New-York tribune., 1896-05-30
THEIR MEMORY CHERISHED.
HOW MEMORIAL DAY WILL BE OBSERVED
IN wEsTCHESTER

COMPLETE ARRANGEMENTS FOR APPROPRIATE
EXERCISES AND THE DECORATION OF
SOLDIERS GRAVES.
Memorial Day throughout the length and oreaoth
~ old Westchester will be appropriately oo9,' w
toaov with citing ceremonies. In the principal VI"
49,, oxorcises will be conducted by the Grand
Ar,,v nos,s and In the smaller hamlets anu so'.''
,n.r,s whore no posts exist. the spirit OF the ua'
will not be forgotten. at, o.. ,ho
Westchester County affords an afnpie he' w., ~ .
exercise o. the touching ceremonies pecuia
Memorial Day. In the quiet valleys anu U 70
nleasant hillsopes wherever place Oh 0~ 10
bs found each has its cluster Oh so'Ne,' o =.
.r,.re s,een in their last encampment the me" "a
the Revolution as we'll as the early siNues' w.,
sneak,ng particularly Of the soldiers OF the war
~ the Rebellion, in the earlier history WI "
then called Decoration Day the eraNeS "a .uo.
se had then died were decorated with no"e'' o w.
anniversary by local patriotism iro'" -
,-on,,.6,a ~ those who were gone, as well as :! ~
,atbv for the cause IN which they had serNeu'
day the flight OF time through more " .h,s
busv wears has TO great extent o'I'0
sonaI feeling and 10 the multitude the silent oc-
cunants OF the graves decorated were once .
- ,ha pannh,ic men who stormed the Heisi''H Va
Lockout and dared the casting OF the oie a'
+ysburg sailors under Farragut anu r0''.' :. g.,
Of Grant and Sherman. ana ohei'ua"' ,,h
tain
.uch mighty names in history as these VIII i
rot ONLY an object OF veneration but potent 'i"u
ence In the affairs OF the present time
As IN the Revolution Westchester poureu io Va -
blood Of her sons and saw her lahds iaiu w.,
her dwellings burned by the invader So III '
OF the Rebellion she spared neither iiio".' ~
dover q, her manhood for the preservation oi 'ls
y-n,on In bountles fees and expenses l"'eiet ,
,rc,a, IN loans and support Of families OF 0,u' r
t.ers the county paid out not far from Sf0"' w.
number OF men from the county ''ia' - n,ora
war ,s uncertain. many having enhs'eu W., w 80,
crea,tAs TO other counties In the STATE. Inc VT,
NJ the Provost Marshal OF the ~" C~oe ~ poop
-. oro,rs,ng the counties OF Westchester' no.N
- ra putnam showed that through MS o.i'o
.,one there went into the Union armies iV ~ 49,,
+eers 437 substitutes 81 drafted men ai. ~ m., a.
.h the commutaton, mailing tota! Oh 1'V ~
pau WV ,ha rvar the district had to It's credit an
,.-.or, Far IN excess Of the quota apportioheu ~
=. h, -,e Government, thanks TO the pa'r'o''Si' Va
,ts men and the Nberality OF It's taxpas
In the principal villages OF the County
Nav will be observed as follows
WHITE PLAINS.
=, uvb,,s Plains Cromwell Post. NO 4oo' u ~ ~
Tn lang commander, will assemble al heaoau
g. oeo y, clothed in uniform and White
,,o The line Of march will be through mann"
.oraye and Broadway to the Presbyterian Oiiu'~''
yher. there will be halt. and the graves III .r ..
churchvard decorated, after whlch the ma W. w.
continue up Broadway to the soldiers p'o. ~ ta
pura, cemetery where the ritual or the hnei''or,a
,,o. rul he read and a short address MADE. ! ne
graves will then be decorated ailei WI me ro,e "a
SH,Il return to headquarters by the same rou'e oil"
dinner will be served.
KATONAH.
" v..or.b NcKeel Post. No. 1N. D. H. Hama
.rren commander; the Jr. O. u A. NJ, 'he + ire ne
I,snartment the Sunday schools ana ci'ze"s VIVA
meet at the hall at 40 p m ana pro'eeU - .'.o
Katonah Cemetery. where there Will De appOp
ho hy a
r,,x ., Katonah people, and the address by the heV
~ 7 Dean Of Bedford Station. After the eXer- r
cses the veterans graves IN tnd for me purpose
@ secorate the graves Of soldiers in the
at Bedford station Bedford Village. Oross nNe''
Mount Zion and Somers
TARRYTOwN.
w. rr,or,n Ward r. Burnett Post. No. 4sS,
rbomas Rawcl,n commander; the Womens Relet
Corpe Schuyler Camp Sons OF Veterans ana tne
public schools and parochia school OF Iarryto"i anu
North ~ T %bee m approprae
ercises Will be held, after which the gIdveS III al
soldiers the soldiers plot and IN the cemetery VIII
SING SING.
The committee Of Moreu Post No 1H. Of Sing
Sing w W. Ryder. commander. has arranged the
following programme for the day in that village
The members Of the post will meet at the post
rooms Grand Army Hail. at $50 and proceed
IN stages TO the different cemeteries, namely; spar,
ta ST. Marys. Dale and St Augusunes;e MemorisI is
lutte and taps In the afternoon the post VIII narch
10 ST Augustines Parochial School, 10 wnich IN
sttution flag will be presented with approprat te
exercises The presentation address will be mace
nv Naior-General James r. O'Berne. The graves
of Pierre Cortandt Van Wyck, In the Manor bury
inr-ground; General James b. Swain in sleepy
Hollow Cemetery, and comrades will be decorated
Nv Committees Of the Sons of Veterans Camp or
the village. -,
PORT CHESTER.
Charles Lawrence Post. No. 37s, OF Port Chester
George F. Jardlne commander. will conduct the
Memorial Day observances in that village in the
following manner Comrades Will assemble al
,he most rooms at $50 a. At o'clock the
column will form in Manst.. right resting opposte
~ entrance 10 hail. and thence proceed 10 decor,
ate the graves of all soldiers and sailors buried
within the town Of Rye. Vehicles will be In "alt.
ing to take members OF the post Womens hr,,n Kensl
c,orns and drum corps to the several burylng-
oyoinds St Mary's and Union cemeteries Wheie
Memorial Day services and the ceremony OF decora,
fion will be performed. A detail from the post VII
Sscorate the graves in the Milton. Jay and Presby-
terian burying grounds
The programmes of exercises In Mount vernon
and Peekskill will be found elsewhere in these col
KATONAH.