Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1892-06-02
THE HON0RED DEAD.
Fine Day for the Celebration at this
Place.
The o. U. A NJ. in Line with the Grand
Army Msn-Flag Presentation.
Speeches Red Letter
Day for the Boys

After a month of execrable weather
with only four dry days in it, Monday was
glorious. Skies were fresh and blue, the
sun was genial and cool, sweet WIND
came from the South. Drummond Post,
No 2O3. of this place, Joined 10y Branum
Post, No. 22l, of Bridgeport, celebrated
the day with the o. U. A. NJ. The eleven
O'Clock train brought the G. A. X. men,
and the Mechanics from Bridgeport, ac-
companied by several bands OF music.
The exercises of the day began at one
o'clock with the parade. There were In
line Drummond Post, Branum Post,
st Clair Council, Sr. o. U. A. NJ, Bridge
port Council, chapter of the Order OF
Sons of st. George, also of Bridgeport,
bands from Bellaire, Maynard, and
Louisville, and nearly two hundred
school children After the march the
men were drawn up in front OF the
school house After prayer by Rev.
Robt. Alexander, ID. D.. Hen. A. L. Nc
Kelyey. on behalf of the G. a. X. and D.
"A. NJ, presented to the public schools
a fine flag, seven by fourteen feet IN
size. Mr.. McKevey's address was worthy
of the attention paid it. He spoke of the
history of the o. U. A. NJ, and explained
its benevolent and patriotic aims and
plans. He ended with an eloquent ref
erence to the SCARED veterans before
him. their work and their honor, and In
polished words and telling periods apos-
trophized the stars and stripes floating In
the breeze beside him. Then as the
bands played and the schools sang The
Star Spangled Banner, the flag was run
to its high staff on the top of the school
house. As its folds unwrapped the
crowd gave three ringing cheers for the
old flag. A. III. Mitchell, Esq, hereupon
advanced to accept the flag in behalf of
the school board. Through some misun-
derstanding several bands struck up a
tremendous blare of patriotic music,
against which Mr.. Mitchell made small
headway. When order was restored, he
astonished those who of late years have
not heard him speak, by an earnest and
able address. He drew paI allel between
the scenes of fur hundred years
ago and this glorious Columbian year.
He gave words of honor and praise for
the flag. for the men in blue who had
fought under it and for it, and thanked
the organization which presented the new
emblem to the schools.
The Orders then marched to the Court |
House Hall, which was packed with a
dense crowd of people. After the usual
Grand Army exercises, appropriate dec
lamations were spoken by school children,
and the stirring songs of our country
were sung by quartette- -Messrs. Gill
more, Kirk, Archer, and McMechan.
Miss Ida Anderson then marched a
large class of small boys and girls on the
rostrum and put them through an elab-
crate and beautiful calisthenic drill,
which was watched with great interest.
The G. A r. men then proceeded to the
Methodist Cemetery, and covered the
mounds under which lie the mOuldering
remains of the men who once stood with
them in battle, with flowers. Volunteers
went to the Union Cemetery and rendered
the same honor to the graves there.
Between four and seven o'clock meals
were served at the Court House, and
over three hundred persons took dinner
from the bountiful tables. A festival
was held in the Hall at night, and from
these two sources the D. U. A. NJ. realized
a snug sum for the treasury.
The event was pronounced success in
all particulars. The town was filled with
people from the country and from
surrounding towns, and all were well
pleased.
SOME SCATTERING POINTS.
The following card explains itself:
ST. CLAIRsvILLE, o., May 3lst, 1892.
We as an Order of D. U. A. NJ. desire
to tender all persons who assisted our
Order in any manner on the Both day of
Ma5, an unanimous vote of thanks, and
of all brothers who visited and marched
with us, we hope to be able in the future
to repay their kindness.
BY ORDER OF COUNCIL.
George Brown & Son presented each
member who marched in line with flag.
The hotels and eating houses did a
thriving trade, although meals were to
be had at low price at the Hall.
Flowers were extremely scarce. hut
enough were obtained to handsomely
strew the graves.
Although st. Clairsville is prohibition
town, there were very few drunken men
to be seen.
After Many Years.