu-
ment. where the parade will be dis
missed. From this point the militia
viii march direct TO Washington
Heights. where evening parade will be
held at 4 o'clock.
Fourteen bands will be in line.
Bands Will Give Concerts
The music committee has decided tc
station three bands along Market street
to give concerts for sevearl hours
These bands will be stationed respect
lively at Fourth and Market streets, on
the reviewing stand in front Of City
Hall and at Eighth and Market streets
Chief OF Police George Black, at the
solicitation of the committee, will issue
an order prohibiting the use Of Roman
candles and other dangerous pyrotech-
MICS during the evening. Five Thousand
suitable badges will be placed on sale
by the first Of next week by the badge
lcommittee
The Delaware Fire Company, Inde.
pendent Fire Company and the Reli.
ance Fire Company have selected two
men each TO act as guards for thG
school children. Five thousand more
Invitations will be printed. so great I:
the demand for them. The Wilmington
and New Jersey Ferry Company will bs
asked to make extra trips Of its boat:
to and from Pennsgrove all day and
late at night for the benefit of peapls
! in the towns in New Jersey opposite
this city.
Many Organizations in Line
The following organizations are
lamong those which viii participate il
the evening pageant:
The Democratic League, 200 men
masked and wearing handsome cos
tunes: Brownson Library Association
l5O men. masked; Wilmington Turnge-
meinde. 100 men. fancy dresses anc
drills: National Protective Legion, 81
men. mounted: Union veteran Legion
rs men; Degree Team Of Mattahoor
Tribe. I. o. R, NJ, 100 men; Hepta-
sophs, combined lodges, 200 men
Butchers Association, 100 men; Wee
cacoe Marching Club. 100 men.
Organizations wishing TO enter mus
report to James c. O'Neal. grand mar.
shal, not later than next Saturday.
large number OF prizes will be dis.
tributed.
Many Contributions Received
Many contributions have been re.
ceived by President OF City Council
William c. Taylor. treasurer Of thl
committed in charge Of the celebration
Checks can be forwarded to him a
the offices of the Equitable Guarantee
and Trust Company, Ninth and Mar
ket streets. All the newspaper Offices
also have been authorized to receiv'
contributions. The list OF contributor
will be published from day to day.
The committee has s1S3 left owe
from last year. which will be added t.
the general fund. The committee nov
has $500. The expenses of the cele
i bration will amount to at least $50
more.
The list Of contributors and thei
contributions follow;
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