Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-05-27
ALL READY FOR
MEMORIAL DAY
Joint Celebration Committee
Announces Plans Completed.
Change in Line of March.

lOuIiito MGIG dppAlOo ~
the arrangements for Decoration
Day when the joint Memorial Day
celebration committee met last night
in the City Hall. An added feature
OF the celebration will be the tolling
of all church bells in the city at noon,
continuing until 1906 p m.
Every Grand Army veteran
throughout the country has been APP
prised of the bell-tolling program.
washington Gardner, of Detroit,
commander-in-ch chief of the Grand
Army of the epublic, has issued
orders that each organization arrange
for the tolling of church bells. Dur
ing the five minutes the veterans arT
commanded to stand at attention, no
matter where they may be, until the
tolling stops. The clergymen of all
Newark churches are asked to CO.
operate with the veterans and ar
range to have the bells rung.
The resolution to carry out this pro-
gram of the commander in chief was
introduced at the meeting last night
by Forman j. Reynolds, department
commander of the State of New Jer-
sey. City Clerk James F. Connolly,
also veteran, seconded the motion
and explained the reasons for it.
1t was announced that Rev. Henry
r. Rose, pastor of the Church of the
Redeemer, had accepted the invita-
ton to make the Memorial Day ad-
dress. j. Leonard Mason, secretary
of the Playground Commission, noti-
fed the joint committee that ar
rangements were being made to have
the playground children take part in
the celebration. Another commune
oAt1on from DR.. Addison B. POLAND.
city superintendent of schools, an
noupced that the annual contribution
of flowers by school children had been
arranged for an appropriate exercises
would be held in the schools on Fri
day.
Mexican War Vets in Parade.
Four Mexican war veterans, whose
average age is about ninety years,
will take part in the Newark cele-
bration. Alderman George Taylor
announced that his attention had
been called to the existence of the
quartet by neighbor. He asked that
the veterans be provided with a car
riage. The committee was unani-
mously in favor of the plan, and ar
engagements will be made for the ac-
commodation of the Mexican fighters.
An important change in the annual
parade OF the veterans has been
necessitated this year because of the
repavoing of Broad street. There will
be but one march on Broad street,
from Washington Park to Lincoln
Park, the return trip being omitted.
The march will be just as long, how
ever, as the veterans propose to con-
tinue down Clinton avenue to the
juncture of Clinton and Avon ave-
nues. The march will continue
along Avon avenue to Belmont ave-
nue.. to the Hiker monument, at Nc
Kinley Square, Clinton, Belmont and
Madison avenues. This program was
adopted at the suggestion of City
Clerk Connolly, who pointed out the
Avon avenue, tracklesS thorough
fare would make the march easier
and avoid congestion along the. troll
ley route.
Grand Marshal Frank Brown an
nounced the only thing he feared was
a rainy day. The arrangements were
I all completed, he said, to insure the
2argest turnout in the parade that
Newark has ever seen. He deplored
Ire condition of Broad street, which
miikes the return march impossible,
buS felt sure that nothing would
occur to damped the ardor of the oc-
casion.
Each committee charged with vari-
Gus parts of the arrangements pro-
gram reported that verything-hags,
bunting, carriages, flowers, music and
other essentialS-Were in readiness.
The committee on flags and bunting
came in for some criticism because
$40 mare than the sum expended last
year was spent on the flags for next
Saturday. Alderman Rogers is chair
man of this committee.
w. o. Allen, of Phil Sheridan Post
No. ITO. was on his feet the instant
the flag committees report had been
considered. He said:
"I don't see why we had to go to
New York for these flags, costing $40
more | understand that the material
used in making the flags are of an
inferior quality; that you can sift
sand through them"
Arouscs storm of Protest.
Secretary William S. Lambert
made a motion toward the close Of
the meeting which aroused storm
Of protest. Mr. Lambert proposed that
the joint committee go on record as
favoring the selection of a grand
marshal by the joint committee, in
stead Of leaving the choice to the
G.. A. X. post which has the right of
way in the parade. The secretary
explained that this suggestion was
made with the knowledge that in
short time it might be difficult to
find p c. A. r. veteran capable OF
ridinr-~ a horse. and marshaling the
parade in an efficient manner.
Six veterans demanded the floor at
once to protest against the resolu-
ton. The storm of objections show
ed that it will be a long day before
the veterans will consent to any
other than a regular G. A. r. man
heading the parade.
'"There Is no sense to the PROPOSE
tion, said Mr.. Allen, "there are lots
of men among us who are no older
than a large number of able citizens.
Lots of Us can stiil ride horse and
marshal the narade as it should be-
Why. | can ride a horse, mule or any
thing elser'