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

The observance in commemoration Of
the heroes of the war for the Union
began this morning with appropriate ex-
e~rcises, in several of the schools, notably
the primary department of Grammar
School SO, where Julia M. 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
H. 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 n flags presented.
A number of visitors, as well as the
trustees and inspectors were present.
The Lincoln Statue in Union Square
will be hung with flowers his evening
by Lincoln Pioneer Corps. Lincoln Post,
John A. Andrew Post and Thaddeus
Stevens Post, OF the Grand Army of the
Republic; the Lincoln Club. Charles
Sumner Pioneer Corps. the Veteran
Guards and the Van Colt Legion.
Alfred r. Conkling will preside, prayer
will be offered by Rev. Josiah Cauld-
Ssllj nna F. Tfsey wifi IF deliver taf Navy SS
grafton. There will be singing by the
hundred of colored children of the Sun
day-schools OF the Abyssinian Baptist
Church, Bethel and Zion Methodist
Episcopal Churches.
The arrangements for to-morrow's pa
rade and memorial services are now
eSmplete' the only draW6ack 10th to the en-
s%tringency of funds in the hands of
Gen. w. W. Day, the Treasurer, of the
Memorial Committee Of the Grand Army
Gen. Day reports that the responses
to the Committees appeal for funds to
defray the expenses have been smaller
Notwithstanding the attractive pro
gramme for the memorial services in
the evening at Carnegie Hall, the sale
Of tickets Gan has not been be ann a. iaGgs f as
Hall.
Postmaster Dayton will preside at
lagher. of Brooklyn. will deliver the ora
ton. The rest of the programme Is
OF unusual attractiveness.
VIII RfG sppear RemMfi ss Ma shs faeP Lln Tifl'n tSs
Nina Norman Adams, Miss Grace BAR
ley; Charles N. Adams. baritone; Con-
Glee Clue Of t%wenty-four voices will
sing; Miss Nettie Arthur Brown will
preside ut the plano, n Misses Lille
the ae1 eleeu MSoa sn9 Wi n'' app aanA springer
The proceeds Of this memorial service
must be depended upon to swell the fund
Of the Grand Army Of the Republic for
their dead comrades in arms.
Philip s. Blglin is the Chairman of
the Memorial COMMITTEE; p. J. Atkinson
Day F Tre a, E.nlekK: K: + sef Hsiipessy; ana N; Y y:
H. Murphy, Vice-Chairmen; e. p. Do
herty,~ Grand Marshal. and William ].
AIRY, Sergeant-at-Arms.
appointed at the refusal Of the Board
of Education to permit the boys of the
city schools to participate in the parade.
Veterans are being sadly depleted by
death and old age and infrmlties that
forbid the participation of many old SOL
d' Tbe In pr tne l Soium msreh liberty hell will,
toll in Madison Square Park during the
passage OF the parade in review before
Mayor Gilroy.
seventy-first Regiment Armory, appli-
cations for places in the parade have
been many, and there is every promise
of an unexpectedly. large turnout of vet
nations, although the National Guard
Will not u out as a brigade. Several
Of the organizations Of the National
Guard will do honor to the dead heroes.
however, the Ninth Regiment. Sixty
ninth Battalion and Troop A, having
signified 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 Q o'clock from
Fifty-seventh street, moving down Fifth
avenue to Washington Square, where II
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
Ign, will preside, will be the most elab
crate, and It Is expected that II thu
weather Is favorable $4,000 people will b.
present Every soldiers grave will bt
draped with a flag and flowers will b.
laid on all the graves simultaneously.