The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1895-05-30

Wheeling and all tho towns in this
vicinity will celebrate Memorial Day
this year, as uGuall in recent years, in
manner hctittinS tho SOLEMN and bcau'
tllul significance OF tho anniversary.
Tho G. A. T., Sons OF Veterans and
Woman's Relief Corps, Ladies' OF tho G..
4. T., public school children and sever
nj patriotic socictios will tako part.
Stephens post, q. A. l., will have
charge OF tho decoration Of tho graves
in tho cemeteries south Of tho creek. aa
usual, and will have i.s formal mcmor-
ial exercises in ut. Zion cemetery. Tho
strcwing OF the flowers on tho soldiers
graves in tho other cemeteries will be
done bv tho details from J. W. Holiday
post whose names werG printed in the
ISrgLLIaESCER Monday morning. Tho
exercises at each cemetery will consist
merely OF the reading Of that part OF the
situal appropriate 10 the decorations.
The graves OF all old soldiers
have been designated by commit
tees OF tho G.. A. Il. with small
flags, so that mono OF them may DO over
looked.
The formal Memorial Day exercises
oil Holiday post will be held in u. \. Il.
hall this evening, aud the public is COR
daily invited to be present On this
occasion tho following attractive pro-
Eramme will DO rendered:
Opening prayer lrv A. J. Trey
Male Quariei;c-''We Deck Their Graves Alike
To-day. -McsSrS Parker, Reed, Boyd aud smith
Solo.-..................... Minnie McClymcuI
Address Hon. Il H. pOyruer
Recitation-"NtSht Ai;eF shiloh" ~ M; sandy
.Gc. !ei'au
Reciaiion........... Miss Emma fIctchrt
Male QuaEtettc-"Ihcy Sleep IN Their CoGn'
tTy's blue" Quatteite
Flowers are not so plentiful this year
as in some seasons, owing 10 the recent
unseasonable cold weather, and those
who have flowers should send them to
thei. ward school before q. IN. to-day.
Business will be generally sus pended,
By many merchants all day aud BY
nearly all q pnrt OF the day. All the Of
fees in the public building. except that
OF the police department. will be closed.
The pos,otIice will observe the usual
holiday hours. The money order and
registry department will be closed all
day, and the general delivery open only
from S 10 10 n. IN. The carriers will
make the early morning collection rs
usual, and there will be one delivery at
s a. m. Collections will Do made at
$50 and ll:3O q. H., and l2:3O, $50,
3:l5, 5 and p. IN.
Everybody who has Aag should
show his patriotism By putting it out.
The city building will be nicely decor.
ated with flags and appropriate en-
blens. The soldiers' monument was
decorated las: nigh. with w.Gaths. flow
ers and flags.
There will be the usual number OF
excursions and picnics. The English
Lutheran Sunday school will give an
excursion to Browns Island on the
s;eame, Liberty. The North End Lit.
erary aud Athletic Association will
have picnic a. Mozart park, there will
be private dance in McColloch's barn,
near Clinton, and several other private
picnics. Wheeling park will be made
especially attractive for the day, and
there will bs no lack OF ways in which
to spend the day attrac:ivcly or profit
ably, as one feels inclined.
At Bellaire, Bridgeport aud Martins
Ferry the appropriate programmes
printed yesterday will be carried out, 4
feature Of the day At Dridgepor. being
the dedication this evening OF the ".
G. 7. U. drinking fountain, on tho pub.
lie square.
Hon. Z. [. Weens, the silver tongued
orator OF Belmont county, will deliver
an address Mt the G. 4. K. meeting in
tho Bridgeport Opera iouse this even.
Ing. Ge is pleasing and entertaining
speaker, and all who attend will be
richly repaid Tor listening to his eIo.
oueace.