The evening world., 1894-05-29
LAD HEROES GRAVES
Flands to Be Placed Upon Thm
in Every Cemetery.
moriaI Services Tonight at h-
EoIn's Statue, in Union Square
[ercises Held in Some of the Psb-
lie Schools This Morning.

he observance In commemorate Of
heroes of the war for the u1ion
IAN this morning with appropriat ex-
Uses, in several of the schools. ndibly
primary department of Graimar
hool Co. where Julia NJ. Elliott is'rin-
,al The programme was a long one,
d the exercises were witnessed + DIR.
mes Bergen, DR.. Josepth II. Brne,
chard s. Ireacy and Chairman Jcques
Herts, of the Board of Tratees
wenty Ward. and many ldies.
THE pupils OF grammar school 10. H.,
West Seventeenth street, of which
hgar Vanderbilt Is Principal, alo held
Inappropriate exercises this afternoo. Be-
des singing and recitations. sevcal ad-
tesses were made and flags presented.
number of visitors. as well as the
e rustees and inspectors were present..
The Lincoln Statue In Union Square
Twill be hang with flowers this .vening
at o'clock, with appropriate ceremonies,
'by Lincoln Pioneer Corps. Linccn Post.
John A. Andrew Post and ,naddeus
Stevens Post, Of the Grand Arm of the
Republic; the LINCOLN Club, Charles
Guards and the Van Cott Legio.
Alfred r. Conkling will presid, prayer
will be offered, by Rev Josial Cauld-
well, and tesx-secretary Of te Navy
oratlon. There viii be singin by the
hundred of colored children ofthe Sun
day schools of the AbyysiniaI Baptist
Church. Bethel and Non Methodist
Episcopal Churches.
The arrangements. for tomonows pa
rade and memorial services IRE now
complete, the only drawbacS t. the en-
thusiasm Of the occasion beng, the
Gen. w. W. Day, the Treasure Of the
Memorial Committee of the Grad Army
pf the Republic.
"a Gen. Day reports that the rsponses
20 the Committees appeal for hnds to
this year than for many yeas past
Notwithstanding the attractie pro-
igramme for the memorial serices in
ne N, evening at Carnegie n, Ser Hall he sale
usual. Contributions or applicapns for
Tickets should be sent to room4. City
Hall.
Carnegie Hall, and Re!. Henry u. Gal
lagher. Of Brooklyn, will deliver he ora
ation. The res' of the programme is
of unusual attractiveness.
SFllI appear; Miss Marceiia Lirih, the
Nina Norman Adams. Miss Grae Dar-
( leyi Charles N. Adams. BARTON; Con-
Lau Benrens. Da''O ana tne tVeTslue
aGlet Clue Of twenty-four ,yoies will
Ring, Miss Nettie Arthur Bro'n will
preside It the piano, and Misss Lille
Iuffaer Wood and little Edna Sringer,
The docutionists, WI appear.
III The proceeds OF this memorialservice
must pc depended upon to swell ne fund
Sof the Grand Army OF the Repplic for
the care of the widows and orpans OF
<their dad comrades In arms.
Philir s.. Biglin is the Chairman OF
the Memorial Committee; L. J. kkinson
8Pay; Trasurer; 4: S. Heiipersyand P.
tH. Murphy, Vice-Chairmen; E,P Do
AIRY. Serieant-at-Arms.
Grand MARSHAL Doherty was mch dis
appointed at the refusal Of the Board
OF Educaton to permit the boysof the
Tor the ranks of the Grand Amy of
Veterans are being sadly deplsed by
death and old age and infirmitis that
forbid I the mrticipation of many I'D SOL
dlers In the long march.
me great Columbia liberty bill will
toll In Madison Square Park dung the
passage OF tte parade in reviewbefore
- At the Grard Marshars headqarters,
Seyenty-frst Regiment Armory appli-
cations for phces in the parae have
been many, ard there is every romise
OF an unexpeGndly. large turnoubf vet
\ cations. although the National Guard
will not turn out as a brigade. several
[ Of the organizations of the Ational
Guard will do hnor to the deadheroes,
however. the Ninth Regiment, Sixty
ninth Battalion and Troop A, having
signified their Intention OF turing out
The route of the parade is mae short
II because OF the advancing age OF he vet.
Grams. 1t will start at o'cloS from
Fifty-seventh street, moving dou Fifth
n avenue to Washington Square. here II
which will visit the several ceieteries
4 where impressive memorial ceimoniet
4 will be held.
The ceremonies in Cypress His Gem
etery, where Mayor Schieren, oiBrook
Iyn. will preside, will be the met elab
\ crate, and 1t Is expected thatif the
weather is favorable $1,000 peoplewill bt
present Every soldiers grave viii bt
draped with a flag and flowers yill bt
laid on all the graves simultaneously.