New-York tribune., 1896-05-30
PATRIOTISM AND GAYETY.
MEMORIAL DAY oBsERvANcEs IN NEW
JERSEY CITIES
STATELY PROFESSIONS OF VETERANS. WITH Es-
coRTs OF JUVENILE AND CIVIC oRGANi-
zATIoNs. TO THE GRAVES or VET
ERANs-TtIE PROGRAMME IN

| CATIONS. TO THE GRAVES or VET
ERANs-THE PROGRAMME IN
JERSEY CITY.
| Memorial Day will he well observed In jersey
! City this year The leading merchants had caris
in their places OF business yesterday announcing
that the stores would remain open until late ast
/ night. they would be closed to-day The parade
Will be attractive as last year The Nh
Regiment Naval Reserves. Po,ice Department. Fire
Department. Union Veterans. Independent MWtaty
companies. Boys Brigads companies OF pubhc
school boys and numerous civic societies VIII ION
IN the procession which will he reviewed by Mayor
wanscr and city officials from stand IN front II
the new City Hall, and the parade will be Dis
! missed al the old city Hall
The veterans will at once proceed TO the ceme-
teries Van Houien Post. q. A. r.. will 40 10 the
New York Bay Cemetery. whore exercises VIII be
| he'd Ex-Judge Allan l.. McDormott will deliver
the ora,lon wilson Post and ths rnior veteran
Leg on will visit Jersey CITY Cemetery and the
West Side Cemetery. Zabrskie Post viii visit The
| Bergen cemeteries. and in ;he evening Will nave
| exercises at St. Joseph's Hall George n Thomas
Post Will 20 TO the cemeteries In North Hudson
| The veterans have abundance OF flowers IN"
| offerings OF the pupils OF the pubic schools They
| carted away from 10 three wagonoads OF How
| from every schoolhouse.
| The pupils held appropriate exercises. in which
| such recltatons "Shoridans Ride barbara
Frieiche." and The Blue and Gray" appeared on
! every programme. and such voca, selections a
Tramp. Tramp. Tramp" Marching Through
| Georgia." and patriotic a.rs were sung
II will be a great day for outdoor pastimes. The
several wheeling clubs will take run 10 tho
| Irvington- -Mburn course 70 see the big road race
| Tho yach, clubs win formally open the season.
| cub regatas will be he'd by the Pavona. Green
vle and Oceanic clubs. and the Jersey city cub
| viii have an opening sail Every patch OF ground
| large enough to be utilized for baseball diamond
will be squatted temporarily, as almost every
| .oca club from the senior class to ten-yar-o'd
! juniors have engagements with rival teams FOR
| morning and afternoon. The letter-carrlers VIII
have athletic games and a picnic at Baldwin Park.
| the New-Jersey Bowling Green Club VIII have
| members games on its grccn IN Communipaw.
and the tennis clubs will open their courts
VARIED OBSERVANCE IN BAYONNE.
The patriotc Observance of the day In Bayonne
| will be under the auspices OF the veterans. There
| Will be two short parades In the morning ana both
PROFESSIONS will De reviewed at the city Hall by
| Mayor Seymour and other city officials. James ~
| Van Buskirk Post. No 100. q. a. r.. accompanied
bv Custer Camp. No G. Sons Of Veterans, VIII march
TO the Constable Hook Cemetery and decorate the
| graves Of the patriot dead. The Grafton az tne
cemetery Will be delivered by the Rev George
| Meyer Bayonne Council. No. 49, Junior order or
Ams rican Mechanics, will be escorted by Mansheld
| Post No o. q. 4. r.. to the NewYork Fay Gene
| terry M Gr.enville TO ion the Jersey Cliy Grand
| Army posts In the afternoon Van Buskirk Circle,
| No 49, Ladies OF the q. a. r.. viii entertain Van
| Ruskrk Pos, ami Custer Camp In iionlrckson =
| Assembly Rooms. while Mansfield Gree. No H.
will extend hosp,talitles to Mansfield Post ana their
guest. at Arcanum Hall Public exercises will be
held in the evening under the direction OF Mansioli
| pos, IN the First Methodist Epis opal Church Nd
dresses will be delivered by George T. sutherland
OF Jersey city and Major L. + Doherty who as
sisted IN the capture OF John wilkes Booth Com
! p,ny l. 4th Regiment. y. @. y. j.. viii take part
with the regiment In the morning parade az Jersey
| city anl will march within the 81 Battalion ana the
Naval Resetve in the afternoon parade at ioDoken.
