The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1888-05-30
MEMORIAL DAY SERVICES.
How Wheeling will Honor the
Dead Heroes to-day.
THE PUBLIC EXERCISES
Al the West Front Of the City Hall.
Arrangements for the Decoration
of the Graves this Morn
ing-Parndc and Speech.

This being a legal holiday, and the
Mayor having suggested the fitness OF a
general suspension OF business, ut least
while the exercises in Public Building
Square are in progress, the observance
by the citizens bids fair to be OF char
acter worthy OF the occasion. The
banks will be closed all day, and the
public offices will be for the most part
deserted, though the county officials will
work. The postofiiee will observe the
following hours: One delivery by car
riers, at $3.50 n. IN. general collection at
3 go a. m., business district at $3.50 and
O:3Oa. IN, 9 and 7p. IN. The general
delivery window will be open from 1880
to 10 n. In. and to 1880 p. H., and the
money order department from o to 10
a. III. and 5 to 6 p. IN. The registered
letter division will be open from to 10
Il. III. and to p. m, and the carriers
window from to 1880 p. IN.
The dry goods stores will all close at
noon. The public schools will be closed.
This mornings exercises will be rs fol
lows: J.W. Holiday Post No. IL and
Post SO will meet at G. A. X. hall, Main
street, Mt s o'clock. The details from j.
W. Holiday Post will march from the
hall to Mt. Wood, Old City cemetery,
the Peninsula, and Old Stone Church,
Elm Grove, (the latter by the b. & o.
Post No. Sc will march in body to the
Elm Grove station and take the O'Clock
motor for Greenwood. 4. w. Stephens
Post No. 81 will assemble in their hall,
corner OF Thirty-sixth and Jacob streets,
ut 1880 4. III. After sending out detail
to the Red Mems cemetery, the post
will march TO Mt. Zion cemetery, where
they will hold the following exercises:
Music Chorus Of Little Girls
1.-The COuntersisn' .;;....'.....'iIen Little Girls
"IOu Have Put no Flowers on Ny Pnpas
GrIye'. Mary Ray
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Memorial Poem NilIie l. btlcG
Memorial Service. the Post
'COmmander-JOScphA \. Ankle.
ChAplaIn-A. r. Ray.
Officer OF the Day-Wm. II. BlOn.
In the afternoon the Posts OF the
Grand Army OF the Republic, the Sons
of Veterans, and old soldiers not belong
ing to any post, under command OF Com
rade Seely, will form on Main street,
right resting on Twelfth, at 80 O'Clock,
and will, under command oil W. II.
Travis, officer OF the day, march up
Main to Tenth, down to Market, down
Market to Fourteenth, out Fourteenth
to Jacob, down Jacob to Sixteenth, TO
the west front OF the City Building,
where the public exercises will be held.
After the preliminary exercises are
given by the officers designated, Hon.
a. W. Campbell will deliver the memo
rial address. kramer's band and the
comrades OF the posts, assisted by the
public, will furnish the music for the
occasion.
At the request of the committee, Mr..
Frank Hennig has consented to read
"Coyer Them Over with Beautiful
Flowers"
The members OF the Ladies' Relief
Corps, the Sons OF Veterans and MEM
beers OF the 6. A. X. generally, assembled
last night in their hall on Main street,
lllu lTTsluSti lHc lIOMGlp bAiAb MGAS pIht
there, Comradc Theodore Roller hay
ing secured wagon load OF evergreen,
this was also utilized and arranged in
wreaths and streamers, and although the
flowers are not plentiful, the evidences
are that liberal supply will be obtained.
There is no doubt that this day will be
more generally observed than any pre-
ceding memorial exercises held in this
city. The members OF the Grand Army
OF the Republic will turn out almost to
a man. 4 number of old soldiers who
have not generally taken part in the OBJ
servation are now taking an active in
terest and will turn out with the Posts.
Capt. B. B. Dovener goes to Wells
burg to-day to make the Memorial Day
address. lion. G. W. Atkinson and
Judge G. D. Cranmer will speak at the
exercises ut Cameron. Prof. +. II. Crago
is down for the Grafton to ]. Mont. Curtis
Post at West Liberty.
The Germania Singing Society will
give picnic on the State Fair Grounds
this afternoon, and the Windsor Athletic
Club will give reception and hop at
Seiberts Garden this evening. The
Congregational church of Steubenville
will have an excursion, coming to this
city on the Abner O'Neal.