Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1885-07-28
PLANS MATURING
For Appropriate Memorial Exercis-
es on August 9th,
The Day Of General Grants Funeral--'
Council and the G. A. R. to
Unite.

1t now looks as though appropriate pub
lie memorial services would be held In this
city on August 9Th. the day on which the
obseouies Of General Grant will take place
in New York City. The City Council viii
undoubtedly unite with the G. A. R. and
perhaps the Board Of Commissioners also,
to this end, and the services will take place
in the Academy of Music, at the same hour
in which they are ~inAugurated in the Ne
tropolis.
Yesterday morning the committee of five
appointed BY Holiday Post to arrange for
A PUBLIC MEETING,
met at the music store of William b.
Sheib, on Twelfth street, and held a some.
what lengthy consultation as to the best
plan to be pursued. 1t was unanimously
agreed that it was desirable to invite Coun-
ell, and such other bodies or organizations
as might desire to unite in such an arrange.
ment, to cooperate, and q resolution was
passed that when the committee adjourn it
be 10 meet at the City Building at 7:3O
o'clock and submit Its plan and views to the
Joint special committee of Council. This
being disposed Of, the members of the COM
mittee turned their attention to blocking out
a programme Of exercises. 1t was thought
hest TO merely arrange matters on
A PRELIMINARY BASIS,
nothing to be considered definite until other
bodies who might desire to unite had been
given an opportunity to express their views.
Inasmuch as the meeting would have to be
held in the afternoon, it was thought best
TO have it in some building where the as
semblsge could find shelter from the suns
rays, although there was some talk of the
SOLDIERS Monument, in front of the Capitol
building, as being a fitting locality for the
affair. Finally it was ss~certsined that the
Academy of Music could be secured, and
the committee then sketched out a
PROGRAMME OF EXERCISES
as follows:
Placing of the Vacant Chair, Appropriately Draped,
SOng-"Nacant Chair" .
Brief Announcement of he Purposes Of the Assem-
Responsive Services by Chaplain and LENDERS OF
Holiday Post No. ~, g. A.. X.
Hymn-"Nearer My God to Thee"
blOHI
Hymn-"Sweet Bye and Bye"
Address.
Hymn-"America."
Benediction.
After some further informal discussion as
to choice of orator, ETC., the committee ad-
journed to met at 1870 o'clock.
THE JOINT SPECIAL COMMITTEE
of Council, consisting of Messrs. B. Stanley
ofthe First ward, c. r. Tracy of the Second,
P. B. Dobbins of the Third, Robert CraW-
ford of the Fourth, William Myles of the
Fifth, d. F. Mckinley of the Sixth, 81. P
McGregor of the Seventh and G. d. j. Bin
CELL, of the Eighth, with His Honor the
Mayor and President Sweeney of the Second
Branch, had been called to assemble in the
chamber of the Second Branch at 1880
o'clock, but when that hour arrived but two
members, Messrs. Crawford and Dobbins,
we're on hand, although the G. A, K. Com
mittee was represented BY Messrs. Capt Robb,
Edward Robertson and W. II. Sheeb. After
a twenty minutes wait, President Sweeney
appeared, and soon after Mr.. Tracy. l.
being ascertained that Mayor Grub and
Messrs. Stanley, Myles, McGregor and
Mckinley were out CT the city, the gentle
men present organized by e%lecting Mr..
Sweeney chairman. The Chair considered it
inexpedient to block out appropriate resolu-
tons without the presence Of the full com.
mittee, and invited the G. A. R. folks to
make a statement of their views as to
THE PROPER CoURsE
to be pursued.
Capt. Robb made a statemento of the com
mites idea, as outlined above, saying that
The Post had considered it proper to make
a public demonstration, and was anxious to
have the cooperation of Council and citi-
zens generally. Holiday Post proposed to
meet a. its hall, Council could assemble at
The City Building, and other bodies. if any,
at their usual place of meeting, and all could
march to the Academy, where services
could be held upon the basis OF a programme
o be afterwards decided upon.
Olber gentlemen present briefly expressed
Il cir views, the programme prepared BY
the committee was submitted as something
ike what was desirable, and then, after
adopting q resolution to lay the matter be,
tore Council this evening, the com mittee ad-
iourped to meet this afternoon at 3 O'Clock
to pre- pare resolutions.