In the afternoon there will be balloon ascension
A, salters Willow Haven Casino and a picnic AT
! Nntropol,,an Park On the New-Jersey OVai, at
| BERGEN Point will be held the New-Jersey Athletc
| Clubs annual Memorial Day carnival on Acker-
| mans Pavilion at the foot ot West Twenty-tour'h-
a. the fee, OF the Passaic River Yacht Club. OF
| Harrison will hold a regatta on Newark Bay
| Following is the New-Jersey Athletic CiuOs pro-
| gramme: ~.
| l2 oclock-Assoclaton football between me bay
Ridge Athletic Club and the b1yohne hanse ,sn,s,c
CiuD arr Rasket ball between the Eastern District
| v H G. a. OF brooklyn and the Y. NJ c. A Of
SIX . m.-InierscholastIc team race for The cham
oo, Mn ~ Sew-Jerssy between the Plalnheld High
| srhooL Pingry school, Elizabeth. and hontclalI
| high school one-mile bicycle race ana sprint
funp"P a'5o p m.-char.. J. Knpa,rIck in the special
| - n m kt-around weight-throwing contes,.
James Mitchell will attempt 10 raise MS worii
record in hammer-,hrowing and the hfiy-'Spouha
as D. m.-Norman T. Leslie; the lnisrcoicSiiaio g,Si T.,
| champion will attempt to break his own feeorl ]"
rs p Rm@one-mle walk: two-mle bicycle race;
nurn'r mone mile special race. Thomas T. Connect
holder OF ,b the wSrn champion + Herbers and
| others are entered In this race ,...,, ,,h,.,c
| IN m Baseball between the New-Jetsey Atheuc
| club and the Catholic Club OF Jersey Ciy
IN OTHER PLACES.
>,rvr-ppr,NsVIcK- Robert Boggs Post. @. A.
u r,u no in charge OF the Memorial Day arrange
mcn,s A parade Will take place through the prin-
cn,l streets early in the afternoon In whieh '"n'
Army veterans and n number OF societies WIZ t'he
mar, Special exercises will be held at the Couhy
! courthouse. at which an oration Will be 'eiVcren
by Howard Macsherry. The graves Of SOLO II VIII
| be decorated In the morning
Athletic games In the city ana vicinity N'' ~, y,
numerous The New-Brunswick Golf Cluo VIII
have tournaments both morning ana ma are, %aii
The oTn % i"G be- plSysa m on Nelson Field tho
INK between teams from ms cry ant nItiosnI,al Tbc
| Wddlesex Driving Park. AT south hNer, VII VII W
onened for the summer season IN W, w, ~, % =.
"n,H "nrI yTW36p ail-day entertainment VIII be
given on the grounds OF the EnglewoYna rir'o s
hsrin in which are entered from all the large
amateur clubs OF Northern New,JerseN hunvn,p G ~
Ill ho scrved by the women OF the clup anu IN - -
VIZ ,.Dooo Do ire baseball team will be opposed nv INC
Staten island Cricket club These nlnes p'ySn az, At
1on irning lie game recently 40 Hvely eont's,
! Sl''Sn ',S~nno,tnI An invitation tennis tournament y
a. manned Tor The afternoon. ana IN inc e'e""@
a dance viii he given In the cluhhouse' .,
n,.r,trprOpD There will be a parade 10 lihl-
/ -, ,.,n,o-y e., the morning. those In line being the
no,,,e marsha. and aids. band and drum corps Com
pany l.. ID Regiment; Gershom Mott Post g. a X
passa,e High School Cadets. Mayor ana Council
veterans and cizrns Al ne cene.sy S'be'Ss he AZ
Wrs WWre-ed ed bv the REV C. " Anderson. OF Bay9nne'
| tormerlv a.tor OF the Rutherford Method'st hPS
| copa Church. ....,or, ,,u begi, ~ 10
m IN the courts Of the Rutheri9rd Lh"h irn'iis I
- pofr.shments will be served on the courts IN
Gun .n, ana there will be a dance at he club