The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1884-05-29
NEW YORK.

Memorial Day viii be observed in Brooklyn
by a grand procession in SIX divisions, under
the direction OF Grand Marshal Joseph L. Fol-
lett and the following staff: Adjutant- general
and chief OF stat, Colonel Samuel Richards:
Colonel W. c. Booth, assistant adjutant-gen-
eral; George w. Lewis, inspector general
Robert Reed, chief Of engineers; Cllas Quinn,
chief Of ordnance; Raphael C. Stearns quarter
masteT-General; John Bolton, commissary-
general; Thomas ii. Kiernan. paymaster-gen-
erdl; Walter 3. Chase, II. d., surgeon-geBeral;
Zacllaria Voorhees,, Judge encouragement;
VI liilam A. Powers, chief signal officer. The
first division VIII consist OF the New York
Comnl9ndery Of the Loyal Legion-General U.
:. Grant, commander: Z. S. marines and light
battery Z, Of the 9TH e. 5. artillery. The sec
ond division viii embrace the 23d regiment,
y G., s. \. Y; Sd regiment, n. c., S. n. Y;
47th regiment, ". g., s. n. y; 18th regiment,
n G., ;. \. y; 18th regiment, n. g., S. \. Y. /;
llth separate company, infantry, y g., 5. \.
y, and the Sd Calling battery. The third,
fourth and fifth divisions viii be composed
Of Grand Army Posts, accompanied by their
bands and fife corps with the following Off
Gals Of the organization at their head: Com
mandeT-in- Chief of tie q. a. r., General Rob-
ert b. Beath, Of Philadelphia, Pa, and staff;
Department Commander of the O. A. e., De-
partment Of New York, General Ira NJ. Hedges
OF Hayerstraw, and staff: officers of the memo
rial and executive committee Of the q. a. T.,
OF Kings county, in carriages, who will join the
column at the fountain, on Bedford avenue
The sixth division viii consist Of disabled war
veterans IN carriages, civic societies, and
wagons containing flowers. The parade will
be reviewed by Northumberland P. II.
Sheridan, commanding United States army,
from stand erected in Washington Park.
General Charles p. Stone who viii be grand
f-9- r 81 II
New York city, was given a reception at the
Twenty Regiment Armory on the night
Of the 2Zd inst. by DahlgFen Post, No. 113, and
Sedgwick Post, No. 1S6. Grand Army Of the
Republic. Delegations were present from
Kimball Post Mead Post and Veteran Post.
Among those prevent were Senator Gibbs,
General Henry s. Barnum, General Day, ex-
Alderman Jacobs, Colonel Roberts, Past Com
mander Frazer, Commander T. B. Odell, and
the members Of General Stones staff The
Posts presented General Stone with the grand
ma-shal's .or headquarters flags for Memorial
Day. Addresses were made by General Stone
and General II. a. Barnum. 4 letter was re-
ceived from Or. Newman, Of the Madison
Avenue Congregational Church. inviting the
grand marshal aAd his staff to attend services
IN that church the Sunday before Memorial
Day. Ii was accepted.
We are inforneds by Comrade z. II. Harris,
Lodi Centre, \. Y, that Daniel 3. Smith Post
No. 425, OF North Hector, \. Y, has made ar.
rangements to hold a Eve days Encampmeni
at that place from July TO 5 inclusive.
Comrade George B. squires, A. 4. G., Depart
Ioent of New York, New York city, acknowl-
edges receipt Of TRIBUNE application for Post
charter al Chester, accompanied by fee fol
same.
Comrade John Jones, Constableyille, N Y.
writes us that Mullen Post, No. 3ls, of thai
place, has a membership Of over fifty, and is in
very thrifty condition.