Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1888-10-14
OFF FOB PITTSBURG.
Four Republican Organizations Leave for
Last Nights Parade.

Four Republican Organizations Leave Tor
Last Nights Parade.
The Plumsd Knights, the Junior
Knights, the u. S. Grant Club. and the
Pottery Club left for Pittsburg, yestsIdiy
afternoon, over the Panhandle road, to
take part in last nights demonstration IN
that city. A portion o! the Seventh Ward
Club and quite la-gs number Of citizens
went up on the B. & D. special, and there
yss sl.o large de'eg Ition to accompany
the clubs 90 the Pan. Handle. Be'o-e 60
ing, the Plumsd Knights aud Jun!or5 were
presented, by thu ladies, with handsome
silk flags, the ceremony taking plsc' on
Market street, in front of the headquarters
of the organizations.
Thu presentation speeches were made by
Mr.. W. II HesrnP, and wer9 hst tened to by
as many Of the surroundu z crowd Of two
or three hurdred people IS Could hear his
not very highly pitcbei voice. Mr.. Hesrre,
first addressing the Plumed Ku'glts,
made a neat reference to the Kn'gh.s o;
other days, and how pleased they were to
receive attentions similar 10 this from the
hands of admiring lsdies, and how gallant
thew were a retUrJ. He called the atten-
ton of the ge7t'emtn in tlae and white 10
''ths great chitftain for whom they were
called, - who, he said, was ever in the thick
of the fight, hoped the Knights wOlld
emu ate his 81 hing example, and expressed
ths wish sni the hope that the count Y
might he wIe,ted frem Demo ratio control
Tne Knights app lauded vigcrnusly, and
then Mr.. 5. S. Allison advircei to the
front sni made gracefully worded reply.
He said thee was poih'ng the Knights
xould better like thin the privilege OF al
fordiog protection to the l,diss, and refer
ring in q Subsequent moment to prottcGoo
t, industries, he sid that if any city l
all the and should be unanimous in favor
of that doct ice il was Vince ing. He
said the Kui ghtS firmly believe they were
in the right, aud thus thinking, they were
glad to have the approval Of tie lsdies,
and sincerely hoped TINT Heavens IichC 81
blessings might rest up)n them. be red
some n sDlutiops, wiiCn he was careful 20
saw were only to b. p1hl,shsd in the Rs.
publican newspapers of the city, and the e
being loT ID lie withdrew iato t1e ranks,
and the Knights moved away to max
room for the Juniors.
Mr.. Hsarre esented that orgap'zat'on
with its flag, and the column was formed,
and the Xvi xhts marched of to the Dept
and took the cars for their destination.
The Potiers' Club ar d U S. Grant Club,
together turrei ouS about one hundred
and five men, the P.u ued Knights thirty
two, and the Junicr Knights twenty-four.
Eich Clab hsd drum corp, sni the col
umn was headed by the Opera House
band. The Organizations 81! presented
good apr ensrcs.
The f,l owing special from Pittsburz
shows how the Wheeling boys marched
through the rain mud, LAST night:
Special TsIeorGn 10 tae Sunday Register.
PIrTsBURG, Pa, Ostober Is. - Three
thousand FIVE hundred men marched 10
to-nights Republican parade quite a
slim showing for such Repab, lean
stronghold, although the rain and
muddy streets may have prevented a
larger turn out. The P.uued Knights
of wheeling made an elegant sppesrarc:
aud were sppliuded all along the line,
The Junior Plumad Xii hts, the Pottery
Club and u s. Giant escort ccrp, wee
also enthrs a.ticslly received. Ire
Wheeling clubs marched together and
brought up the r5ar Of the second
AlleSheu division. A funny incident
of the night was the burning O.
red fire in front Of Chris Msgee's
Times rffise as tao Demce:stic dabs pass
I'd. 1t was supposed to be the head Of the
parade which had no. yet ar
rived, and Democrats are very much
tickled over the mistake. An interesting
feature o, the parads was the big ball from
Maryland.
Enthusiastic Impromptu Meeting.
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