New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-05-31
REMEMBERED ~ NEARBY CITIES.

GREAT NUMBERS OF PATRIOTIC PEOPLE IN TIL
sUBURBs-oPENINO DAY At COMFY ISLAND.
The celebration Of Memorial Day was general In
the nearby cities Tho veterans Of the war have
reason to feel proud % the showing at Mount
Vernon as the anniversary was never observed with
more patriotic fcrvor The parade unusually
large. The grand marsha, Lieutenant Henry =
Khoadcs his aides being Captain william Wilson.
Sergeant Curtis and Licutcnlnts Henry Ward ana
Edwin Weber. The parade was reviewed by Mayor
Brush and members OF the Common Council IN
the evening there was memorial meeting under the
auspices OF Farnsworth Post IN Lincoln Han
a new departure was made IN YOnkerB IN the
celebration Of the day 10y having II service at
O'Clock IN tho morning at tho Soldiers Monument
ln Manor Hall Park II was service In which all
the schools Of tho city took part, tho High school
Cadets and the ith Separate Company Fully a
thousand children gathered about the granite
shaft, about which they formed hollow
square. Charles L. Gorton. superintendent OF
Schools presided. The exercises consisted OF
patriotic songs destinations by David McDougal.
OF School 30. 2. VIII Llttebrandt OF tho High
School, and James Brady. OF St Marys Parochial
School. also address b. General Thomas Living.
In the evening the usual exercises were held In
Music Hall Department Commander John c.
Shots presiding. An able address on Abraham
Lincoln" was delivered by the Rev. 5. Parkes
Cadmon. pastor OF tho Central Methodist Episco-
pal Church
Ward b. Burnet Post. @. A. r.. celebrated the
day In Tarrytoyyn by IA parade In which the post
and children from the public and parochial schools
took part The graves Of the fallen heroes In
Sleepy Hollow were decorated by the veterans and
children Among those In line was Captain
Alfred Lawrence one OF the Oldest veterans IN The
state The post presented the lrvlnGton fuDuc
School with a handsome American nag
The observance OF Memorial Day IN Jersey cry
was the most elaborate ever attempted there BuSl-
ness was entirely suspended. and pubic buhilnkb.
stores and dwellings were decorated WIN ma. ne
viewed at Van Worst Park by Mayor Wanser the
Aldermen and various city oilca1a Coiohe' WIZ
tam u. Mason was grand marshal
In Elizabeth the parade a chief feature or
the celebration. The Rev William II. Shermer de-
liyercd the Grafton at the exercises IN me evening
Half the people OF Newark seemed 20 be In the
parade which was one OF the largest ana hncst
ever held In that city. The graves in the GENE
decorated. The parade was reviewed Al the tIy
Hall by Mayor Leokuecher and other onlc,as.
Peddie Memorial Church Wallace Bruce delivering
The proceedings OF the day at Paterson were be-
gun at 10 O'Clock in the forenoon with the parade
Of the various civic military societies. The parade
was enlarged by the presence OF many visiting OF,
CARNATIONS from Passaic Orange Hoboken ana
Jersey CITY The entire "a Regiment Of the New,
Jersey National Guard. in command OF Colonel
MuZzy. formed the most attractive part OF thc
procession. Governor Wcrts. Mayor Braun. *
Senator Hobart. Senator Hinchiime Assembyman
Lewis Prosecutor COurley and Speaker Holt. OF the
New-Jersey Assembly and other prominent citizens
and the city and county officials rode IN open car
riages.
The day was appropriately celebrated on Staten
Island. Flags hoated from halfmast from the roofs
Of the public buildings. private residences ana the
Sh4pS al 1iS NE "i'd YES anu aIe'IoI
shores The Grand Army posts visited the uil-
ferent cemeteries and decorated the graves OF the
dead heroes. Memorial Day exercises were he'd
mond. last night. The ceremonies attended
BY the different Grand Army posts on the island l
About 300 people were at Coney Island, when
celebrated also opening day.