New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-05-31
srRyICTs At TIE CEMETERIES.

The procession reached Greenwood about - p. m,
and then consisted only OF the Grand Army Posts,
the Marine Corps tho 1th Regiment and it. veterans
the 18th Separate Company and the Calling Bat
terry They proceeded at once 10 the soldiers nonu
ment which had already been decorated with small
flags while flowers had been freshly planted nj It's
base. Commander Tate. OfDcyin Post presided. A
covered stand had been erected herr for the SPEAKERS
and the guests The Rev. George l.. Reed made brief
PRAYER. liberation was given by state COMMANDER
W. L. Garrison Haskell. Of the Grand Army of Maine
He said that tins truly n National hondIy. 81
which the American PEG lc haVc thrrc: H. indie
4, ndcncr Day the people 81 the Oh NnrId c"u.d
rightly juhilatc for II marked the foundation "i
nation 10 which the oppressed 0i all lands could Nv.
WashingtnrS Srt hday wa tho thri~tmasday Of the
National calendar. Memorial Day, IN" daN ot honor
Ia the dead who died for their country SAKE WIS
the Nations tribute Ia LOYALTY. The patriot soldiers
bulldcd hi yler, better. more endurngY than they
could know. Col ue Haskell dwclt upon The Qul't
work done hy the Grand Army IN caring for the
widows and orphans of the fallen. The member,
asked nothing for themselves. Int only that the
pledges made that the soldiers families should never
come 10 want should be- redeemed. or the
American Nation would not hc worth saving. At
the conclusion of th" Grafton the marines ana vet
Grams of the Grand ARM proceeded 10 dccorat" thc
graves in the soldiers plot. Liberal contributions
Of flowers had been made and every grave was coy
cred with pots of growing h"wcrs beside, many
loose flowers The veterans formed a hollow square
about the graves lilr the PRAYER from the bland
Army ritual Was read by ChaI plain Booth. Kicker
Post 40. 80 made it~ usual visit t. the
grave Of Colonel -. l.. 'k'r. IN The afternoon.
An address also delivered hy (trHrTdl Gibson.
Dahlgrcn Post No. ] 10. uu Ter command of Will
lam McEutct and consisting of about 200 men, and
William y. kennedy Post No. -. 20 men. under
command Of James = Mead cecd 10y cars to the
Cypress Hills Cemetery. Iahlgrcu Post decorated
the grave of Charles q. Ilalpiuc. Milo, Oltully"
A small body of veterans of General Ilalpiucs com
maud was present. General Banum made an al-
dress aud read poem written by the dead soldier.
the " Return of the Regiment. The Post then gave
a pledge Ia crrct monument over the grave IN
the next year. Kennedy Post decorated the grave
of W. ID. Kennedy. Colonel of VA" i2d Acw- York Vol
untcers. An address was delivered 10y the Rev. ". !.
Pray, of the second street VI. l.. Chur h. j. II.
Perry Post decorated the grave OF james Perry. The
SkidmOrc Guards cOlorrdl decorated the graves OF
about 200 coiorcd soldiers The principal exercises
were at the National plot, in winch over 5000
Union soldiers are buried The graves are arranged
in the shape OF an anpmthcatrc. land the
small WIutc stones, each with it, little
flag and pot Of hOWrrS, made beautiful
appearance In the centre of this aIuphIthra was
a stand The exercises included music 10y the Fort
Hamilton band, singing by the Verdi Quartet "A
prayer by the Rev &. l.. living. poem los f. l..
Williams and an address by the Rev L.. H. lalnrr
The Posts which assisted III decorating the soldiers
plot were Mansfield No. 80, Dupont No. ~. Bar
nara frlrtchle No. /. Harry Lcr No. n Dahlgrcn
Kennedy, Perry, and Henry (O,hcu, Sons OF Nrtr-
rams. There was very Large attendance, and the
private decorations were numerous. The cars leading
10 the cemetery were taxed to their utmost extent A
committee representing the old Metropolitan Police
DcDartment composed of Superintendent Wallny
Inspector Ihorne and Captain NoglOm. OF Brook lvn
WhO was mcInbcr oil the Metropolitan Police went
To Cypress Hills to decorate the graYcs of th,r dead
comrades IN the plot owned 10y the Department.
They took with them two cart-lOals of flowers
Superintendent Kennedy and Inspector CARPENTER.
with eleven other policemen are buried IN TINS plot
HE flowers we're furnished 10y the police
of the Second and Third Distrlcts coll,-
nandcd by Inspectors Thorne and Diks
Every tram on the Harlem Railroad carried large
crowds 10 Woodawn yesterday Although the road
ran special trains, all tie cars were uncomfortable
crowded. From an early hour IN the morning until
late in the afternoon "A constant stream OF people
poured into he cemetery. Although there are iow
soldiers graves in WOOdlawn, many took advantage
of the holiday tO visit the graves of friends and Fela-
tlycs and leave floral offerings upon them. Many
persons took their lunch with them. Admiral
farraguts grave visited 10y thousands Early
in the morning the members Of Fansworth Post
g. A. X. decorated the monument. They placed a
wreath OF cvcrgrerns on the mast and below on the
face of the pedestal an American flag. formed of
white roses carnatIOn pInks and heoirUpcs. I'm tine
afternoon Oliver lildcn Post No. gG from Nor
risania. William VI. Bogart commanding held ser
vices at farTaguts monument. The Rev. GeOrgc
Nixon, pastor OF tho fremont Presbyterian Church,
offered prayef, and Civil Justice James X. Angel
made an address / he same Post, which had earlier
the daysdecOratcd the graves OF soldiers in the
BensOnia, Jefferson Street and West Farms Gene
teries, afterwau decorated the grave of Major
Oliver TIlden, III WoOdlawn.
GREAT DEMONSTRATION AT GETTYSBURG.
GETTYSBURG, Penn, May 30.-Since Pres-
dent Lincoln dedicated the National Cemetery here No
veber 49, 1853 Gettysburg presented such lively
appearance as did to-day There we're at least $4,000
strangers present. among them being members Of the
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