Evening journal., 1909-09-18
.LEWES READY
FOR CELEBRATION
Names Marshal for HudSOn'--
deVrieS Parade And Ex-
poets Big Day
TORPEDO FLOTILLA
ORDERED TO LEWES
ocial 10 rHr EvrNING JoURNAL

Especial to THE EVENING JOURNAL
LEWES. Dell Sept. ls-The commit
tees for the Hudson -DeVries Celebration
to be held in I.ewes September % met for
final arrangements and reports at the
Town Hall Thursday and the outlook isl
! splendid for successful affair
The railroads have given assurance ot
] every accommodation for the transporta-
4 ton Of excursionists with low rates from
all points on the main line and branches
They say that preparations viii be made
for the transportation of 10000 people. En-
( gines and cars will be distributed at diff
ferent points along the lines on Tuesday
ready for any emergency.
Some twenty floats, representing differ
ent scenes, will be in the line of parade.
william ]. Thompson was selected as
marshal for the day. He will have six
aids in addition to a number OF mounted
police The parade will line up as follows:
Tho State militia under General Wicker
sham, with the First Regiment Band in
advance; Governor Pennewill and staff
followed by Baron Louden, Judge Gray
and invited guests. in carr ages; Free
mans Boy Band of fifty pieces floats;
order of Red Men in costume; Lewes
Volunteer Fire Department in uniform
with fire engines etc, mounted men, and
probable complete equipment of one life
station crew IN the line.
The parade will form at the Penn r. r.
station Immediately on the arrival of the
4 trains. The route will follow from the sta
tion down King street to South, down
South to Second; down Second to Park
avenue. thence to Front street and out
to the monument site. Here tho unveilins
will take piaus followed by the addresses
s of Baron Loudon, Judge Gray and th'
4 Rev. Mr.. Turner; after which the line vii
again form and return to the point OF be-
R ginning by way OF Front street, out Mar
f lxet to Fourth, to South, to Dewey ave
. nue., to King street and the station.
The parade will then disband and giv'
q opportunity for inspection of the fotilla o.
y torpedo boats and cruisers in the harbor
q A harbor salute will be given from thu
4 guns Of the fleet at the moment the un
y yelling takes place. An opportunity to wit
!. ness the trial run Of a new torpedo boa
4 will be a feature of the day to visitors a
the builders OF the boat Cramp and Sons
4 Of Philadelphia, are arranging to hav
ltr mere AOI Allt tAAdA run NA AAtt-N N'Na
= In addition to this will be manouvers b,
Z the fleet a large fleet Of decorated powe
& boats will run down Lewes river parable
9 with the line OF march.
A game of baseball as a side diversion
has been arranged between two Of tn
down state teams
In the evening there will be a publ
reception at the auditorium to the guest
y Of honor to be followed by dance.
: The departure of trains Will be after tn
completion Of the days events, while
~ train leaving late in the evening will ais
:, be asked for. with a faif day Loves
r. expecting the largest one day crowd th'
ever landed here.
Former Congressman Burton has II
ceived letters from the acting secretaI
OF the Navy Department and from Il
r adiutant generals office Of the War d
u partment promising that torpedo le
consisting Of the first and third divisiC
he and the L. $. S. Dixie and one or tv
,es companies of artilerymen from Fort ID
- Pont will be permitted to participate
the Hudson -DeVries celebration at Lewe
iel The letters follow.