The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1893-08-30
rHE sTREEr PARADE.
a Large and Beautiful Procession of
Church Societies.

A Large and beautiful Procession Of
Church Societies.
The formal demonstration opened
last evening with the street parade,
which was surprisingly large and nota-
bly, we'll conducted. A larger number
OF imembers OF any Of the societies has
seldom, II ever, been seen in line, and
the promptness and precision of the
movements were alike Creditable to the
marchers and gratifying to the thou
sands OF spectators who lined all the
streets along the line OF march, in many
places so densely packing the stdewalka
as to make them impassable.
The line formed at the Centre market
house, on Twenty.second street, and
moved promptly at the hour set, 1880,
over the following route:
On Twenty.second street TO Main, TO
Twenty-fourth, to Chapline to Twenty
second, down to Market, north or Mar
ket to Twelfth, to Eott and down to the
Cathedral.
II any criticism could be brought
against the makeup Of the column, it
was on the superabundance Of music.
Seldom has any procession contained
more bands. Every division and al
most every society had its band, and
without exception they were good
bands. 1t was little bewildering to
the people on the sidewalks, il not the
marchers themselves, to listen to two
bands playing different airs at the same
time. But this could scarcely be taken
aa serious criticism.
Tho marshals Of the parade demon
strated their ability by the mastery
way in which it was handled. Ferdi-
nand Biedenbach was the chief mar.
shal, and he was assisted by the follow
ing staff: Chief of staff, Bernard Bach;
aides, William scholl, Charles Schaub,
William Weltz, Andrew Heimiller,
Philip 'schGser.
The chief marshal and his staff,
mounted, were at the head OF the line,
followed by the Opera House band,
which never made better music, The
m0rahals of tho first division, John +.
Farrell and Thomas Doyle, were also
mounted, and rode behind the band.
The organizations followed in the fol-
loving order:
The Knights Of st. George, IT, full uniform,
Captain, George MnthesOn.
Mayors Brass Band.
Ancient Otdcr OF lllbcrnlans, With elegant
badges.
HAckettB lrlss Band
Knights Of ST. John, in their brilliant Uniform.
Ancient order OF Hib0rnials Of BOnwood,
American Cornct Band
knights oiBt George OF the 81. MphonsuS
Congregation,
Young Mems sodeliiy Of St. AlphonsuS
Church,
81. Alphonsus Mutual Benevolent Society.
MHcMechOn Bind
81 stNnlSlaus Polish Catholic Society In full
Uniform,
81 Johns Mutual Benevolent Society.
The division mnrshais were as foi-
lows: Second division, Arthur Ger
agility and Michael Dolan; third di-
vision, John Foose and Jacob Yocums
fourth division, Frank LavinBky.
The hne new banner oil tho st, Stania-
laus Society, seen for tho first time In
public, attracted universal attention
along tho throngod streets. II bears
Catholic omblems, aud ls appropriately
inscribed In tho Polish language. II
was tho most magnificent banner In
the ranks, which is saying much, for all
tho societiOs boar rich and costly BAN
ners. In faCt tho procession was one
Of tho richest and most brilliant that
ever marched through Wheeling streets.
Rcd fro cast It's dazzling rays on the
gay uniforms and green and gold and
red badges, on the glittorlng banners
aud waving plumes, making alghtnot
often rivalod aud not soon TO bO tor-
gotten-h by those who slw II.
All along the route tho people greeted
the column with enthusiasm, and whom
tho marching organization reached the
space In front Of tho Cathedral on tBoR
street II looked as II tho OntlrO popula-
tion had preceded II there.