THE SCRANTON TRIBUNE-TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 5, 1899.
. X.
GREAT ARMY
Continued fr om
The first delegation tit tho Now York
carriers, numbering about 500, arrive!
at 2.40 p. in. This consisted of tho tmui
from stations O, O, W, J, H, E ana A.
Tho Jersey City delegates also came In
on this train. A noticeable feature
was tho perfect order kept by the men.
Upon alighting from the train they
lined up In even rows while the cap
tains called the roll. Thoy then filed
in and marched to their respective
position In the parade.
The silk lings for the various sta
tions had been sent on ahead and a
committee appointed for tho purpose
distributed them at tho depot as each
station came alone
The second section of the New York
delegation nrrlved at 3.3G, having made
the run In four hours and a half. This
flection consisted of eleven cars and
the men on leaving the cars took up
their places In the general formation.
On tho third section of the New York
train were five moie coaches loaded
with carriers and a Pullman drawing
room car on which were the guests,
Postmaster Cornelius Van Cott and
staff. The staff accompanying were:
Assistant Postmaster K. S. Post,
Richard Van Cott, general superin
tendent city delivery; L. I l.uuforty,
private secretary; T. A. Jardlnes.
auditor; C. W. White, superintendent
of postolllco delivery; F. O. Drlscoll,
superintendent, of carriers; I. J. Camp
bell, superintendent unpaid depart
ment; Howard Connolly, superintend
ent newspaper mailing department; II.
C. Llppmnnn. assistant auditor; Super
intendents of Division Stations J. J.
Jones. E. L. Hothman, F. K. Shea, F.
H. Rannow, J. D. Sllssee, T. O. Archer.
C. C. Denn, C. E. Stewart. C. E. Hub
bell. L. B. Grnnzer. E. D. Mountain, W.
O. Moger, Robert P. Walsh, F. P. Mott.
O C. Voorhls, J. II. McGinn, John
Washington, M. J. Foley; Harry C.
I.ockwond, chief clerk, third division;
W. R. Sproul, chief clerk carriers' di
vision. The fourth section carried Brooklyn's
MO postmen and two carloads of Silk
City branch of Patorson, N. J. They
were the last to leave Hobokon, start
ing at 11.35 and arriving nt 4.15.
The Brooklyn men were accompanied
by Postmaster Francis II. Wilson, ac
companied by the following members
of his staff; W. A. Smith, general
superintendent of the postolllce; Will
tain Exstance, auditor; A. II. Frost.
W .T. Carroll, II. O. Buckley, J. E.
landmark. J. Cortelyou. W. J. Mor
rison and W. Lester, superintendents
of Motions.
John E. Irvine, president of the
Brooklyn brunch, and S. O. Stevenson,
its secretary, were also In the party.
The Patorson people numbered sixty,
Including the Patorson Martial Drum
corn?. They wore pretty pink badges
of silk, lettered In gold and caught up
with n silk cocoon.
Their guests were Postmaster Her
mann .1. Kohlhaas, Superintendents
Ernest A. Burton nnd Peter Elmer. Jr.
Alderman James Roe and John Rat
ney, clerk of the- street department,
were two cltv ofllcials accompanying
the party.
The branch olllcers present weie:
President Thomas Rogers, Secretary
William Roe. Jr., Vice-President Charles
W. Robinson, Financial Secretary
Charles II. Nichols, Treasurer John
Wilsnn.
There wore 1,902 passengers on the
four trains that came from Greater
Now York. All but about one hundred
of these were carriers.
At 3.30 o'clock the special train carry
ing the Newark carriers steamed Into
the Delaware and Hudson station with
banners flying. With them was As
sistant Postmaster William Zerflss, and
their letter carriers' band of twenty
six pieces, of which P. K. Wilson Is
leader.
Newark sent 200 men, nnd n number
of her leading citizens. The numl'-r
was made up In nlno sections and was
in command of Krvin Jewell. Hon.
John R. Fair. A. F. Duffy, Select
Councilman James met the party and
escorted It to Its position In line.
About forty minutes later the special
train conveying tho immense crowd of
over 500 from Philadelphia reached the
city by the way of the Delaware and
Hudson. The men Immediately formed
In their companies nnd In commnnd of
Colonel Johnson proceeded to the posi
tion In tho parade assigned to them.
Accompanying them were twenty-three
delegates and several ladles.
B. B. Megargeo, John R. Fair, Ed
Mard James. City Solicitor Vosburg, T.
Burke and A. F. Duffy comprised the
committee which received the Phlla
delphians. The Wllkes-Barro representation of
tlnrty-llvo men. accompanied by the
Ninth Regiment band and headed by
the Inimitable Alderman. Donahoe, of
tho Third ward of that city, reached
tho city at 3.30 o'clock. Thoy were es
corted to Hotel Jcrmyn, and later took
their place In lino. Our neighboring
city, Plttston, sent her force of ten
men, accompanied by Hon. Theodore
Hart, postmuster of that city.
The Afternoon Parade.
NO one will say tho carriers deliv
ered us a gold brick. Other
organizations have bid for the
public's co-operntlon in entertaining
visiting brethren, promising big, but
mengerly fulllIUng. Not so with the
carriers, bo It said. They told us, when
they Invited a public demonstration in
honor of their guests, that tho city
would see one of the largest crowds of
paraders from a distance that ever
marched our streets und u spectacle of
surpassing Interest.
They said that practically tho entire
carrier forco of all tho largo cities
within a radius of two hundred miles
would be here; that thcro would bo
present men of national renown and
postmasters from many cities; that
there would bo u crowd hero as large.
