The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-06-18
AsDury Park snQrts Hol-
lday Attire in Honor of
the G. A. R. En-
Campment.
BRILLIANT PARADE OF THE POSTS
Great Enthusiasm Among the Vast
Crowds Which Cheer the
Tattered Flags.
Special 70 the Jeraeu city Nesrs.

ASBURY PARK. June Is, 1S9G-Senator
Bradley's baiiiwick never looked more at
tractive than it did this morning In his
holiday attire. donned in honor of the
brave survivors Of the fierce struggle OF
'6l-'6o. Even across the lake in Ocean
Grove. where all such worldly frivolities
are frowned upon, exception has been
made in this case, and the public build
ings and many of the cottages are deco
rated with flags and bunting in honor of
the veterans
Here in the Park the residents have We'd
with each other to show their affection
for the preservers of the Union. All the
hotels, banks and city buildings are hand
somely decorated, and there is hardly a
cottage, even though blocks away from
the line of march. which has not flag.
The front of the Commercial Hotel. the
headquarters of Department Commander
Henry s. White and his staff, is complete
ly hidden beneath the mass of red. white
and blue bunting, flags of all nations, and,
the coat of arms of the State, with which
it is decorated.
MANY OF the veterans, with their wives
and children. arrived here last night. but
With the first train this morning the real
crowds of the day began to- pour in. A
special train which left Jersey City about
eight O'Clock and made the usual. stops,
arrived at the Union Station shortly after
ten O'Clock, and brought the Jersey sCity
posts and many ,ro,-,ios.+ .saas,- go s-
po7ss a"o liiaAy prominent people from
your city. The veterans passed up TO head
quarters where a short businass ssrsi,rs
was held
The event of the day was the great pa-
rade, which moved 7 shortly after ten
: sloeA Fl1se came Colonel John Hazlet.
ehlel OF staff commanding. attended by
large body of aides and rnarsha1s ali
mounted Rebind +be-,, -
of Father .a rad,a- ''. qs,,le oeeachlIenp
bearing and marching vo,,I5' do ora,7s+ :.
a much 1arpe,. ctt,, sT,bo,, ,--o.,. ss,,.-e5
~, ,-Is IA 9er cry. 1ney Were Iotiowed
py cavalry Troop B. New Jersey National
Guard, of Red Bank, Major 7. V. All
strom commencing ,rb,s ~ e..
appearance Of tba ra1r -, +.oo,' m@s ene s nass
home since It's organization. and there
was much curiositv m sac +ba ,i1,ol ~ -,
crack Essa1' TS 20 70 sse tne riVai Al OF lne
ro5e pse;I oo,t, ~ VI ~ 4SeWdrk: me men
the Frssay sT,roy, ~ LIE l;f an sauu
fore them to msinFain 4bei1 saSa De-
Fa5ovTin sJ,s sbsey > crack caNaIry troop
Brock ana ia sTsommon asnnneii of Al -
bury Park. the ofSicers and n,1,,rs =,
CseTnn1iffee invfted liie Slsizens
manders of the dars rtr,as,, anu IN pass eonl
Aaron -WillreS poS+ ~ 90 e II - ieSSS-
onel T, p South,iop % oa Soi-
next as an 'eScnwick escnyt * c1pnmanaing' 1ng' eame
nander Henry 9 Svb9ta bG DeIar sS reII1eaie Com-
tied charger and was at3ssdn5 who t0uf 70, spiEs
ali 'moI1nfed 'S "eseAoe0 ny MS sea4A
The seeoye5 div;s;o, ,-o- .,,,,.
Major II r E'ie5 NJ ~ "a 80 Solanaauuei py s
tweflty-nine nostS frnu, oo.npoSeu %
the Sfate pos's A1oni various parts OF
Capfain c,aorga A ,,o,,,o,, ,o.,,,r,s,
the fhird 7iyision b;s VEL VEL eun5liianueo
seyentvSthraa Iosts " lA4Sa "as iidue up "
The fourth, 5iJrision No..
Company a of tba Tb;rS 5i riraoe up OF
tain T r Mud5nT TnI,, lIiru nesiI1enS. ~ H. zap
Charles Morris. rononsnl, ol1rpary ~ e. GaPtaln lI
Vradenh,,geh company =, Saptaln T.
Jersey srsy sons OF Veterans.
length If formad an eyer Ssi,rn naii a mne IN
the big plaza in front Of the railroad sta
avansa aiv. anof n moved down Main street TO Main
Ocean pathway. Then 1t % counterfnarcheg arc -
dow down that broad .thoroughfare, back to
Matt1son avenue, Asbury Park. to Cook
! aIan sI,ar aVenue, 70 Grand avenue. to Ocean
1s III, siius, 70 tnlro avenue, TO Educational
M M Wnefe antfsa 1t was DISMISSED
WHY nennla nS ro9te was aenseiy packed
hnrndRsssp ReupiT; srb ald ia me enthusiasm was
along he's rirr inft I, yseerans ss as tney came