The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1889-09-13
Tue BIG SOLDIERS REUNION

10 ho Helu NJ nlhftWh fefry Next week.
All thCArrangement Complete.
Next Tuesday will 10 a great day in
Martins Ferry. On that day the soldiers
OF the Seventeenth District comprising
Belmont, Jefferson, Harrison, Guernsey
and Noble counties, will hold an En-.
campment aud Reunion aud organize a
District Brigade. Every Post in tue his,
trict and many outside OF 1t, including
thosc ot Wheeling, have been invited,
also all Of the Sons Of Veterans camps,
Woman's Relief Corps and Ladies' Aid
societies. Extensivepreparatio ations are be.
ing made, and the Reunion promises to
be one Of the largesteyer held In Eastern
Ohio. The Rrigade Commander says
there will 10 at least 1900 soldiers pres.
ent, and many persons expect To see fully
5000 strangers In town.
There will be q parade In the morning
followed by a free dinner for the soldiers,
speaking, music, etc., In the afternoon
and q pyroteghnipal display and camp.
fire at hight, The display oi fire works
will be one Of the beat ever seen there
TheCity WILDE profnsely decorated. Con.
siderable money has been raised toward
the general expense. The Reymann
Brewing Company, OF Wheeling, has
given $50 and The aphmplhach Brewing
Company S95.
Tho G. A. h. brigade will form at II
O'Clock, eastern time on Fourth and
Fifth streets, right resting on Hanover
and move promptly at 11:20, marching
on Hanover 10 First, TO Washington, 70
Second, 10 Fayette, TO Third, 10 CLAY, 10
Fourth, to North Fourth ahd counter
march to Lafayette Hall, passing the re-.
ViCwing stani on j, o. Gray's property
on Fourth between Hanover and Wal.
nut.
Tho Martins Ferry school cadets,
numbering 100 boys, dressed in red,
white and blue, with drum corps, will
have tile post oi honor In the parade.
The Oral, ,divislon will be composed OF
school cadets and the Belmont aud
Jefferson county G. A. r. posts. This
division will form ON Fifth street, right
resting on Hanover. The second dIVi.
sion will consist ot Harrison, Noble aud
GueEnEey county q. A. r. posts, visiting
g. A. 4. posts and all the Sons OF Vet.
erans and x.Union soldiers and sailors.
This division will form on Fourth street,
right resting on Hanover. The third
division will consist Of the Womar's
Relief Corps and Iadles Aid sOCletiea
10 Cattiaaeb. IT will form on Locust
Atreet, right resting on Fourth. The
fourth division will consist oi civic
societies, trade unions, fire department,
groeers, butchers aud miscellaneous
popieues will form ON North Fourth
street right resting on Hanover
Fire department, grocerS, butcher
and miscellaneous organizations will
fofm OH Second street, right resting
on Hanover,
Capt Abram Lash will DO Marshal o
the Day, and Mr.. Stephen Hipkiny VIII
be AsslltaIt, The officers Of the brigade
and Golinty baltallons will be mounted
After dinner, exercises will he hold In
Walnut Grove At 1880 o'clock, Tht
programme will consist oil prayer BY
Rev, |. 3. Winters Remarks BY Brig
ade Commander David D. Taylofi sing
Ing "Marchlng Through Georgia b
l,0O0 school children, led by Ptol, ]. w
scloheld and supt u. L. SpafkSi ad
dress by Gen. s, H. Hurst, oi Chilli
cothe, Department Commander Of thl
| q. a, ri singing ustar spanpled Han
1et" by the school children short ad
dresses by dlStinaulShed comrades pres
ent aud Invited guests, aud O recitation
by Capt A. o. Thomas, Of somBfloh.
Az p. hit q magnificent display 0
fifeWorkg will take place al Lhe cofne
ot Fourth aud Walnut streets, near Ia
iayetle Hall,
The monster campfire will eommenC
at lafayette Hall ats Immediately aile
the pyfoteOhhlCal display, Pfol. j. Il
Sargent is on the programme ior a soA
which will please The "boyS.n q"
During The aitetnooh and eyenin
speeches viii 10 made by dlsLlngdlshe
; orators present. FN
The headquarters Of The lelmot
. county q, AZ H. poSls aud ali Sons
Veterans win be al tie q. A. Il, Iiai
Jefferson county q. A, II. poels Al II
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