Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-11-05
GEN. ARMANDO DIAZ
HERE TOMORROW AS
GUEST OF THE CITY
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Major Joseph r. Lawson has been
selected as grand marshal Of tba
parade. He viii have as aides Lieu
tenant Victor Clark and Dominick di
sabatino. Marshals for the United
Italian Societies. twelve societies IN
number, appointed at the mayor's
meeting yesterday, are: DR.. p. A. n
Rovitti, DIR. c. b. Leone and DIR. John
benardo. The formations Of the pa
rade will be as follows:
Platoon OF Police.
Grand Marshal and aides.
National Guard Band.
Composite Company. National Guard
Miimington Posts. American Legion.
1eheral Diaz, aides, members Of com
mittee in motor cars.
Italian Societies five Bands.
Boy Scouts.
According TO present ARRANGEMENTS
tho parade will form on French stree
above Front, facing south. The route
Q. parade will be over Front street to
Market, north on Market, TO Ninth. to
KING street, thence passing the re-
viewing stand in front of the Public
buiiding, where General Diaz will drop
cut and review the marchers. The
bands will mass In front of the re-
viewing stand and play the National
Anthem and the Italian National An
them. This viii be followed bv an in
vocation by a prominent minister. Fol
lowing these preliminary exercises tho
mayor viii officially welcome the dis-
unguished visitor, presenting him with
a golden key To the city.
During the exercises in front of tba
l'ublic Building prayer will be offered
for the success of the Limitation OF
ornaments Conference. Prominent
clergymen, including Bishop Philio
Cook OF the Diocese of Delaware
bishop John j. Monaghan OF the Dlo-
ccse or Wilmington, Rev. Robert Watt
ID d., district superintendent of the
Wilmington Methodist Conference. and
ether prominent Methodist, Baptist.
Presbyterian and Catholic clergymen
have been invited tosbe present.
The official welcome in front of the
Public Building will be followed by a
reception in the main corridor of the
building, during which the public win
have an opportunity TO greet the dis
tinguished Italian soldier.
AT noon the general and his party
viii be guests of the city at civic
banquet in the Gold ballroom OF the
Hotel du Pont.
Mayor Harvey, through the press
today, has requested all the business
houses along the route of march and
In the centre Of the city to decorate
using both the American and Italian
flags. He also urges that the citizens
display the national flag at their
homes.
Rev. Charles l.. Candee. ID. D.. who
protested against the celebration being
held on Sunday in letters printed in
the newspapers, today received the
following letter from Mayor Harvey
November A, 1921.
Rev. Charles l.. Candee, ID. d.,
1908 Broome ST., City.
My dear DR.. Candee.
! have your letter of November
y 3D. and also copy of your letter
70 the editor OF the Morning
News.
The citys welcome to our illus-
trious guest will be marked by
civic and religious observation OF =
Disarmament sunday in Rodney
square. This ceremony win take
place about 9l5 a. m.
We, of the COMMITTEES, feel and
are joined Ia this beief by the
Methodist ministers, that the pro-
gram, an outlined. win give VIII
niington the distinciion OF Il quite
unusual celebration OF nisarma-
ment Sunday. AT the same time
our guest VIII be fittingly honored.
| appreciate your letter and only
wish that you had come TO see me
and talk the matter over, as did