Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1891-05-31

more generally observer III IniS CIIy; Vn''i
Yesterday. While business was not sus
pended, number of the industrial estao
ishments were idle, giving all the ok
soldiers an opportunity TO take part in thu
ceremony of decorating with flowers TIT
i graves of their dead comrades. The dal
L was all that could be desired. Business
{ houses and dwellings about town wer'
generally decorated, while the various q
A. II. headquarters were adorned witt
: elaborate display of flags and bunting.
Y The members of the G. A. h. were a
their headquarters early in the morning
making preparations for marching to th'
b various cemeteries to which they wer,
T assigned.
MT CALVARY AND GREENWOOD.
The members of Holiday Post who wer;
? detailed for these cemeteries, marched e
= the O'Clock Elm Grove motor, Richard
Robertson in command. At Greenwood
> cemetery, after d. cOrating the graves, the
= old soldiers assembled at the grave oil
George Washington Bags, formerly o
Holiday Post. The services were con
{ Quoted according to the impressive ritual
+ of the c.. A r.. by Commander Robertson
Capt. Robert Cowan, Chaplain, and j. IL
Deloe. Officer of the Day Before COM
mencing the regular services Comrade
Robertson delivered the following Just
tribute to the deceased c0mrade of Holiday
Post:
COMRADES OF THE GRAND ARMY:
BEFORE entering upon the ritual service, as
sumo the privilege of saying a few words con
corning the comrade over whose grave our me
mortal services are to take place. u w BsVgs
was Grand Army man In all that the name iili-
plies. Fidelity To the cause ana attachment 70
| b.. I'll .I,ara nf a
exhibited at every opportunity. HIS nearI WIS
ever open to the appeals Of old soldiers or their
dependents and his purse strings readily
| loosed to sfTord relief 20 the destitute. lie put
his whole soul into the work Of carrying out the
principles Of tie Grand Army OF the hepuoHc
and the duties OF comradesh'p
Many of Us will remember the peroratlon 10
one OF his numerous addresses at gatherings oil
| eX soldiers In which he stated that a great
Methodist divine, during his last illness, was
asked what was the first thing he would DO when
he got to Heaven. and he replied that ne WouiI
search for his wife, and when found he wonid
Law his head in her lap and sleep Tor Il thousahl
| wears Were the same question asked me
| said Comrade Bags. Il would say thaI my hrst
act when get 10 Heaven VIII be 70 loon up al
the old soldiers of the Union army, call them to
gether, and hold an eternal reunion around the
THOSE who were sufficiently acquainted with
the life and characteristics of Comrade Bags
To know his kind-hearted and generous nature
his anxiety and care for the happiness OF oth'
srs his ready response TO the prayers OF vac
distressed and needy. and his many other eN''
dences OF the possession OF all the materlal eie-
ments of Christianity aud CoodneSS-ieel as
| sured that he has been rewarded by having MS
| name emblaZoned on the roll OF the heavenly
army in letters that VIII never fade nor JOS,
| their lustrous glory and that for time never
ending he Will be numbered among the vlctJrl'
GUS hosts who have won the great battle.
Assuming thas his imaginary reunion has be-
come a reality let Us hope That ali me CON
1. .1 M az
ers thls memorial day AL OF the old SOLDIERS
| who have gone before'-are there 10 take past
the footsteps OF those TO follow will lead to the
everlasting encampment beyond the skies.
Forty-one graves were decorated in
| Greenwood cemetery. At Mt Calvary
twenty-siX graves were decorated. The
relatives and friends of the dead soldiers
were present in great numbers at both
cemeteries, and took deep interest in the
exercises.
THE PENINSULA.
The services at Peninsula cemetery were
conducted by Comrade c. j. Iced, with
Chaplain j. A. Faris, aud w. l.. Glloralth,
Officer of the Day There vas large turn
ont of friends of the deceased soldiers, and
| flowers were strewn upon the graves In
profusion A large number of graves were
appropriately decorated,
MT. WOOD.
! Here about one hundred soldiers of the
Rebellion are buried. Comrade George
! Rodenbaugh conducted the services. in the
presence of a large number of friends and
| relatives of the deceased. A beautiful
woeath of rare and costly flowers and
box of cut roses were seat by the widow Of
Ed. Simpson, from Washington, ID. c., and
were placed upon his grave. Other graves
were handsomely adorned by relatives.
STONE CHURCH.
At the Stone Church Cemetery, at Elm
! Grove, detail Of Holiday Post coducted
! the services. with eX-COmmander j. NJ
Ephlen in charge, assisted by Chaplain
Oscar Seelev and Officer of the Day John
| l. Wise. At Town Hall further services
were held, the following programme being
rendered.:
| PRAYER by Chaplain.
| Music America and cOngregs ton.
Miss Maud Wharton leader; Miss Mary Cham.
| bers. organist.
address by Commander Oscar seeley.
| MuSic-"Sleeping for the Flag
| Remarks by Comrade J. VI. Confer.
| Music-'.Who viii Care for Mother Now
| Recitation-"The Blue and the Gray, Miss
Bessie Dow.
Music-"God be With You Till We Meet
| Again
A touching incident occurred while the
Comrades of Holiday Post were passing
| Monument Place, on their way TO the
cemetery. They were met by Dr. Will
Cracraft, of Elm Grove, on horseback
DIR. Cracraft refined his horse and shook
hands with those of the Comrades with
whom he was acquainted, and was intro
6need to the Others He spoke to them
first in conversational tone, but grad
uallv grew in earnestness, and at times
was eloquent, as he delivered a patriotic
address 70 the Comrades of Holiday Post.
DR.. Cracraft was one of the Boys In
| Gray" and his address OF yester-
day greatly endeared him to the
Grand Army. When he finished he
invited 1.-THE boys into his house, and &C
companied them into the garden adjoining,
where he assisted them in literally strip
ming the rose bushes of their flowers, with
| which he told the old soldiers TO cover the
graves of their dead comrades, adding that
he was sorry ne had no more flowers. When
the members of Holiday Post reached the
cemetery, remembering DR.. Cracrafts
noble act of kindness, they not only strewed
with flowers the graves of the Boys In
Blue" but also those OF the Boys in
Gray"
MT. ZION.
The members of Stephens Post, G. A, r.,
the Woman's Relief Corps and about three
hundred pupils of TIE Eighth ward school
formed in line at Handtans Hall, yester-
day morning at $3.50 o'clock. and, headed
bv a drum corps, marched TO Mt. Zion Gem
eterv. out Caldwell's run. VIM. f. Graebe
acted as Chief Marshal At the cemetery
the following programme was carried out
in the presence of fully twelve hundred
people, who took a deep interest in the ex-
ercises:
Chorus bv the Young ladies OF Grammar Room
OF Eighth Ward Public School.
Rotation Decoration Day"
Miss Nora Bowman
Chorus-By Ladies Relief Corps.
! poern-~t'over Them over with Beautiful
Flowers"-MiSS Sophia Hoifmeister.
/ Chorus-Girls from Eighth Ward School.
Address ...-....... non d. IL, pD'' u
I Memorial services by stephens Post q. \. R.
Strewing flowers on soldiers graves.
Prof. r. H. Crags delivered few re