The National tribune., 1881-06-01
Decoration Day All over the Land.
Ar NEW YORK.


Decoration Day in this city was more grandy observed
this year than before The weather was clear with
the thermometer TO- The celebration was begun with
special services many churches and with the adorn
ment of statues departed heroes. The bases of the
statues of Washington, Lincoln and Lafayette in Union
Square were concealed by verdant rapery and blooming
plants. The parade of the posts of the Grand
Army of the Republic escorted by the first division of
the National Guard occurred in the afternoon The es
cortng division comprised two brgades of infantry and
three batteries of artillery while the Grand Army con-
sisted Of sixty three different organizations arranged in
eleven divisions.
truck in the procession containing representa-
tion OF the Goddess of Liberty and thirteen girls repre-
senting the original thirteen States The procession was
reviewed by the Hon. Robert t. Lincoln, Secretary of
War, and Mayor Grace at Washington Square. 1t was
then dismissed and the posts OF the Grand Army visited
the different for the purpose of decorating the
graves Of sodes In the Academy of Music in the eve
ming Gilmores band supplied music and patriotic ad-
dresses were delivered by Secretary Lincoln and other
prominent gentlemen Many attractive amusements and
excursions took place during the day The day OBJ
served as usual in Brooklyn.
WASHINGTON, D G.
The principal interest in regard to Decoration Day GER
emonies centred at the Arlington Cemetery where great
crowds OF people went in all manner of conveyanoes and
even on feet On the of the first organized Dec
oration Day services at Arlington, in 1885, General
President Garfield. the orator of the day This an
nvesay, however he made speech anywhere and the
same is true of the Cabinet officers.
The Grafton at Arlington by the Hon. Mark DunneIl
member of the House from Minnesota very able eff
fort He called attention the fact that the Government
was as fully obligated to discharge the pension claims of
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precated the circumstances which he understood exist
that old veterans though in direct violation of
the law, being turned out of executive offices to make
room for political helpers
One of the eresting features of day was the
visit OF the George Washington Post No 103 G. A r. of
New York who arrived early in the morning They
to Mount Vernon and handsomely decorated tomb of
Washington at which they held appropriate services and
started their return home in the evening The post
was under the command OF General Martin I. Mcmahon
AT GETTYsBURGH
decoration attraotad arr lar,a
crowds OF visitors from the neghborng counties of Penn
sylvana and Maryland 1t had already been announced
that in consequence of the ndsposition cf Mrs Garfield
the President and the Cabinet would be present
nevertheless teegraphic received the
President his Cabinet and Governor Hoyt of Pennsyya
Lila, but which not received become known
in time TO prevent great disappointment.
In the morning special excursion train from Harris
burg brought Governor Stone and many the
members of the Pennsylvania Legislature who were well
coined on their arrival by the Hon. Edward Mcpherson,
who delivered brief address, which was ably responded
TO by Lieutenant Governor Stone The procession which
composed of large number of military organiza-
tons civic societies and school children formed at
Clock and marched TO the cemetery where the annual
custom of srewng the graves of patriot dead with
flowers was performed by the school children
The immense crowd then gathered around the rosrum
erected for the OCCASION where fervent prayer clothed
in most appropriate and beautiful language was offered
by the Rev G. A. Hay, d. d., of Gettysburg. chorus,
evidently selected with and Judgment, sang with
great effect the " Decoration Hymn" The Grafton of
the day made and delivered in mastery way by
the Hon. Julius O. Burrows, of Michigan after which the
benedicton pronounced by the Rev. Mr. Kiefer D.
d., of Gettysburg.
AT BOSTON.
Memorial Day universally observed in this city and
every town in the State The celebration began
with excellent sermons in the churches Boston posts
r. and those in the outlying districts decorated the
graves in all cemeteries in the morning and in the after
noon joined in grand parade under the auspices of the
Suffolk County Association, G. A r. After the parade
Governor Long delivered Grafton, and Thomas Went
worth Hggnson read the ode for the day The exercises
were most successful and impressive
4 AT NEWARK, NJ j.
i The day was appropriately observed by parade, in
which the militia Grand Army Republic posts, singing
societies and others participated After which there were
exercises at the Academy of Music where eloquent
of Tennessee The soldiers graves decorated in the
morning.
ti f8 AT CHICAGO.
Decoration Day was generally observed The banks
and government offices closed and business gener
ally suspended The military programme for the day in
euded exten sxe street parada Saryioes nee