New-York tribune., 1902-05-25
MEMORIAL DAY PROGRAMMES.
GRAND MARSHAL HEILFERTY ANNOUNCES
PLANs-oLD GUARD TO ESCORT NIXON.

GRAND MARSHAL, HEILFERTY ANNOUNCES
PLANs+OLD GUARD TO ESCORT NIXON.
Local military organizations are making active
preparations for the Memorial Day parade next
Friday. Robert S Heilferty, grand marshal of the
Grand Army of the Republic of Manhattan and
Bronx horoughs. has issued the following order of
the parade and dedication of the Soldiers and Sail
ors Memorial Monument at Riverside Drive and
/ Eighty-ninth-st.:
The Old Guard Major S Ellis Briggs command
esSGT to the reviewing 4eeE & AGtng 3S
West Seventy -second-st and Central Park West at
vail. artillery corps commanding. composing the
Fgn OF line and head Of column T form in West West
TO move at o'clock sharp. The detail from the
eighth-st right resting in Fifth-ave and will fol-
low on the left Of the regular troops The National
rom et RGe o E form in Nth the t6 @ o FSe
commands resting in Fifth-ave.. and will follow
The list Naval Battalion. Commander ". B.
Era ffrankn Commanding. will form In East Fifty Fifty,
on the left of the National Guard. Lafayette Post
No lao will parade as personal escort to & the grand
resting in West Sixty-frst-st Two uniformed COM
lafayette Post. First Mounted Veterans. Colonel
William F. Walton commanding, will form on right
Wef sxty thTds Grand stan '0F "
The Grand Army posts will form in Central Park
divisions will follow the National Guard beginning
Grand Army Of the Republic in the parade viii ap-
pear with SldearmS Commanding OftcerS VIII re-
port their commands promptly at a. m to their
visions of the Grand Army will be platoons of
twelve front at half distance.
The line of march will be up Fifth-ave., to FIFTY
seNenth-st-, to Eghth-ave, TO Central PARK west
to Seventy -second-st to West End-aVe- TO Eighty
hrst-st., to Riverside Drive passing the reviewing
marching salute will be paid to the reviewing Off
at the monument Eighty -ninth-st., and TO the
grand marshal, at Ninety -frst-st and Riverside
Drive. After passing the grand marshal the Grand
Army column will proceed through Ninety second
ST. to West End-ave. the first and second divisions
will march through Eighty-ninth-st to Riverside
Drive. facing the monument; the third and fourth
divisions through Eighty-eighth-st.. and the fifth
and sixth divisions through Ninetieth-st.
f. D. Morgan Post No. 3O. G. A r., will as
sembe at 7:45 a at Sixty-second-st. and Park
ave. The post will proceed TO No. IA East Sixty
second-st there to receive the post colors and TO
assist in the presentation OF set of guidons to
Manhattan Command No. s. Spanish War Vet
Grams. the gift of Mrs JOEL in memory Of her son.
r. ]. II. Joel. ex-member of the command Colonel
Louis r Stegman will make the presentation after
Sixty-sixth-st. and Central Park West The post
has secured the Colonel J. j. Astor Drum and Fife
Corps. of Brooklyn. Major William Armsperger.
COmman nding
Naval Post No. SIS. G. A R. to-day will muster
80 p m in full uniform, at the Brooklyn end
Cemetery, where memorial services Will be held
Commander F. H. Grove will be orator. The Rev:
Father w. II. j. Reaney. chaplain OF the United
States Cruiser Columbia will offer prayer. Grand
Marshal William Churchill Naval Post No. 5l6 will
he in command.