The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1879-05-29

DECORATION DAY AT MARTINS FIRRY.-
Quite Il. number OF soldiers met al the
Town Hall last evening to complete The
arrange lnents for Decoration Day. The
different committees reported that the
work assigned them had been attended IN
and nov all that remains 10 be done in
order 10 make ii u success was that orr
CltiIenS turn out promptly ut s O'Clock
friday morning and assist in the services.
THIS early hour has been selected because
i Will be the cool and pleasant part OF the
day, anu Will give our people time to lis.
ten 10 two good speeChes-One from the
Hon. j. NJ. DalIGll and one from Mr., s. Y.
hennedy-and give every one an oppor.
tunity to go to Wheeling to witness the
Sham Battle in the afternoon.
The ColnmittGeOn Flowers are requested
70 make an especial effort to secure all
the flowers they can and take them to the
Grove.
Capt. Il. S. Moore WIS chosen Chief
Marshal, with John Madden and Charles
Cook us assistants.
+. lladsnll was appointed Sergeant, to
coll the roll, and G. s. Moore, to answer
to the names OF the dead. Reese Furbcy
was appointed to carry the old flag Of tho
First West Virginia Cavalry; Adam War.
ny, to carry the flag OF battery u, First
West Virginia Artillery; S. F.. Dean, TO
carry the flag Of the First West Virginia
Infantry. All Of these flags have been
loaned to us for the occasion by Governor
Mathews, from the fact thut there are
over one hundred Cx.sOldiers here who
fought under those flags all through the
war, and it seems fitting that on an oc.
caslOn like this, that they should carry
them among the graves OF those who fol.
lowed them through many a hard fight on
far away battle fields.
Miss jennie Green has consented to read
the poem, Cover Them Over with Beauti.
full Flowers"
Rev. &. ". Chalfant was chosen as
Chaplain, with Rev. q. G. Srdwick as al
ternate.
a complete list Of all the soldiers, liy-
ing and dead, has been made, and that
roll will be called on the arrival Of the pro-
ccssion nj the grove.
An earnest invitation is extended to the
old soldiers OF Wheeling and Bridgeport
to meet with us and spend a"nlIOur or two
in what should be considered a sacred
and solemn duty.
The following persons were selected as
the flower committee: Mrs. I.ucina Mar.
tin, Mrs, a. b. Ncwland, Mrs. Lizzie
Jones, Mrs. J. Waters, Mrs. A.. Ralston,
Mrs. II. W. Smith, Mrs. j. /. Van Pclt,
Mrs. j. Dean, Mrs. j. NJ. lytle. Mrs. b.
", Clark, Mrs. |. D. Miller, Mrs. A. NJ.
Shiplnan, Mrs. Fannie Anderson, Mrs.
!" W. lnglcbright, Mrs. W. Ford, Misses
Laura Young, Ella Shipman, Mcnie IIel.
ling, Menie Seabright, May Dorsch, Kate
Carmichael, Laura Swartz, Jennie Arm.
strong, Lille Capchart, Clara Clark, +.
Warwood, Emma Williams, Belle Duff,
May Donavan, Lora Bremen, Mcssrs. +.
.. Harris, &. W. ChaliNnt. &. K. Shreve,
Ed. Martin, W. i. Lewis, W. Watson,
Captain Jus. &. Thcaker,and Morris Cope.
DIR. II. Capchart ard 5. +. Dean went to
the Republican Convention ut Cincinnati.
Mr.. James Kerr has gone rs a delegate
to the General Assembly Of the United
Presbyterian Church, which meets at vii.
minGtun. Pa.
Hon. }. NJ. Dnlzcll will arrive here
Thursday evening.