Evening journal., 1914-05-30
CITY Holiday TO
HONOR HERO DEAD
General Observance of Me-
mortal Day, With General
Display of Flags
VETERANS IN MARCH
DURING AFTERNOON

the stores are closed and this morn
ing the graves of the dead soldiers
were decorated by their comrads. A
large number Of tive employees of
stores that closed for the day took
advantage of the holiday and left the
city. Many went % Atlentic City and
other seashore resorts to remain over
Sunday. and travel was heavy, par
ticularly down the Delaware Rail-
road.
The actual celebration of Memorial
Day this year was on a par with that
of recent years in Wilmington. For
the past two months members Of the
G. A. II. have been anticipating the
day and making preparations for 1t.
While the ranks OF the old soldiers
are thinning, as evidenced in the
parade this afternoon, no stone was
left unturned to do honor to the men
who sacrificed their lives that the
country might remain one great and
undivided nation, and to honor the
living heroes, too Early in the
morning the streets were dotted with
veterans wearing TIE blue which they
fought for in so many battles, bands
were heard playing and it was evi-
dent that it was a holiday.
Many flowers for decorating the
graves of the old soldiers were sent
by Wilmingtonians who were anxious
to do their part in honor of the dead
veterans. Flowers were received by
Smyth, Sheridan, du Pont and Grant
posts. These posts decorated the
graves of the dead soldiers in all the
cemeteries in Wilmington and vicinity
including Newport. and also the du
Pont burial ground in Christiana hun
dred. The cemeteries were beautiful
after the soldiers finished decorating
them and many Of The old veterans
we're so touched by the memories Of
former years, as they strcwed the
graves of their former comrades with
flowers, that they shed tears.
Firing squads from the Patriotic
Sons of America and sOnc Of veterans
fred salutes over the graves of the
soldiers this morning The graves Of
Confederate veterans were decorated
as we'll as those who fought for the
Union.
All is in readiness fo- the parade
this afternoon. It will form at
Fourth and French streets. William
Forbes will be chief marshall and in
the line of march will be Mayor Har-
rison w. Howell. members OF City
Council and other city officers. The
formation is as follows:
First division on west side Of
French street, right resting on Fourth
street.
Second division form on west side
of French street, right resting on
Fifth street
llphjrd division form on east side Of
French street, right resting on Fourth
street
Fourth division form on east side
of French street. right resting on
Fifth street
First division. escort of police
Chief Marshal William Forbes, Chiei
of Staff j. p. Riley, Chief Aid o. F. r
Gentieu. First Division Marshal, VIII
liam G. Baugh, Sr.; Past Department
Commanders; First Regiment Band
General Thomas A. Smyth Post No. l
G. A. r.. in command of Commander
L. Horn Edward II. Green Camp, No
33. Sons OF Veterans; Brunswick Fife
and Drum Corps; Military Company
of AppomattoX Camp, No. 2, 5. v, II
command of Frank Gentieu and Viii
liam Schelhnger, as aide; Frances II
Green Camp, No. 3S, S. v, under com
mand of Captain George Dickel anC
lieutenant J. Keebler; Appomatto'
Camp. n. 2, Sons of Veterans; Ad
miral S. f. DUPONT Post, No. 2, G. A
r., in command of Commander J. W
Dunning: Ladies' Auxiliary OF Apo
mattox Camp. No. ?, S. v, on a larg'
float; Daughters of Veterans in auto
mobiles; Veterans in automobiles
automobiles Of the veterans who car
not walk.
Second division, H. d. Walker, mar
shal: headed by the Bethany Baptis
Band and E. Pierson as chief aide
This division will consist of the Jr
A. L. NJ. Guards, in command o
Captain w. w. butcher and Firs
Lieutenant Ira d. McCarns as aid'
Boy Scouts.
Third division. w. B. Remley il
command; T. c. Warrington, aide; p
o. S. Of A; p. o. S. of A. Fife ant
Drum Corps.
Fourth division, Mayor Harrison
W Howell and the members of Cit,
Council, president and members o
the Board Of Education. Street AM
Sewer Department, Board OF Polio
Commissioners, Board of Water Com
missioners and the Levy Court.
The route will be as follows: Form
on French street, from French stree
to Fourth, to Market street, to Eley
enth street, to Delaware avenue, {
the Soldiers Monument, counter
march on Van Buren street to Mint
street to Washington street, t
Seventh street, to Market street an
dismiss.
The day was appropriately obser'
ed in the public schools. At the Hig
school, the exercises we're held at
o'clock and were attended by a larg
number. The auditorium was attra'
lively decorated by the members {
Die Lustigen under the direction {
Miss Irma Miller. Student exercise
we're participated in by William
McCorkindale, Jr., Robert Colpitt
Miss Roop and Miss Crawford. Mil
Mildred Gooding read General OrdI
No. IL, the first general order for Il
observance of Memorial Day, issue
May ., 1868, by General John
Logan.
DR.. George Edward Reed deliver,
the oration in the morning.
Miss krumme had charge of Il
singing, which Or. Reed took occ
sion to compliment highly. The boy
glee club sang "Tenting on the o
Camp-Ground."
At the conclusion of the exercis
Principal A. IL. Berlin took the mer