The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1898-04-20
MEMORIAL DAY.
Present indications are that it
will be the largest Celebra-
ton ever held in town.

Notable speakers to be here-These are
Certain and will be here without fail.
Others have been invited and may
Come but these are certain-Organi-
cations which haue promised to par.
ticipate-Many others are invited and
are Expected-Fairmont will send q
good crowd down-Every old soldier
in the County who is able is FIX.
pected to be In line. Imposing parade
will be SEEM Many bands to be pres.
.ent-Other notes on the big time
which Is Coming.
For some time the local post Hoff-
man No.. 81 G. A. r. has been try
ing to get things in shape for the
biggest celebration of Decoration
Day that they have ever had in the
history of the town and from pres
ent indications they will succeed far
beyond their earliest expectations.
Everything is coming their way and
they now have the certain promise
of enough to make it grand event
and besides this they have the
chance of getting still more to add
to the occasion.
Everyone is aiding them in their
efforts and they are feeling very
good over the present outlook. The
people over the county generally are
invited to come in 10 the county seat
On that day and help make the affair
worthy of the dead heroes in whose
honor it is given. Many towns near
by are going to send in good delega-
tions. Fairmont which did SO well
last year will have big crowd here
again this time and will help no lit
tie in making the service an impress
siye one in every detail
Among the speakers which will
be here and deliver addresses are
some that are known all over the
country and we do well to get them
here. Others are not so widely
known but we know what they can
do in the way of speech and there
is just as much reason to look for
ward to what they have to say as
something great as to the more re-
nowned men who will be here.
These are the men who will GER
tainly be here and speak. There is
no guess work about it they have
positively promised to be here and
and those who are not certain have
not been given out. Others are ex-
pected but until they are certain
they will not be mentioned. The
speakers are: Private J. M. Dalzell, |
of Caldwell, Ohio, who is one of the
most celebrated orators in the whole
country, Senator w. T. Wiley
whose eloquence is well known and
who has thrilled thousands in his
life by the earnest patriotism of his
utterances, Hon. Geo. G. Sturgiss,
who has no superior in the state as
an orator and the Mayor w. E. |
Glasscock who will deliver the open
ing address of welcome.
Among the organizations which
arc expected in the parade and |
which have promised to participate
are: Monongalia Lodge No. 10, /. |
.. O. F., Athens Lodge X. of p,
Maccabees from Cassville and Lau-
rel Point and Jr. o. U. A. NJ, from
Dellslow, Stewartstown and Morgan
town and the Cadet Corps of the
West Virginia University and their
military band Other bands from
ali over the country and the G.. A.
X. posts from Morgantown and Fair
mont will be in line. Besides these
there will be number of other
lodges and organizations which have
been invited and which are conf
IDENTIFY expected but whose accept
ance has not been received by the To-
cal post They will be here many
more of them but they have not
specifically said so yet and the com
mittee in charge don't want to adj
vertise them until they are certain
Of what they are doing.
Every old soldier in the county
who is able is expected to be in line
and everyone who can be here should
turn out to show the old veterans
what the present citizens of the
county think of their efforts toward
,he preservation of the Union.