New-York tribune., 1918-05-31
Brooklyn Honors
Veterans of '61 and
World Wor Troons

Brooklyn devoted five hours. twelve
miles of its best streets and $4,000
persons to a record observance of Me-
moral Day. The dual nature of the
oemonstration. honoring the veterans
OF the Civil War and the soldiers of
me world war, was fittingly observed
by two parades.
In the forenoon, in the Bedford sec
tlon,. 5000 persons marched by re-
viewing body which included Governor
whitman, Mayor Hylan, Police Com
missioner Enright, former Mayor A.
l.. Kline and Borough President Rie-
gelmann. Approximately one million
Brooklynites, after cheering the three
hours of procession, rushed home to
dinner and then hurried over to Bush
WICK Avenue to see the 1000 who pa
raded there.
The ,borough's activities began with
breakfast at the Hanover Club at
O'Clock given by the Kings County Me-
mortal and executive committee to
Borough President Riegelmann and
ether borough officials.
Promptly at 8 o'clock Grand Marshal
george K. Jenney started up Bedford
Avenue, with the parade unravelling
from the side streets behind him. The
nrst division, composed of Jackies
who have been across and Sammies
who soon will be, were welcomed with
wiid cheers. New York State guards
brlgadier General James Robb
Spectators threw their remaining
vocal resources to the third division
the ever thinning blue lines. A de-
tachment of these veterans of the
War Of the Rebellion had enacted some
rebellion themselves at the parade's
starting point They had Indignantly
snorted away we'll meaning marshals
who had supplied carriages for them.
II walked from Atlanta to the sea-"
growled one, "and now you want me
to ride up Bedford Avenue" All but
few walked.
In khaki came the Spanish War vet
Grams. A huge flag stretched across
by, men who served with Admiral
Schley, brought over 5000 into the war
fund OF the organization. Three
thousand parochial school boys, rang
ing in ages from six to eighteen.
rounded out the parade.
Governor Whitman and his military
staff were guests of Col Frank Price
of the G. A. R. at a luncheon at the
Montauk Club shortly after the parade.
Mayor Hylan rode at the head of the
afternoon procession in an automobile,
while behind marched his daughter
Virginia: The parade was formed at
Bushwick and Willoughby avenues.
Two companies of sailors constituted a
vanguard. A few Civil War veterans
rolled along in machines. Police re-
serves, Spanish War Veterans, Red
Cross nurses and Camp Fire Girls COM
prised the remainder of the uniformed
marching forces, which were followed
by thousands of members of political,
social and fraternal organizations.
A lone sailor attracted attention as
he strobe proudly behind service flag
of 120 blue stars and three gold ones,
carried by girls Of the Red Cross unit
of Our Lady of Lourdes Church. He
was William Sullivan, of 102 Truxton
street. paying his respects to the gold
star which represented his brother Ed
ward, who died When the destroyer
Manley was sunk in a collision. One
of the other stars was for Peter Laffey
killed with the "69th"
At the National Cemetery, the desti-
nation of the paraders. services for the
Civil War dead were held, with Munic-
ipal Court Judge Edward A. Richards
delivering the grafton.