New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-05-26
REMEMBERING COMRADES.
DECORATION DAY MEMORIAL sgRyIcEs
GRAND ARMY POSTS ATTENDING SERVICES AyD
VISITING CEMETERIrs.

| GRAND ARMY POSTS ATTENDING SERVICES A2D
VISITING cEMETERrs.
The Edwin ID. Morgan Post No. 307, Of the
Grand Army OF the Republic attended Decoration Day
memorial services last evening at the Old John street
Methodist Episcopal Church. Delegations were also pres
ent from Dahgren Lincoln, Reno and George Wa'hiug-
ton Posts The Rev. A. y. Sanford pastor OF tho
church conducted the services. The Union Taber1AeA
in West Thirty afh-st, OF which the Rev. George j. A-
gins s pastor, wclldled Meade Post NO. 49, gam
cred for memorial services America was sung ny '"9
| congregation
Az the rbrtv-seventh Street Methodist Episcopal
| Church. the Rev q II. Goodsen pastor, the organ
behind the pulpit was decorated with shield of
stars and strpes supported by " e1tn on ether l
took part In the services Reno Post No: "a FaITagIs
POST No 7j Veteran Post and Sons OF veterans Camp
The Rev DR. j. p Newman. OF the Madison Avenu'
Congregational Church spoke and vas oe"e o Cen
Post, and Major Homer Of the on yolgntesrs TO
;sgTeSs T'T so: atl a4d 9anSe POST 60 3G
Memorial services were held in the Emanuel Baptiss
Gnsa jos Hooker RIker and Abe Lincoln Posts,
about $50 veterans. were present The church
y T2s Ssc9T Welcome o e. P AID Go ppt ITSELF
covered with flowers and greens % tlt'e IT, 1880,
came to the church In body. having I9tuIhed ION
their annual visits 10 the cemeteries whs1e 'sy
Altman, pastor OF the church and eomrade OF Da9tei
:. Noble DyingD was the subject chosen by the Rev.
A. J. Palmer for the special memorial services at 20,
Park Avenue Methodist Episcopal Churcn az ParANe.
and Ejqtty.sixtist Vanderbilt Post occupied seats In
the body OF the house. The pulpit was aIapSt T,1n 80
tiona flags color sergeant OF the "a Hawkn hSnhVSs
I'm UNIFORM and bearing taterel battle nag which n,
had carried all through the war, appeared anu e~e'i
The Survivors of the 16jth EewYOrk Volunteer fnan
try, better known as the "a Duryee Zo1aVe wo Oi
green Cemeary Long Island TO decorate the glaye
OF Colonel Abel Smith. r and OF comrades oil the res
Sumter Post No. o. attended service in good numbers
at St Johns Methodist Episcopal Church, IN fy-iht
The pastor, the Rev George h. strobridge pieached
a sermon on Decoration Day" 20. ,,,.,
In the evening Parragut Post went 10 ~ micD1sl
Protestant Episcopal Church. at One-hundredthsi ana
Tentll-ave aud listened TO the Rev. Dr. T. y; Peters
and one-hundT andtwenty irstst.. the Rev samuel
H. Virgin preached patriotic sermon 20 Jnds2 Yg h as
The Alexander Hamilton POST, No. 1872 heard the Rev;
Dr Albert r. Vail M ST. Janes's Methodist Episcopal
Church, Madison'aye and Onebundreoa ''A'-
EXERCISES IN BROOKLYN.
Memorial exercises conducted by several Grand
Army Posts in Brooklyn. At the Lincoln statue In the
Prospect Park plaza stand was erected, Wnich was
drapcd the National cOor in the seats arranged
in front OF IL a large audience assembled ABOUT ths
base of the statue were many flowers The column which
marched from the City Hall to the plaza Included the
Ilth and 10th Regiments War Veterans, Company d.
l4th Regmelt and Posts DeYn, Rankin Perry, Heai',
Korswiu, Mckenzie and Warren President OAena' OK
the Board OF Aldermen, conducted the exercise which
dress by tie Rev j. NJ Foster, OF the sixth Avenue
Methodst Episcopal Church, who is the chaplaInlE-
chief OF the Grand Army of the Republic.
Exerci,es were held by Post No. 1877 at the Martyr
Tomb, in Fort Greene Park, at $50 a. NJ AGdrco.s
were made by A. G. TAFT George B. Squlres ana H. "a
Calvert. OF the Grand Army
In the Naval Cemetery William Lloyd GARRISON ROSY
coored) held services at 2:30 p. An Grafton was
yered by the Rev. j. b. 5ansbuIy and poem was read
By :. j. StOkely. ,
Mansfield aud Dakin Posts decorated the graves OF
their corades in Calvary Cemetery, and GRAFTON was
delivered at the Soldiers Monument by the Rev Dr. III
ward McGynn, Of ST. stephens Roman Catholic CHURCH.
in TWenty-eig bthst New-YOrk 49,. D.,
Post MetterBich went to the Lutheran cemetery IA
Middle Village where addresses were made Dy the Rev
Mr. Meury aud Civil Justice Naeher -,
Last evening the Rev. T. Dewitt Talmage' IN the
RrOokvn Tabernacle, and the Rev. g. T.. Reed IN tDs
Hanson Place Methodist Episcopal Church, preached 70
the veterans.