New-York tribune., 1921-05-29

ter u. Volk.
BoroughSo of the Bronx
The ceremony in the Bronx promises
to surpass in its impressiveness any
held in that county for years. 1t will
be the dedication of ore Of the worlds
largest memorials.
For each of the more than 900 sons
of the Bronx who gave their lives to
the country the American Legion or
ganization of the borough has selected
q tree along the Grand (oncourse as a
memorial. On each tree guard bronze
placque has been placed which bears
the name of the hero-soldier to whom
| the tree is dedicated.
In stand at Burnside Avenue and
| the Concourse will be more than a
thousand gold star mothers and faith
| ers.
The parade will start from 161st
Street and the ConcourSe at 10 o'clock
and will be led by the G. A. R. Fol-
lowing, in order, will come the Spanish
| War Veterans and Veterans of Foreign
| Wars.
| In the second division will be 5000
American Legion members, LED by Will
! liam F. Deegan, first vice-commanda ar
/ of the New York Department, with a
staff of county officers and other pronli-
nent veterans. The postoffice depart
ment veterans and the FIRE departmen Mt
post of the Legion will march with
the Bronx organization.
Major Daniel P Sullivan, chairman
of the committee which conducted the
campaign for the erection of the
memorial plaques, received the fol-
/ lowing message yesterday from Gen
eral Pershing:
Il cannot conceive of a more fitting
way in which to pay honor and tribute
/ to those who gave their all in the
service of their country, and l desire
to take this opportunity Of expressing
my entire sympathy with this work"
! General Lejeune, comnandant of the
Marine Corps, wired:
sit seems to me that you have
chosen a most fitting and appropriate
manner in which to keep green the
memory of those who made the su-
preme sacrifice in the World War. The
citizens of your community demon
strated their patriotism and valor on
/ land and sea and in every branch of
/ the service. Your organization has
every reason to be proud of them and
to seek to preserve as an inspiration
! TO future generations the history of
their deeds"
Borough of Richmond
A bronze tablet voted by the Board
of Estimate in appreciation of the gift
| by the late DR.. Louis A. Dreyfus and
his wife, Bertha A Dreyfus, of Hero
Park, on Richmond Turnpike, Grymes
tHill, Staten Island, as memorial to
! the Staten Island boys who died in the
war, will be dedicated tomorrow. In
the park 243 trees have been planted
each representing one of the men who
died.
There will be parade of about 5000
persons, including representatives OF
civic and patriotic organizations, from,
Borough Hall, St. George, to the park
Calvin D. Van Name, borough president
| of Richmond, will make the presenta-
tion address and the tablet will be ac-
cepted on behalf of the Park Depart
ment by Francis d. Gallatin, president
of the Board Of Park Commissioners
Special stands will be put up for the
speakers, gold star mothers and invited
guests. The parade will start at 1C
o'clock and will pass through Bay
Street to Tompkinsville Square
through Arrietta Street and along
Richmond Turnpike.
More than twenty-five organizations
will be in the line of march, including
mounted police, members of the Crane
Army of the Republic, American LIE.
gion, Veterans of Foreign Wars, Troor
F, New York Cavalry, Junior Order Of
American Mechanics, Chamber of Com.
merce, Staten Island Civic League
Sons of Veterans, Flag Day Associa.
ton, Salvation Army, Knights oi
Columbus, American Red Cross anc
others.
Borough of Queens
In Queens, ex-service men will be
found marching in one formation witt
their wives, mothers and sisters, by
which they hope to exemplify the fam.
lily spirit of devotion to their flag anc
country. Many gold star mothers viii
accompany them. Legion posts In this
division will include the Queens, Wood
haven, Richmond Hill, Maj John w
Mark and Corporal John Ruoff Posts.
Services for To-day
There will be number Of specia
memorial services to-day in the city
churches, one of the most inspiring o1
which promises to be that given under
the auspices of the New York COUNTY
American Legion at the Cathedral ot
St. John the Divine this afternoon.
The Knights of Columbus will hold 4
field mass on the campus of Fordham
| OHiNeISlty IRlS morning. winch 10 ,UUl
members of the Veterans of Foreign
Wars, the American Legion and the G
A. r. are expected to attend. Thou
sands of knights of Columbus also viii
be there. Knickerbocker Council, K
of c., also will hold its annual me
mortal field mass this morning at Chel.
sea Park.
A service will be held for the negro
soldiers who. died in the war. The
exercises will be held in the Metro,
politan Baptist Church, Seventh Ave.
nue. and 128th Street at o'clock. Ex.
Governor Charles S. Whitman will be 9
speaker, and others on the program ara
Colonel Charles S. Fillmore, Colonel
Arthur Little, Captain Napoleon Mar.
shall, Alderman George w. Harris ana
| Hamilton Jerome Travis.
At the same hour in the Mall, Cen.
tral Park, the United Spanish War Vet,
Grams will cooperate with the G. A. r.
the Veterans of Foreign Wars and the
women's auxiliaries of those organiza.
tions in services fer their departed
i comrades.
Comrades of the $500 Cd. Division