The sun., 1919-05-30
Fighters From France to Pa
rade With the Men of
'61 and '98.
LEGION TO BE IN LINE
Governor and Staff Will o.
cupy Reviewing Stand
Brooklyn's Plans.

Spanish-Amerioan wars In the great
Memorial Day parade along Riverside
Drive from Seventy-second to Ninety
second street. II all the elaborate ar
ransements are promptly and strictly
| adhered to the FIRST column will move
at . o'clock sharp.
The American Legion, representing q
great majority Of the men who fought
In France. will march under the lead
! ership OF Lieut-Col. Theodore Roosevelt.
grand marshal. His aides will be Capt.
Hoffman Nickerson and Capt A. l.
Boyce, the man who organised and
drilled the famous "Boyce's Tigers.
Veterans OF the famous Keystone Dlvi-
sion (Twenty-eighth) Yankee Division
(Twenty-sixth) and the Rainbows (For-
ty-second. who reside in the greater
| city, have all arranged to assemble for
| the parade.
The First Brigade Of the State Guard,
| In charge OF Brig. George r Dyer
and comprising the following organiza-
tons. will also have q prominent place
In the line of march: Seventy-frst In
fantry. Sixty-ninth Infantry. Ninth
| Coast Artillery. Twelfth Infantry, First
Field Artillery. Seventh Infantry, First
Field Hospital and Third Ambulance
Company, First Battalion, Signal Corps
and Squadron A. First Cavalry.
A review OF the marching columns by
| Gov. Alfred E Smith will take place al
the Soldiers and Sailors Monument, a,
Eghty-ninth street. The army and
navy men. with Grand Marshal John B.
Trainer. will see the great gathering
pass in final review at Ninety-firs
street, which Is the point where all divi-
sions will break ranks" The navy will
be represented by companies Of sailors
and marines and the Regular Army will
have a regiment in line.
| Old Guard to he Escort.
| Gov. Smith will have the Veteran Corps
OF Artillery as an honorary guard at the
reviewing stand and the Old Guard will
act as escort TO the State Executive
Among the men notable in the civic life
| of the city and State who will partici-
pate with Gov. Smith are: Judge Julius
NJ. Mayer. Chauncey NJ. Depew. Major.
Gen. Dan Appleton. Major-Gen. Thomas
II. Barry. Rear Admiral Charles D. Sigs-
bee, Cornelius n. Bliss, Jr., Byron r
Newton. Major-Gen Charles F. Roe, Col
Henry L. Swords. Henry Clews, Thomas
F. Ryan. Judge Robert r. Wagner and
Borough President Frank L. Bowling
and other city ofhcials,
The Grand Army of the Republic will
have special escort from the Battalion
des Gardes Lafayette. In charge OF Capt
Arthur Bloom, and two bands, one from
the Gardes Lafayette and the second
from the Veterans Of Foreign wara
The colors of the grand marshal will
lead the first column. followed by the
| grand marshal. John b. Trainer, with his
| Of taH 10
G.. Fritsch. Then will come the pas,
grand marshals and the first division
followed by the second and the third
which comprise the United Spanish War
Veterans Of New York county. The
| fourth division will represent war vet
Grams of the Army and Navy Union. anc
the Police Department will turn out 500
veterans Corporal Frank J. Upton. for.
merly of the Eleventh Railway Engi.
| neers, who spent several long months II
German prison camps. will be the hero OF
the police contingent. which will be di
rected by Major Barnard Alexander
| Flood, L. s. A. Tho American Legion
will follow with Lieut.-Col. Roosevelt
| In the fifth division will appear 9
| great gathering Of soldiers from the over,
seas forces, and William MCKINLEY
Post. No. s, nearly all uniformed fremer
OF the city, in charge of Commander
| 1 j. Inc DIVISION VIII
| represent the Police Reserves. and be II
charge of Marshal Rodman wanamaker
The seventh division will be known a.
| the American Guard division. with Majo,
William II. Elliott in charge.
| Has Variety of Units.
The eighth division promises to be one
Of the most interesting, because II will
| represent units from the Junior Nava
Reserves. American cadets, Hebrew
Orphan Asylum. Knights of the Blessed
Sacrament. Holy Trinity Guard. ant
promises TO run the ninth division a clos,
race, because the latter will turn out tn,
Xavier cadet battalion, st. Agnhs cadets
and other crack church and civic outfits
The Manhattan Girl Scouts. Unit 3S
War Community Service. and the United
| States woman sentry organisations, ar,
also to parade in the ninth division. A
the Soldiers and Sailors Monument me
mortal exercises in keeping with the
| spirit OF the day will be presided over ~
Past Commander William F. Kirchner.
At the Battery a solemn requiem fielC
mass will be celebrated at 10 40 o'clocl
this morning for the soldier and sailo
dead, and in Thanksgiving for the return
OF the men of the army and navy. Al
altar has been erected IN the bandsta nd
and the music will be furnished by tn,
musicians OF the Twenty-second Infantry
| A procession will precede the service
which will be attended by distinguished
prelates and members OF the lsity. Arch
bishop Hayes will deliver the benedictior
and the sermon will be preached by tn
Rev. Joseph c. Fleming, chaplain OF tn
Knights OF Columbus.
Memorial services will be held thi
afternoon. at 2 O'clock at the Tomb o
Gen. U. 8, Grant. Riverside Park, b!
members OF Post No 327, named afte
the illustrious leader. Prof. Samuel Z
Orth. Phi. D., will deliver the grafton. .
The Bronx will have a parade. whicl
Borough President Bruckner will re
view, and the dedication OF n granit
shaft at 138th street and Third avenue
erected in memory of the men from tina
borough who fell in France. will also b
part OF the ceremonies.
The Memorial Day parade In Brooklyn
will have over $1,000 marchers. and l
scheduled to start at 0 o'clock. at Latay
ette and Washington avenues. The re
viewing stand will be at Prospect Par
West and Ninth street. Col Rober
Bacon was to have reviewed the march
ers but owing to his illness Brig. Ger
George d. Moore, Y, s. A., will take hi
place. Seventy mothers who lost son
in France will march In the parade. eacl
wearing a gold star on her left arm.
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