The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1893-05-20
MEMORIAL SQUABBLB
Junior American Mechanics
Won't Parade Behind Hi
bernian Rifles.
CAUSE A RELIGIOUS ONE.
order of Veterans and Grand Army
Men Also at Loggerheads.

United American Mechanics are oHeuueU
because they were assigned to a place in
the Memorial Day parade in the rear OF
the Hibernian Rifles. 1t is likely that the
nine councils in the County will rescind
CHER resolves to take part in the public
Memorial Day observances.
The Junior Order of Quilted American
Mechanics and the Hibernian rif1emeE
do not appear to be cougenial. The Me
chanics say they consider the Catholic
Church. swith which the Hibernian rifle
men are all or nearly all affiliated. AS
unfrie ndly to the public schools. to main
tain which Is one OF the objects of the
order
The Junior Ord er of United American
Mechanics appear to be auii-Catholic 10
some extent, ifethe meinbe whom a
JERSEY CITY NEWS reporter saw is an
Indication of the orders feelings
principles.
VETERANS DISAGREE.
There is another hitch concerning the
Memorial Day celebration. The Union
Veteran Legion, an organizations OF vet
Grams who served at least two years In
the Civil war, has general management OF
iu. The Veteran Legion is a sort OF
opposition 10 the Grand Army Many OF
its mem bers were formerly Grand Army
men. Zabrfskie Grand Army Post Will
dedicate a monument to the late Con
gresham Mcdonald on Memorial Day.
Van Houten Post will parade separately.
and il appears that no Grand Army men
VIII take part in the general procession.
Some Of the Veteran Legion men say the
Grand Army veterans are thro III cola
water OH the Legion's undertaking. ON
Gers of 1.-THE Fourth Regiment were in
clined last night to think that the reports
of the dissatisfaction of the Order or Me-
chanics were the result of the jealousy
aud talk of a few Grand Army men. But
the reports sre well founded.
INVITATIONS ACCEPTED.
The Veteran Legions sent out many
Invitations to join in the parade and re-
ceived many notices of acceptance Mr..
e. A.. Strong, of No. 143 Erie street, a
member of Valley Forge Council Of the
Junior o. u. A. NJ, and a member OF the
committee of the Junior Order OF Me-
chanics, which has the matter In charge.
informed Colonel Donnelly of the Vet
eran Legion, early in the week,
that the Mechanics would parade.
The line of march WIS published
in the The JERSEY CITY NEW last
Thursday. The second division Is made
up of three companies OF Hibernian
Rifles. the ST. Patrick's Cathedral Cadets,
the High School Cadets, the second
company of the Boys Brigade and the
Junior Order of American Mechanics.
The arrangement has made a heap or
dissatisfaction among che mechanics:
Their displeasurs was indirectly reported
to Lieutenaut-Coionel Mason OF the
Fourth Regiment who, as Grand Marshal.
arranged the order of parade. Lieuten-
ant Colonel Mason SAID he didn't believe
the reports of dissatisfaction had founda-
tion in fact. He added
II gave the Fourth Regiment the right
of the liuesbecause it is. the armed and
uniformed body of the State; the next Ia
line are the police, who are tae armed
uniformed body OF the city: then other
military ana semi-military organizations
uniformed and armed, are TO follow; then
purely civic societies, and the hre depart
ment, which might have occasion to
break from the line, is last: No slight
was Intended for the Junior Order OF
American Mechanics
THE RIFLEMEN ASSURED.
Lieutenant Colonel Mason called at the
Headquarters of the Veteran Legion in
the rear of Daniel Shea's cigar store on
Bay street at the junction OF Newark
aveuue last night. Later a delegation OF
fiiberuian rifemen came in and Colonel
DonneIly assured them that Lieutenant
Colonel Mssen would not change the
li1e of march. Neither LieutenanG
Coloue! Msson nor the Veteran Legion
rave received official notice chat the Jr.
u. u. A. NJ. Will not paraue-
THEY WILL NOT PARADE.
Mr.. E. A. Strong was seen Today at the
Erie grain elevator. his place of business.
he said be would rot parade. and he
thought other members OF the order
would also decline. although be knew OF
no official action to that effect. When
the invitation to parade was accepted
the oers of his order did
not understand about the differences
which existed among the veterans. The
councils would probably act in the mat
ter at their meeting next week. The
councils sre Bayoune, Greenvilie, Latay-
cite. Clinton, Summit. West Side, Indus
try, which meets at No. % Newark ave-
nue.. aud Valley Forge Council, which
has headquarters on Grove and Fourth
streets. and the Union Hill Council.
These nine councils have a membership
of about 500.
INFLUENCED BY PREJUDICE.
Some of the members Of the order gave
other reasons than Mr.. Strong's for their
dissatisfaction. although they would
not consent to the use of their names.
They said the formation of the line was
Fan insult to the order which existed to
antagonlze the principles and methods
OF the Catholic Church in reference to the
public school and the Bible. To march
in the rear of a military organization OF
Catholics, they wouldn't do il; nc, never
A BIG PARADE PROBABLE.
Notwithstanding t-heswithdrawal OF the
American Mechanics Order, the Memor-
ial Day parade promises to be a decided
success. Ali the other many organiza-
tions which first accepted invitations say
they will turn out sure. The Hibernian
Rihemen COMMITTEES Informed Colonel
Donnelly last night that all they
wanted was the position as
signed them. They said the companies
agreed to parade without making any
conditions as to their position In line, but
now that the order of procession had been
determined on it should stand.