Evening journal., 1910-05-24
VETS READY
TOMARCH AGAIN
Arrange Route and Formation
of Memorial Day
Parade
WANT MAYOR TO
PRESENT PARK FLAG

At meeting OF the Memorial Day COM
rnittee in Irish-American hall last night
1t was decided to ask Mayor Spruance TO
present the flag donated oy the Jr. o. u.
A NJ, to the Old Soldiers Park. Sixteenth
and Market streets. 1t will be received
on behalf of the old soldiers by Samuel
H. Baynard. The two Gags donated to the
schools for adult foreigners by Nathan
Levy and the G. A. r. will ue presented
by William d. Bogia and rec lived by tie
Rev. u. NJ. Cleland.
X Prayer by the Rev. George c. Hall will
begin the exercises in the park after ne
parade. Commander George =. Morton will
preside. Following the presentation, a fr-
ing squad from Diligent council, Jr. o.
L. A. NJ, will fire a salute and school
children will sing patriotic airs.
The formation of the parade preceding
the exercises at the park was decided
upon as follows:
Detail of police headed by Chief George
Black and a sad of officers. form on
King street, south Of seventh street, with
right resting on Seventh street, the chief
marshal, General William A. Reilly, VIII
liam II. Blake chief aid; Nathan Levy Of
Post No. .: Daniel Ross. Post No. 1; Moses
Wen. Post No. 3, r. W. Karschner, Of
the p. O. S. of A. and George T. Lyon. Of
the Jr., o. L. A NJ; Smyth Post No 1,
with its escorts, the Boys Brigade of the
People's settlement, forming on French
street, north of Seventh STREET, right rest
ing on Seventh street; Admirals S. F. du-
Pont Post No. ?. escorted by the Sons of
Veterans. on French street, south Of Sew
enth street, right resting on Seventh
street: p. o. S. of A. on Walnut street,
north of Seventh street, right resting on
Seventh street. with George Austermuhl
I'm charge; the Jr. o. u. A. NJ on Walnut
street, south Of Seventh street, right rest
ing on Seventh street. in charge of Fred
c. Mccall. and the Mayor. City Council,
Water Department Street end Sewer De-
partment and other city officials in car
riages on Walnut street south OF Sixth
strete right resting on Skin street.
There will be plenty of music in line.
the First Regiment Band being with
Smyth Post. The Brunswick Fife and
Drum Corps with dupont Post. the Ne
chanics viii have their own hfe and drum
corps and the Sons of America will also
have a drum corps.
The parade will start at 2.SO o'clock
at the striking of the City Hall bell
Representatives Of the G. A. r.
posts will assemble at sh-American
Hall on Sunday afternoon at 2 o'clock
and will be taken in hacks to Lom-
hardy cemetery, where they will de-
corate the graves of dead veterans. on
Monday morning Smyth Post and the
/ First Regiment Band will hold exer-
cises over veterans graves at New
| port. From there they will go to AS
bury cemetery. Old Swedes. Riverview
/ and Wilmington and Brandywine. At
| Wilmington and Brandywine there will
be a service at the grave Of General
| Thomas A. Smyth.
Post No. will go to Mt Salem and
dupont cemeteries, and Post No. 2S
accompanied by school children of No
5 School. viii visit the Wilmington and
BrandyNvine cemetery. Post No. 13 will
visit the Cathedral cemetery.
The members of the Jr. o. u. A NJ,
accompanied by a firing squad. viii
also hold services over the graves OF
their members in the different ceme-
teries.
on Sunday morning before Decora-
tion Day the members of the G. A. r
viii meet at the American Hal
at $50 o'clock sharp. when they will
march in a body to Scott Church
where the pastor the Rev. William
G. Koons. win preach a sermon.