Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-05-30
c. A. R. VETERANS
AGAIN HONORED
BY CITY HOSTS
Old Soldiers Pass in Review Be-
fore Mayor While Thou
sands Applaud.

The annual Memorial Day parade
through the centre of the city was
held today. 1t attracted thousands Of
sightseers. 1t was one of the best
ever given here. With ranks thinned
TO less than 800 members. the position
of honor in the demonstration was
given, as usual. TO the local posts of
the Grand Army of the Republic. 1t
was the smallest representation the
old soldiers have had in line since the
institution here of Memorial Day,
and was evidence of how the famous
blue line is fading with the years.
The route of the parade was
through Broad street from Military
Park to Clinton avenue and thence
to Mckinley Circle. Clinton and Bel
mont aveues, where the Civil War
veterans united with the Spanish
American War veterans and men,
bers of military and fraternal organi-
cations in the unveiling of the new
"Hikers" monument.
The seven Grand Army posts in
this city were able to muster just 243
men for the parade. OF the 243 vet
Grams, 141 marched over the line of
the parade, while 102 were in car
riages. The total of 243 does not in
elude the grand marshal and his as
sistants, but all told there were not
over 260 veterans in the line Of
march.
Lincoln Post with Seventy nine.
Lincoln Post, with 70 men in line,
4s of whom marched, had the largest
representation; James A Garfield
Post had 36 men; Phil Sheridan Post,
80; Hexamer Post, Is, all in car
riages: Phil Kearny. 81; Isaac L.
Tucker Post. composed of Negro vet
Grams, IL men, and Marcus L. Ward
Post, 30 men.
But if the ranks of the veterans are
thinning out other organizations
turned out in numbers that made the
this city. The First Brigade New
Jersey State Navl Reserve turned
out for the first time in a Memorial
Day parade, the First Regiment New
Jersey National Guard was out in
full force and the different associa-
tions of Spanish War Veterans were
also well represented.
Heading the parade was a squad of
mounted police followed by the police
band. Behind the band cme Chief
Michael T. Long and his aides Then
came eight platoons of policemen
each commanded by a captain. II
was the first public parade that Chief
Long and three of the captains had
taken part in in uniform since taking
hold of their offices.
Just one year ago today former
Chief of Police Michael Corbitt fell
from his horse in front of the post
office as he was about to give the
order starting the parade and died a
few minutes later. 1t was his death
that caused the elevation of Chief
Long to his position and that made
CAPTAINS out of Frank w. Tuite. Jo-
seph Cordano and Thomas J. Cor
bally. who, with Michael ]. Ryan,
William A. Carroll, Oscar Vogel and
Samuel Brown, were the captains in
charge of the police squad in today's
parade Captain Peter ]. Christie, OF
the Third precinct. was not in line.
The uniformed rank of the Junior
order United American Mechanics
made big showing in the parade. as
did the children from the different
playground centres, under the direc-
ton of ]. Leonard Mason, secretary OF
the Fairgrounds commission, and his
assistants.
The playground children had fixed
up many floats showing war scenes
that were the focus of all attention
particularly of the children, along the
line of march.
The parade, in passing the City
Hall, was reviewed by Mayor Jacot
Haussling, Grand Marshal Brown
Forman J. Reynolds, department com
mander for New Jersey OF the Grand
Army; City Clerk James F. Connolly
past department commander; Alder
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