New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-06-01

the Bethel Methodist Churchyard and decorated I'M
soldiers monument erected there last yCar.
The visitors TO the Islard quite as numerous n
on any holiday this year. and the feryboats ana ran
roads we're crowded throughout the day. All the pno
lie institutions observed the daY by displaying the ha
tiOnal cclors at hahmnSt.
The day was generally observed in the cities and
villages of NewJersey than for several years In jersey
City business places. banks the pos ONCE and the nn
nicpal Offices closed all day, but the stores were
only shut during tho afternoon. The members Of Van
Houten Post No met at their hsadquarttrs at . a. u,
Bergenave Jersey City Heights. In the afternoon the
Post met the Mnkakwa ClnD ana sumner
tue NSwYorE Bay Cemetery, where tie
graves OF the sOdierB were decorated win noWer anu
ns .rieT e y HecSs were decorated by zbrsEe
Post No. o. At the old Jersey City Cemetery the Post
united in decorating the soldiers graves In that incOs-
ure. The two Posts then marched to Bergen-square,
M SnS pr a. Pye The tvs Posts then marched
Bergen st. Paus Cemeteries, and placed flowers on
George II. Thomas Post No. % conducted the deco
ration ceremonies at the Weehawken Cemetery: Tie
graves OF the soldiers St. Peters cemetery, on jersey
CIV Heights were decorated Nv the members Of VIII
son Post No. 49, the Emerald Zouaves joining IN the
under the auspices Of Ellsworth Post No The soldiers
graves In the Grove Church Cemetery and MacPellah
est was SHOWN in the OF the day by the fie
men Of West New-York who erected several handsome
floral arches the streets through whcn tue prOcc
sion passed. Last evening memorial service was hc!d
by Henry Wilson Post No IS In st. Pauls Methodist
Episcopal Church, in Thlrd-st, Jersey City.
Al LanibertvIlle the celebration under the aus
pces No 30 Of the Grand Army OF the Republic
the village militia company and the b0Ozer Cadrts: ~,
The celebration at Paterson open"d sunday nght with
n memorial sermon TO the members OF the Paterson
Light Guard by tho chaplain, the Rev. Charles d. shaW,
AT his church. Ellison and Church St. Yesterday me
graves the soldiers in the several cemeteries or the
city covered with flowers and eVerIeens-
The stores aud public Offices at Ezabstb ere eoTeu
of the Republic, the General Phil kearney Guard ahl
number civic SOcetlps marched to Evergreen 70
ttrv, between Elizabeth and Newark, ana crOW1ru inc
resting places the fallen soldiers with fragrant bios
SONS. An Grafton delivered by The Rev Dr.; Nc
Kinney The Sunday schools OF the city ccltDlatt the
day by q parade and review. Four thousand children
Tha day was generally observed in Queens and Suffolk
aud veterans from the neghbOrng villages formed at
TPrry's Hall at y. M, and marched TO the ccmetGry
the Fair GrOuns the Rev. l. Il. Abbott delivering Inc
address. At Flushing The graves III Tie cemetery ana
the monument IN the Park were decorated bY lhe mei-
beers Of Post Ge"Tgc Hunts IN most OF the VIE
lagos the island the day was observed as Que OF
leisure all business being suspended. The ceremony OF
unvcng thr soldiers monument recently erected AZ
NOrthpOrt Is postponed, owing to The inability
Of the committee TO Obia.n an orator Tor the
occasion. At Orient appropriate services held,
and the graves aud the soldiers monument were deco
rated by mCmb "a OF the Grand Army oil the Il pubic
At YODkPrs the day was generally observed by the
cltlzcns parade took place, aud the Rev john Rfld
delivered orHtiOn for the day I'D Gctty Sglhrr III
the evening memorial exercises took place NJ Nnsbnufh
Hall. At PerRsk Wnuc Plaius, SiuS Sing. New
OchcllC and katonah there were also
The Grand Army of tine Republic In Newark observed
Decoration Day yesterday by pataCe IN the afler-
nOdn and PXCr;lscs In Military Park. About LOU
men IN the plOcessOu, representing various
societies the Grard Army and the City Government.
Comnto,s With yynro,s loaded with flowers went IN
the and decorated the graves, while the nrn
ces,on turned into Military Park, where COlone VIII
lam Mcbchacl, OF Phadel phia delivered the address:
The streets filed with people during the day and
business generally was snspe9ded.