Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1885-07-23
THE PARADE.

The Long Line of March Gone Over, Ao-
cording to Programme.
The grand parade yesterday morning was
a stupendous success. In anticipation Of
the proposed event, huge and constantly
increasing crowd OF pedestrians assembled
on the principal thoIougbfares, promensd-
ing up and dowr, presenting at every point
a kaleidoscope Of light colored dresses and
rats, intermingled with badge and ribbon
oedzeued members of the numerous sing
ipg societies. The press and confusion a.
corners were awful in spite Of
THE INTENSE HEAT,
which, as early as eight o'clock, registered
90 in the shade. According to the system
attic plans of the leaders of the organiza-
tons, the lines were formed at the Capitol
square at nine o'clock sharp. Owing tc
vexatious delays it was ten o'clock befors
the order forward marcl was given. Tn,
head of the column marched up Caaplint
street to Eleventh, from thence to Market
up Market to Seventh, and down Seventh to
Main, and down Main to the southern enc
of the city. The proposed route was Of
great length, and, handicapped as the var.
Gus bodies of men were by the overpowering
heat they we're in nature bound to drop BY
squads out oil the line, till, at the close O.
the procession, fully one half Of the origina'
number were missing.
THE DECORATIONS
along the entire route were abundant ano
tasteful, and were not confined to those o.
Teutonic parentsge, English, American
African and Chinese all hanging their ban
ners n The outer wall in comuemoratiop
at the appropriate finale of the creates
musical event ever seen in this section o;
the country The business houses vleo
with one another along the Main AMI Ma.
ket street routes the lavish use of bunting
natural flowers, shrubs and pine inviting
he admiration and applause of thousands
of visiting strangers. Especially was this
the case on Market street, between Eleventh
and Sixteenth streets, the displays in this
quarter surprising those Of Any other sec
| ton of the city.
THE PEDESTRIANS
on the streets, and the residents a'oug the
entire route, testified their appreciation OF
the display BY cheers, waving # han, K :
chiefs and the distribution OF bouques
among certain friends in the various home
and visiting societies As tia process on
filed past the corner Of Twelfth and Mair
s s.raets q reporter from the vantage groun5
of high window secured thu following
concerning the organizations:
A squad of twelve mounted policemen,
under the command OF Chief Porter Smith
q, d Lieutenant Steve Johnson, came first
Then followed Col. Augustus Rolf, Chief
M,rshal, and Aides, Chas. Rohrig, Otto
Jaeger, Albert Nolte and William Ebbea.
All of the mounted men bestrode fiery an
mails, and bore gallant, dashing appear
snce as they curbed
THE DANCING sTEEDs.
The G. A. R. Band, of Pittsburg, then
marched by, playing quickstep, followed
in succession by the Robert Blum Msenner
cbor, o. Allegheny; Germania Mssnuer,
! Choir, Pittsburg; Cecilia MaenAerchor, Alt
gheny; Odd Fellows Ssengerbund, ALE
gheny; South Side Turn Society, Plttsbu 2,
and Mt. Washington Maennerchor, of Plas
burg.
Directly behind the latter division follow
ed q continuous line Of carriages and pri
vale equipSges. The foremost Of these
contained Mayor Grubb, VIM. Grewe, Preai
| dent of the Wheeling S@ngerfest; Honorary
President, Augustus Pollack and Reverend
VIM. Ulfert. The second carriage con
taintd the Prims Donna Miss HenningeI
attended by Professor Arbenz. and was fol
lowed in turn by another containing Mis-
| Flora Williams, Miss Nellie Sweeney Palmer
and Messrs. F. d. Frederick and Car
Kausche. The next carriage held Messrs
Philip Sehuels, F. Happy John Arbenl
and Mr.. Pfarr, ell of whom have been prom
iDeptly identified in
| The FEST.
These carriages were followed in eSntinu
Gus stream by numerous vehicles contain
ing notables, both from Wheeling and neigh
boring cities, and conspicuous in the tail
end Of the procession was landau con
tanning representatives of the local press
/
| from the cleanness of their linen and the
costiness of their attire.
The Opera House Band followed close
behind the conveyaDces and attracted much
applause by the brillsney of their perform,
auce Following them were the Masnnsr.
Choir. Beethoven and Mozart Singing Socie
ties, the two former organizations wearing
neat gray hats and
CARRYING CANES.
A carriage containing Professor Scheuhe,
D. Kurner, F. Meyer and C. w. Finch fol.
lowed. The Parkersburg band came next,
playing lively air, and followed by the
Germsnis Society of Psrkersburg. The
Union Cornet band, of Etnaville, was next
in line heading the Liederkranz Society of
Bridgeport. The BelIaire City Band fol-
lowed close behind, playing q lively step
for the Liederkrsnz Nsutzenverien Of
BelIAire and 9Ildl fpgiDg socisty
next, hea ON THE AVENUE ps. Each
o. Oh ,ne Location In the eisy Terms non ne ear y
the pr rnnEx . 90, Prosss. The
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