New-York tribune., 1886-05-29
DECORATION DAY PARADE.
HOW THE COLUMN WILL FORM AND MARCH.
PROMISE OF GREAT Observation-Disclosures IN
THE EVENING.

PROMISE OF A GREAT PRoCEssIoN-ExRRclsEs IN
THE EVENING.
The parade of the Grand Army Posts aud veteran n
.ssociatIons escorted by the First Division OF the
Entional Guard, on Monday. IN commemoration OF
fhe dead heroes of the War for the UnlOn promises
to be great success and II tne SKIES are pIopapus
will be- perhaps, the largest that has ever taken
race IN This city on Decoration Day. The prepara-
tlons. made on an elaborate scale, are complete,
and If the programme IS successfully ana promptly
carried out the occasion will reflect great cieai'
upon Grand Marshal c. H. Lutjens, Adjutant Gen;
ea and CeissSa tat Iscy;,l D. Ma!lSn co%mtpes ane
sf sf' wRisS he S''1 w a cOpp S sha1@sn who
have been actively at work in planning and exc exc
cutting plans for the outdoor disply "uu annbIet
wb,ch will he souvenir of the occasion well woltn
preserviup has been issued. IL gives the oroeI oi
,stng details and programmes of the reunion at the
Academy II has been arranged that frcsiucnt
Cleveland after witnessing pal, Oh me &
ing stand al the Worth Monument and there re-
view the New-York procession, with Governor
Hill. Genera Philip II. Sheridan General ia mes 0e N.
Schcfcd. Mayor Grace and the president and mem
beis Of the Board Of Aldermen. Inc oId Huard, a.
Major George w. Mclean commanding, will act as
The 1uard of Honor Will be composed If two men,
hers of each Grand Army Post. commanded py
Major Samuel A. Rnssell. m s,.oou
divisions besides the FIRST Division of the Natonal
Guard acting as an escort, which VIII nave tle
right of the line The First Division OF the Grano
Army column will consist of tine United states
Naval Brigade of the North Atlantic squadron,
consisting of the marine battalion or three
companies the infantry battalion OF twelve com
nanics. the artillery battalion and the pioneers
Then will follow ten divisions consisting OF GiaLa
Army posts. The twelfth division VIII consls, OF
associations OF war veterans IN the following orueI'
165th Regiment (2i Dnryes Z,uayesl, Meaghers eps
Irish Brigade. 9h Regimcnt (iawkins Zonayesl. aZd
fcH'n ioh Regiment National zcusves o2l Regiment
Anderson Zouaves). lst Regiment New ors no @
veterans Ncw.York Association OF Mexican Veterans.
73i Regiment ga Fire nonsyes A1n s4tn
Regiment Veterans In carriages
Among the organizations in the thirteenth di-
vision will be these:
A battalion of the Garles Lafayette. veterans OF
INC 60 Regiment. " g. :. \. y, the Highland Guard
the NewYork Turner Cadets the Garnet CADETS INC o''
Taul's school Cadets and the Veteran Guards
The nth Division will be as follows:
Volunteer. Exempt and Veteran Firomen's sons Asso
citation ani the 81. Columbia Rifle Corps
The 18th Division will be the floral division, con-
sisting of wagons OF flowers from each Post and
wagons containing ioraf offerings by citzeus gen
erally and 10000 contributions Of TINS KIND from
the children of the public schools and sunday
schools OF the city. The streets between FonIth
and Sixth aves.. from FOryeighth 10 Flfty-hIst-St
inclusive, have been designated as tAe Ground IOr
the formation of the divisions OF tie Grand Army
column when Will march as soon after y a. H. as
they are uncovered by the military escort
marching salute will be given to the President and
Governor at the Worth Monument and TO the Grand
Marshal AT tighth-st., where the parade Will be
dismissed the various posts gong with Their foral ,
ragut. Worth aud Seward monuments the members
OF the Grand Arny will uncover and colors VIII
be dTeCped Gn Tand orbo Io oI neSs before n' i6c
march of the column will be at the Windsor Hot !.
A change has been made in The line Of march, so
that deour through Seventccntl-st., F0urth-avc.
and Fourteenih-st. back to Fifth-ave. shall carry
the procession past the decorated statues of Wash
ington, Lincoln and Lafayette IN Union Square.
On account OF distractions III Flfth-ave the pro-
cessIon will pass through forty-secOnd-st., Mad
lson-ave. and Ihirty-sxth-st. and then down
FIfth-avc. . 49,
H. the procession. serving an aide to one of the
division marshals, will be lady on horseback
who disguised as a boy when young girl runaway
from home a. the outbreak of the war and served
for two years with the Army of the Potomac, and
in tie West drummer. She was sllghtly
wounded at Fredericksburg, and more seriously al
and She was lschargod. She IS urs. q. w. Howe.
and sne will appear in uniform with sword and
equipments, mounted on a richly caQariooned white
The statue of Admiral FarraGut at Madison
Square and Fifth-ave will be more richly decor
ated than any other on the line OF march. Past
JUNIOR Vice-C ommander Henry A. Beatty has been
appointed by Farragut Post as i'll former years. to
do the work The base of the statue will be COW
cred by large American shield. five feet square, Of
ImmOrtcileS and other tcwcrs. over the shield at
the foot OF the statue VIII be large square floral
piece f natural tJWcrs containing the words Our
Admiral ON each side Of tie shield will he ah
urn five feet hah composed of immortelleS and ar,
tliIciIl HOwcIS. AT each END o1 the masonry VIII
be large anchor, five feet high composed of natu-
raj flowers. The top of the masonry work Will he
covered with smllaX with punches OF natural
flowers nteTspersed. In the centre, on each side OF
the urns. Will be large laurel wreaths with towers
at the top of each and tied at the bottom with rD-
bons ! he statue Will have floral sasn across the
breast tied AT the side with bDOns and flowers.
Tue exercises at the Academy OF Music III the
evening Will begin and end with war music by the
United States Army Depot Band. Monslgnor Pres
ton will offer PRAYER aud addresses will be made by
Chairman William A.. Copp. Mayor Grace. and
POstmastcr-General Villas. There will be rccita-
tlous by Miss Georgia Cayvan, Miss Elita Proctor
Otis and Miss Mabel Clare Stephenson; sopra o
solos by Miss Annis Montague; duet ION to Nlc-
tory" by j. +. DeLOng and Jayyillc Hanley. and
chorus by the LedEkranz
w Bourke Cochran Will deliver the Grafton IN
Calvary Cemetery under the auspices of General
James Shields Post No. 90. Large delegations
from other posts expected to be present
General J. w Blush, of Chicago, will be in New.
York as the representative of the Grand Army of
the Republic of Illinois at General Grants tomb
and wishes 10 meet all Illinois members of the
Grand Army who are i'll town at the Everett
House tomorrow at 2.3O p. M.
special feature of the Decoration Day exercises
in Brooklyn will be a meeting IN the evening III the
Academy of Music. Mr.. Beecher Will preside and
Mr.. Talmage will offer prayer. An Grafton Will be
delivered by the Rev Dr John r. Pax ton OF this city
Professor Il. w. Raymond will read pocm Dod-
worth's band will play aud +. Stems and the
Iessing qualtettc Will sing.
WORK OF THE BOARD OF ESTIMATE.