The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1875-05-30
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me Southern Memorial Association win deco.
rate the graves OF the Confederate dead on Iues-
day next. There viii be no Grafton or music.
on account OF the backwardness OF the season
Mowers are more scarce than heretofore, though
the government hotnouses made generous con.
tributions
THE PROGRAMME FOR TOMORROW IN THIS CITY.
The 3otn or May is properly speaking, Decora-
tion Day bur when that date falls on Sunday the
celebration is postponed untl the succeeding
day. To-day being the 30tn tomorrow mas been
very properly set apart FOR the celebration. mo
day VIII be observed as holiday. All the oanka
and business houses IN town VIII be Closed lhs
Post once viii remain open until ten O'CLOCK
after which time all postal movements 10 toWn
Will be suspended.
The celebration win comprise procession down
Broadway from the plaza in Seventeenth street.
the decorating or the graves at ST. PauPs anu
Trinity churcnyards and grand memorial ser
vice at the Academy o. Music in the evening.
on Monday night services viii be held &C the
Academy OF Music when 10 Is expected tnat wen
dell Phillips viii deliver an Grafton. The oano
and choir OF the linton Soldiers and Sailors Home
OF Carmansve, Will be ia attendance ana proViue
the music for the occasion.
Below win be found the programmes o. the prin'
clpal bodies which are to take part the celeora
FARRAGUr POST, no. IS Q. A. R.
Farragut Post NO IS, c. A r., have EXTENDED
an invitation 10 the veteran members OF the G. A.
r., the children or veterans, the clergy, scnooi
officers, the press, lodges, societies, schools ana
all Others VINO feel an interest in the services, 10
join them on Decoration Day at the rendezvous
Grand Boulevard ana l2dth street.
4 The procession Will form on the Boulevard
i Tenth ayenue) At one O'Clock p. M.-hrst dlVls-
ion right resting on l25tn street, second dlvlslon'
right on 126tn street. third division, right on l-ln
street. and fourth DIVISION right resting on lZsth
street. Marshas Will report as soon as the me
Is formed. The order to march will be given at
hall-past one p NJ. ana the route VIII be through
and along the Boulevard, l52d street. 81. Nicholas
avenue and Tenth avenue to Trinity Cemetery.
the church bells win be tolled as the procession
enters the cemetery. When Ia the cemetery
hollow square viii be formed and the exercises
viii be commenced Comrade A. P. Kelcham VIII
deliver an grafton and Comrade Rev. WheaHey
win ofrciate as chaplain. An interesting feature
\ or the ceremonies VIII be the erecting OF Moral
monuments oyer the graves q william oaneron'
In toe evening memorial services viii be held
In the Harlem Temple, 125th street. between
dresses delivered by veterans and citizens MUSIC
! WIN be furnished BY the band or the Union Home
and school, and the quartet from tue school WIZ
sing. .
charged members Or the sixty-nintn regiment,
Meagher's Irish brigade ana Corcorans irish legion.
OF a commemoraIlon on Decoration Day. They
very truly cay that the eomrade dead OF these I'M
portant divisions or the armies OF the Union
have not heretofore received that recognition
which was heir due, aud consequently they
have resolved 70 inaugurate on Monday next
precedent when IL is 10 be hoped win be fol-
lowed. me decorating of the graves VIII De COM
nenced after the delivery OF an Grafton. Inc
grave or every soldier and sailor in the cemetery
VIII be decorated Tue line Will De formed on La
layette place, between Fourth anu Eighth streets,
at half-past egnt A. NJ. The organizations assigned
for this division VIII report 70 the ASSISTANT Aa.
jutant General at nafpast eight when they VIII
be assigned their position in line The whole body
Will parade with the general procession 10 Bowl-
ing Green, and will on leaving there proceed
through Beaver street Pearl, ~ Pearl to James,
slip, thence by boat 10 Hunters Point. Line Will
be broken at Hunters Point where inc cars Tor
Calvary win be taken. At the entrance the line
win be reformed and the procession proceed 70 tue
place selected Tor the ceremonies.
JOHN A. RAwLINs POSI- no. 80.
This Post WIN form ne Win tne xsteians o. me
ment At Lafayette place, and proceed ~ the
route above cited 70 calvary Cemetery;
Abraham Lincoln Post, No. 10, department OF
New YORK, Grand Army OF the kepuohc, Eead-
plete the decoration tnegun A. sunrisel OF the
statue Of Abraham Lincoln IA Union square. on
pay MonGay services I1 ess Win - consist ~
prayer by tile Rev. Henry Highland Garnet, sing
ing BY SUNDAY scno9 eAHdren, ana roi Sr,eI
John Hay, formerly President Llncoln's pri-
yate secretary; General s ssTtn 4 Hcas arn
and Isaac l. Hays, Arctic explorer. Music oy the
Governors Island band. The Post Will march from
The Tweuty-second regiment armory, In Four
teenth street, eight O'Clock A. ~. 20 the statue.
and will have an escort OF several military COM
panies, sunday SCHOOLS, moral Wagons, aisAoled
comrades IN carriages, an Old army wagon vita
lour-mule team, that travelled rom Atlanta 10 the
sea now laden with flowers for the "blue aud
gray at cypress HIS. and one piece Oh artilleryi
also a cannon and caisson loaded win flowers:
The Post has also arranged 70 decorate General
MontgomeTy's monument and otner Revolution
cry patriots graves IN y. Paurs churcnyard.
Broadway, anu General Happiness grave az cypress
Hills Cemetery me decorations OF Liacolns
statue win be. perhaps. the finest o. the DAY.
While the graves at Trinity are being decorated
the following chimes viii be rung on the bells o.
Trinity church BY Nj. James +. Aune-
ANGELS Fo the Rock Awayn
Luiher's Judgmsnt hymn
5 r sSdestc I Fiieies"
sesPe,r flynn nm,
! Praise the Lord; ye Heaven, Adore Him
H. .aay The Grace Of chris, Our Saviour" Csozaru.
IN Quiet Lord ny Froward ueart' yGlardiuD.
IL there . a Land d Peerless beauty"
II II 10 81 lie comes in Clouls Descending"
IL rise. Ny soul, and Stretch Thy wlngsn
\ Is scllan Mariners hymn
MEXICAN WAR VETERANS.
The veterans OF the Mexican viii observe
Monday as Decoration Day. the Worth monu-
mcnt, Ftltn avenue aud broadway, Will be hand.
/ somely decorated. The graves OF their comrades,
at Trinity cnurchyard, wnl be decorated, and
on Battle ill, Greenwood Cemetery. tho
naitpast elgnt a. ~, when an GRAFTON Will be de-
nIeTed
THE BRooKLyN PROGRAMME
The Posts or the Grand Armf, under command
az Comrade +. r. Jaschke, will rendezvous al
me Marine Barracks At ten O'Clock on Monday,
whence they VIII MARCH, accompanied by the ma
rnes and baad. to the cemetery The ceremonies
will be -
l. Drge nv the band.
Y z Invocation by the Rev. Job g. Bass.
n y singing hy tie assembling
& GRAFTON hy the Hon R0uert Anderson, chaplain q
I the Marine Barracks
+ 3 Beucdieuou
Strewng " flowers md music ny the band.
Il Salute by United states marines
The command Ok Com nandor II. I. Bowiey will
leave the Pens on once 1T nine O'CLOCK 10. mOrrow