New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1902-05-30
UNUSUAL MEMORIAL DAY.
THE SOLDIERS AND SAILORS MONU-
MENT TO BE UNVEILED AFTER
PARADE.

There is 10 be an unusual observance OF Me-
mortal Day in this city The new soldiers ana
sailors memorial in Riverside Park, Is 10 pe
unveiled and dedicated, and the ceremonies are 10
be preceded by parade. The reviewing stahu
will be at Eighty and Riverside Drive
There is to be a general cessation from business
to-day and the holiday is TO be extended over 10
morrow for city employees and many other people
More excursions than usual have been planned lot
to-day by various organizations.
Mayor Low. yesterday signed the ordnance
passed by the Board of Aldermen making TO-
morrow a holiday for all city employees. Many OF
the large business houses decided TO keep their
places closed tomorrow. Twelve of the leadlng
umbrella and arasol houses of the city Will close
Saturday we'll as to-day. All the exchanges are
be closed Until Monday. All over the city to-day
the American flag will be flying at halfmsst
The ceremonies attending the unwilling OF the
soldiers and sailors memorial announced to
begin at 1920 a. m, and the programme follows;
Opening prayer. -,
Song. America Public school pupils
Gift Of Park Department May9T Low
Park Commissioner ", r. Wilcox
muse, ~ q f5orarJ
song sstar spansed Banner Public school pupils
In the parade which will start a. m. will be
government troops. sailors from the warships, city
regiments of the National Guard. the LIST Naval
Battalion, Grand Army posts and various other
Fifteth-st will be along Fifh-ave.. Fifty-seventh
ST., Eghth-ave and Central Park West, Seventy
second-st., West End-ave Eighty-hrst-st. and
Riverside Drive to the reviewing stand at Eighty
ninth-st
Among the observances in the afternoon will be
the following:
Services at Grants tomb. 2:so p.
Services at the grave Of General Dix in Trinity
Cemetery. p. m.
Decoration of Or. McGynn's grave in Calvary
cemetery, 5ao y. m.
Services at the Oliver Tilden monument in Wood
lawn Cemetery
Exercises at the John Ericsson statue. Battery
Park, p. m
The evening services under the direction of the
memorial committee Of the New-York posts of the
Grand Army of the Republic will be held in Carne-
gle Hall, where Mayor Low will preside and Gen
eral A. c. Barnes will deliver the grafton. The Rev.
W. NJ Olmstead of Notre Dame. Ind. who will
make the opening PRAYER. is native of NewYork
and commanded the 5sth Infantry, made up of what
was left of the famous 42d Regiment the SD New
York Volunteers and the I'd State Militia. Promoted
to brgadier general he commanded the First
Brigade. Second Division, of General Hancock's
Second Army Corps This famous brigade
made up of fighting regiments. Father Olmstead,
who became a priest only a few years ago. was
brevetted a major general of volunteers shortly
after the war.
The recreation piers in the Boroughs of Manhat-
tan and Brooklyn will open for the summer season
this evening, with music.
Memorial exercises held yesterday in the
public schools throughout the city. The exercises
Public School No 80, in One hundred-and-twen-
ty-ffth-st.. between Second and Third aves Of
which T. 3. Barringer is principal were similar TO
those held in other schools. There, soon as the
pupils had assembled, an opening hymn sung
entitled. Songs of Praise" One of the classes re-
cited in concert President Lncon's Gettysburg
speech Another class then stepped forward and
surrounded the piano. on which had been draped
a large American flag On the flag one OF the mem
bers of the class then laid rose. lily and a
violet enblematc of the red. white and blue of the
national colors. An apostrophe to the flowers and
the colors then delivered by the entire class
Another class sang patriotic song. at the close
of which each member of the class stepped forward
and placed a flower the flag.
The exercises closed with address by the prin-
cipal He told of the sacrifices of the soldiers OF
he mid