The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1898-05-25
4 GRAND TINE.
Memorial Day will be a Great
Event Here.


Program Already is an Elaborate One,
and More Is to Come Committee is
counting only on those organizations
Of which they are sure-0thers will
be here but they have not promised
certafnly--Order Of the parade and
the line Of March peakers and
Other Arrangements Of the Com
mittee--yery large attendance is ex-
pected and the occasion will be wor-
thy Of the men In whose honor II is
Given.
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 a program which will be in
every way credit to the town. The
celebration viii 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 will be in the parade and a
number of others have conditionaily
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 commemo-
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. NJ. councils from Ma
sontown, Dellslow, Stewartstown
Morgantown and other points
Jr. o. u. A. NJ. from White Day
on horse back seyentyiive strong
Maccabees from Laurel Point,
Cassville and other points.
Athens lodge X. of p
Monongalia lodge /. o. o. +.
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.
ORDER OF FORMATION.
The Jr. 0. U. A. M. on foot will
form in line on Walnut street near
the public school grounds. Those on
horseback form on same street neal
the same place aud fall in rear OF
the footmen.
The Maccabees will form on Wal
nut street near the Franklin house,
on the court house side.
Athens lodge X. Of P. on north
side of Walnut, head of line on Jos.
Miller's corner, extending up towards
school grounds.
The |. 0. O. +. on opposite side oil
same street.
The G. a. r. on Walnut street
near G. c. Hayes store, head Of line
towards Main street.
Every one Of these orders and mem
bers thereof expected to be IN line and
ready to step when the town clock
strikes ten. The main column will
move precisely at that time and ali
the companies will join the main line
in the order as printed in the paper
The chief marshal will be on the
crossing of Main and Walnut street:
until line is formed. His aids, j. E
Price, J. s. Watson, M. Hayes, j. p
Burbridge, A. Koontz and w. w
Hayes will be on horseback and assist
the marshals of the different orders il
forming the line and in reforming fol
the counter march from the cemetery.
The bands will oihe distributed in
proper manuer.n9g odl 99jnslnu9 19q