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Big Bend Veteran Reunion - 1896 booklet

Minonk Day Parade

Order of Procession

JOSIAH KERRICK, Grand Marshal

Military Department-Comrade P. M. Burton, Field Marshal.
Sec. 1. Mounted Police.
Sec. 2. Flag Bearer.
Sec. 3. Dana Marshal Band.
Sec. 4. Colonel A. B. Kipp Commander, and staff.
Sec. 5. Comrade R. T. Bulkley and staff, commanding Federal forces.
Sec. 6. Comrade Geo. W. Morris, commanding Federal Cavalry.
Sec. 7. Comrade Simon Swan and staff, commanding Confederate forces.
Sec. 8. August Fischman, commanding Confederate Cavalry.
Sec. 9. Company A. Ill. Nat. Guard, from Streator, Ill., Capt. J. N. St. Clair, Commander.
Sec. 10. Tableaux, "After the Battle."
Sec. 11. Ladies' Relief Corps.

DIVISION NO. 2

Hon. S. A. Miller, Marshall 2nd Division.
Sec. 1. Carriage containing four of the oldest lady residents of Minonk .
Sec. 2. Old residents in carriages (too feeble to march.)
Sec. 3. Old Soldiers.
Sec. 4. Old Citizen's Parade.
All residents of Minonk and vicinity for 25 years or over will be presented with a banner, giving number of years of their residence. The person under this rule carrying the highest numbered banner will be presented with a cane by the Hon. S. A. Miller.
The largest man in the parade will be presented with a cane by Mr. B. M. Stoddard.
The smallest man in the parade will be presented with a cane by Mr. John M. Golden.

DIVISION NO. 3

Grand Master, Jacob McChesney, Commander 34 Division.
Sec. 1. Masonic.
Sec. 2. Odd Fellows.
Sec. 3. Woodmen.
Sec. 4. St. Vincent.
Sec. 5. St. Mary's (Polish).
Sec. 6. Maccabees.

DIVISION NO. 4

W. H. Ryan, Marshal 4th Division.
Minonk Fire Department.
Chemical Engine, Hose Cart and Force Pump.

DIVISION NO. 5

Civic Department-Tom Pickard, Marshal 5th Division.
Sec. 1. Big Bend Committee in carriages.
Sec. 2. City Council in carriages.
Sec. 3. Queen of City of Minonk, receiving at her feet the trophies of all nations.
Sec. 4. Floats, representing the United States.
Sec. 5. Float-Young Ladies of the Sodality.
Sec. 6. Float-Young Ladies of the Epworth League.
Part Second of the Civic Department, commanded by Marshal Dennis Ryan.
All Decorated Carriages.

DIVISION NO. 6

Industries, Trades and Merchants-T. P. Clarke, Marshal 6th Division.
This Division will contain upwards of 40 Floats, repre- senting the Mechanics, Merchants, Manufacturing, Mining and Farming Industries of Minonk and vicinity.

DIVISION NO. 7

Capt. J. C. Schuttler-Marshal 7th Division.
Sec. 1. Bicycles.
Sec. 2. Boys' Brigade, containing less than 1,000 boys, every boy to be provided with a pair of good lungs and a tin horn, but not to make any noise. This great feat will be a masterful exhibition of the power of mind over matter.
A beautiful flag will be presented to the person or firm having the finest and most original display in the Industrial Division.
The person having the most artistically decorated carriage will also be present with a flag.
Judges to award the flags-Messrs. Arthur C. Fort, F. H. Goodrich, M. McNamara, Frederick Melchert and Dr. A. R. Wilcox.
Upon arriving at the Reunion grounds, Commander A. B. Kipp, staff, Big Bend Committee and city council will review the precession from the grand stand, after which Hon. S. A. Miller will present the canes and Mr. A. C. Fort the flags to their respective winners.
Mayor Horneman will issue proclamation requesting all business houses to close from 12 o'clock noon until 4 p.m. Wednesday, August 19.

FORMATION OF PARADE

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Military department, under command of Comrade Burton,
Field Marshal, will form on street opposite T. P. Clarke's residence, division facing west.
Division No. 2, under command of S. A. Miller, will form on Street opposite Dr. E. A. Wilcox's residence, division facing north.
Division No. 3, under command of Grand Master Jacob McChesney, will form on street opposite east side school house, facing north.
Division No. 4. Fire department under command of Fire Marshal W. H. Ryan, will form on street east of Mrs. Loucks' residence, facing south.
Division No. 5, under command of Marshal Tom Pickard, will form on street opposite Mr. Pickard's residence, division facing west.
Section 2 of Division No. 5, under command of Marshal Dennis Ryan, will form on street opposite Geo. Cushing's residence, facing north.
Division No. 6, under command of Marshal T. P. Clarke, will form on street opposite J. A. Simpson's residence, division facing east, and to follow Sec. 2 of Division 5, facing north.

Division No. 7, under command of Capt. J. C. Schuttler, will form on street south of German Baptist church, division facing east, and to follow Division No. 6, in front of J. A. Simpson's residence.
Division Commanders to appoint their own assistants, and to have sole charge of their respective Divisions, and must be formed and ready to advance at 1:30 p.m. sharp.
Each Commander, as soon as Division is formed must report in writing to Grand Marshal Josiah Kerrick (whose headquarters will be at intersection of streets at the residence of H. C. Forney) who will issue orders for the movement of the parade.

ROUTE OF PARADE

Starting from Catholic Church, west to Methodist church, south to German Baptist church, west to Benj. Pope's residence, north to Kipp's lumber office, west to and down Front street to Ryan & Costello's livery barn, west to Swan church, north to street running west to Reunion grounds.