The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1889-05-30

noon by their surviving comrades in ant
out Of the G, A, r., assisted by thC
Women's Relief Corps and the Sons o
Veterans, This decoration Of the graves
will be accompanied by the ritual ser
vices Of the Grand Army,
This evening q sort Of combined camp
fire aRd celebration will be held in G,
A. r. hall Comrade s, l., Brice and
Others will make addresses and the SER
vices will be Of q fitting memorial char
aCter,
The schools will have a vacation to-
day, the banks will all be clesed, and
the indications are that the Mayors
proclamation suggesting a general OBJ
serYance OF the holiday would be OBJ
served. The Postollice will be closed in
all departments from 10 a, m. to 8 p, m.
One delivery will be made by the car
rieIs In the morning.
TheFeisanumber oil amusemente events,
The races at the State fair ground, the
picnic aud S0mmersndChtstest OF the
MRnnerChor Singing Society, at Wheel.
Ing Park, and the picnic Of the North
End Athletic Association, at Seibert's
summer garden, are tho leading ones.
The parade announced for this alter
noon Is not a part OF the g, A. r. Cele-
bration, but on the contrary was arranged
against the protest OF the old soldiers,
II Is commented upon by many people
as in bad taste to insist upon a parade
when the soldiers, largely now SO well
up In In years that they ought not to be
asked to march, had decided that one
should not be given,
The details Of the G. A. r. programme
and the squads which will have charge
oil the decoration and exercises have al.
ready beenprinted in the eINTRLLIGRNcRR.
Those having flowers who forgot to con.
tribute yesterday, should see that they
reach the committees this morning early,
In several Of the city schools yesterday
each child was asked to bring one flower,
and the result was lots OF blossoms Of
every conceivable kind.
Mrs, India II. Kelly, OF Philadelphia,
q daughter OF the late Col. Jacob Horn.
brook, yesterday sent 10 the committee
through Capt. O. +. Irwin, 50 as her
contribution in lieu OF flowers.
The detail named to decorate the
graves in the Elm Grove and Stone
Church cemeteries will go out on the
1926 a. m. train on the Baltimore & Ohio
road. This committee will decorate
several soldiers graves in the County
Inarmary burial ground. The fact that
any veterans were buried there was not
known until this year.
Alter decorating the graves at Elm
Grove and the Intirmary, this commit
tee will hold memorial services in Kim.
mins's hall, after which they will 90 on
out to the Stone Church.
Sevepl wagon loads OF flowers gath.
cred o6H tie pike are promised for
Greenwood and Mt. Calvary cemeteries
this morning.
General Hancock Camp, Sons Of Vet.
Grams, and the Ladies' Aid Society will
decorate the soldiers monument on
Public Building square this morning.
THE cELEBRATIoN AT MARTINS PERRY.
At Martins Ferry all OF the secret
societies, trade unions, Sunday schools,
fire department and School Escort Club
have been invited 10 participate with
the g. A. r. and Sons Of Veterans 10.
day, and nearly all will turn out. The
parade will form on Hanover street,
right resting on Fifth, at 0 a. M, and
will doubtless be the largest ever wit.
messed In Martins Ferry on Decoration
Day. The parade will be local affair,
but many visitors will be there from the
neighboring towns and cities. Music
will be furnished by tile Mt. Pleasant
Cornet Band and several drum corps,
The line Of march will be as previously
published in the INTELLIdEYcRR. After
the services at Walnut Grove, the
strewing Of flowers on the graves In the
two cemeteries will take place. All
who can are invited to contribute
UOWgfH.