New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-05-30
TO CELEBRATE MEMORIAL DAY.
CITY AND SUBURBAN oBsERvANCEs.
A LON PROCESSION HERE-sPoRTs OF THE HOLT
DAY-THE USE OF FLOWERS.


| A LON G PROCESSION HERE-SPOR1S OF lhb HULL
| DAY-THE USE OF FLOWERS.
| The indications are that there will be big
parade to-day in honor of Memorial Day. The First
Division will parade with fun ranks aud the varions
Grand Army Posts will made good showing' fresdeh
Cleveland Secretaries Manning, Whitney and EndicotV
and Villas expected at the "nu
sor Hotel $3.50 a. They will review the para"o
from the grand stand in Fifth-ave opposite Madison
souare The exercises at the Academy OF Music In the
evening will include an Introductory address by General
NJ T. Mcmahon. address by Mayor Grace, an Grafton
by Senator Evarts rotations solos and quartete sing
ing
The legion Of florists in the neighborhood OF Green
wood were their heads and ears In work yesterday
attending To customers who were anxious to observe
Decoration Day in the true spirit The obser-
vance of the day is becoming much
more common" said gentleman whose
weapponted greon houses at the very gate OF te
cemetery More and more people are decorating anu
our sales are heavier every year. People come ana
spend from fifty five dollars plants which we
set out for them they buy flowers to be srcwn
the graves The main demand Is FOR plants how'
although have all can do to supply the cut How
ers required We have place here ana anoter one
with eleven greenhouses the other side OF the Gene
terry and still wehave heavily from growers out on
Long Island and in Jersey TO supply all our custom
ers Tho Decoration Day trade comes manly from
strangers or irregular customers. People who Keep
plants and flowers their lots all the year aroun ana
who have regular with for the OF them
make little extra show on Decoration Day IL
is people who ply littlo attention to
their lots during the year who brace up on
this OCCASION In flowers there for white acs
at this Ivy leaves with punches or roses are
popular also. The flowers generally strewn over
the graves set pieces being in demand at Christ
mas.
I'VE florists always give the Grand Army Posts lot
# for 10
comrades together with few flowers but we can't 20
very heavily flowers, because W. have hard work 70
get enough for paying customers The largest sum
our irn ever received for job On Decoration Day
was 500, but the doesn't run
much over So A regular thing is an order that
every year at this time from an association oi
yonng men, alumni the Cooper Union, believe, {,
decorate Peter COoper grave lie was AN
decorate, but make their Offering
of hcwers 10 his memory every Decoration Day 81 ar
from the fountain Bedfurdave. and Fourth-st at 10
nor Till at the eph +. Knapp. and the Cover
who will cross the river Ia the new Tweny-ihrd
X, eimenL All the militia OF Kings County, some regular
troops and the Grand Army Veterans will join In the
Laay etc Cumberand-,t. and fIanson'Place The
ssd will rr be G M"ycT L 1@%
viii presii e, aud General George
orator OF the da, viii Ire dermnrat-iarge Quintard
At sas butehcr viii lie the cbei speaker
There viii he u General suspension of business In
Newark noon. AMI al y. the various posts Of the
Grand Army OF tne hepubc together with the Mayor
and Common Conncil. will 80 To the cen. terte- and
the soldiers The LIST and 5h rc2nrnls
win 20 to Paterson cary IN the mornin TO IN
the ST. Georges Club OF this cily on the Newark cub
grounds rcGat wiil he held on INC IaSsaie ~ .is
Institute Boat iuh Al "aNefy thtie VIII ,e y ha',h
between Helene and billy Button The Newark
It. grounds. Newark Yacht CnD Withhold ITS annual
spring regatta IN Newark Bay. The NewJcrsry
wheemcn ana members Of clubs from other localities
will parade IN the morning. ANA ~ Tue afternoon there
wi Il be ney Gle run through the Oranges:
ana parade will be held 10y tnr Robert O. shaw Post
No. ill., q. A. r.. on the East Shore. slmar exercises
will he gwen by Richmond Post. No. 52i, the No-th
81 Mariner U,Thor The staten Island Cricket Cirb
will play the second days game of two days match
with the Belmont Club. Of Philadelphia. Oh the grounds
OF he former cub at New-Brighton.
The Staten Island wheclmen will meet at Port Rich
mond and have run across country TO PeteleTs SoGb
Decoration Day will oe generally observed In White
Plains and it, vicinity In the ~ ernoon there VIII bc
parade of Cromwell Post, G. A. H. OF White Plains two
visiting posts from the city, the IRE department ana 'eV
T. Psrmy. Of the Howe Sewing Machine Company will
be Grand Marsha. o the ia al Bird epor Conn Al 10
sr r AT Sea side PARK the Rev F. f. Hopkins Vii
deliver Grafton and MISS Fanny Crosby. the blind
Soldiers in Inc various crmttrre. will be decorated.
In WestPort Judge D. H. Lockwood, Of Bridegroom, will
address the people, and thtyhve soldiers graves DE
In Stanford s.y-sx graves will be decorated and the
Rev Mr. Evans will make the address
The Petersburg Va, Guards one OF he best drilled col
York Yesterday morning To take part N tho Memorial
Day Observance. The Guards accompanied bY arse
number OF visitors. From New-iOrk the company will
20 10 Boston.
Inc neiubers Of the Citizens Bicycle Club VIII meet
their gness the Long Island Mernen. at one hundred
and-ffty nft-st at $3.50 o'clock this morning Tor their
wheel Yonkers Tarrytown. The latter have char
e "ne for '"' their wheels and one for them;
selves. aud VIII go through "bv express
from south Ferry Before the Citizens all leave their
cnbhonse at No 81 West nftyeightht there will b.
a banner presentation Secretary Knight l.. Capp having
given to them fag with the cinO monogram Inscribed
ON IL.
The road race OF the IHion Club starts m. and
some mighty of the club expect 10 cover the
nifty miles IN five hours This Is possible as the road -
in good condition.