The Monmouth inquirer., 1898-06-02
Memorial Day.

memorial Uay.
'On fame's eternal camping ground
Their silent tents are spread.
And honor guards with mournful
sound
The biyouac of the deadv
VETERANS, U. R. K. OF P. AND soCIE-
TIES AND SCHOOL CHILDREN HON
OR THE NATIONS DEAD.
The demonstration in Freehold at
the annual parade in memory of
deceased soldiers was equal to any
that has been held on Memorial Day
for some years past, though Com
pany E, which formerly participated
in these events were missed from the
line, as they We're away serving their
country.
The line formed about $50 o'clock
on Court street, right resting on
Main. Marshal A. j. Buck soon had
the parade formed and the procession
moved up Main street to the cemetery.
First came Lieut.. Col A. j. Buck,
the Grand Marshal on fine looking
horse.
Following him was the Citizens
Cornet Band of seventeen pieces with
Frank Grantz as leader.
Then came Capt. James w. Como
yer Post, g. A. r., in charge of Com
lnander James H. King. Among those
in line We're: Sr. " c., Robert G. Dun
can, Jr.; V. Com, Louis Kahle; Ad
lutant, George Sparks; Officer of Day,
VIM Augustus Hankinson; Officer
of Guard, James n ogan; Quartermas-
ter, John w. Hulse; Comrade James
H. Sickles, who assumed his old posi-
tion In the army and carried the
colors; Surgeon, Chas. Pullen; Cor
poral, W. H. Case: Comrade, Isaac
Jones, Chaplain, VIM. p. Hoffman,
Mulford Longstreet. George Heyer,
Isaac VanDorn, John II VanBrunt,
James II. Matthews, Matthias
Barkalow, Peter Van Hise, Chas. R.
Matthews, Zachariah Cant, John II.
Hurley, Cornelius Gibson, George
Schwendeman, Luther Green and
Lewis Bender. The veterans pre-
sented a neat and fine appearance,
and came in for a large share of at
tention.
Freehold Division, u. r. K. of P,
in command of Capt G. d. Emson
Lockwood, and 1st Lieut.. w. II.
Davis, and I'd Lieut.. F. d. Bennett
followed, with twenty men in their
neat, attractive uniforms. T hey
are well-drilled body of men, of
whom Freehold is rightly proud.
Monmouth Council, No. $50, Catho-
lie Benevolent Legion, with neat
badges and wearing white gloves fol-
lowed in command of President Ed
ward Cashan, who acted as Marshal.
His Assistants were Vice President
Patsey McCue, and Secretary Frank
Queeney. They were finelookins
body of men.
A delegation from the Freehold Fire
Department was in line in command
of First Assistant Foreman Daniel
Donohue, and Second Assistant Fore
man, Thos Layton, both of Steamer
No. 2. Bert White and VIM. Hulse
represented Monmouth Hose, VIM.
Quigg Steamer No. /, and Fred Quigg,
Lawrence w. Caffrey, Thos. Ray and
Edward Hartshorne Steamer No. 2.
The boys brigade known as Com
pany /. of Broad street, followed,
marching like soldiers in command of
Capt. jamie Thompson and 1st Lieut..
Harold Throckmoruon and I'd Lieut.,
VIM. FL. Vredenburgh. Jr.; 1st Serg't,
VIM. Hartshorne, and I'd Serg't,
Adolph Dittmar. They had twenty
one boys in line. The rank and file
wore a straw hat turned up, and their
uniforms looked very neat Ihey
carried a good model OF a gun.
Following tne pafade was tne loWn
oilciais. Speakers anu ilVilsu guests,
ana ABOUT Two nundrea cnllaren from
the Freenold Hlgh Sshooi IN car
rlages-
AT THE GEMEFERA.
Arriving az the ceneEery Capt.
James w Conover Posl heid tner
f,,, OF ha q n