The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1876-05-28
DECORATION DAY PREPARATIONS.
Programme of the Ceremonies
for To-Day.
A WILDERNESS OF FLOWERS
The Arrangements for the Observance
Of Tuesday.

monies will Tuesday. that being the national
holiday sct apart for tho purpose. The members Of
James c. Rice Post 20. OF New YORK. James S. Fraser
Commander will form at Fifth avenue and Fourteenth
street at halfpast two r. H. The post will then pro
ceed Greenwood Cemetery cooperate with That
ford Post g. OF Brooklyn l. l., Commander Samuel v.
Owen, in the unwilling dedication Of an elegant
monument recently erected by Thatord Post Al the
same time the soldiers plot at Greenwood will DO
decorated by Jackson Post ll3, OF New York. William
McEnsec, Commander Mansfield Post IS, OF
Williamsburg, James H. Hart, Commander;
German Mctternich Post III OF Williamsburg
John Kisssl Commander The column Of veterans Will
be under tho command OF Major Frederick J. Karcher
Grand Marshal OF the G. A r. in tho Eastern district
assisted by Comradc Isaac D. Stwcll, Adjutant Con-
cral and Chief OF Stan.
BEAUTIFUL cEREMoxy.
The FIRST body buried in the soldiers plot at Green
wood was that OF Clarence D. Mckenzie the drummer
boy OF the Thirteenth regiment OF Brooklyn, who was
killed while in the discharge Of his duty at Annapolis
Nd, IN 1861 BY common consent OF his comrades
tho brother OF the dead drummer boy also veteran
soldier will decorate that grave FIRST and then tho
others will advance and the remainder The
procession will afterward proceed to Battle Hill 10
decorate the graves OF the New York Volunteers who
foil in the battles Of Vera Cruz Ccrro Gordo cheru
busco, Chcpultcpcc and the City Of Mexico.
tho Mexican Veteran Association will proceed TO the
tomb Of Colonel Il. A. Kimbal where, after prayer by
the chaplain OF Kimball Post tho usual ceremonies
will be held Tho grafton will DO delivered by Colonel
James NJ Turner
CONTRIBUTIONS FLOWERS.
The donations flowers unusually large and the
display will be very fine one so far 1850 pots Of
Towering plants have been received from The children
the public schools and fully 10000 have been
sent in by citizens interested in the Some
OF the plants sent to the committee very large and
handsome and their headquarters yesterday rescmbled
| y huge flower show, so diverse was the display
THE WORTH MONUMENT
1 At daybreak Decoration Day the Worth mOnu-
ment Fifth avenue Broadway and Twenty fifth street,
will be decorated The base Of tho monument is TO be
covered with ferns nun ss pansies iucn S
and other forming terraces to tho loot OF tho
shaft Covering tho edges OF the shaft from the base
to the Will be green lines OF Princes pine. The
cross bars OF the shaft bearing the OF the bat
| ties in which Major General Worth prominent
will be bordercd with evergrccns All contri-
buttons OF flowers or money to purchase them
for the decoration Of the Worth Monument will BIO re-
street. or No West Twenty seventh street or by Mr.
| Jacob g. Bebus, No. 958 Broadway. The Mexican
Veteran Assocation william LINN paesil, PRESIDENT,
| Decoration Day. and, after participating in the cerc-
monies there. will proceed with KimbaIl Post
THE WASHINGTON MONUMENT.
! The Washington monument win be decorated by
Cameron Post 49, John H. Brady commander A
/
erected the equestrian statue of Washington
1 Union square. Tho domc Of the temple IS TO be sup
| States On each column Will be the coat OF arms OF
one Of the original colonies The base Of the temple
pns Sens sd with red white s and blue ower
| On the sides OF tho pedestal will be Pater Patra"
% ~ & q 9S ne snas 81 the he
| crowned with liberty cap From the base Of the
statue the railing will filled with flowers ferns
| and palms.
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| Tho Grand Marshal tho following order Of
Division will be formed nine A ", the column
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81. Commander Contantne Nisssche ~agons decorated
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To form in s.vsn,ss".s street. Ssh. resting on Fourth
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wison aids" Company T. sixty ninth regiment infantry,
y:p.gv oS.,s ysssr sn
John coonAn eommandlng Irish Brigade otaes. Club
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Lloyd Post No 20, Commander Philip Lsdsrls: wagon
To form Eighteenth street. right resting Fourth
This division i detailed to perform the esrsmeaIs. q
fallen comrades a. WOODLAND. Aorsasls BsnsonIs and
ca%rsds. Frederick ssibers, .. l. Ritsr Post No. %.
sn sas a .s So
ss%sp. Pos, o g. csan c.1. , cs'gs
decorated Nth flowers. drawn By sEns horses; Rssr
decorated with flowers; kawlins Post No. So Commander
| William o. Poole
Comrnfe Jacob Enobieck. Ellsworth Post No. g. Mar
shal Comrsde George a. Reilly Ellsworth Post No. O.,
Assistant Adiusnt General Comrsde George w. Brewer.
Tildcn Pct No. %. Assistant Gen
eraI Comrades Richard Roach. Thomas Lddei Absrs
Bpgat aids. battalion Fourteenth regiment infantry.
N.ds.NY; battalion Eighty eighth regiment infansry.
N.SNY. three Lodges Order Of Knights Of Pythias;
EIlswoth Post No. 81 Comm andcr James MorrIssey
rngut Post No. u.s. Richard H. 0rssae. Commander: bat
Oliver A. Tden Post No 90 Commander George Brewsr
battalion Twenty seventh regiment Infantry, HGs.Nf.;
wagons decorated with III ws plants and shrubs
SEVENTH DIVISION.
To form around Union right resting Seven
esnh street west side Of Fourth aycnuc Comr.de Frank
schraid Hermann Gostwald and John n. wcfel aids Dis
apisd soldiers tram decorated with and
/ carrying flowers.
In honor The Censsnniai Year Of our Republic f. A.
Kimba Post No 100 assigned the right o. the line
division Msrsais and Aids VIII rs ert 70 The Adrsas Gen.
divisions will have their respective divisions In line TOR
view At halfpsst nine A. NJ The Quartermaster General