New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-05-29
DECORATION DAY
PREPARATIONS FOR. AN f. EXTENSIVE OBJ
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The preparations for TIE observance OF
persraiiou bay ~ Monday, are much more eStersivc
than IN previous yeaIs. Iss Aomors! Conn''et nave
Nm working actively TO make TIE eighth annual ceIe-
,onv o. decorating the graves % their departed CON-
.es a auaeE t.E any which saye rseceeeet:t Sch
.rptions Of and sifts OF flowers. plants and
,rabs have been reoeis ed IN large quantities for several
says Whatever may remain Ct the receipts
,eter raging the necessary expenses. viii be
,sed through organization recently FORMED
for this purpose Of members Of tho
Grand Army Bel nblc for he RELIEF ~ MANNED and
serng sodie aid Tie widows and OIL Of soldi,rs
The Grand Army Of The Republic oi tbs city mSen to
mac no distinction tbs yea. between he graves VI Fed
erI and Confederate soldiers in pas ing Tie negi tribute
TIE ceremonies at the deooTaton the Lincoln Mona
uent In Union >luare. by Lucon Post No ID. viii la
ono M the OF the day The members Of the post
viii ns-crsbse at the Armory Ia F"iiteeuthst, Dear
sxtn-ave.. $50 M. and form I'm pfoecssion which
vii CONSIST Of battalion Of the Guard Lafayette
rsny of the Eighteenth Regiment, and companies ana
q az the skidInore Guard fne children OF TIE Sunday
School Of shiloh Church viii accompany tho process
non. The procession VIII he followed by
q wason Containing eco pots OF flowers,
and several carriages with Disabled solsers belonging I"
TN. Post After lhis there Will be CID army wagon
thai used during the in Virginia. Georgia, ANA
North and South Carolina with the ammunition boxes
filed with punches OF flowers Tie procession
VIA be accompanied 70 the monument by
the band nom Governors Island. At the
ronamont Rev. II. H. Garrett viii open che services
vita prayer ami Col John Hay formerly NJ lincoln's
private Secretary. VIII Pr side and make the opening
sl.ech. Oral0ns VIII BE- delivered by Cen Martin L
Mcmahon Gen. C0ohrans, Col T. Baiey Myers, ani On.
l. Hayes. A quRrtette, the words OF which CON-
posed by Dr I Hayes, VII be to the air Of the
hymn sang al tho n,ulenial celebration in Iceland
Among the invited guests OF the Lincoln posi-
M Can (-ane nd
members Of tie American Rifle Team. The base Of the
monument will be surrounded by rail fence, inter
twlned with ivy vines csht Of handsome flowers
beng placed eqna distances wi1hin the circles The
sides of the stone pedestal viii i've covered with ever
green's The motto, Tribute OF Post - 20
our Republic" worked in white nowcrs will be divided
and placed on the opposite sides Of the pedestal
On the her sides there viii lie two large hora shields
he the national colors. represented on green Held
Another rail fence adorned with estoons, viii encirce
the statue and the head Of the statue viii be
crowned with iaure1 wreath From his several gar
lauls will he suspended 10 the base OF the PEDESTAL
The posts Grand Army of the Republic will form
n procession Uuion-square ut u H. Tie general |
order determining the formation of the PROCESSION has
been issacd- The arrangement is a. follows:
section Police Grand Marshal STAT; -. |
sio S ,o s-9S AXE Ee A a tcra
Fea and Officers y. g. = y T., Mounted bs'afn
Is, sSFss = 49, - TP a Il s ET;% %Sr Sayor
%, ,Gy 1-fS LINES aa1n
fei Bad Mllia i ESeort Abraham Lincoln Post
se.scA 90. IA 'a s"nqer ISs. - Jr r 20 f''' 3D.
TH.Ru ~ soN--so-sh Archibald. Marshal George os |
Ps-s c na S ss Fs 10 az nas so Sa Fa g. 81
k fcPh s " e S Z 45I regiment - Cameron
IocETa DiSsicx~Ls1.D CIaude.i Marshall; William o.
