The Sunday tatler and Jersey City express. (Jersey City, N.J.) 1883-1886, 1886-05-30
THE SOLDIERS DAY.


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Tomorrow will be pretty generally OBJ
served as Decoration Day in all parts of the
County. The interest, among the Veter-
ans, centres around the visit of the Grand
Army Posts to the graves hereabouts, and
all of them will have exercises. There will
be no union parade. Each Post will 60 off
by itself, and do its decorating indepsnd-
emily of the others.
Ellsworth Post G. A. R. will meet at their
headquarters, Ruth's Hall, Union Hill, to-
morrow morning at s O'Clock for the pur-
poseof decorating the graves on the Hill
and in Weehawker. The line will form at
80 clock. the line of march being to the
cemeteries on the Hill. thence to Wee
bawksn, countermarching to headquart era.
Tine Post will be accompanied on the
march by the officers of the Ladies' Loyal
League in carriages, which will be fur
nished at the expense Of the Post; the re-
naming members of the League viii pre-
pare collation. for the Post and friends at
Ruth's Hall during their absence; che ex-
pense Of the collation. will be borne by
the Post. The ladies viii present each
member Of the command with buxtonhoie
boquet.
Henry Wilson Post No. Is, q. 4. b., win
assemble at O'Clock tomorrow morniRg
on Jsrsey avenue with their right resting
on First street, and viii march Through the
lower part Of the city, passing the City
Hall. After, they will march to the jersey
City Cemetery st the foot Of the Hill,
where Commander Henry Haase viii read
the memorial service of the G. A. r. The
graves wiz then be decorated and the Post
will proceed to st. Peters Cemetery, whore
the same ceremonies will be passed through,
and from there to their headquarters, where
collation. will DO served. The Post Will
be accompanied by Hancock Post Sons OF
Veterans and by wagons decorated with
flags and bunting, in which young ladies.
representing the different States, will be
seated.
Van Houten Post, G.. A. r., will meet in
front of their headquarters at 8 o'clock
and will leave for New York City, where
they will take part in the big parade. After
they are dismissed they will take the Lib
erty Street Ferry and will march from
there to New York Bay Cemetery,
where memorial servise will be read and
an Grafton delivered by A. A. Hardenberg.
A quartette, under the leadership of COM
rade Ferry, will sing appropriate hymns,
and the graves will be decorated This
evening the Post will attend special
service at the Tabernacle, which will be
decorated with flags.
zabriskie Post, No. SO, G. A. R., will form
In line in front of their headquarters at
$50 and march through all the principal
streets in Hudson City and Washington
village, and will visit Speers, Bergen and
st. Peters (old and new Cemeteries, where
the memorial service of the G.. A. r. will
be performed. In the evening the Post
will attend memorial service at the Court
House, to be delivered by the Rev. Dr.
Brett, after which appropriate airs will be
sung.
George 81. Thomas, Post No. 20, Depart
mentN ]. G. A. r. have completed all ar
rangements for decorating the graves Of
their departed comrades with proper cere-
monies. The line of march viii be from
Franklin street to German-American
School. to Public School No. 8, to German
Church on Central avenue, to Sherman
Place, to Summit avenue, to Congress
street, to Public School No. 2, thence to
Weehawken Cemetery, where addresses by
Rev. E. a. Meury, in German. and William
L. Van Derzee, in English, will be made
the Arion Singing Society, Teutonia Maen-
nechor, Hudson City Turnverein, and sew
eral Schutzen corps.
Donations of flowers may be left at any
of the school houses mentioned, or at the
undertaking establishment of Mrs. Volk,
No. 1888 Palisade avenue, on Monday morn
ing.
The Amicitia Literary and Dramatic Soci-
ETY. will have May-wal z I" to Seeaucus
on Decoration Day. An interesting pro-
gramme of athletic sports, including foot
ball, base ball, running walking and jump
ing contests. is being arranged by the
committee in charge
The Orion Rowing and Athletic Associa-
ton of the Fifth District will participate in
the regatta of the Passaic Boat Club at
Newark on Decoration Day.
Decoration Day Will be celebrated at the
Tabernacle Church, cerner of York and
Henderson streets, Sunday evening at 7:30
o'clock. Van Houten Post of the G.
A. r. Will be present in uniform. Patriotic
airs by chorus choir, and an address to the
veterans by Rev. john L Scudder, pastor.
Seats free, and all are welcome. Topic of
morning discourse, Ideals"
Co. ga" Union Veteran Army, viii par
ade to morrow about Fifty strong. They
Will leave headquarters, o4S Newark ave-
nue. about 10 A. NJ, and march to the ele-
vator, then take cars to the cemeteries on
Union Hill and return.
The Hudson Boat Club viii send four
cared shell to contest in the regatta en- the
Harlem tomorrow n. and O. f. Ocker-
hausen, d. Crandail and H. Schermerhorn,
Jr., will make the crew.
The Pavonia and Jersey City Yacht Clubs
will have their ANIMAL oneninp
The Climax Base Ball Club will play two
games at Oakland Park tomorrow
In compliance with general orders, the
Fourth Regiment, N. G.. N. j., will parade
with the Brigade, for annual inspection
and muster, at Orange tomorrow, and pre-
yious to inspection viii act as escort 10
Uzal Dodd Post, No. IL. G. A. r., Depart
ment Of New Jersey, and visiting organiza-
tons.