The evening world., 1894-05-26
HONORs TO THE DEAD.
Elaborate Plans Completed for
u Memorial Day Celebration,
The Parade, Of Course, viii Be
the Principal Feature.
Mayor schieren to Preside ut the
Cypress Hills Exercises.

by the @. A. r. men. Memorial Day. next
Wednesday. will be more widely observ-
ed than ever before. The elaborate
character of the plans laid out certainly
indicates that the old soldiers intend to
pay their sleeping comrades a tribute
worthy OF the cause they fought for
thirty years g
The, veterans, however. are not the
only one and indeed are perhaps a mi
: nority. of those who will make open re-
membrance of their dead. Instituted by
the @. A. r. a 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. as 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
hags and flowers and the dust of the
heroes shaken with salvos OF canon.
but thousands Of mounds tina mark
where lay those whose lives led through
more peaceful paths will he heaped with
/ blossoms.
, esnstsEieS win be- dlied. wiz such
thrSs,ss as never before; The Grand
especially to Cypress Hills. A commit
tee Of the order went to that cemetery
yerterday and spent several hours soins
The Committee consisted Of Col. N. J.
SC onnfH Mem E hal, Of the Kings
Ceremonies; Col, J.. ". Jones. Chairman
Committee on Public Speakers; John
Tregaskis. President Cypress Hills Ma
tonal Monument Association: Col. NJ.
G.. ShattuCk. Grand Marshal for prnnl-
eral and Chief Of. STAFF Mr. William
Miles, Treasurer of the Cemetery: Mr..
R.F. Butts, the Superintendent.
The location Of the platform was de-
cided on. the park 70, the artillery laid
be no confusion during the services.
The progra r1me will be the most inter
esting and the service tine most pictur:
itit Is expected that at least 5000 specta-
tors win witness them.
Mayor Schieren win be the citizen pre-
public speakers win make the addresses.
Every grave will bear a flag and cut
flowers will. be laid simultaneously on
each soldier's resting. place.
Similar exercises win be held In other
cemeteries where soldiers are buried.
In the forenoon the parade occurs-the
treat popular feature Of the day, The
ing for many days at the Grand Mar
shal's Headquarters, In the new Seven
ty-arst Regiment Armory. Thirty-fourth
pairing great things for that event. The
muster will be made al large as possible
n palms have been taken to have eve
rything In perfect working order. The
Z points Of rally are In the streets CROSS
Ing Fifth avenue between Fifty-first and
Ftfty-seventh streets.
The Committee promises the largest
turnout OF veterans In years, and II Is
estimated hat there will be between
1900 and 200 school children In line.
tn patriotio small boy and that large
ihe military Will doubtless be disap-
pointed that the militia Will not take a
more active part In the demonstration.
talon and Troop A. viii be in line. but
the Seventh, Twenty-second, Seventy
iirst, Eighth and twelfth Regiments,
xitf th sasiT pa th 9 ID S Gsr, w,il each Ss m ana
Z ing. from the event,
The Committee Of the G. 4. r: wrote
e Sen. F 1Ss inviting the National
courteous letter. saying that the troops
had been and would be called upon to
mo %er 80 th maF he d ala n s6ts f seT'n Ike "o o4as snm;
i. letter to the Colonel Of ZACH command
and leave It to his discretion whether or
/, ninth Battalion n Troop A alone gent
favorable replies.
a veteran at headquarters said to-day
that u was Adjt.-Gen. Porter's fault
that the militia was overworked at
this season. With Creedmore practice.
Van Cortlandt Park ~manoeuyres and the
n Peekskil encampment following in
rapid succession. the men could not be
: expected to assume an extra days
The line Of march Is both short and
~ direct, extending from Fiftv-seventh
street, down Fifth avenue to Washing
ton Square. where ranks will be broken.
~" NM nrnNauetA, ia sob a1p1Ay -
o'clock. and all will be over long be,
fore noon.
The order Of parade will be as follows,
nssui,,sEnS,nH ;, Battalion from wi,ie,,'
lery marching as Infantry under command OF
Col: Lcomls l. Langdon.
and three companies Of seamen as Infantry from
Omitted s;.,ss steamer Xars'ehead
Sixty-nluth battalion.
= Troop A as yaard Of honor to Grand Marshal.
Troop A. cadets. personal escort to Grand Mar
Grand Marshal. Capt. Charles F. Roe and stan
Paa Grand Marshals under escort o., FRS, Yet
Gran Mounted Battalion.
r,,'f Diri,'o IS g. s ! ls an; !, {; Wolf Marshal
rosss .. sSf. !. il. 70, 100 and 4 a A''''''-
- Ts.se Is Ri'i X. a. q nj {. & E u! 4 ana p F Il. Marsha
rDaTs Di,,Hcn; q; 4 T. a Ns~0erser, Mar
~ehai-Poss ia =. -. So. "a and .5s.
SIXTH Diviaon. G. A X Posts ~, ~. SO, IS;
la ana "a.
ssysath DarsoS G. \ R. Charlie, KIy,er
rstsrsa Corps sixty ninth Regiment, n. Y.
C.
neagte- IrkA BrEAae.
Ye;efAB Z0EAFs AsEorlEtlUn-
nh1J-e4gA Regiment Kew York Volunteer
AAoeiafanlL
Seas q Veterans. Camps T. -. TO-. lsE. 81 an
Arny and Ns-y veterans. Z 5
Veteran Organization L. + A
rnnn yetrrEnE. L. &. 4
feleral Guard BEttshun
Washington Continental Guard
IDab I. FarnhEm Veteran Association
EAruepth Regiment Veteran Coria-
Anocrson ZOux-eS
EhGAra HOss Compsnr.
Gerdsf LAFAYETTE.
0Tenaaier hOcnamDsauN
Ninth Ward Pioneer Corps
\ : JensrtOnlaI PtODssf GofpH4
Charlie Sumner Pioneer Corps,
NEs fofk AiiiLary Academy CadelA Of Cor
gail-1n -tbe-Hudfon
Etnfh Iaptist Doyr Brigade.
Grammar eehOol 81.
CAmsrcsn Cadets.
Flrsf BATTERY Cadets. n. Y. s x C.
f Mum Regiment y, Z. S n. 4, Cadets
n GeDrse Cadet
81. bridget Cadets.
Nsw York TeTnsf Cadets
~ faroohlt School Organization.
Tne Memorial Committee announci
SE1har fhe ervSnlng event OF tine Jay will
y fHa eyNnlaG concert Al Music Hall. Fiji