Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1922-05-15
Pageant Parade, Sing
at Bridge Dedication


81 the dedication OF the Washington
Memorial Bridge on May 80. Memo
rial Day, has about completed Its
arrangements and the details will
be discussed at a meeting of the
committee tonight in the @. A. r.
Headquarters in the American
Hall. All organizations that plan TO
take part in the parade prior TO the
dedication exercises are requested 10
aave their representatives present at
The meeting tonight.
Not only will the parade be one
Of the largest ever held here. but
The dedication exercises will be par
:icipated in by 1000 persons.
The huge chorus, under the direc-
don OF T. Leslie Carpenter, organist
IF Trinity p. f. Church and the
oand. to be directed by J. Norris
Robinson. have arranged FOR an in
.eresting program of songs and
music.
The complete program which will
be presented IS as follows;
I. The Brandywine in allegory.
II. The trail Of the Leni-Lenape
indians. who used the creek for
heir runway.
III. The power OF the Brandy
vine that turned the wheels for the
grlst. cotton, paper and powder
mills. and bore out 10 the world the
ships built near its bank.
". The Glory OF the Brandywine
Freedom and patriotism from the
soil of Delaware, and sprang forth
strong and indestructible at every
call that came TO them for the ma
TONS good.
OBJ Battle OF the Brandywine.
(a) Caesar Rodney.
(c) Washington and Lafayette.
V. In common oration-In mem
DRY OF all the sons Of Delaware who
gave their lives in the cause OF
FREEDOM. not only for their own
peoples, but for others, four tab
lets are set in the enduring stone /
OF Brandywine's Memorial bridge, |
that all who pass may see the rec /
ord Of their names and deeds, and
Sc inspired TO continue on along
the way they blazed.
VI. Official Exercise-The Bridge /
Commission turns over the bridge /
to the county officials.
VII. Flower Ceremony-Flowers |
are thrown into the Brandywine to /
be borne out and across to France. |
Wreaths are placed at the base OF |
the Memorial Tables.
The program Of the chorus has .
been selected as follows:
"Barcarolle." Tales OF Hoffman"
20 Lovely Night"
"Aiarsaillaise"
"See the Conquering Hero Comes
from the famous oratorio Judas .
AIaccabaeus, Handel.
'Halleluiah Chorus" from the
oratorio. Messiah Handel
Miss Bach COmpOses ode
In addition 20 these numbers the /
chorus will present a dedication ode /
the music OF which was selected .
ftom the pirates OF Penzance,"
and the words written for the oo-
casion by Miss Winifred Bach. The
words follow:
"Har. Brandywine. thou source Of
power,
Thou Heaven-sent fouut Of :
strength Divine;
Hail flowing stream OF ceaseless
life.
All hail. all hail, to thee our Bran
DIVINE"
The ode IS intended to be sung
during the flower ceremony. This
ode is explained. was not written
for the song contest the entries for
which will be open untu tomorrow
and II another song IS selected by
the committee it will be introduced
later.
The chorus will hold a rehearsal
next wednesday night in the com
munitv room Of the High School
Building.
After many weeks OF great care
on the part Of the committee In
charge the list of principals has
been selected in part and IS nearly
,omplete. Many of those taking part
are direct descendants OF men and
women who were active IN the events
Of the Revolution and the stirring
scenes about the Brandywine in
the early days Of the colonies.
caleb s. Layton. who will repre-
sent the character of Caesar Rod
new ls a direct descendant of that
parsonage. The list Of principals is
presented herewith. The person
who will take the parts of the Herald
and the Prologue have not yet been
selected; the spirit of '76" has not
vet been selected. The other prin-
,ipal characters follow:
THE CAST
p-sndvvvine ........Mrs II. K. Wilson
Power Of the Brandywine,
Mrs Philip Carpenter
Glory Of the Brandywine.
Miss Alice Bush
T--aador, ..... Edwin c. Huber
Patriotism .......... James II. Hughes
Victory ...... Miss Doothea ROBERTS
Spirit Of the Bridge.
Mrs. Donald S. Ashbrook
Caesar Rodney ......Caleb S. Layton
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