New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-05-22
LOCAL MISCELLANY.
PREPARING FOR DECORATION DAY.
A MORE GENERAL OBSERVANCE THAN USUAL AN
nCIPATID.


uCIPATED.
The preparations for the observance OF
Decoration Day in TINS city nearly completed The
exercises as usual viii be under the direction OF the
Grand Army Of the Republic An address was Issued on
MAY recommending the several posts fun parilc
patton the exercises OF the day that memorial services
be held in the evening; that all soldiers, whether Union
or Confederate be invited to participate and that speca
attention should be given TO the claims Of such OF the NV
ing soldiers rs are in want These suggestions nave met
with hearty response and from TIE information WIG"
Tie Committee Of Arran sements has received IL is oe
leved that the day Will De more universally Observed
than in any previous year. The programme does 10,
differ cssent ally from that Of former anniversaries Al
o a. m the Grand Army Of the Republic will form around
Uuion-square under command Of John X. Pcrcy grand
marshal. Besides the divisions Of the Grand Army
there viii bc in the line number OF civic organizations
j companies Of drcmen, including about 200 men
battalion ~ police 500 srOpg, and tho First DIVISION oil
The National Guard, under command OF MaoIG'n AiGX
Bnder Shaer The line o. march VIII DE a., i'Ws, ~
Iourth-avr. and Madi>Onave. 10 IAlr) -,ohr'H-sI'
through Thirty ourlh-st. 10 thliaft e. "V" - I,d
L. fouIieciih-St, thr9te 10 iI'auM ~ i. We. Tlc
way tht ferries leading 10 the several cemeteries iuc
participation Of The National Guard is new feature I'D
The exercises of Decoration l)-Ei i"c huu'ti =" 'l
and policemen who Will participate is also iAN'h -"s'r
An tho cemeteries in which there soldiers buried
VIII De visited 10y some division OF The Gran" Army, nut
National Cemetery 10 Cypress Hll, whore there are
nearly 5000 OF the Union dead and nearly l"oo ui 'He
Of Companies The following are some ~ ihr 'l. >hS
which will visit ana decorate the graves at PHu'uiI
Ccneicric~: Az Grecuv God. T. 4. kuna.l f" NJ luVi
Phil KaaTucv. No. and j. l.. KSer. No. O. Al l'l,
vary the Dallgrcu Post No. ll3, with octacl mh Oh
tie Veteran Association OF the 6"th Regiment t.Itnt
Post No. -. Will Si' the grave of Edr1gW go IHHll
Cemetery Reno Post. No. q. wili delcai. ana decorate
the monument Harris Island. beng lIo'i3tt WIN
transportation by the Commissioners OF tIalucs ana
Correction. The veterans of the Mexican war A'St"-
tun under command %. COL VIM. Linn 1wDali, VIII as
e.m a. M WOrh'S monument az o'cloca where N'h'
Gibson. commander at Fort WadsWorth VIII denver an
Il 20 =,
monument at m the morning. An INVITATION I't- i
extended 90 the Confederate soldiers VINO i,it ii "
CITY 20 part cIptc in the exercises, ana Do o'Aptil"
that number of them viii respond Large tHis Oh nov"
els have been Tuls to hr yumulitl ", 1n' >" Gnu
quantity Co decorate all the graves VII De- ee'ui,l WIZ
Odt cNucuse. The children of tn" pU'ht moons arc I-
ttuary generous m th,It liberal celIt ha'"ho' rom
Tie schools Grammar school, 20 ''lu'i' 'H'lI
600 uts of flower, have been pledged In the evening
memorial service viii Doe held at tue Academy oI Music
az which The Rev VIM. AL' u. D., aud other. Viii de-
liver addresses. Invitations % Dee present hlr pr'u .A
tended Co 20 large number of pIum.uent -'ll '"ti A.
admission fee of 30 cents VIII Doe charged, ana Iut
amount thgs realized with su.h CONTRIBUTORS as t"I e
cuTCd Decoration D1 Vail pc a4a'u 10 tl' -uuu i"4
TIE erection OF the soldiers Home.