Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1892-10-23
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Yesterday was a gala day for New Mar
tinsyille. The town was beau fully ana
Rorgeously decorated with flags and punt
inc and everybody We'd with each other
iu doing honor TO Columbus Day. In &C
cOrdanCe with a proclamation OF tue
Mayor, the business houses were cIosSu III
the afternoon.
Our country cousins from all parts OF the
country came IN large crowds TO assistln the
exer~la IS the day. A large numoer OF
.RGseAy,s Rock, MOundsville,
8, SiNersviue, Franklin,
AMarys and various places
Ydance. The morning ana noon
brought in numbers OF visitors
cises at the Magnolia Hlgh
IS forenoon consisted OF Scripture
- " Prof. ID. W. Shields; Prayer
byRev. Tamblyn; Proclamation or the
Governor Of West Virginia, Prof. Brent
Shriver Mustered, White and Blue,
bv the school. Ode-Colum0ia Day-Miss
Jessie Horn brook. Music-Mont Vernon
Bells-Secondary Department Recitation
-COlum0ia-Miss Lena LoWlner;
and Free-Earle Paden, Leonard
Newman Dode HOrnOrook and
Ceorre Minor. Music-ChriStO-
pher COlumbus-PrimCry Department;
Recital on. Columbia Banner. Four Little
Girls: Music Raise the Star Gem Banner,
Secondary Department; Address, Master
Charles Koontz; Solo, Our Flag, Miss
Marry McEldOwney; Recitation, Column
bic, Miss Maud Hartin; Recitation, The
FOrerunner, Master Taayer Mclnure;
Recitation, What Columbus owes 70 Chi
cago. Miss Vina Burliugame; Music, Amer
Tea. Bv the School; Recitation, Ny Couu-
try. Miss Ella CLARK; Recitation, Dlscov-
erv of America. Miss Julia Garrison; Solo,
Our Banner, Master John McEldOwney;
Music Star Spangled Banner, BY the
School
The exercises in the afternoon consisted
of a parade and presentation by Magnolia
Council No. 4, Jr. .. I. A. NJ, OF New
artinsville, OF a flag and blOle 10 the
1ozlyn School, and the Holy Bible TO
Magnolia High School. The preseuta-
speeches were made by Rev. w. d.
~zness. and the speeches OF acceptance
the p9rt of the schools by Prof. j. NJ.
NJ and Prof ID. W. Shields respectively.
ne parade formed promptly NJ O'Clock
on Main street in front OF the hall or
Jr .. u. a. NJ, marched up Main
~ I'd TO jefferson, east on Jefferson 20
I'm north on High 10 North, west on
North 10 Main, thence down Main 10
Brooklyn, where q nag and Bible were
presented TO the Brooklyn School. Re
furuinr. marched up Main 70 the Magnolia
High School and presented ltwitn Bible.
The parade then moved down Main 70
the hall of the Jr. .. L. A. NJ, where 10
disbanded.
The parade was under the auspices and
charge OF Magnolia Council, No. f. Jr. o.
u. A. NJ. of .nis place, and were assisted
BIZ Rock Council, No So, OF ROseby'S
Rock, ~. Va, 80 members; Golden Rule
Council. No. 20, SO members, and Mound
CITY Council, No O. 20 members, both of
NoUudsville; RIiddleCourne Council, No.
s.. 40 members; Riverside Council, No. -,
st. Mary'S, 50 members; Augusta
,pcil. No. 10, Of SisterSville, 20 mem
<. Marion Council. No. 40, of
rion. this county, - members on
rseback; Council No. 81 OF Franklin
members, and Friendly Council, No. q,
- ers Of Friendly. The SiStersville
MaYy's bands were also present
ivened the occasion with music
aie was q very creditable and Inn
affair. Altogether, il was a Co
an rcd letter day for New Martins
tlumbus could but have arisen from
-e to witness the hOnOrS shOwered
n to-day throughout the world il
least partially assuage the grief
0SR,frOm his treatment by the
hment; but il seems that our
appreciated until long after