The evening world., 1894-05-29
DEAD HEROES GRAVES.
Garlands to Be Placed Upon Them
in Every Cemetery.
Memorial Services To-Night at Lin
coins Statue, in Union Square.
Exercises Held in Some OF the Pub
lie Schools This Morning.

rhe observance in commemoratlon of
the heroes of the war for the Union
began this morning with appropriate ex-
ercises, in several of the schools, notably
the primary department of Grammar
School SO, where Julia Nj. Elliott is Prin-
cipal. The programme was a long one.
and the exercises were witnessed by DIR.
James Bergen. DR.. Josepth II. Byrne,
Richard S. Ireacy and Chairman Jacques
II. Herts, Of the Board of Trustees,
Twenty-second Ward. and many ladies.
The pupils of grammar school No II,
on West Seventeenth street, of which
Edgar Vanderbilt is Principal. also held
appropriate exercises this afternoon. Be
sides singing and recitations, several ad-
dresses were made and flags presented.
A number of visitors, as well as the
trustees and inspectors were. present.
The Lincoln Statue in Union Square
at 8 o'clock, with appropriate ceremonies,
by Lincoln Pioneer Corps. Lincoln Post.
John A.. Andrew Post and Thaddeus
Stevens Post, of the Grand Army Of the
Sumner Pioneer Corps, the Veteran
Guards and the Van Colt Legion.
Alfred r: Conkling will preside, prayer
we'll. oe and She escse ey Rey' o of ahe c navy
Benjamin 4. Tracy will deliver an
grafton, There will be singing by the
hundred of colored children of the Sun
Church, Bethel and Zion Methodist
Episcopal Churches.
The arrangements for to-morrow's pa
complete, the only drawback to the en-
thusiasm of the occasion being the
stringency Of funds in the hands of
Gen: W.: ". Day; the Treasurer Of the
Gen. Day reports that the responses
to the Committees appeal for funds to
this year h for many years past.
Notwithstanding the attractive pro-
gramme for the memorial services in
of tickets has not been as large as
usual. Contributions or applications for
tickets should be sent to room a, City
Hall.
Postmaster. Dayton will preside at
Carnegie Hail, and Rev. Henry NJ. Gal
lagher, of Brooklyn, will deliver the ora
ton. The resi- of the programme is
of unusual attractiveness.
will appear; Miss Marcella Lindh, the
famous soprano; the contraltos, Miss
ley; Charles n. Adams, baritone; Con
rad Behrens, ba-so, and the Riverside
Glee Clue OF t~wenty-four voices will
sing; Miss Nettie Arthur Brown will
hNoth thS bhaho. INV Sihia
Huffner Wood and little Edna Springer,
the elocutionists, WI appear.
The proceeds of this memorial service
Of the Grand Army of the Republic for
the care of the widows and orphans Of
their dead comrades in arms.
the Memorial Committee; E. ]. Atkinson
Pas pay, ! Tre :: ran'ekk: K: 5. Heiipessy and Y =:
Il. Murphy. Viee-Chairmen; F.; T. Do
AIRY. Sergeant-at-Arms.
Grand Marshal Doherty was much dis
appointed at the refusal Of the Board
OF Education to permit the boys Of the
city schools to participate in the parade,
for the ranks of the Grand Army Of
Veterans are being sadly depleted by
forbid the participation of many old SOL
diers in the long march.
The great Columbia liberty bell will
toll in Madison Square Park during the
passage of the parade in review before
Mayor Gilroy.
At the Grand Marshal's headquarters,
Seventy-frst Regiment Armory, appli-
been many, and there is every promise
OF an unexpectedly large turnout of vet
Grams, as we'll as of sympathetic organi-
z=a,ttiions, although the National Guard
OF the organizations of the National
Guard will do honor to the LEAD heroes,
however. the Ninth Regiment, Sixty
signifed their intention of turning out
in force.
The route of the parade is made short
because of the advancing age Of the vet
Grams. 1t will start at . o'clock from
Flfty-seventh street, moving down Fifth
avenue to Washington Square. where 1t
will break UP. into decorating parties,
which will visit the several cemeteries,
where impressive memorial ceremonies
will be held.
The ceremonies In Cypress Hills Gem
etery, where Mayor Schieren, of Brook
lyn, will preside, will be the most elab-
crate, and 1t Is expected that II the
weather Is favorable $1,000 people will be
present. Every soldiers grave will be
laid on all the graves simultaneously.