Evening journal., 1914-10-10
CITY in Gala Attire on Eve
of Old Home Celebration

sistant. Charles Miller Morton and |
Rutledge Band. Of Chester, Of 30
pieces, with so men in line
Company No. IL, Union-Chief
marshal, Charles Elmer; assistants,
Dennis S. Haley and William Ros-
sitter: company marshal, Edward A.
McNulty: assistants, Harry Bickta
and James Dougherty. Penn Treaty
Band. of Philadelphia, of 20 pieces,
with 80 men in line.
Company No. u. Independence
Chief marshal, William Paris; com
many marshal, John NJ. Patterson;
assistant, William n. Fuhr Bethany
Band of q pieces. with so men in
line
The new automobile fire truck of the
Delaware Fire Company will be in
the parade
To illuminate River.
The committee having charge Of the
river pageant scheduled for next Sat
urday night has issued the following
letter:
There seems to be misappre-
hension among boat owners through
out the city regarding illumination
along the route of the parade during
the river carnival ON Saturday even
ing of Old Home Week.
Many boat owners thing their dec
orations will not show because of a
lack Of light which would require
them TO install expensive lighting
equipment upon their boats but this
is a false impression. as the river
will be sufficiently illuminated along
the entire water front TO bring out the
decorations, and az the committee
boat upon which the judges will be
stationed il will be as light as day
itself
Through the joint illuminations Of
Commodore T. Coleman DUPONT on
one side and Captain Horace Wilson
and the Wilson Line on the other
that section Of the Christiana will
be particularly well lighted and every
boat owner of the city is called upon
to do his share to show his apprceia-
ton of the efforts OF these public
spirited gentlemen to promote boat
ing in one OF its most delightful
phases in Wilmington. our city.
Your River Carnival Committee
cannot make a success of this carni-
val unless you enter your boats and
participate in the parade but with
your help il can be, and will be- one
of the grandest features Of the week.
Let nothing keep you out, and do
II for Wilmington. our city. first.
River Carnival Committee OF
Old Home Week
J. A. Oliver. chairman of the num-
mers' carnival and parade. conferred
with representatives Of various clubs
in Council chambers last night. The
route Of the parade scheduled for
Friday night was not arranged. q
being decided to map the route out
on next Wednesday evening. Those
/ desiring to enter the parade as an
! organization will have to enter their
names by that time. Individuals who
desire to parade may do so by beinl
at the starting place on the night o
the parade
Many Railroad Workers In Line.
Announcement that the Pennsyl
vania Railroad Company will hav
1000 or more men in the industrial
parade and that the b. and o. raj
j road company would have the old L
connective Atlantic. the oldest Ameri
can-built locomotive on a large loa
here In the same parade. shows tina
the parade will be the greatest of iti
kind over held here. The Pennsyl
vania Railroad Company will have in
line fifteen companies of sixty men
each, each company being i'm charge
of a marshal
The marshals of the parade are
f. w. Smith. assistant master me
chanic. J. r. GARNER, general fore
man of car department, and T. r.
/ edward. general foreman of locomo
tive department.
The B and O. Company pioneer 10.
connective win be in charge of Engi
neer Joseph Brady, who ran the en-
CINE in the old days. The Atlanu
. hauled the first train over the B. ant
N o. into Washington on August q
= 1885, amid the cheers of President An
s drew Jackson and his cabinet.
. Word was also sent to the genera
I committee yesterday that Cigarmal
y ers Union No. 296 of this city. woul
(, parade on Wednesday night tn
Il Hibernian knights also will marc
n About fifty members of the Knigh
held "A rehearsal last night under II
y direction Of Captain Thomas McHug
y Major Jerome J. Hurley, chief ma
{ shall OF the Knights has called a NEE
u ing for tomorrow afternoon wh'
"a final details will be made
The various Camps OF the Modei
r. Woodmen Of America last night d
o.. cided to turn out in the parade.
b. The lodgmen will be dressed
be khaki uniforms and will carry Il
e. Woodmen's axe. A large float re
he resenting the order will also be in Il
a paarde. In addition 20 the Columbr
Day parade by the various ltali,
Of societies Of the city on Monday, Il
Is Municipal Band will give a conce
c. at the Hotel DUPONT on Mond
ID night. The band will consist of
O.. musicians and they will play at q
s. grand stand on Tuesday night
D. The business and industrial parad
+. on Wednesday afterioon. viii for
ID al 100 D. m. on French street b
/. tween Front and Sixteenth street
e The parade will be three miles Ion
ii. and there will be 500 vehicles in lin
n Five bands will be I'm line. The pa
"a ade will be divided into FIVE division
e under division marshals. each ma
e shall shall have one Of two aides
n assist.
r. J. Writ Willis will be chief marsh
and Dr. j. r. Mahaffy executive ma
I. shall. The division marshal OF Il
I, first division will be Stephen J. NJ
$ Nee with James H. Wright and Hari
II Goodwin as aides. The second div
n sion marshal will be ]. II. Gould, j
with John q Baldwin and Villa