The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1898-05-27
HONOR TO FA[LEN HEROES
Torbert Post Veterans Will OBJ
serve Memorial Day.

Patriotic Sermon TO the Soldiers of ,61-
Plan of Mondays Celebration-Parade
and Decoration OF Soldiers, Graves-De-
tails of Veterans Announced-o Grafton
and Patriotic Exercises at Lyceum Hall.
The honored veterans of Torbert Post,
with the help of citizen members Of the
Memorial Day Association, are arrang-
ing the usual observation of the day set
apart in honor of fallen comrades. The
exercises as planned open on Sunday
evening, May 30, and will cover most
of the day on Monday, May 80. On the
evening mentioned the veterans of Tor
bert Post will attend in a body and in
uniform the services in the Methodist
Church and hear a special sermon to
veterans by the pastor, Rev. DIR. Coul-
tas. In this service the ladies of Hope
League. sons of veterans, ,and all soldiers.
sailors or marines, are invited to Join in
| the service.
AT a. m. on Memorial day the com
rades of Torbert Post will assemble in
full uniform at the Post quarters on
Washington street. At 10 o'clock the
line will form on the north side OF the
Park, the right resting on Washington
street, and will proceed up Washington
to High street, through High to Speed
well avenue, down Speedwell avenue to
and around the Park to Market street.
through Market to Maple avenue.
through Maple avenue to James street,
up James to Sop street, up South to
the Park, around tae Park to the
soldiers monument, where the usual SER
vices will be held; after which the men,
bers will return to the Post room, where
the details will proceed to various local
cemeteries and place a wreath on each
soldiers grave, on which flag and liv-
ing plant will be previously placed. The
Baptist Boys Brigade, Public School
boys and the new company Of Lincoln
Guards with artillery captured in the
Civil War.
Contributions of flowers, preferably
made into wreaths, should be sent to the
Post rooms early Monday morning.
The details have been announced as
follows:
Evergreen Cemetery-Past Commanders
James H. Couch, Hayward G. Emmell Theo.
Soaring and William Hessey; Comrades j. T.
Mattox. Samuel Brown, VIM. O. Babeock,
Amos Pruden and VIM. H. K Emmons.
St. Peter's-Past Commanders Charles f,
Axtell and Fred Muchmore
First Presbyterian Church Past Comman-
der William Becker and Comrade Amidee
Pruden.
Church of the Assumption Comrades Peter
M. Kain and Henry McNally.
Madison Cemeteries Comrades Timothy D.
Burroughs, Halsey Sturgis and John Waters,
assisted by members of U. s. Grant Post, No.
III, of Chatham.
Hanover-Comrade Carnot 3. Meeker.
Mendham-Comra George s. Beavers
New Vernon Comrades Daniel w. Tunis,
Geo. W. Blanchard and Martin Conover.
Whippany- Comrades Henry G. Fairchild,
Martin Mcnamara and William Mahar
Basking RIDGE Comrades Chas. II. Chap
man and Fred Dreher,
Bernardsyille- Comrade Sidney Snable.
At noon the comrades of the Post and
invited guests will be given a collation.
at the County Hall, served by the ladies
of Hope League, the faithful auxiliary
of the Post. The dinner will be followed
by speeches, patriotic songs, etc.
A public demonstration will occur in
Lyceum Hall in the evening, as usual,
commencing at o'clock. The Grafton
will be delivered by Hon. Richard
Wayne Parker of Newark. The exercises
will also include patriotic solo, ''The
Holy City" by Miss Keefe, reading of the
Roll of Honor containing names Of Nor
ris county soldiers who were killed
during the war or have died since, the
reading of Lincoln's celebrated Gettys
burg address by Roy Nelson Berry and
prayer by Rev. W. 7. Pannell.