The evening world., 1894-05-26
HONORS TO The DEAD.
Elaborate Plans Completed for
Memorial Day Celebration,
Ths- Parade, Of Course. Will Be
the Principal Feature.
Mayor schieren to Preside at the
Cypress Hills Exercises.

Wednesday. will be more widely observ-
ed than ever before. The elaborate
character of the plans laid out certainly
indicates tina the old soldiers intend to
pay their sleeping comrades a tribute
worthy Of the cause they fought for
thirty years ago.
The veterans. however, are not the
only ones. and indeed are perhaps a mi
nority. Of those who will make open re-
membrance of their dead. Instituted by
the @. A. r. n few years ago. and soon
thereafter made a legal holiday in most
OF the States OF the Union. the day has
been taken up by the American people.
citizen and soldier. 40 one peculiarly set
apart to the honor of those who have
finished the duties Of life.
Thousands Of soldiers graves in this
cluster Of big cities will be marked with
flags and flowers AMI the dust Of the
heroes shaken with salvos OF canon.
but thousands of mound that mark
whereby those whose lives led through
more peaceful paths will be heaped with
blossoms.
with i,ne Weather o. Wednesday the
throngs as never before. The Grand
Army. people are turning their attention
especially to Cypress Hills. a commit
z Vi lle oTutI went 10 mat cemetery |
over the ground.
TIT Committee consisted of Col. NJ. ].
Cummings; Chairman Of the Kings
Riley. Chairman Committee on Public
CCeremonies Col; j. ". Jones. Chairman
TreCaskis. President cypress Hills Ma
tIonal Monument Association; Col. NJ.
G. Shattuck. Grand Marshal for Brook
lyni george II. Jackson. AdjutantIGen
araI and Thiaf nf Stuf f. Mr. William |
Miles, Treasurer of the Cemetery: Mr..
Charles l.. Lyons, It's Counsel. and MIR.
n, F. Butts. the Superintendent.
The location of the platform was de-
cided on. the park 70: the artillery laid
out. and grounds mapped so there would
be no confusion during the services.
esting n the service the most pictur-
esque that ave been held for years. and
i Is expected that at least $4,000 specta-
tors will witness them.
Mayor Schieren will be the citizen pre-.
siding officer of exercises, and several
public speakers will make the addresses.
flowers will. be laid simultaneously on
each soldiers resting-place.
Similar exercises win be held in other
&. cemeteries where soldiers are buried.
In the forenoon the parade occurs-the
great popular feature Of the day. The
special committee which has been labor
shal's HEADQUARTERS. in the new Seven
ty-hrst Regiment Armory, Thirty-fourth
street and Park avenue, has been pre-
muster Will be made as large as possible
and pains have been taken to have eve
rythlng In perfect working order. The
fng Fifth avenue between Fifty-irst and
Fifty-seventh streets.
The Committee promises the largest
e eaihSat o. t feier there IN Will HYrr Be- A betwes n
5000 and 5000 school children In line.
The patriotic small boy and that large
G sse S nj fhs ma VIII 9 9oSi,il ahaf be e0t disa on
pointed that the militia will not take II
more active part In the demonstration.
The Ninth Regiment. sixty;nipth Bat.
frst, Eighth and twelfth Regiments,
ali their panopiy Of war. will be miss,
ing from the event.
The Committee, Of the G. 4. R: wrote
courteous letter. saying that the troops
had been and would be called upon to
n %er 80 ,h %ae he u ala not aotS f seT'n ike ao oTde sHIn;
letter to the Colonel Of each command
not to volunteer. The Ninth, the Sixty.
ninth Battalion and Troop A alone sent
favorable replies.
that It was .Adjt.-Gen. Porter's fault
that the militia was overworked n,
this seuson. with Creedmore practice
Van Cortlandt Park manoeuyres and thu
Peekskill encampment following ir
rapid succession, the men could not be
expected to assume an extra days
The line Of march is both short ant
direct. extending from Fifty,seyent
ton Square, where ranks will be broken
The procession is scheduled to move a
9 o'clock. and all will be over long be
The order Of parade will be as follows
Observation-Disclosures Battalion from. wiliet,
Point, sir companies of Infantry and First Artii
lery marching as infantry under command o
Naval Brigade-Three, companies Of marine
and three companies Of sesmen as infantry from
Ninth Regiment, y. Y. S. N. @.
Troop A as guard OF honor to Grand Marshal.
Troop A. cadets. personal escort to Grand Mar
Grand Marshal. Capt. Charles y. Roe and stan
Past Grand Marshals under escort Of First We,
sran Mounted Battalion.
Posts 10. H. ass. 55S. is and SIS
ps sss0s g. p aS4. :, Is. q ~ A: ,d g. and a Butler Marshal
- FS.ts , pisi i /. a. g. ,, {. g. g. u, !; and a, H. IL. A'T'h'
~,hsi-Posts ~, ss $50, SIS and lis
.s sIiIa P.v; .s.' 10 G, IS. A. 81 r" 20; / an ~ , Ssno' MAJ
Sixth Division. G. A. R--Pos,s ~. AZ. %. rs
iss SsS So b,v,,,oD G. A. r.. Charlie, K.,,.
Nsrshai-Posts $50. 4o2. t27. e. i4S, SIS and so
Veteran Corps. siIty-ninth Regiment. n. Y.
n. @.
Meagher Irish Brigade.
Veteran Zouaye Association.
Thirty-eigth Regiment New York Volunteer
Association.
sons Of Veterans. Camps 7. IS. lo2. le7. 81 al
III.
Veteran Organization. U. 8. A.
Union Veterans, U. 8. A.
Veteran Guard battalion.
Washington Continental Guard.
Noah l.. Farnham Veteran Association.
Eleventh Regiment Veteran Corps.
Anderson Zouayes.
Niagara Hose Company.
Gardes Lafayette.
Gren9dier Rochambeaux
Ninth Ward Pioneer Corps
JenerBonian Pioneer Corps.
Charles Sumner Pioneer Corps.
Now York Military Academy Cadets. OF Cor
vali-on-the- Hudson.
Ninth Baptist BoyS Brigade.
Grammar School 81.
uamerden Cadets.
First Battery Cadets. N. Y. 8. N. q.
Ninth Regiment N. Y. S. N. q. Cadets.
~. George Cadets.
ST. bridget Cadets.
Rev York Turner Cadets.
PnrochiAl School Organization.
The Memorial Committee announc
that the cruwning event OF the day VIII
the evening concert at Music Hall. Fiji
ninth street and Seventh avenue. !
unusually attractive bill has been ma