New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-04-01
SONS OF CONFEDERATE VETERANS.
TO ORGANIZE FOR THE GRANT DAY PA
RADE-sECUR1NG QUARTERS
AND MOUNTS

Tho nronosed formation OF body Of Sons OF
Confederate Veterans 10 take part In tho Grant
Monument parade on April q IL meeting with I'M
expected success, and applications for positions III
line have been received from many sections or inc
country. The first meeting will be held on satur-
day night at $50 o'clock, at the Hotel Marlborough
for the purpose of organization and the election OF
officers 1t is requested that all. sons OF Confed-
etate veterans who can parade will be present 1t
is important that horses be engaged Immediately
by those who intend to participate.
Colonel James r. Branch, the youngest olicer oil
his rank in the militia OF Virginia, now living In
this city is prominently spoken Of as commander
in-chcf OF the Sens OF Confederate Veterans on
that occasion He is the only Of Colonel James
r. Branch. Of Richmond. Va. who was chief OF
artillery OF Ransom's division General John T.
Gordon the Commander-in-Chief OF the Confed-
crate Veterans has been invited attend the cere-
monies as the guest of the Sons OF Confed-
crates. For the sake of those who prefer to go
dismountcd the command will be composed or both
mounted and dsmounted men.
The report that a Confederate yell IS TO be given
In connection with the dedication ceremonies was
authoritatively denied by OF the Sons of Con-
federate Veterans yesterday.
Lieutenant y. f. Richard, quartermaster or the
9Th Regiment, National Guard Of Pennsylvania,
called upon General Dodge yesterday TO arrange
for quartering his State troops here preliminary to
tho parade Governor Drake Of Iowa has accepted
the invitation be present AZ the dedication cere-
monies with his STAFF. The matter Of procuring
suitable quarters for the men and desirable mounts
for the many officers who Will be here on April y Is
causing some anxiety to the Military Committee
Those who have horses to hire are asking 70 apiece
for them without any equipment 81,
The following applications FOR position IN line
were received by the grand marshal yesterday;
Eleventh a. y Regiment Veterans Assocla-
ton Colonel Henry Starch commanding ana sixty
men, q. A. r. uniform. band and drum corps.
Boys Brigade New-York City; coo to loo cadets
in uniform drum corps.
Loyal Orange Institution IN. ". David Graham;
commanding officer, 800 men. fifty uniformed ana
carrying side arms.
Leo Battalion. Kings County. Winfield s. Barnes
commanding officer: 30 men. fully equipped, carry
ing rifles and small eldpece; United states sailors
uniform; drum corps.
Major John Clark. commanding officer; six officers
and Co men, uniformed and carrying battle-aXes;
drum corps
It was expected that the massive bronze doors
that will guard the entrance to Grants Tomb
would be removed yesterday from the foundry OF
the builders. BOrkel & Debevoise Of Houston and
Mulberry SITS. TO CaremOnt. The work on that
part Of the masonry on which the doors Will be
hung has not yet been completed. and the transfer
has been postponed until Monday next. In the
last few days many prominent people have visited
Borkel & Debevoscs foundry and have admired
the splendid examples of the bronze founders
craft. The doors sixteen feet four and a half
inches high nine feet wide and five and half
inches thick Their total weight IL 1900 pounds
The framework is made Of eXtra-seasoned white
ash. covered by sheets OF pure bronze. The orna-
doors will swing on piyots Of steel set In the stone
NJ tomb