New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-05-28
MANY EXERCISES IN BROOKLYN.
uoyoRs TO THE REVOLUTIONARY MARTYRS - A

CoIoRHD POsT's TRIBUTE TO LINCOLN.
The celebration Of the annual memorial exercises
I'm honor of soldiers buried in Buookyn cemetoiies
was begun yesterday. In the morning Moses f.
Odell Post No 443, O. A. r., marched nom the l4'h
Regiment Armory to the martyrs tomb in Fort Greene
Park where the members Of the Society Of Old Brooh-
ynites he'd assembled beside the vault where the bones
Of the victims of the British PRISON ships In the Revo-
lutionary war are buried. ExMayor Hunter presided
and General Horato c. King delivered memorial al
dress.
In the afternoon a large number of people assem-
bled In the Plaza Of Prospect Park, near the bronze
statue Of Lincoln, which surrounded with MOWERS
and decked with evergrcens. The colored men OF
william LLOYD Garrison Post had charge OF the exer-
cIses and there were half dozen other posts present
The exercises were conducted wholly by coored men,
who euogzed the great emancipator The Kcv. W.
T. Dixon offered prayer and the chei ADDRESS was by
the Rev J. Il. B. smith, Department Chaplain OF the
G. A. r. Of Now-York He made a reference to the
recent ufterances of Dr. Paxton, and said: God pity
such men, who fail TO comprehend The destiny Oh
America"
r. j. Dakin Post superintendent the services in the
National Cemetery Cypress Hills, in the afternoon,
where several thousands of persons wern present
About zoo school children sang Prayer was made
II. Friday and the Rev DR. R r. Meredith made the
addssss. The grave Of Henry Ward Beechcr was dec
orastd In Greenwood by the veterans Of The first
Long Island regiment, which he helped to form Many
posts visited the grave. OF their former membeis in
Greenwood Cypress HIS Evergreens, Holy Cross and
Thomas s. Dakn Post, No. 2o6, O. A r., held ser
vices at the National Cemetery. East New York.
Mayor Chaplin presided. In attendance were Thomas
Ford Post, No 161, and Louis Hamilton Post, No.
band The Rev DIR. Il. r. Meredith, a veteran Of the
War, delivered the Grafton.
The Brooklyn Tabernacle was crowded to over
flowing last evening for tho annual memorial service
Most OF the Kings County Memorial Committee In
Grand Army uniform present, and the plat
Sherman, Grand Marshal Be and the speakers of the
DE- Talmage in well-chosen words of eulogy for
the veterans of the their great deeds and the
greater results which had followed their deeds. intro
duced Mayor ChaTin as chairman. Mayor Chaplin
tion over barbsrism, and introduced cX,Mayor Low,
who delighted the audience for fifteen twenty min
utes with one of his excellent lmprompu speeches, and
then gave way TO General Sherman. Tho old
hero was received with grea, applause; When
a collection for the Memorial Committees fund IN
aid of the widows and orphans OF veterans taken
nm The other speakers were Postmaster Joseph G..
Uendrlx, General stewart L. Woodford and United
States District Attorney WILDER.
Horace Is. Clafin Post, No. 57s, at Plymouth
Church where DR.. Lyman Abbott preached. U. s.
Grant Post and the veterans OF the 46th Regiment
listened TO sermon by Chaplain Cue, OF Illinois,
IN the Hanson Place Methodist Episcopal Church.
the Lee Avenue Congregational Church, where Dr.
" A. Powell oflciated. The Rev. Dr. @. w. Hughcy,
Of 81. Louis, preached to Moses +; ode Post In the
Fleet Street Methodist Episcopal Church. In the
Central Congre gatOnal Church, DR.. A. J. +. Boh-
rcnds addressed Doane and Winchester Posts Warren
n n. Meredith in the Tompldns Avenue Church. The
members OF Rankin Post were present at the SER
yicas I'm the Church OF the Messiah and Dr. Charles X.
Baker delivered the sermon