The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1892-10-22
MARTINS FERRY
Celebrates Columbian Day in Great style.
Big PROCESSION md Lots of oratory.

AAS ONOhnAS NAA
At Martins Ferry, Columbian Day
was ushered in by tho blowing Of fac
tory whistles and the ringing OF church,
school and other bells. &,
Twelve hundred school children and
the old soldiers took part in the raising
of the flag recently purchased, at the
Central schools. The exercises were
very interesting and were highly enjoy
ed by the large crowd OF spectators.
The programme was as follows: Ar
rival OF veterans, reading OF the Presl-
dents proclamation by Robert Black
ford, raising the flag by the veterans,
saluting Of the flag by the pupils, song,
America; prayer by Rev, A. l.. Brown
lee, song, Columbian Day, by the pupils;
address, "The meaning OF tho four CEN
turies," julius Blumenberg; Grafton,
Independence Bell" by Mollie Acker-
man; song, columbus" by the pupils;
the ode, "Columbia's Banner" Belle
McSwords; defamation, Barbara
Fritchie," Ida Miskell; recitation, Co.
lumbia's Emblem, Gertie Lewis; song,
Before All Lands" by the pupils; rec
i%tation, centennial hymn, Edna Girls
well; Grafton, "My Country" Lille 81.
berts: recitation, Discovery Day.,
Mary Reid; recitation, Cur Flag"
Willie Mcclure; recitation, 'The First
to Greet Columbus" Carrie B. Wood;
recitation, american Flag" Minnie
Helling; recitation, "There are Many
Flags in Many Lands" Eddie Robert
shaw; recitation, What Constitutes a
State" Clarissa Davis; song, Battle
Hymn of the Republic" by the pupils.
The parade in the afternoon was the
largest aver seer in Martins Ferry.
The route included the principal
streets OF the city and the procession
was as follows:
Mayor. Marshal and Police on White Horses.
Theo. Keller, Marshal, and Geo. W. Chessell' sr'p
and Capt. A.. Lash. Aides.
School Drum Corps.
Veterans.
Float, representing ''The Santa Maria" with q
lot OF Sailors in the Boat
High School Escort Club
School Drum Corps and the Pupils Of the differ
ent Schools.
Float, "The Nation Columbus's Discovery Has
Given to the World" the Figures and Flags
representing every distinct Nation and
People.
Drum Corps and Pupils.
Float, Genius OF America with columbia"
looking out into the future and ut the cor
ners arc the things for which America
~dlstinctiyely aud emphatically stands.
The North School Flat called Justice, Columbus
and History; n boy and two girls
representing the three.
School Drum Corps.
Two Wagons Carrying Primary Pupils OF the
North School.
School Drum Corps.
Carriages containing Members OF the Board OF
Education.
Climax Band.
Standard Council, J. .. U. A.. NJ. No. 80.
Float, 1.-THE Safeguards OF Our Country, showing
n Bible, Printing Press, School House, etc.
Fl~oat-"Liberty and Her Galaxy, F" the central
figure Liberty who Is surrounded by
iorty-fOur little children repres.
cnting the forty States with
with Uncle sam stand
ing ut the rear.
Waneta Tribe, Red Men, No IS.
Monitor Castle. X. G. E., No. 81.
Float-"Columbus." on which is Columbus,
surrounded by RED Mem"
Court Ohio Valley, A.O + :. OF A., No. 1891
Fire Department.
Trades Displays, Citizens in Carriages, etc,
The school children were dressed in
red, white and blue. The Escort boys
wore red Oxford caps and carried n
and were well drilled. The other pu-
pills marched well. The city was never
SO beautifully decorated and the streets
were crowded during the parade.
Commencing at Up. III. there was a
splendid display OF fire works from the
roofs of the Opera House and the St.
Clair hotel, after which the following
programme was observed at the Opera
House: Tableau, The Link Between
the Present and the Past; invocation,
Rev. A. w. Butts; song, "The Red,
White and Blue" tableau, "The Gath
ering OF the Nations" Grafton, "Colum-
bias Banner;" tableau, address to
Columbia" talk, "Then and Now,"
Rev. II. N. Campbell; %Quartette, "Ban-
ner OF the Free" Mr.. and Mrs. Wass-
man. Miss Gretta Schoield and Mr.:
Samuel Carey; tableau, "America;"
talk, "Some Promises and Problems OF
the Future" Rev. A. W. Butts; song,
protect us through Coming Years"
Mr.. and Mrs. j. G. Clark, Misses Madge
Clark, Eloise Gray, Ida Hoyle and Mr..
William Mann; tableau, columbus
Before the Court OF Spain."
The Opera House was packed and all
were well pleased.