The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1901-05-31
GREENV|LLE'S DAY.
Patriotic Services Held at
the Cemeteries By G.
A. R. Posts.

The day in New York Bay Cemetery
was celebrated with the usual ceremonies.
1t was expected that the gloomy aspect
of the sky in the forenoon would greatly
reduce the yearly throng of visitors, but
towards noon when the sun gave assur-
ance of a clear day those who intended
to visit the ceremony took heart and from
then on during the afternoon each trolley
car that pulled up at the cemetery gate
was crowded. The residents of the Green
vile section. especially those along the
line of march of the Grand Army vet
Grams, decorated their houses profusely
with the national colors.
In the morning the Signal Corps of the
Fourth Regiment went to the cemetery
in trolley cars and fired a salute over the
grave of Sergeant Hugo Behnne, who was
killed in Cuba shortly after the war, while
in the service sf the United States. The
grave was decorated by members of the
corps
When the veterans of G. Van Houten
Post, No. 8, arrived in the afternoon a
large crowd awaited them. The veterans
were escorted by the Cadet Corps of Pub
lie Schools Mes 9 and % and the Roose-
welt Cadets of the First Congregational
Church. They were accompanied by the
Washington Band and a fife and drum
corps The cadets made an excellent APP
pearance. The procession assembled in
front of the headquarters of the veterans
en- Belmont avenue and proceeded to
Monticello avenue, then through Astor
place, to Park street, to Arlington avenue,
to Bayview avenue, to Garfield avenue
to the lower entrance of the cemetery.
Police Captain Nugent in command of
squad of police met the procession and
escorted it through the cemetery to the
soldiers plot, where the veterans formed
ring around the graves of their de-
parted comrades. Comrade Thomas Wat
son acted as master of ceremonies.
The programme opened with selection
entitled "Our Illustrious Dead by the
Washington Band Cemrade E. F. Grower
then read President Lincoln's Gettysburg
address. after which there were brief ad-
dresses by Chaplain Charles r. Kneeller
and Past Commando G. ). Bauer. An
intermission followed during which The
band played Nearer My God TO Thee
and then Officer of the Day Hanan hung
two wreaths on the flag pole over the
graves and a salute Of three volleys was
ared. Prayer was offered by Chaplain
Knoeller.
AG 0AdtiOh VI Lie Ady WAS ucifcTcQ
by the Rev. William Terrence Stuchell,
pastor of Clarement Presbyterian chusch
He spoke for fifteen minutes, during
which time he held the close attention of
his hearers.
He said in part:-"soldiers and fellow
citizens-In America we celebrate three
national days. the birthday of cur indie
Pendence, Thanksgiving Day and Me
al s=
greater than selfishness and the death of
many heroes more sacred than the life of
one, SO is this day the most sacred of
them aH Here we commemorate not only
the deeds of valor for which our heroes
died, but our allegiance to the principle,
the germ idea Sack of fthe sacrifice.
'sJust as / hold every individualste have
a divinely appointed mission in life, $50 40
! hold every nation, some fundamental
idea which it is to them to cherish, estab-
hsh, propagate. The fundamental concep-
tien of the Orientals was that of the in
visible realities; of the Hebrews, holiness;
of the Greeks, beauty; of the Romans,
power; of the British, economy, and of
Americans, liberty
Mr.. Stuchell then quoted the following
3ines:-
westward the course of empire takes its
way,
The first. four acts already past
Fne fifth shall close the drama of the
Times noblest offspring is its last
.aThe Hebrews" he continued. left a
highly organized theecracy; the Greeks.
temple: the Romans, code Of laws;
1ise British, commercial fleets, and to
America is the preclaiming to the world
the gospel Of aberty. The mission Of each.