The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1877-05-30
DECORATION DAY.
The Services at the Cemeteries and
Elsewhere To-Day.
LINE OF THE PARADE.
A Day Of Mourning Merging Into a
General Holiday

General Holiday
The decoration services to-day, judging from the ex-
teve preparations made by the various posts OF the
Grand Army OF the Republic, will be more than usually
imposing. The fact that the entire FIRST DIVISION OF
The National Goard take part In tho procession
will render that OF the days celebration ccr-
iainiy more attractive.
The following will be the order Of parade:-
Detachment OF Police
Wrist Division N.G.sNY. Major General Alexander
Shaier commanding, as escort
Grand Marshal
Stan
FlRsT DIVISION
viii form north sldo Of Sixteenth street, risht
Governors Island Band.
Brigade Fire Department CITY Of New YORK;
First BaftdiioH-
Engine Companies Nos !, d SO and ~.
Hook and Ladder Company No
Engine com panos Nos s. Is 49, Isl Hook and Ladder
Company No. IL
Band
Battalion Veteran Guard, Major James B. Lee CON-
mandng
Carriages with the officers Of the Department Of New
York, G. A. X. officers OF the Memorial CON-
m!ttce. orators and other guests .
Battalion Washington Continental Guard MAJOR 3. L.
Reeve commanding
Decorated floral wagons
SECOND DIVISION
will the north sidc OF Seventeenth street, right
resting on Fourth avenue
Band
Anderson zouavcs, Captain George H. Mocser CON-
handing
J. L. Riker Post. NO O.
Four decorated floral wagons.
Drum corps
Phil Kcarny Post NO. y.
Decorated floral wagon.
Drum corps.
Danlgren Post NO. lib.
s,xtyninth New York Veteran Volunteer Association
Four decorated wagons
Drum corps.
Battalion des Gardes Lafayette
Drum corps.
Robert Anderson Post No So, }. Gray Boyd, Com
mander
Decorated floral wagon.
DIVISION
viii form on the north Of Eighteenth street, right
resting Fourth avenue.
Old Guard, Scventy-ninth Highlanders.
Cameron Post No. ~
Two decorated floral wagons.
Drum corps.
Sumner Post No. "a
Decorated floral wagons.
Drum corps.
George &. Meade Post No. 3S.
Decorated floral wagon.
John A. Rawlins Post No. so.
Decorated floral wagon.
FOURTH
ri, form on north side OF Nineteenth street, right
resting Fourth avenue.
Koltcs Post No 80.
Veteran Singing Society
rhirtyninth York Volunteer Veteran Association,
Gurabaldi Guard.
Torty first New York Volunteer Veteran Association.
Two decorated floral wagons.
Drum corps
James 9. Rice Post, No. 20.
Decorated floral wagon.
Band.
SKdmorc Guard.
Abraham Lincoln Post No. 13.
Veterans 1872
Decorated floral wagons
FIFTH DIVISION
Vim form on the north side Of Twentieth street,
right resting Fourth avenue
Hawkins Zouavcs.
T. A. K,mba Post, No 100
oniccrs OF the United States army who served In the
Mexican In carriages
sBraggs' battery, United states army
Fort Hamilton Band.
New York veterans Of tho war with Mexico
-Four decorated floral wagons.
Drum corps.
Lloyd Post, No 90
Decorated floral wagon.
Citzcns IN carriagea
Battalion OF Polca
DIVISION.
Band.
Reno Post, No "A.
he Commissioners Of Charities and Correction aud
invited guests.
This division will proceed Hart's Island to dcdi-
cate and decorate a monument erected by Reno Post
the graves Of soldiers ana sailors VINO DIED III the
Institutions under the charge Of the Commissioners OF
ehari,ies and Correction Of the city OF New York.
SEVENTH DIVISION
Ellsworth Post, No. g.
Carriages with invited guests
Decorated floral wagons
This division III decorate the graves OF soldiers and
,aors in ST. Michnc's and Lutheran cemeteries.
EIGHTH DIVISION.
Band.
Farragut Post, No. IS
Carriages with invited guests
Floral wagons.
This division will decorate the graves OF soldiers and
laors in Trinity and Woodlawn cemeteries.
The division will be formed in the ABOVE named
1t nine A. NJ, and the DIVISION marshals viii have their
commands ready 10 march at ten A W., upon the sig
nal gun from Battery X FIRST DIVISION NGsN.Y.
The line Of march will be up Fourth avenue 10
rweuty.third street, 10 Madison avenue 10 Thirty
fourth street, to Filth avenue to Fourteenth street,
10 Broadway TO Chambers street. TO James slip ferry
Tue following will DO the order OF formation Tor
posts and other organizations taking part IN the
carriages, with invited guests, two abreast; third,
All trucks, wagons or signs representing any bust.
uess or business firm must be covered with flags or
bunting otherwise they Will DO prohibited from
taking part In the parade
Intervals between divisions will be fifty feet; posts
and other ORGANIZATIONS twenty-five feet.
The honors Of marching salute will be paid to His
Honor the Mayor OF the city, accompanied by Tho
heads OF departments. at the Worth Monument all
officers salutng
Marshals Will be dressed in dark irock coats. but
toned; dark pantaoons black Alpine hat and white
gloves belts, ana sashes worn across tho right shout
der. The stan will be dressed the same, except that
the sash Will be worn around their bodies. Special
aids may appear in military uniform
Marsnas OF divisions are ordered to prevent all uu.
necessary obstruction 10 street car travel both IN
forming Their several divisions and during the prog
ress ot the march.
The command will proceed to CYPRESS Hiis Gene.
Terry James slip boat Hunters Point and Long
Island Railroad; carriages floral CONS ana mou cd
men via Roosevelt street Terry. Two hours time will
train will be In waiting 10 return comrades to New
York city. The Qunrtcrmaster General and ms as
sstanis Will provIde the necessary tran sportation
Upon the arrival oil the second and Fiftn divisions
NJ the corner Broadway and Chambers street Phi
Kearncy PosNo. 3; J. L. Riker Post No. 90: r. a. Kim
ball Post, No l0o and Lloyd Post, No 90 with their
escorts and invited guests, VIII continue Broad
way; the former post % Trinity Cemetery decorate
the graves OF General Phi kcarncy and other SOL
dcrs buried there, tic latter posts 10 Greenwood
Cemetery via South terry, 70 decorate inc graves Of
Colonel J. L. Riker, Colonel H. A. kimball ana other
soldiers Upon reaching Hunters Point Danlrren
POSI- No. 1l3 and escort will proceed TO Calvary Gem.