Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1889-04-29
THE CENTENNIAL.
WHY NOT HAVE A BIG PARADE TO-hoh'
ROW AFTERNOON
Several Societies Will Turn Ont and Others Should
Rally Around fhsm-Lst the Soldiers
Fire Department Police and
Societies Unite
WIN not have big parade tomorrow

Why not have big parade to-morro"
afternoon?
To be sure, the time is short, but that
ia not an insurmountable objection.
The Patriotic Sons of America and the
Junior Order of American Mechanics have
already set an example to the orgauiza-
lions of the city, and will form nucleus
around which other lodges and societies
can gather until we have demonstration
creditable to the city and the event ceie-
brated.
There is plenty of available material.
The Wheeling Light Guards can parade
thirty-six men, and some of the members
said yesterday they would turn out with
pleasure should the officers issue the proper
orders
We havo two Communicates of knights
Templar, the Knights of st. John and st.
George, a command of the Uniformed
Rank. K. of p, and of the 1. o. o. F., and
the Knights of the Golden Eagle-sll
handsomely uniformed and wtll-drilled
bodies of men. These could be supple
mented by a small brigade of other organ
nations. and on top of ali could come the
fire department of the city. A column
made up in this way, with Chlef Deibtugge
and platoon of sixteen officers at the
head. would make display entirely cred
table.
If the officers Of the various organize
tions will take up the matter to-day, their
men can be in line tomorrow afternoon at
the appointed hour.
The paIading column will form south OF
the creek, on Main street, the right rest
ing on Tweuty-third street. Visiting
organizations will take the right of the
column as they arrive, home organizations
forming on the left of visitors as they ar
rive the Patriotic Sons of America taking
the extreme left or rear. Organizations
intending to Join the line will select one
aid de camp to report to the Chief Mar
shall, W. W. Boyd, promptly at o'clock
n. M. on the corner of Twenty-irst and
Main streets, as the column will move at
$50 o'clock sharp, over the following
route: Down Main 10 TWenty-tourth,
east on Twenty-fourth to Chapline, south
on Chspline to Thirty ninth street, east
on Thirty ninth to Jacob, north on Jacob
to Thirty-third street, west on Thirty
third TO Eoff, north on EOff to Twenty
seventh street, west on Twenty-seventh 70
Chapline, Dorth on Chapline TO Twentieth
street, west on Twentieth TO Market, north
on Market to Eighteenth street, east on
Eighteenth to Wood, north on Wood to
Fourteenth, west on Fourteenth to Chap
line street, north on Chspline to Eleventh,
east on Eleventh to Market, north on Mar
ket to Seventh street, east on Seventh to
Main, north on Main to Hospital, and
counter march on Main to foot OF Six
tenth street, where the column will break
ranks.
1t is to be hoped that our citizens will
appreciate this long march and show Their
flags, as we will not be here one hundred
wears hence TO see what is done then.
There will be services appropriate to the
day in q number of the churches, tomOr-
row morning at nine o'clock. The Presi-
dent has issued a proclamation calling
uIyuu Tho povplv 10 ucvCuiDio In the Ietptc
tive places of worship at that hour 10 give
thanks TO Almighty God, for all his
aboundiug mercies during the past century.
If the fathers thus assembled one hundred
years ago, why should not the men Ofthe
present generation? Our churches ought
to be filled to OVERLOOKING on Tuesday
morning. Men, women and children of
all positions in life, ought to manifest their
patriotism by joining in the public thanks
giving
The First, Second and United Presby-
terrain churches, will have union service
in the U. P. Church. DR.. Cunningham
will preach the sermon, his sui ject
being 'Our GoOdly American Heritage. ="
The citizens OF Wheeling and strangers are
cordially invited to this patriotic service
At the Cathedral thsre will be services
appropriate to day, the sermon being de-
livered by Rt. Rev. Bishop Kahn.
The NJ. Z. congregations will unite in
services at the Fourth Street Church,
where Presiding Elder S. Ernest Jones
will deliver an appropriate sermon.
Services will be held at the English
Lutheran Church, where the sermon will
be preached by the Rev. Dornblaser, the
pastor. The Junior Order of United
American Mechanics and the Patriotic
Order Sons of America will attend services
there. The service will take place at
1890.