Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-05-29
BRIDGE DEDICATION A
COMMUNITY AFFAIR
ny Alice l.. Roop

Denpie. Harry j. Schmit. w. r. Gra-
son. Ryan IL. Pyle. James II. Wallace.
As the chorus sings La Marseillaise,"
Lafayette. Frank &. Hughes. will be
greeted by Patriotism and Freedom.
To the music of "See. the Conuuering
Hero Comes" George Washington.
Thomas +. Bayard. will be welcomed.
The climax of the pageant will come
In the exercises In commcmoratlon of
Delaware's fighting mon. The figure
" Victory. Miss Dorothca Roberts.
viii stand triumphant at the edge of
the bridge and then will advance TO
the dais. With her will he color
guard composed of Dunbar Muhl-
hauser. j. l.. Lennon. NJ. l.. Cham
hcrlain, Eric Roberts The chorus will
sing "liallclujah Chorus" Behind her
viii march the Spirit of tho Bridge.
Mrs. Donald Ashbroolx. with her at
tendants, Misses Eleanor Rush, Leah
liurish. Helen Cohen. Helen Levy.
representing the four small pyions.
, and two hundred children from
schools Nos. J. .. IL. 80, 20, 10, 10, s,
and !. representing the railing. These
! iigures I'm granite gray will advance
In correct bridge formation To greet
Brandywinc.
! Then will be enacted the unvcilIng
uf the tablets which will take place
simultaneously on the real and the
symbolic bridge. Miss Bessie whiting
ham. who represents the pylon bear
INK tho tablet dedicated 20 the Della
ware soldiers In tho wars Of 1777
1861. and 1918. will I've attended by Y
| N. Alexander. tho continental: DR.
Sweeney. Northern Civil War Soldier;
lseslie Roe. Southern Civil War Sol
dler; J. 4. Lennon. World War vet
rran As Freedom and Patriotism un.
veil the tablet. tho band will plan
! America and the real tablet on tn,
bridge will bc unveiled So likewise
VIII hc unveiled tho other tablets. T,
lthc music of The Rattle Hymn of tn
Republic tho tablet i'm honor of al
wars will have as it's pylon, Mrs J
". Hoffman. and rs attendants. 1877
ia a. Shclladay. 1912. William Ducr
iNi6. George Dorsey. 1861. l.. II
webb. 1898. T. r.. Barton: 1918. X. II
Mac Nurtric. The pylon with tn
tablet I'm honor of all Delaware me,
who served In the World War will IN
represented 10y Mrs. William y. White
-Four American Legion men will h
her escorts Harry Price. Gcorg
Evans. Walter Erhard. J. /. PYLE
The music will be cover There" Th
last tablet unveiled will be the on
bearing tho names of the 26l mon an
one woman in Delaware who died Fl
the World War. Mrs Carlton I
l'ridEham will represent this pylor
with her will he the Gold Star Moth
ors. after whose sons tho Delawar
Legion Posts are named: Mrs. Law
renee Roberts. Mrs John l.. Fisher
Mrs. Margaret Chandler, Mrs. Ma
Dumpsou Miss Caroline Robelen. a
a Red cross Nurse. will he attende
10y Roy Scout escorts and flag bearer
from Troop No. q. The mus
VIII hc. The Long, Long Trail" wit
the burial salute and Taps" an
swcrcd 10y tho echo from the bridge.
f Tho governor and other dIgnitarie
viii thon take their places I'm r,
ies placed az tho base OF this mcrnori
, tablet hearing the names of the De
|, aware men who lost their lives I'm II
~ War Tor Freedom and will review III
p national suard and procession
r across tho bridge.
r Against n background Of fold dai.