It not larger, than any that ever
thronged tho streets of Scranton, and
that they, tho local carriers, would
have complete and perfect arrange
ments for every detail of tho whole
affair, '
All this wns fulfilled. It was till
largest uniformed parade ever seen In
Scranton, and, incidentally, the largest
parade the letter carriers ever held, ex
ceeding oven the one In Philadelphia
three years ago. There were 5,000 men
In line, and It required forty minutes
for them to pass tho reviewing stand
at tho lively, long-step cadence peculiar
to letter carriers. New York alone had
1600 men. Urooklyn was represented
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by 540 men nnd Philadelphia by an
even 500. The New York, Philadelphia,
Jersey City and .Newark carriers had
their own bands along.
It was not, as might be supposed, a
monotonous procession. The carriers,
to be sure, were attired In tho regula
tion gray, but thcro was a variety of
detail to fully relievo anything ap
proaching monotony. Nearly every
delegation had something other than
their badges that was distinctive, and
some of them presented distinguishing
features that were very decidedly at
tractive. Their marching, too, was n notnble
feature. Most of them were drilled to
a military nicety; some of them wero
cnpable of Intricate and pretty evolu
tions, nnd none of them marched poor
ly. Their step, bearing and manocuver
Ing was on the whole qulto ns good as
would be looked for In a purely mili
tary organization.
The newly repaired asphalted streets
of the central city, thoroughly flushed
on the preceding night, gave thorn a
perfect marching ground, nnd, thanks
to the excellent arrangements of Chief
of Police Robling, there was no hind
rances occasioned by the spectators.
All nlong tho tine of march where
the crowds usually congregate most
densely, the sidewalks were roped oft
nnd a suflkient force of olllcers wore
strung along the curb to see that the
spectators kept within the ropes.
On Washington avenue, In the vicin
ity of the court house.where the crowd
ing was nothing short of a Jam, uni
formed volunteers from the lire de
partment co-operated with the regular
and special police In handling the
throng and protecting the arches from
being damaged. The firemen nlso act
ed as ushers In the grand stands and
kept an eye out for meddlesome per
sons who might come to harm from the
electric wires. The firemen were from
the Franklin, Nay Aug, Crystal and
Columbia companies and were about
twenty In number.
A number of women fainted In sev
eral of the thickest crowds, but not n
single accident Is reported, save that
the horse of A. F. Law, one of the first
division aides, ran away on Lacka
wanna avenue, and, dashing into tho
midst of Bauer's band, overturned W.
V. Griffiths, the trombone player, giv
ing him a severe shaking up and dam
aging his horn beyond repair. He.
however, hurried to Finn & Phillips'
store and securing a new Instrument,
returned to his place In the line.
Owing to the late arrival of the
Philadelphia delegation, the parade was
an hour late in getting started, but
once It was under way, everything
moved like clockwork under the elllo
lent direction of Grand Mnrshal Ripple,
who. It Is safe to say, Is without a
peer In this particular capacity. No
small amount of tho success of tho
procession In this respect Is due to the
chief of stnff, .Major W. S. Millar, the
three division marshals. Colonel C. C.
Mattes. Captain F. M. Vanillins, Cap
tain D. B. Atherton, Captain L. T.
Mattes and their several aides.
Details of the Parade.
AT 3 o'clock p. in. the paraders
began to assemble at their re
spective places of formation
and at 3.30, the appointed time for
the procession to move, Colonel Rip
ple wns prepared to give the order to
march. The last section of the New
York train bearing the Brooklyn and
Patorson delegates and the special
with the Phlladelphlans aboard were
late in arriving and kept the parade
in waiting a full hour.
The first division wns composed of
the delegates and carriages contain
ing distinguished guests and local com
mitteemen, formed on Lackawanna
and Franklin avenue, the delegates
on the former thoroughfare and the
latter on Franklin. All of tho dele
gates did not march in this division,
some of them prefonlng to fall fn
ahead of their marching squads. Presi
dent John N. Parsons and the other
national officers were tendered car
riages, but declined to ride, saying It
was appropriate that carriers should
walk. President Parsons commanded
the delegates' section of the column.
The other three divisions of the par
ado were made up respectively of New
York, New Jersey nnd Pennsylvania
carriers. The New Yorkers formed
on Franklin avenue, right resting on
Spruce street, thf Jersoyltes on Frank
lin avenue and the Pennsylvanlans on
Linden street, right resting on Frank
lin. At 4.32 Grand Marshal Ripple gave
tho signal and tho line moved out
Franklin avenue nnd up Lackawanna
to the music of hundreds of musicians
and tho cheers of thousands of spec
tators. The line of march was as follows
I'p Lackawanna avenue to Washing
ton avenue to Spruce street, up Sp-iu-e
street to Jefferson avenue, out Jeffv
son avenue to Pino street, down Pino
street to Washington avenue, dovn
Washington avenue to Spruce street,
to Wyoming avenue, out Wyoming
avenue.
It Is safe to say the carriers never
before were greeted with more enthusi
astic applause. From tho housetoos,
the windows, the balconies and densely
packed sidewalks enmo an unbroken
succession of cheering the wholo length
of the lino of march during nil tho time
the carriers were In motion. At sov
,eral points along the line a rousing
ovation on the continuous performance
plan greeted tho marchers. This wni
particularly true at tho Connell build
ing nnd Its neighbors on each sldo
where bells horns and clap-boards wero
brought Into play to augment tho
nolse-maklng. Tho grand stand aid
reviewing stand wero also generous In
hearty plaudits.
