The Jersey City news., 1902-05-29
MEMORIAL DAY
How the Various Military
Organizations Will Cele-
brate the Holiday.

The members of G. Van Houten Post,
No. 8. G. A. r., have decided upon the
Memorial Day programme and have ar
ranged most interesting exercises. There
will be parade. graves will be decorated
and the new plot recently purchased in
Bayview Cemetery will be dedicated with
appropriate ceremonies.
On Friday morning at s O'Clock a COM
mittee will go to Bayview Cemetery and
will be assisted in decorating the graves
by sixty-five pupils from the public
schools on the Heights At o'clock in
the afternoon the parade will take place.
The veterans will assemble at the quar-
ters on Belmont avenue. The cadets of
No. Public School and the Spanish
American war veterans will join in the
parade.
The line of march will be along Bergen
avenue to Forrest street, to Ocean avenue,
to Carteret avenue, to Wilkinson avenue,
to Garfield avenue, to south gate of Athe
Bayview Cemetery. Here the exercises
Will take place. The ritual will be read
and the plot dedicated. General Thomas
j. Brady will deliver the oration.
Contrary to expectations, the veterans
Will decorate the soldiers monument in
front of the City Hail. This magnificent
statue which has been subject to much
adverse criticism, has gone unmarked
ever since it was erected, save for few
bay trees which Custodian Datz of the
City Hall placed at the base of the monu-
ment.
The members of Van Houten Post, No
8. G. A R., have decided to decorate the
to1< oh
great style.
The Hudson County Road Drivers AS
ISOLATION have met at the office of the
Boulevard Commissioners, opposite the
Court House. and completed arrange
ments for the Memorial Day parade and
the events to be contested subsequently
at the North Hudson Speedway.
The Parade Committee reported having
secured the grand stand at the old Gut
tenberg track. Admission to the stand
will be by ticket only. A band of music
has been engaged to play there
Arrangements have been made for
number of brushes between some of the
best horses in the county.
1t was announced that if the weather
was fair it was expected that at least
three hundred rigs would be in line There
will be seven classes to be judged for
prizes and three prizes will be awarded in
each class.
number of new members were elected
at the meeting.
The flag of the Grand Army veterans
was put up few days ago on the Gar
field avenue side of the cemetery over the
plot the veterans purchased several
weeks ago. This plot and the Freeholders'
plot will be dedicated on Memorial Day.
A special meeting of Colonel Wikoft
Command No. 50, will be heitf- at the head
quarters, Buffers Hall, Third and Grove
streets, on Thursday evening, May 49, 1902,
for the purpose of completing arrange
ments for Memorial Day parade. All
comrades are earnestly requested to at
tend this meeting to receive instructions
regarding parade.
The form of line will be at Van Houte1i
Post headquarters. Belmont avenue, at 2
p M. sharp. A guard of eight men win be
detailed with an officer to act as firing
squad. 1t is urged that all comrades pro-
vide themselves with campaign hat. as
this is part of the uniform adopted by
the Spanish War Veterans.
All veterans of the late war are invited
to take part in this parade with this
Command, and comrades not having
Spanish War Veteran uniforms win wear
their Volunteer uniforms.
1t is urged that no one remain away
for want of uniform but turn out with
campaign nat and citizens clothes.
Memorial badges will be issued to COM
rades without uniforms.
The squad detailed as guard of honor
will report at Post Headquarters at i
P. M. sharp for instructions. The COM
mand will assemble at headquarters on
Memorial Day morning at A. M. sharp.
to take part in the dedication Of the vet
eran plots presented by the Board Of
Freeholders of Hudson county.
The Rev. Cornelius Brett, DID,, Of the
Bergen Reformed Church. will deliver an
address Memorial Day at the exercises To