The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1883-06-14
NEW YORK.

"Adjutanto writes US as follows: Monday
evening, May z, the members of Gibbs Post,
No. 130, of Warsaw, n. Y, marched in body
to the Methodist church, of that village, to lis
ten to an address by Rev. Z. E. Bell, the Chap
lain OF the Post but now resident of Buffalo.
on the subject " The Second Battle of Bull
Run" After the Post, with visiting comrades,
were seated the house was filed to overflow
ing by the families of the Post and public gen.
orally, and all listened with unabated interest
Tor two hours to the graphic description of that
battle by our conlrade, who was there present
as soldier in the ranks, and who had care
fully studied all the histories since written on
that subject which were accessible to him.
This was one Of a series OF free lectures which
have been given frem time to time for several
years by 5ibbS Post on incidents connected with
or battles Of the war Of the rebilion and this
was pronounced TO be of at least equal interest
and Instruction to any that have preceded il.
Memorial Day WAS observed by the Post in
quiet and appropriate manner. At D. M a
procession formed, consisting of the fire de-
partment III uniform; Gibbs Post. with visiting
comrades and soldiers, and the school boys, in
three companies, uniformed, led by the cornet
band, and marched to the hall, where the sery-
ices Of the ritual were rendered III an impress
siye manner, after which Post Commander
Johnson gave interesting incidents met with
by him IN recent trip TO Washington Rich
lis remarks were followed by an able address
by Rev. Charles Z. Coerr, of Warsaw, after
which the school boys sung several pieces. The
procession was then reformed and marched to
the cemetery, where the soldiers graves,
twentythree in number, were strewn with
flowers and all returned to the village and
disbanded. The return march was made in a
rain storm, which began before the services
were finished, but nothing vas omitted from
the ritual. The programme Of the day was
felt to be the most impressive memorial serv-
ice ever held here III honor of our fallen COM
radeS.
Signal Corps writes US from Batavia, N.
Y, as follows: 1t was the intention of Upton
Post, of this place, to decorate the grave of
every soldier of the civil war in the county
The Post at Pavilion performed that duty in
In that town, and LIE Roy and the Post at At
tica In Alexander and the southern part of
Darien. Upton Post sent detaehments to Ala
bama, Bergen, Byron Betheny, Elba, OakfieId,
Pembroke and Stafford At Pembroke Elba
and Bergen the day was observed and eele-
brlted with appropriate exercises. The exer-
cises in our village were conducted under the
auspices of this Post. AT 2 o'clock D. IN. the
services were opened at the park by the read
ing Of Commander-in-Chef Van Dervoort's
order relating to Memorial Day, by Comrade
Tarbox, followed by singing of Kellers Amer
ican hymn by double quartette and organist,
which was beautifully rendered; then dirge
by the Batavia Cornet band. Commander
Reedy read portion of the ritual appropriate to
the occasion. Then prayer by Rev. Mr.. John
son. at this time the meeting was adjourned
| TO the opera house account of heavy rain
storm. at the opera house the Hon John NJ
Davy, formerly major of the One Hundred and
Eighth New FORK infantry, delivered most
able and eloquent address. The exercises
closed at the opera house by the singing of
America" by the choir and the benediction
by the Rev. A. Sanborn. A procession then
went to the cemetery and decorated the graves
there.
x. P. c., Of Judson Fitzpatrick Post, No. 143,
New York city, writes us as follows: Memorial
Day, 1883, was truly red-letter day in the
annals of the Post. Assembling at 730 a. ..rn.,
the Post was presented by the citizens of Har-
lem with an elegant blue silk Post banner, (G