The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1892-05-31
DECORATING THE GRAVES.

Iho Dctnchments Visit tho Cemeteries
and Strew tho Flowers.
The formal ceremony OF decorating
with flowers the graves OF the departed
heroes was performed in the afternoon
at all tho cemeteries except Mt. Zion.
AS usual this cemetery was assigned to
Stevens Post, and this post decided 10
visit the cemetery early in themorninc.
before the parade. Themembcrs OF the
post, with other old soldiers OF the
South Side and the wives and children
OF old soldiers, living or dead, gathered
at the hall at s a. M. and marched 10
tho cemetery, under command OF Can
tain A. T. Ray, the children being given
the post Of honor in tho front ranks.
There the graves were strewn with
flowers and the formal ritualistic SER
vices provided for such occasions gone
through with, after which the process.
sion returned to tho hall.
In the afternoon members OF tho
Sons OF Veterans and Ladies' Aid So
ciety decorated the Soldiers Monument
on Public Building Square with neat
flags and flowers. The decoration was
tasteful as usual, but the scarcity OF
flowers showed piainly, as it necessarily
did at all tho cemeteries. The late soa-
son made it impossible to find cut flow
ers in any variety or quantity.
Tho German kriegerverein presented
Holiday Post with q wealth OF the
most beautiful flowera, in acknowledge
ment Of which AdiutantC G. 7. Reed sent
to the officers 4 neat aud cordial note OF
thnnEs.
Holiday Post, for tho decoration OF
the graves, wa divided into squads,
each OF which visited the cemetery TO
which it was assigned. differed as il it
were a separate post, and decorated the
graves with due ~ritualistic ceremony.
THE DETAILS.
The different cemeteries were visited
by details made somo time ago for the
purpose, as follows: %j'N
P~eninsular Cemctcry-C. r. Reed,
commander. Thomas Fl. Acres, Gotlieb
Buss, George Nsriwinklc, Low Bacher,
George Bolte. Emanuel Boyd, a. H..
Britt, F. Ii. Crago, George W. Clark,
Richard A. Cox, Thomas Chambers,
Samuel 2. Davis, J. Z. DOLCE, Calvin
ETHER, Willlam Frank, l. A. Frye, John
=. Foster, L. II. Grabe, w. p. Groves,
=. {. Harry, W. j. Hamilton. John
Haz!ett, ]. i. line, Joacph ~IIallrr, John
lklcr, Charles Kiapro!h, Charles i. Klo.
Wis. William Leach, s. S. Liller, l.. Nc.
der, John +. Marsh. @. q. Miller, james
Montgomery, j. D. McFaddcn, John Nc.
Adams, Dorrancc McC;inness, GEORGE
W. Mckown, Patrick MaEony, p Nett
Zcil, William Oker, George Pra.cr, r. l.,
I%urinton, Joseph Porter, Williuin Hodcn.
bach, Alvin $. Rodgers, August Saucrs,
Ferdinand Skeid, j. a. j. Sheets, Fcrdi.
nand Schwartz, John Laubc, Samuel
Taylor, Chris. Vierhellor, William Ii,
Williams, Alexander S. Wiley. John
WohnhM, Thomas Workman, Solomon
Arben1, Daniel Usellon.
Greenwood Cemetery and Mt. ,Cnl.
vary-Ricl!ard Robertson. commander;
Townsend G. Adams, S. !. Bricc. Samuel
Brubakcr, George b. Caldwell, George
W. Clifton, Joseph II, Connolly, B. D..
Doyener, P. i. Dobbins, j. w. Dcvore,
John Ditmer, WIN. W. Echo!s, NJ. +.
E,zlcr, John Holt. J. ". Harrison,
James a. Henry, J.. =. Harding, Tnaycr
Melvin. Andrew Marshall, D. F.. Mcliln-
Icy, Hugh Sterling Albert Stumpp,
Charles II. snnseney, II. Scnmon, Goo.
W. Simpson, John ". Smith, Il. S. T'ay-
lor, I. Vanhers. Joseph Webb, 1'heo.
doro 4. Wells, Daniel Woods, Robert
+. Williamson, John McDotnott, Chas.
Allen, Thomas Wilson, Robert Cowan,
W. II. ~lialler. Israel EARLY, Abraham
Dean, +. W. Wlncsburg, Frank Sl,nn.
Icy, Phil Fletcher, ]. W. Shul.z, Vim.
Truax.,
Mount Wood-Josoph a. Faria, com.
mander; Joseph a. Buckhol,z, |. Bessie,
William II. Chapman, Edward A. Cos.