Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1889-05-30
MEMORIAL DAY.
HOW IT WILL BIZ OBSERVED IN WHEEL
ING.
The Grand Army of the Republic TO SHsw the
Graves Of the Dead With FlOwsrs-Ihls
Afternoons Parads-Noies.

To-day is memorial daV, ana IL Will pe
generally observed in this city and vieini-
ty. Mayor Seabright has issued = procls-
nation, requesting all business houses and
manufactures to close during the day, and
no doubt the greater part of them will
comply.
As already announced, the Grand Army
of the Republic, Sons of Veterans ana
Ladies' Relief Corps have made arrange
ments to properly observe the day by form
ulating programme of exercises, and the
members of the different Posts and Camps
and of the Relief Corps will meet at their
respective halls at 9 O'Clock, a. m. or at
suchstime as agreed upon by them
Dstails from Holiday Post No IL VIII
have charge of the Peninsula, Mt. Wood
and Stone Church cemeteries, and Will
leave the Post room at $50 o'clock and
march TO the Peninsula and Mt. Wood.
Sheridan Post No. sc will have charge Of
Green wood and Mt. Calvary cemeteries,
and will leave Oh the 10 o'clock motor.
The detail from Holiday Post for the
Stone Church will leave on the 1886 B. q
o. train in order to visit several graves of
old soldiers which have been found in the
Ipfirmary cemetery. Memorial services
will be held in Kimmin's Hall,
Elm Grove, at which Rev MARBLE
will deliver q brief and appropriate
address, to be preceded and followed by
music. The detail will then proceed to
the cemetery to strew the graves with
flowers. Mr.. Chambers has donated a
wagon load of flowers for the purpose.
All old soldiers in the vicinity are invited
to Join with the detail.
L. w. Stevens Post No. 90 will have
charge of Mt. Zion and the Red Mems
cemeteries. They will leave the Post room
at 9 o'clock and march to the cemeteries
accompanied by all who desire to take part.
Prof. Crago will delive an Grafton at the
Mt Zion cemetery.
The members of the Sons of Veterans
will accompany the Posts and assist in the
ceremonies. all of which will begin at lO:3O
o'clock, sharp. All patriotic orders and
all citizens are invited to attend the exer-
cises. The decoration of the soldiers
monument will be under the charge of the
Sons of Veterans and the Women's Relief
Corps, and will take place in the early
morning.
In the evening Memorial services will
be held in G. A. r. Hall, on which occa-
sion Captain s. L Brice will deliver an
address. Music and other interesting SER
vices will take place.
In the afternoon there will be a parade,
participated in by various orders in the
city, among which are the Councils of the
Junior Order United American Mechanics,
Senior Order United American Mechanics,
Knights of ST. George, Knights of 81. John,
Knights Of the Golden Eagle, Patriotic
Order Sons of America and Others. The
lEtnaville Brass Band has been engaged,
and all orders in the city, Martins Ferry,
Bridgeport, Ballaire and BenwOOd are
invited TO join in and make the
parade a grand success. D. W. Martin ia
Chief Marshal, and he has ordered all aides
to report promptly at 1:30, at the corner
of Fourteenth and Main streets
The parade will form on Fourteenth,
right resting on Main, and move at 2:3O
o'clock, over the following route:
Move south 90 Main to Twenty. fourth,
up Twenty fOurth to Cbapline, down Chap
line to Twentieth, down Twentieth to
Market, north on Market to Eighteenth,
east on Eighteenth to Ohspline, up Chap
line to Eleventh, do Eleventh to Mar
ket, up Market TO Seventh, down Seventh
to Main, down Main to Fourteenth, mp
Fourteenth to Market, down Market to
Sixteenth, up Sixteenth to Monument,
form hollow equare, deposit all flowers
and disbsnd.
All orders are requested to bring flowers
to decorate the monument in honor of the
fallen heroes. Turnout and make the pa
rade grand success along with the other
exercises.