The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1899-06-06
PARADE COMMITTEE.

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The committee on parade first met.
with Chairman Birch In the chair. and
Messrs. Truschel, Weitzel, Refer, Dent,
Robertson. Taylor. MCGEE and Shafer
present. Many members OF the
general committee We're also on hand,
and took part In the informal discus
sion that ensued.
Lieut.. 3. C. Dent. U. S. Navy, mill
tary instructor ut the Linsly Institute,
was called upon by the chair to explain
the manner Of receiving honored bodies,
which he did in an interesting manner
at some length.
Chairman Birch reported that the
Linsly Institute would contribute the
sixty rifles and belts for use by the I'm
munes company In the parade. These
Will ba stacked at the Panhandle de-
pot. ready for the boys upon their ar
rival.
Captain Richard Robertson, of the ].
w. Holiday Post. G. a. R., reported
that the old soldiers desire to turn out
In the Immunes demonstration. but
that. having heard the line OF march
would extend from the Top Mill to For
tleth street, they had come to the con-
cluslon that they could not stand the
long march and the probable Intense
the G. A. r. in the parade was eX-
pressed by several members OF the COM
mlttec. and 1t was stated that the par
AIDE would be 4 short one. not covering
nearly so much territory as had been
intimated to the G. a. r. men With
this understanding. Messrs Robertson
and Britt. of Holiday Post, said they
would DO their utmost 10 secure the
participation OF the two posts, Holiday
a ND 1
held In the meantime. the old soldiers
are asked to heed this request that they
assemble in their. hall, on Main street.
TO take part In the parade Thursday
or Friday as may be hereafter deter
mined.
The parade committee also extended
nm invitation to Shriver Grays Camp OF
the Confederate Veterans Association
10 take part In the parade. Colonel
Robert White and Martin Thornton
were named rs members OF the COM
mittee on parade. which Will hold an
other meeting this morning at 10 o'clock
ut the Llnsly Institute. to complete the
parade arrangements. The appearance
OF both the Blue and the Gray In the
parade will be In line with what has
has been seen In rearly every city and
hamlet In the country since the late war
has had the eject Of bringing the Sec
lions together as they haven't been
since the great contest of 81.
On motion OF DR.. Refer, secretary OF
the committee, the Llnsly Institute Ca
dets the Oldest military organization in
the city, was given the right OF the line.
Captain Franzhcim. Lieutenant Huse-
man and other members OF the I'm
munes are graduates Of old Linsly.
The roll of the several organizations
represented was then called, and re-
ported that they would turn out In the
paradc. rs follows: Linaly Institute Ca
diets, Cathedral Cadets. Coucr dc Leon,
Bernard Stanley and james T. MCGEE
companies OF the Uniform Rank.
Knights OF pythias: the G. a. r. Posts.
the knights OF ST. George and the
On motion of Major McC;ce. n COM
mittee OF three was appointed to ar
range the line OF march. time OF parade
md other details. An amendment to
the motion was that the route he ar
ranged short enough to induce the old
soldiers to take part. This committee
IL made IN Of Chairman John n. Birch,
Richard Robertson and James r. Nc
Gee. This committee viii meet this
morninS nj 10 O'clock at the Lnsiy In
atitutc.
II was reported that the police depart
nleht would he glad to furnish n platoon
OF Ten or twelve officers 10 head the line.
The offer was gratefully accepted.
SPEAKERS AND MUSIC.
The committee on speakers and music
met, with Chairman Arkle In the chair.
The committee decided to invite Con-