New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-05-31

Farragut's grave. could not miss doing so. 1t
would not be right
The commander is veteran Of many cam
paigns, afield and afloat. He served during the
Civil War both in the army and the navy; was
with the Army of the Potomac, in the artillery
service, as well as with Farragut; and. besides.
in 1868. fought the redskins in the West
AS usual. services were held at the grave OF
General John A. Dix in Trinity Cemetery. at
Washington Heights, by the Grand Army post
which bears his name. The veterans and their
friends making up a party OF nearly six hum
dred went up the river by steamer from 10th
street to Yonkers and then down the river to
10th street, whence they marched to the cerne-
terry. There prayer offered by Chaplain
Barnard, after which Commander George E.
Dewey introduced the orator of the day. Edwin
E. Slosson, of the editorial staff of 1.-THE indie
pendent" He spoke of the loss Of the old fine
significance Of Memorial Day.
A DUTY TO MEMORIAL DAY.
arising from a spontaneous impulse of sor
rowing to scatter flowers upon the graves OF
their lost ones. it developed under. the. care OF
the Grand Army of the Republic into a deco
ration day, and it gradually became more of an
historic anniversary, like the Fourth of July,
said Mr.. Slosson. 1T is for US to that it
does not degenerate into a mere holiday Of
merrymaking. We receive a memorial from
your hands. You have created it What shall
do with it? Shall it become merely a
lease from labor-a super1uous and meaningless
hoIiday-a harvest day for Coney Island and
the baseball ground? 1t was not for this you
founded it. 1t lies with and with our children
to make Memorial Day what its name implies
d real memorial"
No soldiers grave was left undecorated in any
cemetery. Far and wide. significant in their
increasing numbers, futtered the bright little
flags which mark the soldiers last bivouac.
Over each one was sounded the most impressive
and sweet Of the army calls, TAPS" by mon
who had learned to sound the bugle under fire
ERE ever their lip thatch grew"
Brooklyn and The Bronx had each its own
parade. Vanderbilt Post, 1876. and the Oliver
Tilden Post, 90, Of The Bronx held their Me-
mortal Day parade in the morning. The vet
Grams started from Alexander avenue and bod
street and disbanded at Mckinley square, 169th
street and Boston Road. Borough President
Louis Haffen headed the parade. In line were
also company of regulars and about I'VE nun
dred schoolboys. President Haffen reviewed
them at Mckinley Square, after which the vet
went to their hall in Third avenue, at
10th street, where reception was held.
Rear Admiral Coghlan who was to have re-
viewed the parade in Brooklyn, was kept at
home by slight illness. Commander Taussig.
OF his staff took the review in his stead The
feature OF the parade the appearance or
the LIST Regiment of Connecticut militia, which
arrived from Connecticut yesterday morning and
was the guest of the 18th New York The COL
unn formed at Bedford avenue about 10 O'Clock,
passing through Bedford avenue to the review
ing stand in the Eastern Parkway. The regu-
lars had the right of line and were followed IN
order by the militia Civil and Spanish war
veterans and some fraternal societies, whose
appearance in line at such a time provoked
some criticism Still. they had a chance 10
show Rachel and Lena and Josefa how well
they looked in uniform.