The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1893-05-31

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I OF Decoration
day than it was yesterday. 1t was
warm enough to DO pleasant, but not to
be burdensome, and the rays OF the sun
were yelled and tempered by ileecy
clouds. The rain in the evening came
too late to interfere with the exercises,
The day was never more generally OBJ
served as holiday In Wheeling. BUSH
ness, public and private, was almost
entirely suspended, at least for u part OF
the day, and everybody seemed to be
out bent on paying u tribute to the ma
tons defenders who have joined the
silent majority, or having good time.
Where the people all came from on
such day is really source Of wonder
Every resort was thronged, and a NOV.
ing tide OF humanity poured toward
tho Island, the park and the ceme-
teries until another similar tide began
to flow back toward the town.
There were some flags and bunting
displayed, perhaps as much OF a feature
being made Of the street decorations us
was to be expected in tho absence OF
any general movement in the direction.
The Soldiers monument was very
tastefully decorated in evergreens, pot.
ted plants and cut flowers. The
Woman's Relief Corps received huge
wagon load OF these decorative mate
Fterials from the park, gilt from the as
ISOLATION.
AT THE CEMETERIES
In tho forenoon Stephens Post, No.
So, G. A. X, formed in line under Com
mauder ]. A. Arkle, and accompanied
by several hundred school children and
q number OF children, marched to the
music Of the posts drum corps to Mt.
Zion cemetery, where the formal SER
vices OF the q. A. Il ritual werO gone
through with, accompanied by music
and au appropriate and earnest address
by Hon. Josiah Sinclair, OF Benwood.
After this service, the graves were lib
orally strewn with flowers.
At each OF the cemeteries north Of
the creek the detachments OF Holiday
post whose names were printed yester-
day performed the same service. At
all, and especially at the Peninsular
cemetery, good sized crowds gathered.
With the ritual services Prof. +. II.
Crago made q brief, neat address.
There were not many flowers to spare,
and for several seasons past there has
been difficulty in securing flowers.
May 80, the truth is, is little too early
for Decoration day.
The attendance OF men, women and
children, was q source'of qualification
TO the old soldiers.
EXERCISES LAST MOTT,
at Westwood's hall, in tho Eighth
ward, last evening, tho formal celebra'
| ton OF the day took place, 1t was
opened with u piano solo by Miss Nc.
Clelan, which was followed by the
ritual exercises by tho post. Rev. Mr..
Perry then made an address; q solo or
two and recitation by Miss Mollie
Sims. 1.-THE Awakening OF the Revolu-
tion," was followed by brief but very
practical talk by PROT Crago. and the
rest OF tho programme was carried out
as announced, as follows:
song-"Tentlug on the Old Camp Ground.
Recitation Mr. Charlie Burt
Duet MeSsrS. BOntZ and Dudley
Quartet Messrs, Bentz and Dudley and Miss
Wilson and Blues.
Miss Mcclellan
Solo. Birdie Chapman
Every chair in the hall was occupied
and many stood.
The services were undor the auspices
Of the ladies Of the James A. Garfield
circle OF the 6. A. r. last evening in tho
circle rooms on Twelfth street, were
very well attended. The rooms were
| beautifully and approximately decorated
with flowers and flags. The memorial
committee in charge werei Mrs. Olivia
Botsiord, Mrs. Nancy L. Clark, Mrs.
Mary Bellinger, Mrs. Kate Cox, Mrs. L.
jacobs, Mrs. Elizabeth Ephlin and Mrs.
Lille b. Hall, who presided over the
meeting. The programme rs printed in
yesterday's INTELLIdESCER was carried
out with few exceptions, caused by
tho inability oil the participants to be
present. Rev. F. N. Lynch delivered
tho address Of the evening in very
feeling manner. Comrades. II. Crayton
also delivered q short address. Tho
rost OF the evening was filled with reci'
tations and music. In addition to
those on tho programme, recitations
wero delivered by Miss Arnold aud Miss
Bellinger, and several piano solos
played by Joseph Hall. The exercises
wero closed by tho entire assemblagC
singing "My Country, It's Of Thee"
SIDE ATTRACTIONS.
Tho njcnic on tho State Fair grounds