Colonel Rlpplo was probably tho
most generally applauded Individual In
tho parade. As he rode at tho head
of the column ho was continually
compelled to bow acknowledgements of
outbursts of npplauso from tho double
bank of humanity through which tho
procession moved.
Following him came the Detroit drill
corps of thlrty-flvo men nttlred In
whlto caps and duck trousers and car
rying canes and performing some of
the prettiest marching evolution! ever
seen on the streets of Scran vm. They
wero favorites with tho crowd nn-t
wero given a good hand everywhere
along the line. ,
President Parsons, marching at the
head of the delegates, also came In
tfT warm applause wherever ho was
recognized and nt tho reviewing slanJ
tho greeting ho received wis ! the
most enthusiastic kind.
Chicago's sixty men In while MPs
nnd trousers nnd blue sorgo coats nnd
tho Baltimore squad of forty men
wearing "Oriole" caps attracted much
attention and many favorable com
ments. A lone, colored delegate from Jack
sonville, Fin., bearing his branch ban
ner nloft on ft twelve-foot susrir ennu
provoked laughter nnd ndmlraMon.
St. Louis' delegates had a complete
uniform specially designed for tho oc
casion. It consisted of a brown suit,
blue nnd white white striped shirt nnd
blue nnd red striped cap. It was the
most novel uniform In line.
The Ohio delegation, holded by
Cleveland's ten delegates, we.o made
conspicuous by tho only state banner
in the lino. All nlong the route they
wore greeted with "What's the matter
with Ohio. Oh, they're all right."
After them came the scattering dele
gations and bringing up the rear ware
the seventy-five men from New York
who tiro to represent the big branch In
the convention. They wore plain
clothes nnd presented a very dignified
appearance. John Ebcrhnrdt, their
chairman, was In tho lead.
The end o this division was brought
up by the twenty-four carriages con
taining the distinguished guests nnd
local committees. Tho two first car
riages, containing Postmaster General
Smith, Superintendent of Free Deliv
ery Machen and Congressman Connell,
were greeted with continued cheering.
New York's Delegation.
T
HE New York letter carriers
band nnd drum corps was tho
premier musical organization
of tho procession. They played alter
nately and In concert at different
stages of tho parade and at all times
played most excellently. Their unl
fotm consisted of blnck braided coat of
grey, whlto duck trousers and whlto
caps. AVherever there was n dense
crowd It was barely possible to bear
their music so loud wits the applause
that greeted them nnd In the matter
of volume the band was especially ex
cellent. The New York carriers were
of course the main feature of tho
parade. Thoy were a parade In them
selves. Their line wns made up In nbout
eighty companies of sixteen men each,
nnd divided Into three battalions. The
different squads carried banners des
Ignntlng the station tlvcy were from,
and when the spectators behold
"Klngsbrldge," "Madison Square" and
the like In the streamers thoy were Im
pressed with the Idea that It was a
really truly New York crowd that was
with us.
Brooklyn' 510 men led by the Law
rence band In natty new uniforms of
red coats and white trousers mnde a
fine showing. Tho guests of tho dele
gation led bv Superintendent of Car
riers W. A. Smith walked In tho lead.
Albany, Elmlra and Blnshnm'ton
ench with a good sized delegation
brought up the rear of tho New York
state division. Elmlra brought along
Its own band and the Blnghamtons
made a big hit with their red, white
and blue parasols.
In the Jersey division were Newark
with ll men and Its recently organ
ized letter carriers band: Jersey City
with a dclefntlon of over n hundred
and Its own letter carriers band; Bay
mine's branch wearing cowboy hats;
Hoboken with Its portly colored color
benrer nnd Paterson with Its whistles
with which an answer was given to tho
plaudits that showered upon tho men
from the Mosquito state.
Th" Phlladelphlans, 500 strong, led
tho Pennsylvania division. They were
distinguished by their whlte-bralded
helmets and canes. Their own band
and drum corps led' them. In passing
tho reviewing stand they came to a
carry arms with their canes and made
a verv protty picture.
"Squire" Donahoe. the only original
"Squire" Donahoe. resplendent In a
beaming countenance nnd n high shiny
hat proudly walked nt the head of the
Wllkes-Barro delegation, composed of
the town's full carrier force The
Ninth regiment band furnished the
inusi.-.
Plttston, nnd the Lehigh Valley as
sociation were bunched together after
the Wllkes-Barreans and nt tho tall
end of the whole lino came the Scran
ton branch with Its fifty men mar
shaled by Captain McNlchols, carry
ing plume topped ennes nnd marching
Mlth a precision that Jwul not been ex
celled by any of tho paraders that pre
ceded them.
It was fl-15 when the procession was
dismissed.
Tho postmaster general, governor and
the others who occupied carriages left
the line when It halted for a rest at
Mulborrv stret nnd Washington ave
nue nnd hastened bv way of Mulberry
street and Wyoming nvenue to the re
viewing stand. They wore all assigned
places nnd ready to make the review
when Colonel Ripple came In sight
wllli his gray hosts Mr. Smith, t!w
governor, Superintendent Machen and
Congressman Connell occupied the
front and center of the stnr.d nnd
acknowledged the salutes.
The appearance of the guests of hon
or provoked a loud and long burst of
npplnuse from the grand stand and tho
throng nssembled In tho immediate
neighborhood.
After the review the postmaster gen
eral and governor were taken In charge
by Congressman Connell and the others
were cared for by the reception com
mittee. Way Carriers Formed.