PS9 s tn I9 fhn 8 S SS aon d.an
Regiment, john a. IaNlius Ps. 81 A. fIobaI rost lol
Ti7rI or, re- NJ n ifon les narraI NJ. Kane os
T7p liNfS Pgp Ia.
right r-stiur the First Division in Fenr
siTer,n,,t. the Foar,h in Sey, necnill-sj. Tie ih
DIVISION will form around Unon-quars. With tHe right
zach attended by lis decorated wagon. Post J. Rker
~. n,,sssi0n riu hal, ~ ct Pans CIurcii
ard decorate the grave Of Major Gen. Mont
gonery who fen in the attack On Q9c6ee in l 10
..nn A Willis, eseored by tls Gsih hetient' \; 4,
sd " Veteran C9ls 81 We Oh o In; %ss, Nv at
snd Br"ai way and 20 90 away Cems'ey'
where al aduress WIN oe ueiNei' W VI ~ VII
revew tIe trool- s cemetery TIE remainder Of the
RA!Ad Ballard VIII deliver the adde's oe'eia' "ef-
Lincoln Post aVe the u-4n body here and deco
rrtc the graves ". u. kennedy. Jo.u Kennedy, AID
tail 10 cr,ruwood 10 decorate the grave Of Mrs. E l.
vaDderi'oe who received 30 aitoga,n, ae',el Laun
al army hosptals.
pbh kehrney Post ~. - detailed "a go 70 ,rlm's
Cemetery to doeoi7'e .e Ave % run ia ~
VIII 1850 lie sent 70 oecod.e TIE gra.cs ~ s Sin'.el
rAg bile the proesson passing, ard ninose guns
vii b- tesi at snort intervals dnIlDs tie march
AT the NJ tile Academy " Music on NJ May
evening Cullen Bryant VIII preside- The ley Dr Tying |
VIII open the meeting with prayer wcp""l phillips |
Viii denver the L. and Gen stewart l. NVooHu,
Joseph H. choate, and The kew Dr. ossood VIII deliver
address
OBsERvANCE N BROOFLYN AND ELSEWHERE
Tie statue Of Lincoln on the Grand Plaza Of Prospect
PARK will be decorated 43o r. m. to-morrOw An ora
ton will ie delivered by Gen. Stewart l. Woodford and
sprayer will be made by the Rev Dr. J. d. Fulton |
Space will will he reserved monument for Gull
dren Sunday -scbo0ls. who viii sing the hyu
selected for the OCCASION II Is desired ny |
the Committee Of Arrangements that each per
PARTICIPATING in the exercises ,. sh.. ,ch oi.i i
sI1Onud the pedestal Of The statue. The graves ~ we
1870 M AoHday ny the Marine Corps and mem
bees al she Grand Army vi the EenDne Inc Rev Joo
D. Ess vi! SCI s Chaplain ans se ion, hSnh. AZ az
Ravy-Ysrd Band aud singing by the assembly, Tue
al the C.neery OF the hoiy CTohs, ~ ra."s.
~ also DC decorated Oh Monday morning ny ne io''
dent priest and cOmInee of the SrAnd Army u Tie
Tie main scrvices Greenwood Cemetery viii take
place al r. mr. &onday thoGgh th"se graves ~,ish
viii he decorated y committees ~ t.e uioi "hsi ~
procession VIII form the City Hall AZ DJon under tue
direction Of Col Rodney c Ward Of tIe @Sd K's,'ht ~
(,rand Army Of the Republic. the Marine
Corps. military ORGANIZATIONS ana ws0hs a'.s i
Ptorst and FlatDush and Ffthavcs, 10 Tao cemetery,
Moan Hunt schrnck Rector Of St Anns-n-t'e H'ghtS
Yablc meIsoTia meeting ~n ne hed Oh h'o'.-; even
,s ~ ~ wSsc-t In nsite me Rev Wsssrs J.
D. Fulton W. J. Parkins1n. George T. lseid Emory
Hap nss, and Col. Homer r. sprAgue VIII den'ef H'-
Tue grave Of Admiral Far-asut AZ WOODLAND VIII be
dseurt-d at sunrise Tomorrow morning ~ ~ g Dn
tonight the mcrnbers " the Grand Army OF ihe hpuo
lie who take part In the exercises VIII ,s-'ne W
The War Veterans Cln;r"os y, cSnr, an Joa'e' ,o,
they win be joined by the Marine Corps,