New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1876-05-29
LOCAL MISCELLANY.
DECORATION CEREMONIES.

DECORATION
An UNUSUALLY GRAND DISPLAY PRoNlsED-inh
vso ,EsSIoy-sFRyICEs IN BROOKLYN YESTERDAY
The indications are that Decoration Day Will
-, 0Io,r,,ed tonorrow on grander scale than in pre-
t,us wears Among the prominent persons who Will Do
present at the ceremonies are Gov Ilden Gen. mneu
A Hancock and Acknowledgement TOWNSEND Le''ei'
rcgretng their inability TO be present nave oeen re
,sived from President Grant Gen W. T. Sherman Gov
usrtranft and others The Committee on Decorations
have already received nearly $4,000 pots OF
towering plants, about 5000 Of which
ss,ne from the children Of the p1bhc SCHOOLS.
The decoration Worth Monument at F1'thave anu
yweuty-fourthst will take place at dayofeaS' Az
o'clock the Mexican Veteran Association VIII assemble In
font Of the monument and the usual ceremonies will be
held after which with Kimba Post No 1O0 the veterans
viii 20 to Greenwood Cemetery TO decorate the tomb OF
Col E. A. Kimbal An grafton will be delivered by Col
James NJ. Turner The Washington Monument In Union
scuare will be decorated by Cameron Post NO. -
Over the monument temple OF Liberty Is erecting sup
ported by Is columns typical of the gna States Of the
Union.
The plans in regard to the procession announced by
ne Grand Marshal will be as follow: Division lines
will be formed at Q m; the column VIII move a' Az
q. IN. upon the signal guns from Battery D. fHs' IL
vision, n. g., Major John Keim commanding de'ach-
nent Of police will lead followed blythe Grand Marshal
knd staff f. A. Kmball Post, No 100, 10 assigned on
tbo right OF the line The line Of march will be around
Was mgton Monument, up Fourthave TO Twenty-si1th-
at TO Ffthave FOurteenth-st, through fourteenth
IT. TO Broadway, passing Lincoln's Monument down
Broad ay to wsl-st, where the column VIII hait ana
tro wagon trains viii proceed to South Ferry. During
the march minute guns viii be fred from the batteries
OF Governors Island by command OF hajor-Gen Han
cock Citizens with carriages will form on the north
side OF seyenteenthst right resting on f1fthave', ana
follow in rear Of the last division. Glfts OF
flowers will be received at any point on the
line OF nsrch Upon arriving at Wall-st' after
~ Cam am
Montgomery at Trinity Church. the Phil KearDey Post
No g. Riker Post No. 62, L. A Kimban Post No. 100,
and LLOYD Post No. 90, with escorts will proceed 10
Greenwood Cemetery Cameron Post No. 70, with an
escort will proceed Calvary Cemetery. The remain
"a mart OF the procession will then direct to East
Eew-YOrk where it will reform ana march to Cypress
Ellis Cemetery. All persons the line OF march are re-
auested to display flags and bunting meeting VIII ne
held at the Academy OF Music in the evening" when ap-
propIate addresses will ae made.
SERVICES IN BROOKLYN YESTERDAY.
The ceremony Of decorating the Lincoln monument at
Prospect Park Brooklyn, occurred at p H. yesterday
The attendance was large Toe presiding officer was
John Henry. The exercises were opened with prayer
by the Rev. Fred Bell. Tie Hon. Gardner 5. Cutting
was then introduced lie said:
We arc gathered in consecrated ground for IN TINS VI
cinity Was the battle Of Long Island That battle was
Disastrous but It resulted in subsequent victories. we
meet to-day to honor or second Mssai4sto oy %
is grander than when first raised by Paul Jones That
banner
OF human slavery. Applause Washington porn uHder
monaichical government. trained 70 mtarE me, &c
e,ilrI a crown laid down his commission 10 congress,
and he gave ms the foundations OF this great Re ubc
Ee was aided by great minds They gave to US our I'D
critics Lincoln preserved those liberties intact, ana TINS
eou1try snal always be free independent, happy, ana
holy lApplausel Give us the virtues when
IuaiEcd Washington and Lincoln, and there shall
he no power earth that shall undermine our
Ra-uhlic Let our second WashinCtOns memory teach
n what IT is to and keep His commandments:
We ale Godfearng people. We have no dsthclons OF
party in our appreciation Of the grandeur OF Lncolns
character tApPauseJ
After the coronation" hymn had been sung, a poem
was rected by George 3. sQures The vast crowd was
then requested to pass around the monument which was
,orated with arbor ve and flowers and deposit their
floral gifts ,l-... .
me soldiers Monument in Greenwood Cemetery was
fellcaed Yesterday afternoon, with appropriate ser
Vice and decorations The monument IL about 70 leet
in hight and made of granite IL begun several
wears ago, but not completed until last November
iir exercises Yesterday conducted by IhatlOfd
Post of the Grand Army OF the Republic TIE lion.
John Delmar presided After the opening prayer DIV the
E.y All. Gulick. " Our COuntrys Heroes was sung "
,be Glee Club Of Company Il, 18Th Regiment An ad-
dress was made by Major willard Billiard, in when he
siued 20 long neglect OF ths State TO provide BOZ
ciers Home and expressed pleasure III the ehOrs now
making for that object.
The graves OF Col. COrcoran and CoL.sBracha
al Clyary Cemetery decorated yesterday ny fOs
Aansicd and DahlHen. Al the Lutheran Cemetery the
soldiers graves decorated by MeteTnich Post ana
tae WilliamsbuTgh Veteran Association.