New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-05-30
SOLDIERS NOT FORGOTTEN.
DECORATION DAY oBsERvANCEs.

ries and churchyards of this city and its vicinity
to-day, and for hanging garlands upon the statues
of illustrious soldiers in the public squares. These
exercises as already mentioned in The TRIBU Ne,
will take place for the most part Immediately after
the procession is broken at Washington square. The
decorations will be made mainly by Grand Army
Posts, assisted by several veteran associations Each
post will be provided with or two wagonoads of
flowers, arranged in appropriate devices. The
James c. Rice. Cameron and Sedgwick Posts and
the veterans of the 18th New-York Militia will
visit Greenwood. The New-York Veteran AsSocia-
ton will also 60 to this cemetery honor the mem
DRY of Colonel W. 4. Lynch and Captain lIogg after
which it will drive TO Fathush 10 strew flowers on
the grave of Colonel James J.. Malon. At Bay Gene
terry the graves will he decorated 10y the sumner Post,
the General James Shields and Ellsworth Posts will
90 to Calvary Cemetery; the Farragut. John A.
Dix and Robert Anderson Posts to Trinity Gene
terry the George G.. Meade Post 10 WillcttS Point
and the Dahlgrcn and William ID. Kennedy Posts
TO Cypress Hills. The Phil Kcamcy Post will pro-
coed TO Trinity Churchyard. where it will
decorate the grave of General kearncv.
At Harris Island the decorations will
bc made by the Reno Post; at the Cemetery Of tho
EvcrgrronS by the Wadsvorth and NanlcIhiit
Posts; and ~ the Lutheran Cemetery by IL" General
Hooker and k0ltc> lU>iS. Grand Marshal LdNard
II. Kent will conduct tie ceremonies AZ The statue
of Lafayette: and the statue Of Lincoln in l'ni III
square. will be long with earland~ 10y tn" survivors
OF southern prisons.
About TWEEN. y-f,c members Of Grand Army Post
No. 1O3 left Jersey chg last might tr tn 10
o'clock train on the pcHn>y lYania Road for Wash
ington -. c.. from which city they III roto Mount
Vernon Ia decorate tie tomb of Na>hiugt"u; I1ch
mcm' ct Wor" on the lair of his coat The emblem of
the Post, LITTLE haiccl, and also the lHcc" O! the
Grand Army. General Martin !. McMahou was IN
charge of the pilgrims. Among th0,- coulpo, ua the
party were Generals Srho..id. funkIin. VI t.!.au,
>lo,um. McQuaIc, ll'mry J.. Davies. ]. l. Luce
and Martin. Captain Miles and li'ut' n1r' toc-
we'll. tn" tram will reach Washington a'out 10
O'clock to-iy, When The party VlN .' escorted hH "a
v,t,,au lrtrl ;o th' Arlington lIn',l. Nttr hl'lk-
fast j. served a st,luh1a will hc boarded Tor
Mount Vernon. Nuru the cor,'' ouic> at thr touh
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l IN, >,,.Ilcr holm. detained "a, home D.. schLc-s
IL IN, f..llv.
l., adariun 80 the varipuS game, and ortiour
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o,locl NJ Wa,acl = and h.nc:.j sc III "' given AT
th,. or nj Oeri ,rl~. "a hi,ia i.re.. iuIuh of
W.li-kIoUD actors VIII tlh, lIif. M1fIu.r~ are
al.n i,.,l,r,,L tn Lake. ,'., al .tYtA theatres. Tie
American, Nu..l,u of Natural IiiSnly. ,u N1ulAt-
t.ui->,uaf, viii be- op,u COB visitors ir" of charge.
At t(,. suggestion ol ta.f Bates tn. I'm, Com
n,;,>inucr,. SATURDAY. r.>.la,d t!l, o-,r f,r jtc
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d.r ,o,,i,q,,i.. of the p,.1rt.u,ut Ihr tai.. as
~i.,,,cd for Ills action i that tin. Mon wrr. , eel
49, TO-. I,.t ~, $50. ami vu III tu,~ uc Gr,:.l, >.,-
owl hr,ir. from dutV Lee I'D, u.u fh.i.> Wrf'
very Indignant al bong I.. ed al the rear q the
profession and ~ one o them said. thy did not
consider The G"d - col iNtily ana 'hI I"n'.In
OnHndl States. Whi'h were i" '''i' .n'' 81" m
lInC equal l" the eI"IH "i 'l"'' ""''' VIM" w"
lead the van.
The season OF NachtinF VIII u", "I"h'd 'H IuI
Yacht cuhS to-day The hnlcNcr'ooir la'It
Cluh will sail a regular II a'tI al Fort N"TI~ JOY
which a large number If yachts i entered. hr
SpaWauhaka thr Atlantic aud the Jci-'N 'HF
Yacht Climbs will have Az OF nins ~ul over tie Ciuh
courses after which the ~ Inl and guests Viii at
the customary dinner n th" Cluh houses.
The Decoration Day anniversary exercises began
in Brooklyn Yesterday. ~ - u. nearly -o'n{rI /
sons were gathered around the hrou/" statue OF Lin
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