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American flag, besides a wagon load OF
flowers.
AT THE REVIEWING STAND.
This completed the magnificent display.
At Van Worst Park Mayor Wanser, City
Hall Commissioner Pearson and DATE,
Police Commissioner Feeney and West,
Fire Commissioner Brennan and Mills, AS
semblyman Harding, Tax Commissioners
Lahey and Love, Corporation Attorney
Mitchell, Mccarthy, Witter. Martin, Wilson,
D~ohrmann, hill, President George Christian
Of the Naval Reserve, DIR. Nevin, Fathers
Dornin, Holleran and Clancy of st. Bird
gets Church. Principal Linsley and Others
reviewed the procession. Mayor Wanser
complimented Marshal Mason upon the sue
cess andiappearance of the procession. He
also congratulated Colonel Abernethy upon
the appearances Of the Fourth Regiment.
NEW o BAY CEMETERY.
Both New York Bay and Bay View Come
| teries were crowded at a very early hour.
Grand Army veterans with their wives and
children strolled about planting howers ana
small flags over the graves of friends and
relatives.
The Memorial Day services Of each
| cemetery were observed by G. Van Houten
Post, No. 8, and in the New York Bay
Cemetery they were begun with the
America" hymn, then followed by Com
mander L. H. Marinus' address. He spoke
for nearly half an hour on the usual topic
suggested by the ceremonies OF the day.
aTenting Tonight was sung by Messrs;
g. Sidney Jordan, E. 6. Boys, CT. Pollard
and Fl. Morgan. Prayer was offered by
Chaplain Charles p. Knoeller and the ritual
of the G.. A. r. was performed by the Corp-
mander. Conrad T. D. G. Frank @. Cole
made G splendid address on patriotism.
Emory Battalion acted as escort to the vet
eraus and when the customary salutes and taps
Lights out" were over, a move was made to
Bay Wow Cemetery where a similar pro
gramme was carried out excepting the adj
dress which Chaplain Knoeller delivered.
Both services were. observed with befltting
| solemnity and witnessed by crowds OF peo7
pie.
The cemetery authorities had made every
convenience for the visitors and the florists
at the gate did q rushing business.
ZABRISKIE POST AT o HALL
TIT members of Zabriskie Post No. 38, G..
"A. R., met at their headquarters in the Ave
nue. House yesterday afternoon at eight
| O'Clock, and from there proceeded to st.
| Peters Cemetery and the two cemeteries at
| Bergen Square and decorated the graves OF
their late comrades. As soon as they had
| finished, thoy marched to st. Joseph's Par
ochial school where they were met by Mon
signor Seton and the children of the school.
| Monsignor Seton at the head of the Seton
Drum and Fife Corps took the lead and the
children and the Zabriskie Post following
| them marched down town and Joined the big
parade. When the parade was over they
they were dismissed with instruc-
tions to meet again at eight
o'clock in the evening. At that hour they
| assembled and marched to Pavonia Hall un-
der the escort of the Zabriskie Drum and
Fife Corp. When they reached the hall it
was literally packed, and not a seat but the
| ones reserved for the veterans was obtain
able. The exercises opened with an address
of welcome by Commander William Nc
CURE, who welcomed the man. friends Of
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sung by over 100 children of st.
Joseph's parish and the members Of
eddy encored by the audience. who
joined in the chorus, and each time they re-
sponded with another patriotic song. Com
mander Mcclure next introduced Comrade
Thomas Tower, who said be could not make
o speech, so rendered a solo, entitled, 1.-THE
Sword of Bunker Hill" He was loudly APP
plauded, and brought before the footllghts
three times. TIL Zabriskie Drum and Fife
Corps then played several national airs, and
they were likewise heartily a~pplauded. The
children and tho junior choir sang 'sThe
Red, White and Blue" Miss Mamie Cooper
rendered 8 soprano solo, Sweet Marie" SO
Sweetly that she was compelled to answer
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Comrade Paterson was next introduced,
| and in a short address thanked Mgr. Seton
for his kindness both to the Zabriskte Post
and to the members of the g.. A. r. He
asked for Gods blessing to rest upon the
Monsignor for his patriotic love of America,
| and at the same time presented him with a
| set of resolutions handsomely framed. The
| resolutions read in effect that the M%onsignor
lis a true, earnest and patriotic citizen of
these United States, and has thereby mer-
tied the appreciation of all good citizens.
Whereas, By many acts of kindnesses
| and courtesies he has materially aided
| Zabriskie Post No. 36, and won the love and
| esteem of its members; therefore be it
Resolved, That as a manifestation of their
| feeling towards him the comrades of Zab-
| riskie Post tender their sincere thanks for
the many favors which be has bestowed upon
| them and for the many .courtesies he has
shown towards, the organization
The committee who drew up the resolu-
| lions consisted of Gilbert Robinson, G.. r.
Patterson, G.. P. Robinson, William +. To
bin, w. 4. Mcclure, Thomas Wood, Thomas
r. Rockeat and A. w. Luken.
Mgr. Seton replied to the presentation In
| an eloquent and touching speech, in which
he thanked the members of the Post for the
unexpected present, and said that IL was
dearer to him than any parchment that was
ever given by q king to a subject,
| and that he would treasure it as long as he
| lived and then land it down to his nephew
| with the request that he be as loyal to his
| country as the men that presented 1t to him.
| He then spoke of the work tho Grand Army
| of the Republic had done for the country
| and concluded by saying he felt that the
| hall had been horored by a representation
| OF that grand body holding their Memorial
| Day exercises in 1t. The exercises were
brought to a close by all present joining in
and singing america" After the exercises
the resolutions were placed upon the stage
to be viewed.
GEORGE b. THOMAS POST.
George n. Thomas Post No. 80, G.. A. R.,
| met at their headquarters In Palisade Hall
| Yesterday morning at nine o'clock, and,
| headed by a band Of music, marched 70 the
| various public and German schools in North
Hudson City and received flowers from the
| children, with which they decorated the
| soldiers graves at tho Weehawken Gene
terry. The Rev. Charles j.. Wrightsof the
| Central Avenue Reformed Church and the
Rev. Z. A. Meury Of the Second German
| Reformed Church OF the Heights accom-
panied the Post TO the cemetery, where each
delivered an appropriate address. DR..
| Meury's address was in German and DR..
Wright's In English. Mrs. Waddell. an old
resident Of the Heights, presented the Post
with an elegant ship design Of flowers,
which they placed upon the grave OF George
II. Thomas. Aldermen Dorhmaun and Mar
tin, DIR. Allen and Commissioners Lahey also
accompanied the veterans.
THE DAY IN HoBoKEN.
Hobokenites observed Memorial Day In
appropriate style. The event of the day was,
naturally, the parade of the Grand Army
organizations and the decoration OF the
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