Evening journal., 1914-10-15
Nations Defenders March
Today While Skies Drop Rain;
Governor Reviews the Troops

Under wet skies, the first of the
week, the military parade Of the Old
Home Week celebration was held this
afternoon. with Colonel Weller Il. Sto-
yer. quartermaster o. NJ. d., in com
mand. The troops at Fort DUPONT.
Delaware o. NJ D., Civil War veterans.
Sons of Veterans. companies Of cadets
from Delaware College and the Pennsyl-
vahia Military Academy, az Chester, and
the +. O. s. of A., composed the forma-
tion. The line was later reviewed bv
Governor Charles r. Miller and staff
in Rockford Park. Major A. l.. Steele,
L. 5. A., is in charge Of the regulars.
Despite the stormy weather. the large
field at Rockford Park. facing the
water tower, where the review Is 10 take
place, was black with people at the
hour the parade moved.
Following the review the soldiers
viii march to Delaware Avenue. and
then to Tenth and King streets and
disband
Colonel Slower had as his aides
Captain Joseph Lawson and Major
Chauncey =. Holcomb. The parade was
headed by a platoon of police. and fol-
lowing them came the chief marshal
and his aides The crack Artillery
Band OF Fort DUPONT. under the lead
ership OF Director V. n. Safranek was
at the head OF the musicians from Fort
DUPONT, four companies of the Coast
Artillery Corps being In the parade.
Included in these companies were
those OF the Mine Planting Corps. The
eight companies OF the Delaware
Militia followed, Companies b, Of Mil
lord and-G, OF Dover. having arrived
here shortly after II o'clock. and Com
pany h, Of Newark. arriving at 1880
o'clock, over the Baltimore and Ohio
railroad, with the cadets of the Della
ware College. Company II. of New
Castle. came by special trollevs
Following the militia men we're
-FOUR companies Of militia from Ches-
ter Media and West Chester. These
troops arrived at Las o'clock via the
Wilson Line boats
The cadets Of Delaware College
followed the militia from Chester
and the Sons of Veterans OF this CITY
marched behind them. The mounted
SQUAD of the Pennsylvania Military
College on their handsome horses
followed. and then came the grizzled
veterans of the Civil War, members
of the c. A. r.
The Dover and Milford Militia men
arrived here before noon and formed
INTO line In French street and march
ed TO the Odd Fellows Hall, Tenth
and King streets. where dinner was
served. The Pennsylvania Military
College cadets were also supplied
with lunch and at the close of the
parade all the troops, including the
regulars. will be entertained at SUM-
per in the Odd Fellows Hall.
The parade formed at Ninth and
French streets and marched over the
following route Down French street
to Front, to Market. 10 Eleventh. TO
Delaware avenue. TO Broome. TO GIL
pin avenue. TO Rockford Tower. on
the return from the review by tho
governor and his 1taff the troops
marched In Delaware avenue to Tenth
and King streets.
The Boy Scouts, who have been OF
great assistance TO the local police
and the executive committee during
the present celebration Will come into
their own this evening when they viii
parade. The Scouts OF this city. Els
mere and New Castle under command
OF Garrick Mallory. Jr.. Scout master.
viii form al Fourth and French
streets and march over the following
route Fourth and French TO Front
TO Market, TO Eleventh. TO Delaware