THE formation of the parade
was as follows: Mounted Of
ficers Block nnd Burko; chief
marshal, Colonel E. II. Ripple; chief
of staff. Major W. S. Millar: aides,
Major E. D. Fellows, Major William
V.. Keller, Lleutennnt Walter E. Gun
stcr, Frnnk Becker, Dr. John J. Sulli
van, Colonel Morris J. Keck, Colonel
W. G. Shoemaker. E. II. nipple, Jr., II.
W. Loftus, Dr. W. E. Downe. A. E.
Connell. A. J. Colborn, John F. Gib
bons, E. J. Davis, I. J. Casey, Leo
Coyne, Alex. Dunn, Jr., E. ('. Deans, E.
J. Coleman, Thomas Sprague, T. D.
Evans, Louis Gesebwlndt, Joseph B.
Leonnrd, Clarence Snyder.
FIRST DIVISION.
.Mnrshnl, Col. C. C. Mattes.
Aides Chas, F. Hess, A. F. Law, Isaac
Brown,' Dr. G. A. Blunchard.
Bauer's Band, thirty-live pieces.
Drill company, Branch No. 1, Detroit.
Captain, Julius Stuetzer; flnt lleutennnt,
W. T. Orr; second lieutenant, Charles
Hamilton. 40 men.
Now York state delegates to convention.
Baltimore delegates.
Chicago delegated,
St. Louis delegates.
Ohio delegates.
Miscellaneous delegates from various
statos.
New York city delegate.
Canluge No, l Postmaster General
Chnrloa Emory Smith, William Cyphers,
assistant postmaster Newark, N, J,;
Thomas W. Frnmpton, superintendent
city delivery of Nrwnrk; A, W. Machen,
of New York city, brother to E. C.
Mtietien, of Washington, D, C, superin
tendent of frco delivery.
No. 2 Governor William A. Stono and
Congressman William Council.
No. 3 Jt-dgo II. M. Edwards nnd Con
gressman fctnnlcy Davenport, of Wilkes
Uarrc. No. 4-CommlsMonor of Immigration T.
V. Powdcrly und Hon. J. A. Scranton.
No. 5-llon. R. W. Archbald nnd Hon.
F. W. Gunstor.
No C Mnjor T. Frnnk Pcmnnn. Co!. L.
A. Wntrcs and Postmaster Cornelius
Van Cott. of New York city.
No. "-General P. F. Wnnser. postmas
ler of Jersey City; E. W. Wooley, as
sistant postmnstcr Jersey City; B. F.
Bertsch, superintendent of carriers of
Jersey City, and ex-Sherlft Charles Rob
inson, of this city.
No. 8 J. J. Mnthcn, of Detroit, n guest
of the delegation of bis city; ' C. C.
Dunstoe, postmaster of Cleveland, O. ; F,
P. Dlckcrson, postmnster of Detroit,
Mich.
No. 9-Hon. Theodore Hart, postmaster
of Plttston, and Col. G. M. Hullstcnd, of
this city.
No. 10 E. E. Loomls, superintendent of
coal nnd real estate depattment of tho
Lackawanna road; C. D. Simpson, of this
cltv; P. W. Baker, of Blnglmmton.
No. 11 E. I. Kingsbury, R. J. Foster.ot
this city, nnd PostmiiHtcr Andrews, of
Enston.
No. 12 Milton Noithup, cx-postmnsler
of Syracuse; C. L. Schrlener, postmuster
of Bethlehem; M. M. Conkling. postmas
ter of Elmlra, and Arj.i William?, ot this
city.
No. 11 Joseph R. Murphy and Alfred
N. Dalrymple, delegates from Newark,
nnd Joseph J. Ambrose, delegato from
Norrlstown, N. J
No. II A. S. tlrown, postmnstcr e.f
Cortland, N. Y.; John J. Crognn, A. J.
Carey nnd R. H. Williams, also that city.
No. 13-1 Ion. William D. Daly, congress-
man from Hoboken; Hon. Ionura
Sehweiler, postmaster of Hoboken; Hon.
Clmrles Elchhorn. of West Hoboken, N.
J.; and Hon. William Dlelmann, post
muster of Oiittenburg. N. J.
No. ir, Wllllnm M. Powell, postmaster
ol Huzlvton; Daniel Itevnn, postmaster of
Mlmrs' Mill--; D. N. Turner, postmaster
ot Townndu, end Conrad Schroeder, of
this city.
No. 17 F. W. t'lrleb, postmnster c.f
South Kcthlehom; Milton P. Scbitntz,
postmaster of Allentown; 1). A. Fell,
postmaster of Wilkes-llnrre, and Deputy
Attorney General F. W. Fleltz.
No. is Hon. John Scbeucr, Timothy
BurKo, P. A. Barrett and Deputy Clerk
of the Courts Emil Bonn.
No. Ifl W. (1. Parke, Frank Cailuccl,
J. J. Williams and A. D. Blucklngton.
No. 20. F. L. llltcheock. Joseph Am
brose, of Morrlstown. N. J.; J. 11. Bry
den, of Plttston, and J. B. Brydei , or this
city.
No. 21-M. E. O'Mnlley. Select Council
man Edward James, Hon. John R. Fair
und David Prltrhnrd.
No. S2 John Gnffney, Frank Johnson,
John Iienore nnd G. N. Gunstcr.
No. 23-A. F. Duffy. T. Burke, B. B.
Megargeo and City Solicitor Vosburg.
No. 21-Headed the Philadelphia contin
gent, and was occupied by George
Knowles, John Hnlden, W. L. Houghton
nnd John Ai Corcoran, f-i-perlntendents of
Station D. O, C nnd J, of tho postof
llce depot tment of that city.
HEi-OND DIVISION.
Marshal-Captain F. M. Vandlhig.
