Perth Amboy evening news., 1912-05-07
MEMORIAL DAY
IN TOTTENvILLE
Spanish War Veterans and
G. A. R. to Observe,

The United Spanish War Veterans
are making extensive ARRANGEMENTS
lot the observance of Memorial Day
on Staten Island this year. .Joseph
y. Decker, of Camp No. 20, will aid
IN celebrating the day in a beftting
manner in Tottenville. The ar
rangements are about complete.
Decker Camp, Spanish-American
War Veterans, will leave the head
quarters of the organization at S:35
\. NJ. accompanied by st. Johns
band, of Clifton, under command of
Commander Joseph Lanzon and will
march to Washington park. STABLE
ton. The Regular Army and Navy
Union, whose headquarters are in
the same building as Decker Camp,
will march to Broad street, Staple-
ton, where the line will be formed.
The parade will pass around the
park and proceed to the Stapleton
depot of the Rapid Transit, where
special cars will be in waiting to
convey the party to T~ottenville at
9:27 O'Clock. The train will arrive
at Tottenyille at 1920 o'clock,
whore all arrangements will be un-
der the auspices of Lenhart G. A. r.,
commander Hubbard X. Yetman
commanding. Stages will be wait
ing for those who are unable to
march to Bethel cemetery. Lenhart
Post, headed by its fife and drum
corps, Will take the right of line and
will be followed by Company G.,
Twelfth Regiment, United Boys
Brigade. under Captain NJ. Mathe-
son., of Tottenville. The Spanish
American War Veterans, headed by
ST. Johns Band, will come next, fol-
lowed by the Regular Army and
Navy Garrison. The Woman's Aux
Hilary of the Spanish-American War
Veterans will be next in line and
other organizations will follow.
The line of march will be up Main
street to Amboy avenue and thence
to Bethel cemetery. Arrangements
have been made by Lenhart Post to
decorate the graves of all veterans
lying in the cemeteries in the fifth
ward early in the morning. On ar
irving at Bethel cemetery those who
take part In the at the
grave Of Joseph s. Decker will enter
by way of a side gate, where the
Spanish-American War Veterans
ritualistic service will be performed.
Mrs. Catherine p. Decker, mother of
the brave young veteran who gave
his life to his country, will be guest
of honor, and Mrs. Bormann, Of
Clifton, one of the founders of the
auxiliary to Decker Camp, will be
special guest of honor and will ride
in a carriage in the line. A plat
form will be erected In front Of
Bethel NJ. f. church, near the SOL
diers' monument, where the usual
Memorial Day ceremonies will be
held. Hon. Hubbard r. Yetman will
preside. Rev. Wilbert Westcott, a
former pastor of Bethel church.
will deliver the memorial address on
behalf Of the Grand Army Of %
Republic; Hon. Joseph Il. Handy
Will represent the Spanish-Amerlcan
War Veterans in an Grafton and
Colonel Garland N. Whistler, U. s.
A., will speak in behalf of the regu-
lar army In the war with Spain.
After the ceremonies the procession
will return to Knights of Pythias
hall, where the Daughters of Llber-
ty will serve a luncheon to those
who have participated in the cere-
monies.
On this day 1t is proposed to have
a monument completed and placed
on the grave OF Joseph >. decker, OF
T~ottenville, who lost his life in the
charge on San Juan Hill with the
Seyenty-frst Regiment. which he
enlisted in during the outbreak Of
the Spanish-American war. The
granite memorial is entirely exclu-
sive of the hiker statue which is to
be placed in Washington park, Sta
pleton. At a recent meeting of the
memorial committee at Borough
Hall the members were unanimous
in the belief that IT would be an act
Of unfairness to place a memorial et
Stapleton and allow the grave OF
the gallant Decker to be sighted.
Hence the order for a granite me-
mortal now being prepared by X.
Fiest & Sons, of Tompkinsyille,