The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1892-05-28
GRAND ARMY DAY.
How the Veterans Will
Observe 1.-THE Pro-
grammes.
CADETS CELEBRATE.
Hudson Sections second Anni-
versary = Other Secret
Societies.
GRAND ARMY OF THE REPUBLIC.

GRAND ARMY OF THE REPUBLIC.
The veterans will visit the cemeteries
tomorrow and0mark the graves Of their
dead comrades with flags.
The posts will attend religious services
will 20 to Trinity NJ. e. Church on York
street, Zabriskie Post TO Westminster
Church, Thomas Post to the Baptist
Church, West Hoooken; Union Veteran
Legion to the Tabernacle, the Huboken
Posts to St. Paul's Church, and Ellis
worth Post to Grove Church.
1t is unfortunate that the Veterans with
the Sons of Veterans do not unite in Il
parade on Memorial dnv "a they used to.
L, campinept Nc. 81. Union Veteran
Legion will march from its headquarters
at Humboldt Hall thr ugh Jersey avenue,
Eighth street. Grove, Newark avenue,
Washington street and Grand street to
Jersey avenue, where they will take
the cars for New York Bay Cemetery
where memorial services will be held.
The programme will be:-
stat spangled Banner. Jersey City Military Band
Opening ceremonies.
Only an armour Bearer. Choir
Object OF the Services. Colonel
Nearer Nv God to Thee. Band
Reading Roll of Honor .Adjulant
Ienii,g Tonight. ........:.Ci olr
Address. Past Colonel
Grafton. D.. j. Ellison
In the Sweet By and y.................. Choir
Banediction. D. j. Ellison
TABS.
Van Houten Post will have a short pa
rade before going to New York Bay Gem
etery, where services will be conducted.
A long programme has been arranged.
The orators will be the Rev. J.. G. Jack"
son, D. d.. and Captain Charles p.
Kuoeller. The post will leave its quar-
ters at one O'Clock and march through
Newnrk avenua. Warren street, Grand,
Washington, MONTGOMERY, Newark ave-
nue., Grove street. Eighth, Jersey avenue
to Grand street, where they will board
cars for the Cemetery.
George H. Thomas Post will leave PAIL
SADIE Hall ut nine O'Clock and visit Public
Schools Nos. z and s and the German
American schools on Sherman and Cen
trail avenues to receive the floral offerings
OF the scholars. They will ride to Wee
hawken Cemetery, where the services will
he held. The speakers will be the Rev.
j.. A. Meury aud Thomas McEwan, Jr.,
Teutonia Maenperchor and the Arion
Society will sing dirges.
Zibriskie will start from its rooms in
the Avenue House Mt niue o'clock and
proceed to The Bergen avenue cemeteries
where the exercises will be held. The
Rev. G. Brett, the Rev. Frank Fletcher
and the Rev. j. ". Hathaway will be the
orators. They will visit the two Catholic
Ce1neCeF1eS. III In6 evening eXerclScS Will
be held at the County Court House.
In Hohoken there will be Il big parade.
The following organizations will partici-
pate:-Police escort, Colonel Stevens,
Staff and Second, Regiment; Grand
Marshal and Staff, band and music;
Post; Stevens Naval Post. Sons of Voter
ans, Ladies' Relief Corps, and flower
Wagons. The line of march will start at
half past nine A. NJ. sharp.
The line will form on Ferry street, right
resting on Hudson street. up Hudson to
Tenth street, passing Soldiers Monu-
ment, dow Tenth to Washington street,
down Washington, passing City Hall. ~
10 A. NJ, in review of the Mayor, Council,
police, fire, and other officials; thence to
Ferry street, up Ferry to Garden, mp Gar
den to Tenth street, Tenth to Washing
ton. up Washington to Fourteenth street.
when the veterans, their friends and fam
lilies, will proceed to Flower Hill, Ho-
boken and M&cphilnh Cemeteries.
INDEPENDENT ORDER OF ODD FELLOWS.
The interest is conferred in the special
Grand Lodge meeting. The prospect is
that 1t will be a success. Ii will not be
the fault of the Committee if it Is not.
The meeting should have n happy in
f~uence, and the order should have u
merry boom and the members be stimu.
lated to renewed activity.
Garfield Lodge had an initiation on
Wednesday night. p. 6. Speer of1iciated.
A German lodge will be instituted IN
West Hohoken. The charter members
were initiated by Jefferson Lodge on
Thursday night.
Onward Lodge paid a fraternal visit to
Howard Lodge of New York on
Thursday night. They had a Jolly time.
1t was a return visit.
Mechanics Lodge had an interesting
meeting.
Jersey City Lodge is making a capital
record this term.
Every lodge should exercise care in
selecting its two chair officers. In the
event of the retirement of the Noble
Grand n competent man shouid be in the
Vice Grand's chair to fill the vacancy.
Incompetent officers Invariably arrest the
progress and prosperity Of q lodge, no
matter how earnest and loyal its officers
may be.
The Odd Fellows Hall project is the
prevailing topic. 1t has not excited the
enthusiasm ;t should. That hall should
be erected. and every member ought to
take an active interest III advancing
the scheme.
Isaac L. Allen, n veteran of Iroquois
Lodge, died on Thursday. He was Il
and the Canton No. 2. The organizations
will attend the funeral. The services
will be held at the South Bergen Re-
formed Church at four o'clock. The de-
ceased had been an Oddfeliow for many
years, and has been an active one, despite
his years. He was II se-ptuagenarian.
FREE AND ACCEPTED MAS0NS.
Hiram Lodge No. II was well attended
by it's members on Monday night. Among
the visitors were Worthy Brother Sam
mel ID. Low, of Enterprise Lodge, and
Worthy Brother Ii. II. Farrier, of
Jersey City Lodge. Double work
NVnS ina Oyn1r nm me IrcALlH
board, and the degrees of entered
apprentice and fellowcraft were we'll con-
ferred by the officers OF the lodge. AS the
season draws to n close Worthy Brother
~ Hirnm NT T'adrs s'S Visitngss 'uG s'aI wave
find this lod pe at labor. and will be coz