The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1893-05-18


on Memorial Day.
HEADQUARTERS GRAND MARSHAL
Memorial Day Parade.
Nos. 81 and 90 Newark avenue
JERSEY Cry, May II, 1898.
GENERAL ORDER No, /.
The several organizations that will participate
in the Memorial Day (May 30) parade, Will DO
GRAND MARSHAL AND STAFF.
FIRST DIVISION.
Colonel Hugh Il. Abernethy and staff.
Fourth Regiment N. g. N. J.
Fourth Regiment Cadet Corps.
SECOND DIVISION.
Superintendent G. P. Smith, Marshal.
Jersey City Police Department
THIRD DIVISION.
Gustave Stump, Marshal
Polish Krakuse, ColonelS S. PrzokopsKi.
Palestine Division K. OF P.
Unity Division, X. OF z.
Grant Division, K. of 2.
Florence Division, X. OF +.
Enterprise Conclaye, Knights OF SHERWOOD
Forest.
Hamilton Conclave, New YORK.
Enterprise Conclave, New York.
Washington Schuetzen Bund-
FOURTH DIVISION.
Marshal.
Co. A. Hibernian Rifles f5
Co. b. HiDerniau Rifles.
Co. e.. Hibernian Rifles.
st. Patrick's Cathedral Cadets.
High School Cadets.
end Company Boys Brigade
Jr. Order American Mechanics.
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FIFTH DIVISION.
Marshal
Union Veteran Legion.
Sous of Veterans.
SIXTH DIVISION.
Superiptendent Jno. H. Brown Marshal
Jersey City Fire Department.
The First Division will form at Seventh street
west of Jersey avenue, right resting on Jersey
avenue; Second Division, Seventh street, east OF
Jersey avenue, right resting on Jersey avenue;
Third Division, Eighth street, east OF jersey
avenue right resting on Jersey avenue;
Fourth Division, Eighth street, west of Jersey
Fifth Division, West Hamilton place, right rest
ing on Eighth street, Sixth Division East Ham
iton place, right resting on Eighth strest. Line
will form at one 7. n. and Will move promptly
at half past one p. M.
The Grand Marshal requests that all other
organizations desiring 10 participate will notify
him. SO that q proper place may be assigned to
them in line
POSTS PARTICIPATING.
Van Houten Post does not expect to
participate in the regular parade. II will
in all probability adopt the usual Gus
tom and parade up Newark avenue
to the Five Corners, through Summit
avenue, up Sip avenue. to Bergen avenue,
through to the Communipaw avenue
junction, and there take the cars for the
New York Bay Cemetery, to. decorate the
soldiers graves their. Rev. DR.. Cornelius
Brett will be orator of the day.
But the big parade will be but one OF
the nj any features of the day.
INTERESTING CEREMONIES.
In addition to the general custom OF
decorating the graves in the various
cemeteries there are TO be memorial ex-
ercises of an especially Interesting
character at Hamilton Park at tie con-
clusion of the parade. These will consist
of oratious, and the rendering of Datrl-
otic songs by choir of sixty voices. in
Guiding the boys choir Of st. Peters
church.
M'DoNALD MEMORIAL
The late Congressman Edward f. Nc
Donald will be remembered by the un-
yelling of monument to his memory.
Zabriskie Post has this matter in charge,
and the post has already completed ar
rangement for the event. The monument
stands in SeDulchre Cemetery, Newark.
The Rev. Frank Fletcher will receive the
monument on behalf of the post. and an
address will probably be made by Con-
gressman Amos Cummings. The post
will leave on.thelD. L. & w. road at half
past one 2. NJ.
CHURCH SERVICES.
The services in many of the churches
on Sunday, May 80, will have more or
less OF a bearing upon the holiday. In
others the exercises will be OF an especi-
ally interesting character.
The solemnity of ST. Paul of the
Cross, founder otthe Order of Pas
sionists, will be celebrated. with
more than the ordinary grandeur at
the Monastery in West Hoboken
on that day. Solemn high mass will be
sung at 1890, al which the Very Rev.
William o. b. Sardou, S. j.. Rector OF
the college and church OF st. Francis
Xavier, New York. will preach. Solemn
vespers will be chanted at tour O'Clock in
the afternoon
OTHER CELEBRATIONS.
In the Centenary NJ E. Church on
Sunday evening, May 80. Georae f.
Roots cantata, "Under the Palms." will
be rendered, under the direction Of
Chorister John Watson. More than
one hundred voices will participate In the
chorus.
Various athletic and social organiza-
tions have arranged some special pro-
gramme for the entertainments.
The New Jersey Athletic Club will
hold It's annual carnival at the club
grounds. May 30 One OF the features of
the carnival will be team relay race on
the same lines as the great inter-collegi-
ate contest held under the auspices OF the
Boston A. A. last winter. II will be the
first race of this kind ever held in this
vicinity. Harvard and Princeton Col
leges will enter teams.
The Robert Davis Association is pre-
pairing for a great day OF games At Gale
DOMAIN Park.
On May 80 the Carteret Riding Clnb
will enjoy ride to Tarrytown.
SCHOOL CELEBRATION.
George H. Thomas Post has reques-
ted several schools pear their nesting
place to contribute flowers TO decorate
the old soldiers graves on Memorial Day.
The services Will be conducted at the