New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1902-05-31
THE DAY IN BROOKLYN.
VETERANS. REGULARS AND MILITIA
PARADE-HENRY WARD BEECHERS
STATUE DECORATED.

Memorial Day was impressively observed in
Brooklyn yesterday by parade in which six
thousand men. boys and girls took part In the
column, which marched from Bedford-ave-, at
the fountain. to the Memorial Arch, ninety or
CARNATIONS were represented, and included vet
Grams of the Civil War. representatives of the
American regular army, eight organizations of
the militia. marines and bluejackets. Sons of
Veterans. Veterans of the Spanish War. knights
of ST. John and Malta, twenty-five armed and
equipped cadet corps and two organizations
composed of young women. At the cemeteries
there were memorial and patriotic services, and
flowers were strewn ON the graves of the heroic
dead by many loving hands
The rallying points for the organizations were
the streets adjacent to the Bedford-ave foun-
tain The parade was arranged and managed
by the Grand Army of the Republic. Colonel
James d Bell. the grand marshal. and his staff
made the Hanover Club their headquarters. The
Stars and Stripes We're flung to the breeze from
nearly every house in the neishborhood, and
the bright sunlight brought out into strong re-
lief against the foliage of the trees the brilliant
or picturesque uniforms of the men and the
holiday toilets of the women,
The head of the line swung into Bedford ave.
soon after 10 O'Clock. moved along that avenue
to st. Mark's-ave., to and through Grand-ave.,
TO Washington and to the Eastern Park
way. passing through the Memorial Arch Bor
ough President Swanstrom and other we'll
known men reviewed the veterans and the es-
eortng organizations. The right of line was
given to the United States Artillery, commanded
by Major Leverett w. Walker. The Fort Ham
nton men received hearty welcome. With the
United States marines. most of whom have seen
service in the West Indies and the Orient,
marched two hundred of Uncle Sans sailors,
under command of Lieutenant Commander
George r. Salisbury.
An important part in yesterdays ceremonies
was, Of course, played by the local National
Guard organizations and the Brooklyn guards
men have seldom been seen TO better advantage
Exclusive of the Second Naval Battalion. there
were over twenty-five hundred officers and men
in line, who formed one of the largest turnOuts
seen in Brooklyn on Memorial Day for many
years. They were under command of General
James McLeer. commander of the Second Bri-
gade. AS the matter of dress was left to the
discretion of the commanding officers, the
guardsmen appeared in various uniforms from
the blue shirts and trousers. campaign hats and
leggns worn in active service. 10 the full dress
gray coats. with white trousers and shakos,
worn by officers and men of the 23d Regiment.
The Grand Army men. with Assistant Mar
shall Thomas II. Herman in command. were
heartily cheered. At the head of the division
was Rankin Post No. 10. Alfred T. Wilson COM
handing. With the post marched the popular
Rankin Fife. Drum and Buge Corps Mans
field Post No. 81. 80 strong. Robert II. Farque,
commander, was accompanied by the Columbian
Guard. composed of young girls, daughters and
granddaughters of Civil War veterans who
We're attired in the national ColorS They car
ried baskets of flowers with which they after
ward decorated the graves at cypress Hills
Cemetery.
In the fourth division were twelve posts of
the Grand Army of the Republic. Only few
remain of the William Lloyd Garrison Post No
nOhIy" Slocum Post was accompanied by the
Liberty Guard, composed IF twenty-eight young
girls, tastefully dressed, the daughters Of COM
rades of the post
All along the line the various organizations
were enthusiastically cheered, They were dis
The Grand Army of the Republic of Kings
County held the principal services of the day
at Cypress Hills Cemetery. The graves were
strewn with flowers by the seventy tive
young women of the Mansfield Columbian
S;uar3 Tbev sang as they moved from mound
to mound I'VE Deck Their Graves Alike To-
day" Addresses were made by NJ j. Cum
mings Senator Joseph Wagner and the Rev
Or. = Parkes Cadman. Of the Central CongTe-
gatiOnal Church. AT Evergreens Cemetery Com
mander Albert Mccarthy read Lincoln's Gettys-
burg address. and Past Commander T. p Ford
delivered the Grafton. Al the new Nationa!
Cemetery the Grafton of the day was delivered
by ex-Congressman +. II. briggs Services
also held at Greenwood, Lutheran ana
Holy Cross cemeteries
The national salute of twenty-one guns was
fred at the Navy Yard at noon by the sal1tlns
ganlzations of the Grand Army of the Republic
"A battalion of marines from the yard and the
crews Of the battleihip Massachusetts, and the
auxiliary cruiser Buffalo took part in the
parade
The statue of Henry Ward BeeCher in Bor-
ough Hall Park, was decorated with flowers at
sunrise. under the direction OF the Rev. Welland
Il. Harmon. the new assistant pastor of Plyn-
outh Church. The ceremony shared In by
about thirty and women. most of whom
knew Mr.. Beecher personally. The Rev. MI
Harmon read passage from the Scriptures and
nffa cd Nar Grace HOrnbV.
the Plymouth Church choir sang Beecher's ia
vorite hymn. Love Divine. All Love EXcelling."
r. w HinriChs made an address. in which he
said IT was To he expected there would be fewer
who would attend this annual ceremony as the
years passed away, as those who personally
knew Mr. Beecher were growing fewer and
fewer
Memorial Day exercises were held yesterday
afternoon and evening at the Brooklyn DtSct-
plinary Training School for Boys Eighteenth
ave, between Fifty-sXJh and Fifty-eighth SITS.
There dress parade and review, vocal
and instrumental music by the boys and re-
marks by invited guests.