New-York tribune., 1896-05-30
MOUNT VERNON.
ELABORATE MEMORIAL DAY EHEhClSh'
HELD LAST NIGHT.

AN ELECTION FOR MEMBERS OF THE po" ~
rnrc.rroy TO BE HELD To -NIGHT-GRAvEs
To RE DECORATED BY FARNswoRTH
POST, G. A. r.. TO-DAi
Memorial Day OF 1896 will probably De ren'e.'
bered by the people Of Mount vernon 'o"s o..
everv old comrade of Farnsworth POST ura"u
Army OF the Republic. has respohueu " '"e
-, ro, nc ono Of the best affairs held In the 'o""'
,fter the most had appointed committee 10 az
range for the annual evening memoriaI eNe'u'
Professor Alfred Hallam on behalf oil 'he pup"
the public schools. proposed to give '"u''' -
eorv Of the war similar 10 the one give" III ~
York about three years ago. ana that 'he p
mn senarate Company National Guard ana the
\orlou,st Camp. Sons of Veterans take Pa'' ~
The propositiou was assented TO cheeriuily' anu "
,.iew of the fact that Memorial Day came on sat
ur1ov # was arranged to have the exercises o
Friday evening In the armory. Which "a9 o
bv the National Guard organization '"' -
co,nuosed OF the pupils OF the pubhc S'"oo'7' az
the Mount Vernon Musical Society nave ia"
or,I rebearsals. and they showed the dement's d
those in Their perfection last night Inc VI" w"
ballads sung I'm camp. in biyouac and Oh .he "ia'
-. ,ha oil veterans OF the civil War; ana ny thoSe
at IN. homes revived old and cherished Weho''eS
of those heroic times. The oratlon ol '"' He'' -
Thomas l.. PaulsOn. who server aS ''''P -
var and who H. pastor OF the Ohh N'e"'
Church. Williamsbridge. was maue ''''
th. auerorv and II was full OF exciting stories ana
experiences OF the soldier. There were also o'"e'
t,,ior,aI recitations which. with the songs. made
o ,,roratna OF the war-the recruit the soldier ~
c,mp the soldier on the march. the soldier j" o",-
tlc the soldier on the retreat; not the O"'o" SUI
d,ers alone but the Coniederates 100 anu :"
manner not to excite passion. out TO h"'o' .''
memories OF the soldier and the sailor ana al ''
they did FOR the perpetuity OF the Nation. l%ns,e %
was only one regret. that notwithstanding tha. 90
had been provided for 100 people the aIihoIs sI1
not big enough TO hold all who "ou!d nave 0'o"
IN The thanks are due largely for the great t,eat @
TO Professor Hallam. TO the cAorus ana % 10 te ,b
Separate Company for the use 1i ,ne tadSnn owls
largest auditorium III 'he '''''
presided. 49,. 80.
This morning committees o. veterans 9t .ne os Pcs'
will go to me cems'e[ies Rochee to decorate the
graves OF comradc'.
Mount Vernon will have another election on Ies ues
dav next for members OF the Board OF Educd,@on' @
ana he women viii exercise their privilege OF Vot-
ing on this occasion. There has not Oeeh such SN-
element was witnessed Two weeks ago ~, ,, ~,
fnrc mo election for officers OF the municipal gov
crnmcnt for the reason that the people are
10 preserve the administration OF sch9ol dna'IS
from politics and its evil Influences. Each ward
has two representatives. In the boarn OF t@i, ~
elected for four years term. ana on. "~"nu'n ~
from each ward will retire IN august 10y r'ASon
OF expiration ~ the term for whlch ne vas ~ eI'.',
hence tac election on TUESDAY Tor tner -" ~,
II is expected that nominations vii be formaIly
made t9-4sn and the m hoRe be .eoie is nai S TSe pos
niu be open from to =. m on Tuesday
The Rev pr George r Mains. Who accepted the
charge % the First Methodist EWscopai 1hur, @ Il
In f-is city two months aEo ana VINO mas h'"h
.i.rt.d asen, of the Methodist Book Concern -
',.,.a no iatc Rev SANFORD Hunt. has consented
,,, 10 ,,i,b ,he church I'm Jul, l. In the moan
y hlo A special committ"" viii xiv" attention 20 So
curing a successor. and there arc many appi'ah's
The i'm Separate Company wen, 70 creed,
moor yesterday morning - shoot FOR N" annual
h"rs and In the esteem ~ the people. and ms
vas SHOWN az ihe comnann ,a,1n, roce',