New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-05-31
c. 4. R. MEN ON PARADE
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Stern. John D. Crimmins and Isaac ~
Seligman.
At the finish OF the parade the Presi-
dent. with his party, walked around to
another stand erected on the steps OF
the Soldiers and Sailors Monument
where General George =. Loud made a
brief address and a company of high
school pupils sang hymns and patriotic
airs.
The sun silone brightly or the parade
but as the exercises at the monument
were drawing to close the rain be-
gan. and the President barely escaped q
drenching.
Grants Tomb Shelters Post
Rain interefered also with the exer-
cises in The afternoon at Grants tomb.
Under the auspices of L. S. Grant Post.
Grand Army Of the Republic, the exer-
cises were started on the lawn just east
of the nausoleum but had to be trans
ferred to the building almost immedi-
ateIy because of a sudden downpour.
The Rev. DR.. Nehemiah Boynton de-
livered the grafton of the day IN the
Grant monument. telling the assembled
veterans and their friends that the spirit
OF brotherhood which they had shown In
the davs of the war was needed now.
"One of the demands which you may
make on those who follow you, ne Sale
to them. lis that they shall take brother
hood as you took it, that they shall pass
by the spirit of cheap politics that de-
nies rights to a coiored man because ms
skin is ebony instead of marble
He condemned the recent parade OF
the International Sunday School Union,
at which, he said. discrimination had
been shown against colored delegates,
declaring that true democracy should lie
not i am as good as you are but You
are as good as 1 am
The Bronx had a Memorial Day pa
rade. which was reviewed at Mckinley
SQUARE hv the borough president. Cyrus
". Miller The Bronx Grand Army OF
the Republic nosts were escorted by ma
tionai guardsmen, cadet corps and civil
ian organizations and pupils Of the Nor
ris High School furnished music at the
exercises following the parade
Girls in Brooklyn Parade.
More Of the old soldiers than had been
expected turned out fo- the Memorial
Day parade in Brooklyn, which had
fully seven thousand men in line.
The march began at the fountain on
Bedford avenue to the Eastern Parkway
snd down the parkway to the Prospect
Park Plaza. where the parade disbande1
after Passing under the Soldiers and
Sailors Memorial Arch.
Every branch of the state and national
service was represented, besides public
school organizations. the Columbian
Guard and Spanish War Veterans, but,
as usual. the greatest interest centred in
the Grand Army of the Republic con-
tingents.
1T the head Of the parade RODE Briga-
der General John G. Eddy. commander
Of the Second Brigade. Conspicuous on
his staff swas Major Alfred Z. Steers
president of the borough, who is bri-
gade auartermaster. The 14th Regiment
was the first Of the infantry organiza-
tons in line It was commanded by
Colonel John H Foote. who was at
tended by five members of his stan. in
Guiding Captain Herman a. Metz. regi-
mental commissary and ex-Controller Of
the city of New York.
A feature OF the parade was COM
pany Of seventy-f1ve girls. dressed in
the national colors and carrying baskets
of flowers They marched under the
auspices of Mansfield Post. After the
parade the flowers were strewn on
the graves at the National Cemetery,
Cypress Hills.