Aides Victor Arnold, Jcscph A. Meats,
C. Ezia Scott.
New Yi.tk Letter Carriers' band an1
Fife nnd Ilium corps'. 82 pieces.
General PostotUcc Cuptnin, George
Helutz; first lieutenant, Ucnjumln Hol
land; superintendent. Frank O. Drlscoll;
chief clerk, William Snout. 130 men.
New York Curriers, divided as follows:
Station A. -Captain, A. J. Walling; first
lieutenant, James I.ockton; second lieu
tenant, Joxph I'orcniiiii. 52 men.
Station II. C.-iptiiln, John V. Pncken
ham; tlrnt lieutenant, Samuel W. Harris;
second lieutenant, John A. Grieg; station
superintendent, Chailes H. C. Heclit;
chief clerk, F. J. Grnlu-m.
Station C Captain, B. Lenn.tKll; first
lieutenant, George A. Shepherd; second
lleutennnt, George Devlne; superintend
ent, Peter Lynch; chief clerk, James
Mahoney. 27 men.
Station P. Captain, William J. Swee
ney; llrst lieutenant, Solomon Glihlch;
second lieutenant, James Doremus; su
perintendent, It. P. Wo hth, chief clcik,
Charles Brucher. 42 nun.
Station S. Captain, John F. Powers;
lln-t lleiilen-int, John Henley; second
lleutennnt, William Knoblanii: superin
tendent. G. C. Aooihcs; chief clerk, John
C. Uomlieln. 47 men.
Stutlon M. Captain, Charles J. Dando;
first lieutenant. Wi'llam J. Norton; su
perintendent. F. L. Ganzer. 20 men.
Mozart Band, Carbondnle, 3i pieces.
P. O. S. ot A. Drum corps, of Scranton.
Stntlon E. Captain, Michael Hayes;
first lieutenant, H. Riley; second lieuten
ant. 11. Odell; third lieutenant. P. Fai
rell; fourth lieutenant, J. Losette; fifth
lleutennnt, Orvlllo Baxter. 112 men.
Delegation of chief clerk. of various
stations In New York city.
Station F. Cnptnln, James M. Cn-.illng;
first lieutenant. Jnmes Curry; teco id
lieutenant, John Hunt; chief clerk, A.
G. Cook. 3S men.
Madison Squate Station Captaln.Frank
Campbell; first lieutenant, W. J. McMul
len. 23 men.
Klngsbrldge station. Captain, William
M. Bingham; superintendent, W. 11.
Boak. 12 men.
Stntlon Y. Cnptnln, J. Stanton; first
lieutenant, J. L. Graham; second lieuten
ant, G cargo Lamurche; chief clerk,
James Moran. 40 men.
Stntlon V. Cnptnln, Michael Hart; llrst
lieutenant. John Klefcr; chief clerk,
James Conry. 22 men".
Station D.-Captaln. William Rein;
first lleutennnt. John Short; second lieu
tenant, William Dessnnc; third lieuten
ant, Fred Hoffmnn; fourth lieutenant,
John Kelly: superintendent, F. Rohl
mann: chief clerk, Thomas Gallagher.
70 men.
Station T. Cnptnln. J. C. Darrum; su
perintendent. J. Cronln; chief clerk,
George Kemph. 16 men.
Station G. Captain. G. Connell; first
lleutennnt, William McGee; scnml lieu
tenant, William Schlcffer; third lleuten
nnt, William Donnelly; fourth lleuten
nnt, William Stunnard; superintendent,
F. E. Shea; chief clerk, Joseph Taylor.
102 men.
Citizens' Band, North Scranton.
Nay Aug Drum Corps, Scranton.
Stntlon II. Captain, Levi Taylor; first
lieutenant, Georgo Knclp; second lieu
tenant, William J. Iliinlon; third lieuten
ant, Thomas Daley; superintendent,
William L. Baldwin; chief clerk, Victor
Tolller. 01 men.
Station J. Captain, J. Dwver: first
lieutenant, W. Brennan; second lieuten
ant, T. Murphy; third lieutenant, F.
Hans; superintendent, Georgo W. Men
sum; chief clerk, 1. Cassldy. 48 men.
Station W. Captain, John A. McCoy;
tln-t lleutennnt. Charles S. Torrcy; sec
ond lleutennnt, Joseph J. Splllnne. 51
men .
Station O. Cnptnln, Wllllnm Taylor;
ilrt-t lieutenant, J. Carey; second lleuten
nnt, James llernon; chief clerk, J. J.
McKelvey. 60 men.
Station L. Cnptnln, Fred Dingier; first
lleutennnt. 11. Deanne; chief clerk,
Thomas Mooro. 21 men.
Stntlon K. Captain, William Unver
znzt; first lleutem.nt, Henry Lott; sec
ond lieutenant, John Frnnk. 35 men.
Station I. Cnptnln. P. Coffey; first lleu
tennnt, A. W. Robinson; chief clerk, W.
A. Jewel. 20 men.
Stntlon V. Captain, Arthur McGlnnlss;
first lieutenant, Joseph WnHhelm; super
intendent, John McGinn; chief clerk, Jo
seph Tlngley. 32 men.
Olllcers in churco of Brooklyn delega
tion nnd guests:
Lawrence Band,
Brooklyn delegation divided as follows:
General Postolllce Captain, Johnson
Hull; llrst lieutenant, John J. Vaughan.
200 men.
Station W. Captain, John Cook; fli'dt
lleutennnt, John Morey. 50 men.
