The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1890-05-31
LAURELS FOR HEROES.
How New Jersey Celebrated
the Memoryof Her
Soldiers.
MUSIC, LAURELs, AND oRAToRY.
Grand Army Posts Parade---Mr.
Wintield's Eloquent Mem
orial Address.
MUSIC. LAURELs, AND ORAT0RY.
Memorial Day.

ana SucceSsIuI eIOrG TO drive from before
Its face the dark and sombre clouds that
hung like a veil Of i'll omen before it yes
terday morn. thousands Of men, women
and children witnessed the effort with
feelings OF apprehension, for of all the
days of the year, Memorial Day should be
a perfect one. Days and months had
been passed in anticipation of this hour,
when from the turbulent Atlantic to the
calm and peaceful Pacific, from the won
drous lakes to the tropical Gulf, every
person could unite and do reverence to
the noble dead whose slumbers of guar
ter of century have ever been carefully
watched by the tender and grateful love
of nation.
Ear behind other cities in much that is
good, our city has never yet failed to do
honor in this cause and today it stands
foremost among her sister cities in the
expressions of honor for her heroes
Flags were half-masted on every street,
and bunting was bonntifully displayed,
and when "Old Soi' had pushed aside the
threatening clouds it was city in gala
dress that greeted him.
Naturally the features of the day were
the ceremonies and loving tributes of the
bronzed veterans to their sleeping COM
rades at the different cemeteries. Thou
that TO the world is Indifferent huttered,
and suspicious moisture gathered in the
corners of eyes. But human nature is
bucyant, and after the sad ceremonies of
the day came games and amusements.
THE DAY WITH WELL KNOWN PEOPLE.
Governor Albeit sought needed rest on
his yacht, frequently comparing the
treacherous bilIOWs to some legislative
bills and political schemes. Sheriff Davis
passed the morning at the Asylum at
R.>-. III
Mrs. Robinson, who is very i'll, suffering
from cancer in the breast She is the
1natron ut this institution. County Clerk
Mclaughlin had a straight tip on Tenny,
aud he went to Morris Park to play it.
Judge Paxton. and Teddy Carroll We're
there also, and smiled when they returned
home. John Mullins relaxed business
cares to see Badge run. He ought to have
won, but didn't Charley Furst was
there, too. Freeholder Gormyn kept O
fatheriy eye on his constituents ct Gale
donian Park, where the Scot
picnic. Frisky Johnny Murphy and his
atfable wife were there and appeared to
enjoy the games and the waltz. 3.
Vice Commodore Leon Albeit was cons
tent to mind the helm Of his yacht all
day. He had good company in the inn
piessiye person of Commodore Pearson,
without whom the Jersey City Yacht
Club would be worse than a canal-boat
minus q rudder, bottom and bow. That
s'ancient mariner Norman l.. Rowe,
early in the day loaded his yacht with
choice selection of chums VINO wanted to
smell salt water, and Norman gave them
all they wanted while they watched the
club race Of the Payonia Yacht Club
around Fort Lafayette and return.
Chief of Police Murphy went with the
members of the G. A. II. to the cemetery,
but in the afternoon he and ex-Police
Commissioner Clay Tilden took a drive
through Garfield and Arlington avenues.
Pete Cassidy's new spring overcoat
formed beautiful contrast to his sLraw-
berry hued locks and he posed in front of
the City Hall to afford those in the pro-
cession an opportunity to admire him,
and John McCutcheon was mean enough
to ask what is it, Charles McCabe
and James Rountree wandered from
Hoboken to this city with an indistinct
idea that Elizabeth was their destination,
and City Marshal Long looked proud and
happy as he stood on the City Hall steps
when a file OF police, headed by the Van
Houten drum corps passed by. They
were followed by Van Houton Post,
Camp, Sons Of Veterans, No. 80, Lincoln
Circle No. 3, ladies of the G. A. R., two
wagons filled with children from the
Aims House at Snake Hill and the chill
dren of the Grand Army, who repre-
sented different States. Ex-Judge Gar
also admired them
CLANS AT BERGEN POINT.
The CLAIMS at Bergen Point proved
sufficient attraction to induce Horace FL.
Farrier, Captain Fred, Farrier and Charlie
Friend TO drive there, and old Bill Hutton,
who appeared ont Of sorts, begniled his
time by driving alone Alderman Hoos,
Jacob Ripgle and vPop" Schroepfer de-
voted the day to making happy the hun-
dreds who crowded to the Home for Aged
Germans
John w. Aymar was another who drove
ont to Bergen Point, and the Claremont
Gun Club nearly caused his horse to run
away when he passed the club grounds.
Jimmy Hunt paid Charlie Mum u visit at
the Shore House, and found him serving
600 proud to walk, rode in Greenville
open car and viewed the landscape with
an artists eye.
Constable Pete DAILY took pocketful of
fees to Morris Park and left them there.
but" Goose" Poynton made six to one
shot and returned happy. County Com
mitteeman James Hennessey and ex-Fire
Commissioner Pete Madden made the
girls happy ut the 5. G. A. A. Picnic and
in this laudable enterprise they were
aided by ex, Commissioners Thomas Reyn-
olds and William ). Crowley. Ex-As-
semDlyman Fred Payne had delightful
time sitting on the piazza at his home on
Newark avenue, and poor old Martin
Ward was never so happy in all his life,
for he hoated up his account books ana
found he had increased his wealth eleven
cents over what he possessed last Memoir
ial Day.
AT NORRIS PARK
Charles Jordan, Charles Freeman, Steve
Yoe, John Rowe, Patrick Colihan, Paul
Decker and ex-Freeholder McDonough
speculated at Morris Park, while sedate
Commissioner Somers was content to
take his wife out driving on Arlington
avenue There he met Jess Mclaughlin.
Superintendent Sayers did not have much
fun. He had to watch the running of
every car the company possessed, from
morning till night, and he looked with
envy at the landau Samuel Stealing and
his family rode in. Captain Jack Smith
was busy also, for he had all the men in
his precinct on duty at the
New York Bay Cemetery Jimmy
Connolly, Jimmy Wiseman and Mike
O'Mara made careful investments at
Morris Park, and Surrogate O'Neil,
James Lllis, John Noonan and James
Braden went to Oakland Park to see the
NoUarke I'm ocfx ouf the .Tnraav CifvSl and