The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1871-06-22
HOUSES ILLUMINATED


fred a salute in honor OF the twenty
fifth anniversary Of the enforcement
OF Pope Plus TX, by the Catholics Of
Wheeling and vicinity. Many sleepy
citizen Jumped ont Of bed, wondering il
tine town was being shaken by an earth
quake, as the cannon roared out its
sounds Of jubilee.
About six o'clock tie bell OF the
Cathedral and the chime Of St. Alphon'
sus' Church rang out merrily on the
morning, filling the air with melody.
The day was glorious one, as it de-
signed expressly for the occasion, The
heavy showers of Tuesday and Tuesday
evening had cooled the air and thor
oughly saturated the streets, so that no
apprehensions Of annoyance from dust
could possibly be felt by those who de-
signed joining in the procession.
At eight o'clock High Mass was cele'
brated in the Cathedral, and that large
structure was 50 filled with worshippers
that insress or egress was impossible
until the services closed.
Shortly after eight o clock line was
formed in front OF St. Alphonsus
Church, Centre Wheeling, and marched
over to the Cathedral, where it was re-
ceived by the Marshals and assigned its
place in the procession.
After some time spent in formation,
the procession moved, in the following
order:
Killen Kress, Grand Marshal, and
two aids.
Washington Brass Band.
Saint Patrick's Society in regalia and
banners, $50 adult members and 81
boys.
Male members Of st. James congre-
CATION, 37S in line.
Orphans in four horse wagon.
Sodality of Holy Angels, ll9 girls in
line, with banner.
Sixty small girls in four horse wagon.
Sodality Of the Blessed Virgin Mary,
lO3 young ladies, with banner beauti-
fully trimmed.
Bows of the Sisters school, lOl in
number, with banner.
Four carriages containing the Bishop
and other clergy.
Was Brass Band, German Catholic
school, l32 boys, with banners and
flags.
The Infant Jesus Sodality Of st.
Alphonsus Church, 81 children with
banner.
Sodality Of the Blessed Virgin Mary,
OF St. All hosus, 81 young ladies with
handsome banner.
Sodality Of the Angel Guardian, 10
children, with banner.
Choir of St. Alphonsus Church, in
two wagons, bearing portrait of Plus TX.
Young Mems Society ofSt. Aloyslus,
with banner
Male bers Of the Catholic Church
from Centre and South Wheeling,
Behind these came carriages buggies,
and horsernen. The whole making a
line that reached from the Cathedral
up as far as Washington street and back
to Monroe on Main, a distance ofabout
two miles.
The carriages in the procession were,
many OF them, very handsomely dec
grated with the papal colors, white and
orange, and American flags, evergreens,
flowers and portraits Of His Holiness,
the Pope. On some Of them were in
scriptions as follows:
1.-THE Orphans greet their Afflicted
Father"
"The trusty pilot Of the bark Of Peter,
who knows no fear, though his Master
sleeps
"The Chieitain who never surrenders
his trust. We cannot do IT.
Feed my Sheep Feed my Lambs.
81 give to thee the Keys Of Heaven
THE Father whose love like his
Masters embraces all.
All along the route Of the procession
our Catholic fellow citizens had decor.
ated their houses with evergreens, flow.
ers, notices, cruciixes, flags of orange
and white bearing the cross-keys inter-
mingled with American flags. Some Of
these decorations were beautiful, among
the most attractive were the residences
Of John Nolan, Josiah Updegratf, NJ.
Breinig, P. Kennedy and three or four
others the names Of whose owners we
could not learn.
The line of march has already been
given. 1t was made shorter than is
usual on such occasions because Of the
children in the line. The procession
was throughout most orderly and decor
GUS and the largest ever seen in Wheel
ing.
Getting several Of our friends to aid
MS in counting the persons in line and
noting the time the procession WAS
passing given point, at different cor.
ners, we learn that it took thirty-fvc
minutes to pass, and counted 263O per-
sons on foot and in the two wagons
containing the little children; two four
horse conveyances; Al two horse car.
riages; 20 buggies and one horse wag-
ous and "a persons on horse back,
making q total Of lle vehicles and ls6
horses in the procession.