Station V.-Captuln. P. O'Brien; flrfct
I lieutenant, Thomas FlnnoBan; superlu-
tendent, Bonjnmln F. Conllnj chief clerk,
F. A. Bowles. 4S men,
Stntlon 8. Cnptnln, Rlchnrd Honllhnn;
first lieutenant, Finnk Hall; superintend
ent, John E. Llmlmnrk. Off men.
Station E.-Captnln. W. II. D. Greene;
first lieutenant, John W. llocrckclj su
perintendent. Lewis Bauer. ID men.
Flntbush Station Cuptnln, Otto Gross
man; first lieutenant, Rlchnrd Doody;
Hccond lieutenant, Peter Shea. 18 men.
Station D.-Cnptnln, Wllllnm J. Brandt;
first lieutenant, Albert Trlqtlct; chief
clerk, Lloyd Browne; superintendent,
Colonel Wllllnm Morris. 14 men.
Station C.-Cnptaln, R. Miller; first
lleutennnt, F. Watson; superintendent,
W. J. Morrison. S3 men.
Station A. Captain, George It. Webb;
COLONEL E. H. RIPPLE.
Postmaster of Scranton and the Grand Marshal of Yesterday's Big Let
ter Carriers' Parade.
first lieutenant, Henry Scbado; second
cnptnln, Albert Johnson; second lieuten
ant, Georgo Franklin. 42 men.
Bath Bench delegation.
Albany delegation. Captain, William
Crew; llrst lieutenant, Frnnk Patterson.
32 men.
Tim Band, Horsehends, N. Y. .
Elmlru delegntlon. 23 men.
Ithaca, S men.
Cortland, 4 men.
linkers' Band, Blnghnmton.
Blnghnmton delegation, 25 men.
THIRD DIVISION.
Marshal Captain D. B. Atherton.
Aides Nelson Atherton, Dr. Charles
Fisher, G. It. Relph, George lllghfleld.
Newark Letter Carriers' band,27 pieces.
Newark delegates.
Nownrk delegntlon Marshal, Anron B.
Jewel; aides, Herbert C. Vaughan nnd
Charles MalJow; lieutenants, Joseph A.
Terrlll, Charles Hucbler, Jnmes Patrick,
James Donnelly, II, C. Erb and Joseph
L. Hatchings. 173 men.
Jersey City Letter Carriers' Band.
Jersey City Delegation Captain James
J. Shea.. 90 men.
Buyonrie, N. J., delegntlon, 10 men.
Elizabeth and Morrlstown delegations,
7 men.
Hoboken delegation Captain, Steve
Doran. 54 men.
Marshall's Drum Corps, of Paterson.
Paterson delegation Captain, Richard
Crosby. 60 men.
FOl'RTII DIVISION.
Philadelphia delegates to the conven
tion. Philadelphia Letter Carriers' band, 30
pieces.
Philadelphia delegation, !oo men, divid
ed as follows:
Colonel, William B. Johnson; adjut
ant. Thomns Flood; superintendents,
Wllllnm L. Houshton, of C; John Cor
coran, of J.; George Knowles, of D. ;
John Holden, of D.
General Postofflce Cnptnln Peter A.
Fltzpntrick.
Station A. Captain, George Zeiss,
Stntlon U. Captain, Thomas Mullen.
Stntlon C Cuplnlns, John J. Burns and
James Shepley.
Station D. Captain, William G. Readc.
Station E. Cnptnln, Thomns Labrum.
Station F. Cnptnln, Fred Levis.
Stations G and H. Cnptnlns, Charles
Morley.
Stntlon I. Cnptaln, John J. Boyle.
Station J.-Captaln, Joseph Olmstend.
Station K. Captain, Georgo Henhoef
fer. Station O. Captain, John Blerllen.
Station P.-Cnptnln, Frank Hoguct.
Station Q. -Cuptnin, JCacharlnh Dlehl.
Station It. Cuptnin, Cornelius ltusllns.
Station S. Contain. William Schelfele.
Stations U nnd W.-Captnln. Archbald
Moifltt.
Stntlon .. Captnln Bernard Dowdell.
Herring's Volrnteer Ninth Regiment
band of Wllkes-Bnrre.
Wllkes-IJurro delegation. I. P. Long,
superintendent of carriers, marshal. 30
men.
Delegations comprising the Ix-high Val
ley association ns follows: Enston, IS
men; Allentown, 17 men; Bethlehem nnd
South Bethlehem. 15 men: Phlllipsburg,
2 men; cnptnln, G. B. Brown.
Blnggold Bnnd.
Branch No. 17. Scranton, 37 men.
Feeding the Visitors
t FTER tho parade, the visitors
Zl wero escorted to tho nrmory.
on Adams avenue; tho David
son building, on Spruce street; the
Powell building, on Wyoming nvenue,
and tho Snover building, on Penn ave
nue, where the wives and lady friends
of the city mnllcarrlers served hot cof
fee, sandwiches and other edibles.
At the armory, Miss Maine Campbell
was In charge, assisted by Mrs. John
R. Thomas, Mrs. Harry Whlto. Mrs. A.
Jenkins and thirty young ladles. They
provided food for about l.COO men, com
prising the New York delegation.
The New Jersey mailmen, from Pat
orson, Passaic, Jersey City nnd Ho
boken, were fed at the Davidson build
ing, numbering between 500 nnd 600
men. They were looked after, by Mrs.
J. II. Phillips. Mrs. Thomas O. Will
lams, Mrs. Edwnrd Jones, Mrs. Thomas
Jones, Mrs. David Reese, Mrs. T. D.
Davis, Mrs. Victor Lauer, and eighteen
young ladles, who ably assisted.
