New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1908-05-30
MEMORIAL DAY IN CITY
MR.. TAFT WILL SPEAK.
Governor Hughes to Reriew Parade
an Manhattan.

the first regular open air holiday q
Memorial Day. has been the custom for the las,
decade. will be received two entirely different.
ways. The Older generation still remembering
all the grimness Of the Civil War, will make it a
tin1e Of observances which spell respect and rev.
erence for those who died in defence OF the prin-
ciples they thought worthy such a sacrifice MANY
OF the younger generation on the other hand Will
he found to-day az horseraces resattas bali games
and sprinting contests.
Ire largest and impressive events to-
dav will be, Of course the main parade Of vet
Grams and military and civic bodies and the work
horse parade Brooklyn will parade
and up il The Bronx the memory Of the
soldiers from that section who died in the will
be honored by rites in the abandoned West Farms
cemetery. Besides, following the main exercises.
the afternoon will be taken up by visits TO ceme
teries the unwilling OF tablets and the distribution
Of floral wreaths
The main parade in Manhattan to-day will be
viewed by Governor Hughes. At the exercises at
Grants tomb a speech will be delivered by, Secre-
tary Taft. Governor Hughes. who was invited 10
speak il Carnegie Hall at o'clock tonight. an
nounoed yesterday that would be called back TO
Albany shortly after the procession Therefore the
Carnegie Hall exercises will be made up chiefly Of
music and recitations Over in Hoboken Governor
Fort will speak this afternoon at the unwilling OF
tablet in honor OF Abraham Lincoln on board the
Hamburg-Americsn Line steamship President Lin
coin Mayor Mcclellan will be out OF town. but
President MCGOWAN of Board OF Aldermen be-
sides other city officers. will be In the reviewing
stand
START OF MAIN PARADE.
The day will really begin with the start of the
main parade, which will form near list street and
Broadway and march through I'D street TO River
side Drive. II will GO up the drive to pass the
reviewing stand opposite the Soldiers and Sailors
Monument. 1t will be disbaided at ad street
The chairman OF the memorial committee and the
cou1r1ttee on public exercises of the Grand Army
Of the Republic is General George B. Loud and
The grand marshal Commander Isidore 1saacs.
OF Post So. The grandstand in which the guests
will sit is 10 be guarded by the Veteran Corps Of
Artillery Of the State Of New York, under Adju-
tart Rowland Pell-
AS an escort TO the Grand Army Of the Repub-
Io-the heroes Of the sos-there will be a detach-
raent United States regulars. under Colonel
Levin c. Allen of the 18th United States Infantry.
Following the sailors and marines from the Brook
lvn Navy Yard will march the regiments from the
National Guard. under command OF Major Gen
eral Charles f. Roe. Then will follow the seven
divisions of Grand Army men AT the monument
General Loud viii make the Introductory remarks
and there will be the usual inspiring prayers and
singing
After the parade Governor Hughes and other |
guests will lunch with the committee at the Hotel
Regent there will be no speeches. Inc Gov |
ernor Will then leave town
woRKHORSE PARADE DOWNTOWN
While the main parade is on its way up the
drive there will be thousands OF persons down
town watching the workhorse parade This will
Re the second parade Of the sort held in this city
under IN. direction Of the York Workhorse Pa
rade Association Last there were 15il horses
in line and this year there will be more. To per
sons fond Of animals the sight OF the horses all
IN good condition and grooned 10 a bottle polish
SC nrobably more pleasing than the Horse Show
itself its equine aristocrats. This parade
will form Washington Square and march up
Fifth avenue 10 The reviewing stand near the
Worth Monument, in Madison Square, where the
prizes will be awarded
Across the East River there will be an equally |
imposing event The Grand Army parade will form |
at South sth and Bedford avenue at 10 |
O'Clock and march out 70 the stand in Eastern
Parkway. where II will be reviewed by General |
Frederick D. Grant. Brooklyn will hold Its second
work horse parade, which is managed by me |
BROOKLYN Eagle Monday The latter parade |
VIII at Lafayette avenue ana go 'hIVuSh
Bedford avenue
After the main parade in Brooklyn l. . Grant
Post So will march the Kings County SIDE OF
South Ferry 10 take q boat and go TO Grants /
tomb There they viii deposit wreaths and mold |
7neir exercises with address by Secretary |
Taft
To T-Ny-FI1 BUST OF Y. NJ c. A. FOUNDER |
An Interesting event among the many this after
-oon u4l be the unwilling the headquarters |
~ -be international committee OF the 1ouns !
Mems Christian Association No l14 East 2stn |
street Of white marble bust OF Sir George
Williams who founded the organization in Lonooh
on June s. 1874 The pedestal of the bust is mace
from the king post OF Exeter Hall, where 'he OF
rarization was first situated. The bust was pre-
een,.d b,, the descendants of Sir George. ana ao-
dresses Will be made by Bishop W F Mcdowell
James Stokes and Theodore l. Cuyler
The morning parade in The Bronx VIII s'ai'
sbo,- = o'clock from Mckinley Square ana go
north in Crotona avenue 10 1sofh street 'leno
- 80 N the cemetery Among the graves OF
z3-o-x soldiers that will b. decorated is that OF
;.,,.a-.r- William H Rasberry. of the oth heavy
A--51le-y who killed at Cedar Creeh- -
ro-atle fact is that to-day there viii be prayer
offered the Rev. DR.. George Nixon VINO olHcld'eu
a. the funeral.
IT,. OH Regiment Y G. Y. Y. after the parade
=. ,r.-Ls-+a- VII return by the Sixth avenue eie-
- >. -be zrr,o-z AT No Us West 18th street
I'D .,,en march 10 the southeast corner of i'th !
street and University Place where the old a1Iiois
cf the regiment was situated. There 1aolel VIM
-, -,7,,efled IN honor Of the 755 members OF INC
rrrznfzation who killed or WOUNDED IN 'iie
IN Var The ia blet is inscribed with the names
q nine battles in which col 9Th Regiment men 'ei
OTHER DRILLS AND PARADES.
The robn Dix Post G. A. R.. will go on Inc
Steamer A1be-tfna from West 10th street 10 point
80 z-orl.e-e and thence return 70 18th street Inc
members will then march to Irlhl'S Sei"
- ~. .-rave of General John A. Dix will ne
decorated A. the same time TIE boys OF the LID
son T,cfr- Military Academy will drill before guests
- r. ,aaor,v grounds Among those expected
srr =. ,,.rdtnal I,oeue and Brevet Brigadler Gen
80 r,-7-, and staff of the eeth Regiment Inc
Young houefuls Of the Brooklyn Disciplinary 0cIio'i
f. po,-e viii drill in their yard at l:Se ms al''i
roon and Will then listen speeches by charlly
workers and Judge Wikin, Of the thloreh 'oui
.rrong the many Incidents Of the day, an Ih'e'
,-t,, snort viii be the whppet races at the open
inc - r,e seventh annual bench show OF the l<'"s
Island Kennel club at the Brighton Beach race
49,, Tho, pfll he held al O'Clock. so that per
SONS y.l,o have been at the parade may see them
.-s,ap and Farragut posts, made up OF ses