The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-05-28


and he hoped that some man or men OF
wealth would erect q monument TO these
unmarked graves.
George HI. Thomas Post.
The Rev. E. A. Meury of the Second Ger
man Reformed Church of the Heights,
preached an appropriate sermon last evening
in his church before the members of the
George II. Thomas Post, G.. A. r. The SER
mon was in German, as the Post is composed
wholly of Germans. The church was hand
somely decorated with American flags and
bunting and presented a very pretty appear
ance. Patriotic American songs were sung
by the consregaas%lon both IN English tha
post met at their headquarters in Palisade
Hall, and, headed by a drum and fife corps,
marched to the church in q body, where
they occupied the front part Of the church.
Pastor Meury, in his sermon, dwelt upon the
hardships of the late war that the veterans
before him were compelled to endure, and
said the men deserved all the praise they re-
ceived, and more, too. He then advised
them to join the Army of the Lord, and to
make as good soldiers for Himlasuthey had
for Uncle Sam 5aqeI L la1slis
S. oav. and Ladie. BE the .hn ka n
The msmbers of the Henry Wilson Post,
Sons of Veterans and Ladies' Lincoln Circle,
G.. AsR.sattended divine seryiees HIST It
| and listened to a patriotic sermon slpprreached
by the Pastor, Rev. H. CtSsCronin. The
| Memorial sermon eulogized the soldiers in
the late rebellion and referred to the condi-
ton of labor in this country.
At the Cemeteries.
The New York Bay Cemetery in Green
| vile was visited by thousands of people yes
| terday, SONS of whom added to the beauties
| of the burial ground by planting pretty
flowers and plants on the graves. During
| the past week the cemetery has been greatly
beautifed and put in excellent order for
Decoration Day. Cemetery Florist Kruse,
| together with a large force of ~workmen, has
been working daily cutting the grass
and laying out pretty floral dis
| plays. The majority of the lot
owners too nave come to the assistance Of
the trustees of the cemetery and have placed
their plots IN apple pie order. Yesterday
the florists at the cemetery did a rushing
business. Hundreds of plants, which were
afterward placed on the graves, were sold
and as one florist put it, "if the cemetery
does not look finer this year on Decoration,
Day than ever before it will not be.because
of q lack of flowers
Although Memorial Day is the day gen
orally selected for the decoration of the
graves the lot owners of the New York Bay
Cemetery ave taken time by the forelock
and have their plots In order already.
The decorating has not been confined to the
graves. Tn handsome granite mausoleums
near the entrance have also been beautiied.
Thu large vases in front of the vaults where
lie the remains of Mrs. Frank Gallery, Mr..
Gustave Metzler and Dominicus Wegman
nave been filed with flowers, and in the
other vaults the interiors have been deco
rated with flowers.
The fountain which was built last summer
in front of the vaults has been put in order,
and the spray of water which shoots from it
high into the air does much towards reliev-
ing the sombreness of the surroundings.
The soldiers plot, which is to the southeast
of Garfield avenue, has been put in order and
is ready 10 receive the lower and plants
which win be placed there by the Grand
Army posts on next Wednesday. The other
graves of veterans which are scattered all
over the cemetery have ceen marked with a
which is the inscription ivan Houten Post
No. 8. G.. A. r. SO that no difficulty will be
experienced in locating the resting places of
our dead heroes.
Yesterday a large American flag was
hoisted on the flagstaff near the Gator ave.
nue. entrance, where 1t win remain until tho
Van Houten Drum and Flute Corps sound
sstaps' on Wednesday evening.
/ The Catholic cemetery On the West Side
presented q lively appearance yesterday
afternoon. The place was crowded with
visitors, and every one was preparing for
Memorial Day. ALI are anxious to have
their plots trimmed and sodded before next
Wednesday, and the result is that Manager
John CoDnors is thronged with orders.
Among the crowd was seen here and there
a G.. A. r. man seek1l g to find the resting
place of some dead comrade. In his hand
he carried small American flags with which
he marked the graves of comrades, and
A1x.oo ~~-;yI H. TOD xvtft Aouyorc ON TNad-
nesday.
The floral decorations IN the city are very
beautiful Flowers are in their full bloom,
pansies cover the graves with their pretty
velvet colored faces, the ivy green clings to
the marble headstones, and geraniums and
flowers of all descriptions d to the beauty
OF the scenery. $50
AT all the other cemeteries the prelimin-
airy work for Memorial day was completed,
the graves of veterans being marked with
small American flags.
The Hoboken Veterans.
Major Chris Woerner Post No. 1, GAR.
and the Women's Relief Corps Of Hoboken
occupied seats at st. Pauls P. E. Church,
Hudson street, last night. and listened to a
Memorial Day address by the rector, the
Rev. DR.. Jenvey. DR.. Jenvey extended a
cordial greeting to the Grand Army men,
and said that the, fact that interest in the
GrandArmy is ever increasing was demon
strated by the large number who occupied
seats isar55before him. He took his sub
ject from these words, spoken by
Jehovahsto Noah, found in Genesis, vii, IL
Come thou and all5thy family into the
ark Jenveyisaidslrs4t was Gods df-
rection and pleasure 1tiatgN6ah should seek
refuge from theIscomlhg sHood and should
warn bis family aaso.oM nj. wis through God
that Noah and his f~adailtfssere saved. We
are in a world in which SIN is going on all
about usl Gods .1Dit9 ebnes not only to
ourselvesgto warn us that we might be saved,
but that we might tell others and say to
them, Come thou to the ark of salvation
His word comes to us as it did to Noah, and
| not only to ourselves but to our family and
to our. friends. Noah constructed the ark
with one window IN it, and that one was In
the top, looking Godward. And SO 1t should,
be with us. We should do all we can to save
ourselves and keep our eye ever upward
towards God. At His call we should crush
the rebel. He does not call us as a nation,
but to every individual man he speaks. It
was the same when you soldiers were called
to war. You were not called as a nation,
but the call was made individually,
and you went. doing your bravest
| and best towards the preservation of the
union. Year by year, as the numbers in
| your ranks grow fewer and fewer, it lis be-
coming all the more important thEatYou
hnuld hear. Gods word and Sf3eR 3uE0t6cfion