Show RAIN fELL AlL AlLDAY ALLDAY DAY IN INNE YORK YORKI I Memorial Day Celebration Only a Shadow of What Had Been Planned New York May lay 30 Almost constant rain ranging from a n drizzle to a down downpour downpour downpour pour made observance of Me Memorial Ie morial moria I day da only a R shadow of the elaborate event which had been planned The first shower came almost before the tue first of the thousands of marchers and holiday makers malters had stirred from their homes From Front that time until the day was ended there was Wits scarcely a moment when the rain was ras not falling tailing Sporting events on every hand were canceled but the In Inclement Inclement inclement clement weather could ouid not entirely damp en the ardor of the veterans who had faced many a storm In their years of service nearly nearl half a century ago and about turned out to take part In Inthe inthe inthe the three parades In the greater city Fortunately the showers were vere light and infrequent during the early stages of the big parade through Riverside drive bit bin scarcely arcely had the marchers passed the re reviewing reviewing reviewing viewing stand stanl at the soldiers and sail sailors sailors sailors ors monument when the clouds fairly opened and the rain came down In tor torrents torrents torrents rents Governor Hughes and his staff were on the tilt stand They withstood the downpour for Cor a R few minutes In the hope hone that there would be a cessation and that the program of exercises which had been arranged could be carried out but the tile rain continued and the big gathering scattered Governor Hughes was one of lC the last to leave He went to the Hotel Regent where a luncheon had been ar arranged arranged arranged ranged in his ills honor but was obliged to leave leae after a few minutes to catch a atrain atrain atrain train for Albany Alban Later in the day the rain almost almit alm t pre prevented prevented prevented vented the other big eret of the tile day da dathe the gathering at Grants tomb at which h Secretary of War Var Taft delivered the prin principal principal cipal address It was decided finally however to carry carr out the program inside the th tomb and there the secretary de do delivered delivered livered his address in the presence of at the small gathering which could find tind protection tion from the rain |