Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-05-31
VETERANS MARCH IN
ANNUAL REVIEW
pvindIlne Ranks Of Old Fight
ess Given BIG Reception by
Thousands Along Route.
LNtRclSES IN THE PARK

lusi how faat arc dwindiiug the
l#uha az the lnsmlcrs ~ the q. 4.
WAS HffikinElN demonstrated yes
tfiillY afternoon when the old aol-
dinfa lmasad ia review IA their Me
WmiHl nHN celebration. Coutrasted
With thn numbers uf veterans who
NUfe o. D. found in the limo of march
pnlt a fpw wears ago, less than one
dpe IN "a thp "IoYs IN hlue"actually
marched Yesterday There were sew
ffal nld HnllieFa riding in automo-
tilgs that had lsspn placed ~ their dis
pnaal lsut thc tpw who were able 70
go lhF actual maroEiis were the sub
lpUf nl pnmmcnt an along tho line
ntspltr luWurinE clouds and threat
enfd rain the sidewalks along tho
fautp ~ enc parade we're crowded
With men Nompu and children who
s1Nf thp marphrra a rouaiug rcccp-
lHW HH thuN lranpcd along. Ameri-
f4n naaa we're a. b, seem every
whrrr and thp tanned roppN of France
49, much Is evidpncr Several thous-
s4id proplp epuerrEatcd tn Cool spring
iHrk a. Witness the patriotic cScr-
IHtH which fnilrgsed immediately after
che l~fadr and which concluded the
s4Ns prunram
fhv hpadp waa moved an time
ffHW Fourth and Er,nch streets ID
So headed ~ platoon ~ police
snHaf command ~ TraHc Sergeant
4nhn nnNVniah The civil War vctcr-
o hud lh, rght of iinc and the few
nN iut wan, followed rs many Of
tI,t wemhtrs "a automobiles cars
trre placpd at their disposal ~ citi-
rua and h, the motor oorps ~ the
ft1 t.ran branches ~ this organ-
ttion Nts represented frum pracu-
tAlt IN tb, towns IL the state The
Huua ST Veterans g. . s ~ A. and
ih unUnunhd troop ~ tho m o L..
- n Wprr n the line. 4 feature ~
it nrtdu was tho salvation Army
Nfb ils own htnd. several of tho
nUelplHuH heiue women Members of
tHt tom,ll rodr IN automobiles
,n ths tprfa,pd slopes II Cool
furlna Reservoir the patriotic eyer
rlHra we're hold toiloWing the parade
hut we're Witnessed hy several thou
Htud rpunlr Tho members of the q
Wprv rtVrn seats immediately
i ruul Ut the speakers stand while
thr remainder ~ tho audience stood
HlHfHt the Wide lawns able 10 hear
r,rbthng distinctly because of tho
ntturi ADVANTAGES 81 the park as
q ihVatru site
1nu of the pleasing features of the
solicitation was the community sing
e. ~ patriotic SONGS under the leader
thn 80 William Wallace ~ the COM
iuuntiN Nvrtire who was given vote
~ thBnku ~ the asscmhlage for his
goDd work. Ruthany Rand accom-
tmmed as ali these songs. Leroy
llarNoN prraidcd and introduced Miss
Mars Dorsey who rccltod the poem
'tlandprt Field. Mrs W. 4. speak
unin explained next The purpos, of the
stin ~ the red pnppies. She called
attention a. 4 sernl hcaring the names
al thc honorcd dcad which had been
rlaeed on the lawn and asked that
everyone buN q rsoppy and place Il m
ihr wire nrrccn about this scroll 10
uskt & bordur 80 rcd flowers. Many
n,les were made and tho fiowcrs placed
alsaut The ~ evu.
"a ", knowles we'll known a.
torney uf this city, made i ringing
aliferh ln which hc drtw a verbal pi..-
tHre &c the armies OF the United STATES
tu nll lhr Warr the nation has hal.
taHntina oul hoW the men ~ the na-
ltuu have fought for good cause p
af Ha rtrugflea and how they haze
HngaNf boon successful. y. q. lrelani.
81 tWliunure. Past senior Vice CuI.3-
laNudnr tnvthluf uf the sons % Nc'-
Grams who had come here az the
srorial invitation 90 the local sons y
Veterans who had charge 81 the pro
sInm delivered an address which was
j rtssned a. Win wrapt attention h. rs
hundreds st auditors Tie dealt with
Ihp hlsh ldeala oi the nation n al
Hn preNlouu siruEEles.
The exercises concluded with tic
sinelna of the national anthem and =
salute IS thr entire assemhiage q the
lnna liei of dead soldiers a. set forth
So tho honor scroll.