New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-05-30
READY FOR DEOOR4TION DAY.
p,iys FOR THE LOCAL OBSERVANCE.

n,Dx az TUE yKrrRAys-ruE EVENING MEET
IxG--rURF, FIELD AND WATER SPORTS
The memory of those brave men who died In
dfence of the principle that the United states form Ma
RON will be celebrated generally to-day The Grand Army
Of the Republic will visit the last resting places OF their
dead comrades and with suitable ceremonies do
honor to their memory. The observance VIII
begin at $50 a. M, when Abraham Lnooih
Post No. Ii. Of the G.. A. r., will decorate tne
statue OF Abraham Lincoln in Union Square A W. Tour
gee will deliver Grafton. aud prayer viii De onereo
by the Rev DR.. r. :. Mac Arthur. President Arthur
General sheridan and other prominent men will be pres
emit The other will be decorated by various
izaons TIE paraiing column OF the Grand Army Oh Tue
Republic will move at o'clock, the Inc Oh mar"
being from Fiftieth-st down F1tth-ave' 10 WISH
ington Snutre where the military anu o'Ao'
ORGANIZATION will be dismissed AT the worm Monu
meut In Madison square, the column will he reviewed oy
President Arthur and some OF the members OF MS Coi
net the Slmese Embassy Major General Hancock anu
staff ,vernor Cleveland and military saf and Mayor
Eison with the president and members Of the Board OF
Aldermen The Old Guard. commanded by Major george
W Mclean will act as escort TO the President and MS
Guard OF will consist OF two members OF esoh Oh
thryour posts OF the Grand Army of the RepuDnc anu
two OF the Veterans Volunteers unoer c
command of General FL A. Barnum
The First Division of the state National Guard MAJOR
Cenera Alexander shaler will escort to the Grand
Army of che Rel ublic and will march at the heaa OF tne
p.r,ding column General Charles P stone the Granu
Marshal of the day, escorted by Adelphic Commandery
No5K T. mounted the Veteran Associates Of the list
and 9th REGIMENTS and steinw shr Post No. 1872 g. A r.
a. guard of honor, will - head ths
Grand Army Of the Republic He vii be followed d,
nv the Citizens Auxiliary Committee and the onGeIs OF
the Memorial Committee accompanied by General Benls
f. Butler. the orator of the day Inc hr pbd y
Jackson major 9TH U. 3 artillery, consists OF @
9th u 8 artillery naS h yeterans Of isI2 and
the We terans Of LIST NewY0rk Volunteers othe Me
can war The other divisions Will consist prime
R sioS.. OF '''"u Army 'O''' ,-- ~ n.n,o.,.
The Grand Marshsls and staff officers OF the memorl*
committee. orator of the day national ano uePar
ment officers of the & r. the special S'c4r me Wnsor
Hotel at S:l5 a. m. The following Will be the iormSIQn
Ion. on Eas F.ftieth-st second Division. West Forty
ninth-st: Third Division. East rory ro ~
FartSe.bth A.: sixth Vision West Forty seventh-st;
Seventh Division East Forty -seventh-st; ElghIa DN
sxth-st; Tenth Division. West Eleventh
Division. East Forty thst IwGI rs
st.: Fourteenth Division. West FOrty-thrdst FI'eenIn
Ysinn West Fortvsecsnd-st and Seventeenth Division
East Forty sec0ndst After the p2rading Goinln US
been dismissed the Grand Army Posts VIII 20 20 INC
garous cemeteries to which they have been assigned and
decorate the graves of dead comrades ,,
orders directing the second Division Of the National
Guard 70 parade vi IN the i3TooklyR GraG , a.
10 cl rex and the re viewing stand viii be AT Washington
PARK At cypress Hills Gsme'ery B BendTi1 r'' vii
VII preside, AN an3 Graaryyooa N,vdr Low viii pre-
ton - ,.,-- ~, ,ol;...,
an Grafton at the Academy OF Music. Mayor EdsOn VIII
prpsie Ms Georgia Cayvan and d. H. lrins VIII gye
reading and the music will be by the Lederkranz so
riptv and the United States Band from Davus lsaud
In addition u the celebration by the Crlnd Array Oi
the Repubc the racing viii be opened NJ Jerome
Park and there WI be racing at Brighton Beach A.
Oak Point the great race between Wa lace ifOss ana
Charles b. Courtney will be rOwed. The Pass1c kiVer
Amateur Rowing Association will hold its TENN annual
REGATTA and the Nassau Boat Cub will hold It's anhua
oening ceremonies The Atlantic. NewJer'ey, SeaWah-
baKa and KuickerDocker Yacht CluDs Will hOu reSdCa
Tire Athletic Club VIII open Us new GROUNDS
and Athletic CuO, OF Jersey Clt.y, VII
have games. The Hudson County Nhceimths AssoVl@
ton and other bicycle clubs will make tour o, oJaen
Island The sixth annual field day OF the Brooklyn
Archery Club will he held in Prospect FaIA. 1u5 anu
ists viii hold q 5eres of races at NewD1rs bASeotlt
and Princeton College mines at the POLO trfOuhd5'
fine MetrO1putans the ~. Louis ana ihuithd'ol'
mines al tne Metropolitan grounds M te BrO1A9 h9
The Indianapolis and II. Louis mines ~ Nl5hluS'
game of cricket viii he played on staten lSinu ot
tween the staten Island Club ana the Long v'u i'm 81
Fnstop and another game between ne fsi eie'o u ~
Young Americas of Philadelphia, and the - 'c9se YIN
~ MAYED az Hoboken. Tle NtN-HprK ana IateI'l,u
InotbaI climbs Ni try conclusions on the Manhattan AN
letc Club grounds J. the afternoon. ., VI, Clio
In ths ey min there viii be a conc ri Nv the arc '
rlub for rhe Dsarn OF the Yale navy, Al hlcAeTs 14
the COLLEGE Banjo Club Will axe part III inc P-IIorlu
ance. - o.. .bo dow
and il wi b. a bank holiday Tue theatres VIII al give
extra matinee performances.