The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1893-05-31

torPlace where they were met by theBoy's
Brigade which escorted the poss to Mont
gomery street, Bergen avenue, Kearny
avenue. jackson avenue, Forrest street
and Ocean avenue, where the post aud
the brigade took cars to New York Bay
Cemetery.
The cemetery was thronged and allowed
all the beauty of the coming June. The
post drew up in three sides about the
Grand Army's burial plot and the re-
maining SHE was occupied nv the Boys
Brigade. The boys were neatly uniformed
and carried arms. They demeaned them
selves like well drilled little men.
THE SERVICES,
Mr.. T. F. Watson officiated az master Of
ceramopies. The Van Houten Post
Drnm and Fife Corps opened the services
with the selection '.Our Illustrious Dead. =
after which Commander j. s. Smyth de-
livered a short address in which be told
his comrades to keep Memorial Day as a
most sacred day. The drum corps then
played 'Nehrer My God to Thee" and
Chaplain Charles P. Knoeller offered
prayer. Commander Simyth then read
the ritual after which Rev.
Cornelius Brett delivered the
Grafton OF the day. He said: Memorial
Day is the day OF all days TO the veterans
OF the late bloody struggle, and as we
meet to decorate the gravesof u dead
Heroes let us give thank to the Almighty
for the mercies he has showered down
upon us. He gave us the heroes who are
now sleepingiu yonder grass. They gave
their lives In order That the Union might
be saved, and it is the duty OF every
patriotic citizsn OF u glorious re-
public to remember these heroes.
AS we look around us today we see a ma
ton that is not ouly progressive. but
grand. Grand in principle and govern
ment. The liberty which we now enJoy
was bought with the lives of the gallan
soldiers who now are crumbling to dust.
What we are today we " to them. We
nave a nation that offers a home to every
being. be he rich or poor. white or black.
All this was made possible through them
and they died in order that the nation
might live"
AT the conclusion of the address the
guard of eight men fired the usual three
yoliey salute to the dead while the as
semblage Joined In singing america"
After the benediction by Rev. Dr.. Brett the
work of decorating the graves was begun
There were flowers and potted plants in
profusion aud when the work was com :
pleted the soldiers graves presented a
remarkably pretty sight, AT six O'Clock
taps were sounded and the veterans de-
parted for home.
POST Wilson'S IA
Post Hehry Wilson met at its head
quarters, No. 40 Newark avenue, aJ niue
O'Clock. aud marched. with Commander
Johu jennings in command, in full uni
form with white gloves and canes to the
Jersey City cemetery. The graves wers
decorated and ashort service held from
the ritual. The post theu marched TO
old ST. Peters Cemetery and repeated
the programme. The post had a lunch
at the cemetery ami then took
a D. l.. g w. train at the station near
the cemetery for Newark, and with Ia
briskie Post attended the nnveiiing Of
the Mcdonald Monument at Newark. 1t
was seven O'Clock when the posts got
back to Jersey City.
g. II. THOMAS POST.
George II. Thomas Post visited Wee
hawkeu Cemetery in the morning and
placed flowers upon tile dead soldiers
graves, TINS post gathered flowers from the
schools 90 the way To the cemetery. and
with these helped TO ~prrpatuate the
names ofstneir dead comrades. An ad
dress ia German WAS fnatis at the cems-
terry by Tue Rev. e A. Meury, Pastor of
the Second Reformed Church. aud one III
German by the Rev. G. IS. Wright of the
First Reforme ell Church.