Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1898-05-17
A GRAND TIME.
Memorial Day viii be a Great
Event Here.

anu AVEt IL 10 NOHtes- OODnuHlittt IL
counting only on those organizations
of which they are sure-0thers will
be here but they have not promised
carbohydrates of the parade and
the line of March - Speakers aud
other Arrangements of the Com-
mittee-very large attendance is en-
pected and the occasion will be w0r-
Thy of the men in whose honor ii il
isiyen.
The committee in charge OF the
celebration OF Memorial Day have
been hard at work ever since they
were appointed and they have pre-
pared program which will be in
every way a credit to the town. The
celebration will be the largest at
tended event of the kind ever seen in
the town. All the organizations
which are named in the order OF
march viii be in the parade and a
number Of Others have eonditionally
promised to be here.
The speeches will be unusually
good this year and the whole cele-
bration will be worthy OF the day
which it is intended to commence
rate Large delegations are expect
ed from every town in the county
and from all the nearby towns in
this state and Pennsylvania and
they will be here. The crowds will
be very large.
According to the program was
given us by the committee the pro
cession will form at 10 O'Clock sharp
at the junction of Main and Walnut
streets in the following order:
The mayor and city council in
carriages.
The speakers and distinguished
citizens in carriages.
West Virginia University Cadet
Corps.
Jr. O. U. A. M. councils from Ma
sontown, Dellslow, Stewartstown,
Morgantown and other points.
Jr. O. u. A. NJ. from White Day
on horse back seventy five strong.
Maccabees from Laurel Point,
Cassville and other points.
Athens lodge X. of p
Monongalla lodge l. O. o. F.
Old Veterans and sons of Veter-
ans.
Hoffman Post G.. A. r.
Brass and martial bands will be
here in numbers and will be scatter
ed throughout the parade at suita.
BILE points.
The parade will march down
Main street to the Decker's Greek
bridge and through South Morgan
town to the cemetery where the i'm
pressive memorial services will be
held and volley fired over the graves
of the heroes sleeping there.
The parade will then reform and
march back to town across the bridge
and out Front street to Walnut up
that street to Main and from thence
to Wiley street, out this to Spruce
and down it to the Academy yard.
Mayor Glasscock will then deliver the
address of Welcome and make all
necessary announcements when an adj
journment will be taken until one
Thirty, when a bugle call will be the
signal for the crowd to assemble and
hear the addresses.
The Introductory address will be
delivered by Hon. Waitman T. Wiley
who in his eighty-seyenth year is not
too old to bring his tribute to the flag
he loves, and under whose folds he
has been so long. His presence will
be an inspiration to all who may be
so fortunate as to hear him, and Will
be an event long to be remembered.
The orator Of the day, Hon. J. NJ.
Dalzell, better known as Private Dali
zell, of Ohio, will be introduced by
Senator Wiley, and he will deliver
one of his celebrated addresses. Pri-
vate Dalzell is known all over the
country as one Of the most eloquent
men alive. and his speech will be a
great treat to those who will be at
tracted here by it. The committee
are exceedingly fortunate in having
secured his services and they should
be very proud OF their success.
A cordial invitation is extended to
all to attend the exercises and enjoy
the day which is to be the greatest
day ever experienced in Morgantown.
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