Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1892-10-02
TaE GREAT PARADE.
COL. ]. A. MILLER APPOINTED CHIEF MAR
SHAL OF TIE COLUMN.
Division Marshals Named-Ths Stats to bs Dssig-
mated by the Commander and His Assistants.
The Decoration Committee.

The great parade which is to be the
chief feature OF the Columbus demon
stration in this city has Commander
in-Chief.
That official is COL ]. A. Miller, who
was chosen at last evenings session OF
the Committee on Marshal.
Division Marshals to the number Of
ten were also appointed, with authority
to select their personal stats, and the
names Of several representative gentle
men were held in reserve, TO be used in
case any of the division Marshals de-
cline.
The Committee designated to select
the Marshals met at the Office OF George
j. Mathison last evening, those present
being Messrs. Mathison, Prof. John NJ.
Birch, G. Il. Medick and Capt. G. j.
Rawlings. After consultation it was
unanimously resolved that the Marshall
ship should be rendered to Col. j. A.
Miller, and resolution to that effect
was passed. Another resolution was
adopted, asking the Marshal to appoint
among his Aides one representative
of each organization In line,
but his immediate staff will be gentle
men Of his own selection. IL was sug-
gested to the committee, as departure
from anything previously had in this
city, that the staff be organized on
military basis, with Chief of Staff,
with the rank Of Brigadier General,
Adjutant General, Commissary General,
Quartermaster General, Judge AdVo-
cate General, Inspector General, Chief
of Engineers and Chief of Ordinance,
with the rank of Brigadier General, and
Aides-de-Camp, selected from the
various organizations participating in
the parade, with the rank OF Colonel,
and that, in like manner, the Division
Marshals have the rank Of Brigadier
General, appointing a Chief Of Staff,
with the rank Of Colonel, and Aids-de-
Camp with the rank of Major. This
recommendation was referred by reso-
luton, to the Chief Marshal, who, If
the suggestion be adopted, would be
Comm ander-in-Chief with the rank OF
Major General.
The Chief Marshal disposed Of, Divi-
sion MarShals were appointed as fol-
lows:
First Division-George S. Feeney;
Second, f. Reister; Third, Col. William
Travis; Fourth. Hullihen Quarter;
Fifth, Henry Schrebe; Sixth, DR.. II. B.
Baguley; Seventh, Bernard Bach;
Eighth, Capt. william Otto; Ninth,
Frank Cruise; Tenth, Col. Hugh Ster-
ling. Each of these division Marshals
will have the appointment OF his divis-
ion staff.
Under the resolution offered by Mr..
Bailey at Friday nights general meet
ing, and adopted by that body, every
organization contemplating taking part
in the parade is required to communi-
cate the fact in writing to the Chief
Marshal, as soon as possible, that that
official may have chance to make up
his column, appoint his staff, etc. 1t
is supposed these communications will
come in right away.
The Committee on Decoration met at
Tile OlEl hdll ldsb CNCnAAlSs OuV 1o OhAJ
about twenty out of hundred and
thirty members put in an appearance,
those present did not feel like taking
any definite steps, and adjourned to
meet at the same place Monday even
Ing, after instructing the Secre-
tary to send out postal cards to
the members of the Committee.
The trouble is this committee is so
large that it will be next to impossible
to get anything like half OF ii together.
Being called one night, twenty or thirty
gentlemen meet and adjourn, and the
next night fifteen or twenty others, who
were not at the first meeting, appear.
The don't know what has been done,
what is in contemplation or who are on
the Committee. As result, a good
deal OF valuable time is lost in trying to
do something.
1t is a singular fact that every mem
Der of the Decoration Committee pres
ent last evening, at the City Hall, was
German. This shows two things;
First, that citizens Of that nationality
are taking very great interest in the
proposed celebration; and second, that
other citizens are rather lax in doing
their share towards making the affair
success.