Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1911-05-31
HONOR MEMORY
OF COMRADES
Civil War Veterans Decorate
Graves of Dspartsd-- School
Children Take Part.
5O WAGONS IN LINE
Procession Larger Than
usual--Wsstminster Cadet.
at South Amboy.
so WAGONS IN LINE

decoration day was duly observed
yesterday by annual parades to the
cemeteries and services at which vol
hes were fired over the graves of de
parted civil war veterans. True to the
intent Of the occasion sweet memorie,
OF the dead soldiers were brought back
to mind and one of the largest and
most impressive parades of its kind
ever seen here was held. About ffty
wagons filled with school children made
up the greater portion of the line. Six.
teen civil war veterans, members ot
MAJOR James Fl. Dandy Post, No. 43
marched and members of Middlesex
Council, No. 81, Jr. o. u. A. NJ. also
took part together with the Westmip
ster Cadets and their fife and drum
corps.
Crowds View Procession
The line was formed in front OF
city hall. First came Patrolmen NeIs
Tonnesen, John Wood, L. C. Jensen
and Chris Hanson in dress uniform
followed by the Westminster Cadet.
and their drum corps, together will
the JUNIOR branch drawing a cannon
Then came members of the G.. A. r.
including some of the oldest in the 10
cal post. These were followed by
about fifty wagons filed with sehoo
children. The wagons were decorated
with bunting and presented a pretty
appearance. Members of the G. A r
present, including those who parade6
and others only on hand to witness th.
services were: Commander John G
Heney, Adjutant William Salmon
Quarter Master Samuel G. Garretson
Senior Vice Daniel Hutchinson, Junior
Vice Rubright, Peter Garrison, C. c
Jones, William Dnrrua, Samuel II
Frost, Patrick Kilmurray, Erick Lar
sen, Thomas Horner, Henry Dillon
Emanuel Dabney, Joseph Miller, Louis
johnson, Michael Powers, Adolph Met
zner, John Ling and John Wood
Among<the visiting G. A. R. men wer.
Jacob Lanning, William De Hart an6
Thomas Herman,
Addresses at Cemeteries.
The raraders marched from city hal
park east on Market street and soutf
on Rector street t6S st. Peters GENE
terry, where services at the graves Of
deceased soldiers began and the grave'
were decorated. They then proceeded
lO Suiiu street tU NEW bIuuSW1ch ave
nue to Amboy avenue an ont TO Alpin.
and st. Mary's cemeteries. The firing
squad of the Westminster Cadets free
shots over the soldiers graves Rev
James H. Northrup, of the First Pres
byterian church, and Rev. Robert L
Schlotter, of Grace English Lutheran
church, gave short addresses in Alpin'
cemetery.
Cadets at South Amboy.
In the afternoon the Westminste
Cadets accompanied by their fife drum
and bugle corps, went to South Am
boy and held memorial services at tn,
grave of their departed eomrade
Rev. James H. Northrup, pastor of tn,
First Presbyterian church gave an ad
dress and commander John C. Heney
of Major James Fl. Dandy Post, reat
Lincoln s Gettysburg speech. Captain
Comings, assisted by Chaplain Ear
Barnes and Corporal of the Guar
Henry Hanson, conducted the services
of the cadets. The firing squad fire,
three volleys over the grave.
The cadets, upon their return hai
refreshments in Alchin' Palm Garden