New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-05-31

War wearing tho uniforms and medals of the Grand
Army were to be seen on every hand, and the floral
gifts at the cemeteries were generous ana handsome
At Patch0gue there was parade OF the inehhcfs OF
the Grand Army and the Fire Dcplrtment5 Of tho
VILLAGES OF Babylon and lslp. Al sag ilarD0r mo
Ere Department Daraded and the church bells W'fo
tolled for an hour. 1hirty-tour young women Hec-
Grated the graves IN the cemetery. nero
were n parade at Rivcrhead and an address by
Thomas Young. At Flushing, Norhport and OF
cht ih,Tc was no pubic celebration, Dub luo
5o!di' Is monuments ana graves wore decora''n'
business IN the villages OF staten Island was su5-
pended and the streets wore q holiday appearance;
The special celebrations were held al ~taplcton and
Iottcuylic. AT the former place George W llIi1m
Curt1, delivered an Grafton ia Washington Park.
which WIS throngcd with people Inc PROCESSION
VIZ formed there, and at the close OF MI Gurus
adGrCS, moved out OF the park. he line oil iudlch
Was along the shore road, through lonPAllsVnIe,
10 NeW-BugtOu, returning through me hIchiHoiH
turnpike. At lot euvuic tucTo was parade
In which several NeW-Jersey organizations took
part. The Rev. Mr.. Chadwick, OF this CITY, dclv-
eIod a memorial address IN the Bethel Methodist
Episcopal Church. nhart Post decorated the
soldiers graves at lOttcnyIle, woodrow ana Ross
Vile. The graves in the M0rdyan Cemetery Ht
New-Dorp, and in Cooper and silver Mount Gene
teres at NeW-Brlghton, were also decorated
In Paterson, y. D., tine day was observed by sls-
pension oil business except the part OF those who
catered TO a large number Of popular aIuusemcnts
not wholly in keeping with the spirit OF tire ddV.
ne two Posts OF ihc Grand Army oil the Republic,
Chaplain But er and Eaudgut Po,t5, paralGd, and
altrrWam decorated the soldiers graves at the
various cemeteries. The Paterson Light Guard
forming IIoL DdIldllu n or NtN-JClbtg AlIiid
WIS received by the Grand Army Posts on IT'S return
from the par ,de ina New-l OrI. in the evening the
veterans attended a meeting at W Washington HAIL.
where an address was made W Colonel H. III. hopes,
OF ELIZABETH.
On nO previous Decoration Day have the trains
between the Grand Central Depot and points IN
eaichcs ser County been 50 crowded with pa,srH-
gers as they were yesterday. IdruoN orth POST No
40, e.. a. H., OF tlOunt Vernon, Major James H.
jenkins COMMANDER sent m the NOR do T. plccencu
by the juvenile Drum Corps OF tDat village OF
which llIIc HuSo IS dunn major, 20 ue cemetery
OF ~. PduI5 Episcopal Church, dl Last chester, ana
decorated the graves the soldiers VINO fought ia me
Rcuc lion ana also the grave oil uumotf WHO OK
part IA the Revolutionary ardhd the ~ ar Oh l0l-.
A. Nt"-ltO node tine graves OIL about IJO SDlurt5
Ia the various cemeteries OF thdI Town "tIc
decorated ~ cOmml tees OF the Decoration A-sOcld-
ton IN the evening addresses were uc .lFcitd by
). aucu LaWtoI and the Key. Robert -cDoncgal.
There was singing by the NeW-ROchcie N2cun. rchor
aul New Rochelle Male Chorus b he Veteran ASSOC
ISOLATION OF Mamaf0neck decorated TIE graves IN
the cemeteries OF MIudrOneck, milton and Itye. At
kai0udh Iuc comrades oil heel Post, preceded by
school children, marched 10 the cemetery, where an
address was delivered by the Rev. Mr.. Eastman,
alter hicn tic graves OF Che soldiers were dccAcd
with flowers, Al Mount klscO there was process
sion VI NIaGc officials anu cN-Oiucdl@ the lie De-
pdltucnt ana the members Oh stewart Hart Post.
LA-Juu5c H. s. Hart delivered IN adde's.
Ihcrc vas general observance III jersey CHy
ahOAsh IhcIc " ~ no concerted aiaIs -mtHt Tor ID
crlco dIOh. All me pubic DuNuIAea am ohlccs !
were closed. lu the morning Henry wilson Post |
g.. \. j. paIdacd through some OF the principal /
stree s, and tncn proceeded 10 the Jersey CIy and
TIE Catholic & cmcterico where they uccoidtcd Inc /
soldiers graves H4tn flowers. Labu,Alc ana IhOnas |
Posts also ptrIcd ana decorated the graves ia the
AcN-l ORR bay ana " cchaWhen Cemeteries renpcc; !
lively. Squads IRON the different Posts decorated |
the graves III the smaller cemeteries on The mn.
Exercises were held at Bergen square under the |
aUsplce, OF LlDrishlc Post, and an Orduon was ne |
llycrcd by the Key. /. {. May hAn Inc 3ih heel-
mcnt, y. @, y. j., had an Inspection and parade III
llUbOkcu.