In the Powell building the Brooklyn
and Blnglmmton men were looked after
by Mrs. E. S. Evans. Mrs. Reed Blv
elly, Elizabeth Danvers, Norma Kelly,
Miss Wllklns. Mrs. W. D. Morgan. Mrs.
K. S. Cross, Mrs. Randolph Jones, Miss
Peters, Miss Rellly, Miss Harris and
Mrs. Wllllnm Moser.
About 700 of the (Philadelphia and
Detroit carriers were fed at tho Snover
building. They wero looked after by
Mrs W. H. Bird, Mrs. E. N. Boswell,
Mrs. George Jones, Mrs. Stephen
Spruks, Misses McOulnncss, GIbbors.
Klump nnd Wnrner.
The remainder of tho visitors wero
provided for nt the various hotels and
restaurants where they were registered
Evening Reception.
HE public reception nt the High
School auditorium last evening
was attended bv an audience
that completely filled tho spacious
room, nnd their onthuslnsm was un
limited, The stngo was) prettily decorated
with potted plams and the nntlonnl
colors and on tho stage were seated
Governor W. A. Stone, Postmnster
General Charles Emory Smith, Con
gressman William Connell, Hon, T. V.
Powdcrly, commissioner of Immigra
tion; Colonel U A. Watres, Rov. R.
F. Y. Pierce, Mayor James Molr, A.
W. Machen, superintendent of free
delivery; John H. Thomas, postmaster
ot Cnrbondale; John II. Phillips, presi
dent of the local carriers' oxecutlvo
committee; A. J. Colborn, the mem
bers of the Scranton Gleo club nnd
others.
The exercises were opened nt 8.30
o'clock with selections by the New
York Letter Carriers' band, and Chair
man Phillips Introduced Rev. Mr.
Pierce, who offered prayer. Colonel
Watres was then Introduced ns tho
chairman of the evening nnd said to
preside even temporarily over such
a body of men ns the mall carriers
was a great honor nnd In view ot tho
lengthy programme an address by th-j
presiding oflicer would be out of place.
He said tho city Is under peculiar
obligations to tho association for bene
fits received, and while he admitted
that the city was second class tho
postmaster Is first class In everv re
spect. The mall carriers have given
excellent service and follow the word
duty ns their command.
After a selection by the hand M e
Scranton Glee club, especially organ
ized for this occasion, sang "Comradrs
In Arms," under tho direction of John
T. Watklns, and their rendition w.vj
received with tumultous npplauso.
Prof. Llewellyn Jones was the accom
panist. At the conclusion of the se
lection, Chairman Watres Introduced
Mayor Molr, who delivered the ad
dress of welcome. In part, he said:
"Ladles nnd gentlemen: There Is a
very pleasant duty attached to the of
fice of mayor which Includes the wel
coming of all visitors to the city. 1
nm here to express the feeling of
every man, woman and child In tho
city of Scrnnton In bidding you a heart
felt welcome. Tho eloquence of our
delegates nt the last convention must
have been persuasive to Induce you to
come here, nnd I might add you showed
excellent good sense In coming."
Referring to President McKlnley's
Inability to be present the mayor paid
the chief magistrate a splendid tri
bute nnd among other things the man
who has stood so prominent before
the whole world during the last two
years commands the respect of the
entire civilized world nnd his admin
istration has taught all other nations
that we have put n man In charge ot
the ship of state who can command
their respect.
Speaking of Postmaster General
Smith, Mayor Molr said the mail car
riers have a most excellent bead and
he was pleased to know the visitors
brought their head with them. Gov
ernor Stono nlso came in for a few
of the mayor's sallies and the city's
executive sold when the people of
Scranton want nnythlng at Hnrrlsburg
all they have to do Is to mako It known
to Governor Stone.
Mr. Smith's Address.
CHARLES Emory Smith, the post
master general, was the next
speaker. He said:
Mr. Chairman, delegates of the Na
tional Letter Carriers' association,
Indies and gentlemen: The mayor said
the letter carriers had exhibited good
sense In selecting Scranton ns the place
for holding their convention, nnd I
must tel' the mayor that good sense
Is a characteristic of the men. Scran
ton also exhibited good sense In desir
ing their presence. I know Scranton Is
the Electric City nnd I have had oppor
tunity to understand the significance
of that term, and you expect every
body who come here to bo similarly
electrified by touchlnpMhe button.
One of the characteristics of Scran
ton Is to expect that the postmaster
general understands when he comes
hero what to do without nny notice
whatever. I nm glad to hear the
mayor's tribute to President McKln
ley. It is a Just tribute to a patriot
who has devoted heart and soul to his
country nnd 1 will carry to him a grate
ful report of the reception the mayor's
u-nrrlii received. U'resldent McKlnley
hsald to mopersonnlly on Saturday last
that he greatly regretted nis inuuiiuy
to come to Scrnnton, and added, "I
want you to go as my representative
to express my regret at my inability to
be present."
I nm here to greet you ns members
of tho groat postal establishment of
the United States. It Is n pleasure and
an honor to face such a splendid body
of faithful representatives. You have
come from all parts of the country.
You are here to consider questlors
which concern your own Interests nnd
tho Interests of tho servlco In which
you nre engaged. You are warmly wel
comed by tho good peoplo of Scranton,
ns you deservo to be, nnd I am sure
that the Impression you ur.d your asso-
elates hnvo made today will deepen thb
public respect for n body of devoted,
men whoie work comes more directly
home to tho people than that of any,
other class of public ngehts.
