New-York tribune., 1895-05-25
YONKERS.
EXTENSIVE PREPARATIONS FOR MEMO
RIAL DAY EXERCISES.

LONG LIST OF SPORTS SCHEDULED 'ON 'i'''
DAY-soCIAL ITEMS.
Preparations for the observance OF Memorial Day
In Yonkers have been completed by the Grand
Army Memorial Committee. In the morning. az
o'clock the children Of the public schools. to the
number of 1900; the 4h Separate Company. the
High School Cadets the camps of Sons OF Veterans
and members Of the GRIND Army VIII gather
about the Soldiers and Sailors Monument In Manor
Hall Park. where short exercises VIII b" hei ana
the children will decorate the monument with
flowers In the evening. at o'clock. exercises VIII
be held In Music Hail. Assemblyman j. Irving
Burns presiding. Wallace Bruce Will deliver the
Grafton. The Rev. Frederick NJ Davenport pastor
OF the First Methodist Episcopal Church. VIII oher
the prayer and Abram II. TompkinssSil recite Solos
viii be sung by Edward J. Flood William O. Hon
A. A. schaeffer and Frederick Turnbull quartet.
comDosel OF T. r. Chamberlain. John Avery. Will
lam c. Hon and Peter Soetemon. as well as the
orchestra Of the Yonkers College OF Music VIII
give patriotic music. Miss Grace Richardson ana
BENJAMIN T. Johnston will preside al the piano
The decoration OF the graves Is In cnarse OF SENIOR
Vice-ComInander George liendrickson, OF NtchihB
Post A committee OF veterans viii receive c'h'ri-
buttons Of flowers Wednesday. May ~ iona l.
Courtney has given the use OF his large unoccuplei
store IN Warburton-ave near Dock-s'' iof 'h's
purpose.
The members Of John c. Fremont Post. u a. X
will hold memorial services tomorrow at the grave
of General Fremont in Piedmont at o'clock IN
the afternoon. The post and its friends VIII leave
the city at l o'clock. At the tomb the ceremonies
Will consist of prayer by browsr e1snnnn symnn
or ond ne sd9resses Dress by Lieutenant John Z Fremont OF
~ csse Waldron POST: T. r. Crowell OF The s,h New,
York Cavalry the Rev K b. Lockwood ps,or prroins eI
HITdsau' Commander Of John G. Fremont Post. and
William Riley. OF the same Post. a ,guat. hn
E2'Nf Sl;ss! e 1s% $55ss s6n Il XIII s%
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viii look after the comfort Of the suess !, & j. me
@ be grave s Of Colonel Howard Kchng in Green
wood Cemetery some day next ~esn ,,, 60 ,ste
place .afse on Memorial eo Day % At the links q me s.
Andrews Golf Club the members WI ,o'npr.e ,D
Harry o. Talmadge. rhe baseball team OF, OF me
Yonkers Lawn Tennis club %i m me-, ~. grovnds IN
North Broadway. The Yonkers corn'nnn aa'n, a,
SaS vii rS Us x ss"s asvs the Ss
10 O'Clock in the forenoon ana m at ,naS LAX in m ,ne
middle OF the afternoon. when The ronin ir'p WIZ VII.
be made In the evening the club WI, gVs ,s a'nIr mi
Country club w!i celebrate the opening OF NE glub
house on ihe OF Memorial Day ana inr ,ntm, MN,
elaborate preparations for the hnair. .,-. .,....
The new Board OF Health Is fast ss',@nf NH d"wn hoy.
It's immediate attention II The nuisance rom S''''
coal smoke and the SssF ys ol ny the manager, Of
81 Jonns Sme a. Moo at ,S% S%o aTs
was served by the managers. and ihn." VINO ,ir-
celvcd wer. Mira Virgil J.. liumaton. Mrs water
H. Paddock Mrs J II. iiubbrll Mfr Harry iiol.
brook ana Mrs William NJ Morgan. Tea WAS
poured hy Mrs T. sherman Goud and coffee l.,
Mrs Hubbc The nstitu,ion which ~ s-'a"ltni' ~, ",
ia rlve "A pleasant home for elderly women OF ~
Johns Episcopal church. s In charge ~ MIS- = J..
ON TUESDAY evening eighteen young wo'ncn 80 VA"
cnlisthcnic Glars connected with the N",lsn IN,
siitute gave en excellent eshleition OF me" "o'"
under the direction Of Mrs Bel 6 M1trh
At the links Of 81. Andrews Coli ,iun ai ron,
kers to-day a professional match viii b." plaNcl
between Campbell OF the Essex County country
club. and Park the well-known scotch sH-chanss
rIon They will play twice around the INKS nb
boles) once In the forenoon and once In the alter
. - r..,.
club will meet the team of the Crescent Athletic
club OF Brooklyn. at IFS GROUNDS IN North brohu-
way this afternoon at $3.50 o'clock
John Kendrick Bangs gave readings from his
own works Thursday night at an entertainment IN
the First Methodist Episcopal Chur y. under the
auspices OF the ln-As-Much circle OF nes Daugh-