Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1910-05-30

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The playground children, the Nutley
Brigade in trim sailor uniforms, the
Ieni Lenape Scouts and the smart reg
iment of the uniformed rank of the
Junior order United American Me
chanics also made creditable showing
and contributed to a splendid ensemble
which fttingly marked the ceremonies
of the day.
order of Parade.
This is the order in which the parade
passed before the reviewing stand
FIRST DIVISION.
Battalion of police, Chief Corpltt' COM
handing.
Grand Marshal Kicker and aides; Osce-
ola Currier, chief of staff; T. A
Bfauvelt, Acknowledgement.
Mayor Haussling, Department Com
mander James F. Connolly ana
staff, George w. Taylor, chairman
of Joint committee, and the Rev
Isaac M. Foster. orator of the day
in carriages.
Voss's band.
First Regiment National Guard.
Battery A, Field Artillery,
Battery a Cadet Corps.
SECOND DIVISION.
William Campbell, assistant marshal
Vincent's band; drum corps.
Phil Kearny Post No. |, G.. A. X.
James A.. Garfield Post No. 4. G. A. r.
Isaac M. Tucker Post No. 60, q. A. h.
Marcus l.. Ward Post No. IS, G. A. X.
Lincoln Post No. II, G.. A. r.
Phil Sheridan Post No. 40, G. A. II
Hexamer Post No. 81, G. A. r.
THIRD DIVISION.
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Columbia band.
Society of the Philippines.
Camp Mitchell, United Spanish Wal
Veterans.
Marcus L. Ward Post, Sons OF
Veterans.
Charles Gushing Post.
American Veterans of Foreign Service
FOURTH DIVISION.
Watson Ryno, assistant marshal.
Krimke's band.
Uniformed Rank, Jr. Q. U. A. M.
Adams Council.
General Custer Council.
Diligent Council.
Equal Rights Council.
FIFTH DIVISION.
Gilbert o. Lytel, assistant marshal.
Lentz's band.
Uniformed Rank. knights of Pythias
Ivy Hill Cadets.
Columbia Guard.
Guards of Columbia.
Nutley Brigade.
Leni Lenape Scouts
70. l playground childret
Sons of Daniel Boone.
No. 2 playground children.
city Playground Cadets.
Newton Playground children.
The sixth and last division was made
UP of automobiles and carriages In
which We're seated members of the Board
of Education, of the Board of Works,
fire and police commissioners, aldermen
and members of the joint committee in
charge of, the celebration.
G. A. II. Posts Trimmed Ranks.
Newark posts of the Grand Army of the
Republic formed in line in Park place,
the right of the line being at the head
of Military Park, where the American
flag, for which the boys fought, was
floating in the air. The veterans sa-
luted the flag as they passed it to get
into line, and the men. women and chill
dren who lined ark place on each side
of the street applauded the boys
heartily.
Upwards of sixty men of Phil Kearny
Post No. l paraded under Commander
Sturges. and they are nearly all that is
left of over 260 veterans that years age
marched In the Decoration Day parade
When the post was organized it had in
a few years 260 members, u t,death has
reduced the number to about seventy
men. =
Only twenty-four men of Hexamer
Post walked and rode today of the 160
and odd who were in the line twenty-six
years ago. There were several very old
and feeble veterans in the carriages
which followed the post
Lincoln Post, which had the largest
number Of men in the parade, nearly
100, and once had over 800 members,
made a fine showing
Garfield Post, led by Commander
Thomas S. Nichols, turned out about
eighty strong. The post was organ
lied in 1881, once had nearly 200 men,
bers and liz have died. In the last
twelve months Henry Hahn. Theodore
Clark and another old veteran in the
post went to that nome from whence
nobody returns.
Only forty of the ITO negro members
who once marched with Isaac M
Tucker Post were in line today, blu
they were "just as young as they used
to be-" 80 Commander e. G.. Thompson
said.
Phil Sheridan Post had upward OF
,yenty old ret following Commander
matry w. Champlin, who said the post
on Q had over 270 veterans on its roll
and ARGUS L. Ward Post. organized ir
had about seventy-five of Its mem
in line. 1t once had over 270 mem
ADV, but most of them have answered
last roll call.
from. the minute the parade started
until 1t ended the e of thousands Of
spectators who lined both sidewalks
along Broad street gave the grand ole
veterans continuous applause. and thu
old boys" acknowledged 1T by doffint
their old army hats.