The noble spectacle wo have wit
nessed today recalls to my mind an In
cident of nearly n year ago which you
will permit me to relnte. At the grent
Peace Jubilee of Chicago last October,
twelve hundred letter carriers of tho
Chlcngo postolllce participated In tho
Imposing procession. They wero stal
wart nnd vigorous men. Intelligence,
alertness nnd fidelity wero written on
their bright faces. In their full uni
form .and mnrchlng steadily by com
pany front, they presented as fine an
appearance ns nny men 'n the long line
The president of tho United States re
viewed the whole column. When about
half the postal regiment had passed be
fore him he turned to me, standing nt
his sldo, nnd with n sentiment of ad
miration which he mnde no nttempt to
conceal, ho said: "Mr, Postmaster Gen
eral, nren't you proud of your boys?"
"Yes, Mr. President," I answered, "I
nm proud of what you call my boys,
nnd It Is tho first time I ever quite com
prehended why the bend of the post
ofllco department Is called general."
There can bo no general without true
nnd Intrepid Roldlers. Behind Dewey
stood the heroic men nt the guns. Be
hind Roosevelt nnd Wheeler and Haw
kins nnd Lawton nnd McArthur stood
tho gallant renresentntlvos, of Ameri
can vnlor who followed them on the
ugnting line, lienimi tno presiuent
stand tho true and loyal American peo
ple upholding him In his pntrlntlo
American policy. You aro n typical
part ot tho groat postal force of the
United States, That forco numbers'
nearly or qulto 250,000 men. It In
cludes much more than one-half the
entire civil establishment of the coun
try. It equals our whole nrmy In tho
Spanish war nnd Is more thnn doublo
the nrmy nt the present time.
Every division ot that great force
the 73.000 postmnsters.the faithful bodv
of hard-working clerks, the skilled nnd
devoted corus who man the wonderful
rallwny postoftlces all honor tho ser
vice and deserve well nt the hands of
their countrymen. But you who are
gathered here represent that portion of
the postal army which comes closest
to the homes of the people. Your 'in
vasion Is peaceful and welcome. You
are the dally visitor. Your campaign
goes right on In the rnlny ns well as In
the dry season. You do not slop for
storm or tempest. There Is no finer
sample or steadfast and conscientious
service than that of the letter carrier
who braves all weathers and nil condi
tions In his dally rounds.
' I am glad and proud to see the spirit
which animates you. Tho glory of the
service Is not In Its material structures
or Its outward symbols, but li the life
nnd essence which Inspire It. The true
grandeur of our country Is not the
magnitude of Its territory, or the
wealth of Its boundless resources, or
the mnrvellous rapidity of Its mighty
growth or the resistless march of Its
teeming prosperity, magnificent ns
these nre. but the higher and dominat
ing truth that It Is a majestic republic,
the greatest In history, founded on the
fundamental principle of liberty regu
lated by law nnd standing for the ad
vancing civilization of the world. The
true glory of our victorious nrmy nnd
navy Is not their organization, not
their equipment, not even their achieve
ments, resplendent ns these have been,
but the fact that they represent the
quality and vnlor and manhood of tlm
American character nnd the American
resolution that where the flag goes In
the course of duty and destiny, there It
shall be maintained.
And so the true glory of the postnl
servlco Is not In the stately structures
which adorn many of our cities, not In
the vnstness and minuteness of Its
reach, not In the snlendld organization
Vvhlch unifies the whole and makes It
such nn effective system, but In tho
high spirit of fidelity and zeal and as
piration which underlies nil, nnd which
gives Its energizing force to the ser
vice. You nre not simply the employes
of a great official machine. We are nil
the holders of a public trust. The peo
ple have the right to ask and to expect
the highest purpose and the best en
deavor from you and from me. I can
testify that they get It from you. The
best way to promote nny cause or In
terest we may be supposed to represent
HON. CHARLF.ri EMORY SMITH.
Fostmaster General ot the United States.
Is the best performance of duty nbovo
nnd beyond nil other considerations.
Our aim should always be higher. Our
service Is good, remarkably good, o
all observers witness, but it can stead
ily bo mado better. I have no use for
any postmaster or any postmaster gen
eral who thinks he has already reached
perfection. Tho standard Is ever to bo
lifted, and I am glad .to believe this
spirit pervades the ranks of the postal
servlco.
I congratuluto you on your large and
successful gathering. I trust the ses
sions of your convention may be valu
able for yourselves and the service In
which you are engaged, and I gladly
avail myself of this public opportunity
to thank you nnd nil or your associ
ates for the faithful nnd excellent work
you nre doing.
Remarks of Mr. Parsons.
AT THE conclusion of Mr. Smith'B
eloquent speech which was re
ceived with rapturous applause,
tho glee club sang "Tho Letter Car
rier." nnd Chairman Watres In
troduced John N. Parsons, presi
dent of the National Associa
tion of Letter Carriers. As he aroso
the New York Letter Carriers' band
greeted him with the selection "See tha
Conquering Hero omes. He snld he
was very much interested In tho con
vention und more than pleased with
tho mayors welcome, and hoped that
the visitors would not disabuse tho
privileges accorded them by the citi
zens of Scranton.
Mr. Parsons thanked Mr. Smith for
the kindly words expressed to tho car
riers and tendered the thanks of tha
association to tho ladles and gentlemen
who had worked so diligently In thenr
behalf. He added that Scranton will
not have any regrets to express at the,
visit of the mall carriers The mailmen
will carry buck home with them kind
ly remembrances of their visit, ho
said, nnd thought that the executlvo
committee had been touched by tho
electrical wlro In providing such ex
cellent entortalninent for their guests.
In closing he referred to the sick nnd
Insurance plun ,(n operation bythe.ns-
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