Evening journal., 1909-05-29
MEMORIAL
DAY PLANS
Review of Veterans and Flag
Raising Features Of
the Day

Tomorrow is Memorial Day, and by
National enactment legal holiday, but
the day will be generally observed as a
legal holiday on Monday. Tie Grand
Army Of the Republic has arranged an
elaborate program for each day. General
William II. Blake, commander Of the De-
psrtment of Delaware. will be the chief
marshall OF Mondays parade and upon
arriving at Cool Spring Park the line will
break while nag is presented TO the
city by the Junior Order Of United Amer
ican Mechanics. Horace G. Eastburn will
make the presentation speech and Pres
dent Of Counsel W. G. Taylor will accept
the flag.
During the morning hours the veterans
will decorate and fire the customary sa-
lutes over the soldiers graves in the city
cemeteries. General Blake made the re-
quest this morning that all flags be dis
played at half-mast, instead of at the top
Of poles as has been customary.
Religious services in Union NJ +. Church
tomorrow will usher in the observance.
The three Grand Army posts of the city
will atterd and a company Of the Sons Of
Veterans will ace as an escort. The veter-
ans are requested 10 meet at Irish-Ameri-
can Hall at $50 o'clock.
The J., sson of Memorial Day" will
be te hsul ject Of the Rev. w. +. Co.k-
rams sermon, and the church will be
decorated with flags and flowers.
Monday morning will find the veter
ans in the ecemteries in and adjacent
to- the city. The detail lis as follows;
Smyth Post. No. 1: Riverview. Old
Swedes. and Asbury cemeteries.
DUPONT Post. M. 2; Mt. salem. St
Joseph's and Greenhill cemeteries.
Sumner Post. NO 4: All the ceme-
teriey in which colored soldiers arc
buried.
Grant Poet. No. 19. silverbrook AMI
Cathedral cemeteries.
Sheridan Post, No. %: Wilmington
and Brandywine cemetery
One member Of each city post will
visit Lombardg cemetery.
dupont Post will decorate the grave
of Admiral s. f. DUPONT in the DUPONT
burying grounds and at Silverbrook and
the Cathedral cemeteries, children OF
I Schools Nos. 10 and 10 will sing pa
triotic songs and decorate the graves
Of the veterans there.
Parade Details.
The Memorials Day parade will move
promptly at o'clock over the follow
ing route. French 10 Third to Market.
10 Eleventh, TO Delaware avenue. TO
Soldiers and Sailors monument, coun.
termarch to Franklin 10 Tenth.
General Blake made a request this
morning for flowers for the soldiers
graves Those for Smyth Post should
] H. I.f
/ for Grant Post at the Cathedral and
/ Silverhrook cemeteries; those for du-
| Pont in post quarters. Central Bank
Building, and those for Sheridan Post
at Irish American Hall. Wives Of the
veterans have this detail in charge
and an abundance Of flowers is hoped
/ for
The Rev John j. Connolly, pastor
of st. Thomas Church, viii address
\ George V. Farrell Camp, No. /, United
Spanish War Veterans. at the grave
I Of the youn man whose name the camp
bears. in the Cathedral cemetery on
Monday morning.
The soldiers win be entertained at din.
ner on Monday by the Ladies' Auxiliary
Of the Union Veteran Legion.
Regarding Memorial Day as a most ap-
propriate time for the creation Of g
fund toward the erection OF monument
to the memory Of General Thomas S
Smith, the veterans will sell tags on thai
day. Collectors will be stationed on thu
principal streets and liberal donations are
requested The proposed memorial vii
cost S25OOO. The veterans hope to have tn,
amount in hand within the year.
In the business world Memorial Da!
means the carrying until Tuesday Of pape
maturing on that day.