The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1870-05-30
ANATION'S KONORED DEAD.
DECORATION DAT IN THE CEMETERF
OF CYPRESS HILLS.
New York and Brooklyn Csmbiuins IN a.
Imposins Demonstrated Of Grstitudc-Is
Memory Of the Men who Won the Hat
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New York and Breokiyn Csmbiuins IN a.
Imposins Demopstrstien Of Grstitudc-Is
Memory Of the Men who Won the Hat
ties Of Freedom for all Mankind.
Preparations for the due observance Of Deoora-
tion Day, by memorial services, in New York and
Brooklyn, have been completed by the various com
mittecs TO whom the details were intrusted aud the
weather being propitious, may anticipate an i'm
pressive commemoraion OF the heroic dead, whose
graves we d eek with flowers. Gen. Jourdan, Grand
Marshal Of lie day, will direct .he procession Of d.
visions, and tho order OF exercises at Cypress HIN
Cemetery. The Memorial Service Committees hsvs
adopted the following,
GENERAL PRoaRinHs
ol,Ss 9: T. mt.iy and slsle c!s.ni @ ls sns
r.de n. 4 " WAR;. Msr,ns l,i pIy:'qS ~ Ms,sh. .,
My cSps,i,uted under direction ofooInrade. wmilisu
s. The Es.terp Ds'ret Division, of brooklyn. sim,
lsr,y ccns',nled, under direction OF Commander X.
4 Military companies viii constitute the rivht. civil
and other societies the centre and ros,, Of the
states troops viii I've placed al the right OF the eutrs
IIansp9rt,,lcn win bo furnished for All disabled
soldiers aud sailors by the respective Division Quarter
me New YORK CITY Division viii NEE, the w.,ter.
sue street BtookIyn and proceed 3 New YORK wScr.
nc whole procession will form and march 70 Cypress
Tur SERVICES IN ruB csHsrsnr.
Al the memorial service the opening dirss is 10 bs
performed by toe Goyernor's Island Band, ode By
the Brooklyn CHORAL Union, followed by prayer, and
sSingins U we chnJren Q, the Onien Home snd
schooI LOT ooiuiers ana Sniors Orphans then the
,h.rooue,or, , ndaress = 70 DC ds,Tsed, olowsdoy
tne ornton py tomrnue James H. AKenne choral
ode, NY Country, ~. OF Thee benedctioa.
strewing flowers on soldiers graves, aud closing
dirge.
CONSPICUOUS GIrrs.
Col Doa, of Doda,s F,nr... and 70, Ia. Fiat
have provided conveyanccs for the transportation Of
soldiers orphan children nom the Union Home A
Bnsi Israel Sonrreg.,ion anJ cbscls nave hoe, ~"
ccived from the Hon. Moses H. Grinnei and Sinclair
Tousey
RKspoysRs ro IxvIrITfoxs
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ne lono"He ~ an hDr'rac, IoW some OF the ice
tefs that nave been received by the committee:
President Grant regrets that he ia compelled de.
Nsshlneton:
MT h, ~, s rs ~ mn ,ana % " San
ing this natriotic duty "'' WV" ''''' ''"''
Grn Ne, ieiIan regret. hi. Unavoidable absence hut
tenders his sincerc syrnpathies.
The Rev. Father Farrell ~ be At the Academy iu
the evening" and sends some MOWERS Tor the graves OF
'ns h ,.c.,,. m. .,,o,nrsn, n, or.,o, M
,n ~ bcn . a So, ~ VI
yudv. Woat perTets III assence bgt e1pPesss, b,s
cordial sympathy with the commeno oration.
The Rev. DR.. Aikman accepts the invitation, ana
saws that ne has nntcred 70 700 many oI our ouiers
sne I'M ., & ,s s ny o ny & ,s
memorx :" 's " ~ ~ ' e
General Jardine in arcettn- hopes that the sacred
ceremony may remind OF duty to the
cunants OF the graves we decorate namely, the rro-
lection ana care OF those they have len In our charge