Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1899-05-28
BELLAIRE.
Items OF News AID Personal Matter
Briefly Told o Sunday Readers.

The younger crowd OF society girls
have arranged for an overland excur-
suon into the country and picnic on
Tuesday, and Pickett's wagon has been
secured as a conveyance. There will
be twelve OF" fifteen couples from here
and ten or dozen young men from
Wheeling have been invited to partici-
pate in the excursion. The objective
point has thus far been kept a secret
by the young ladies, but it is $nder-
stood sweet secluded spot in the
vicinity OF the quaint Quaker village
of Colerain has been selected as the
place for the festivities.
Perhaps between one hundred and
fifty and two hundred citizens will
take advantage of the cheap rates
Tuesday to so to GAINESVILLE to witness
the field day exercises, in which the
Knights of st. John will take part.
Over one hundred tickets have been
sold already, which is up to the guar
anteed number, and many others have
expressed their Intention of choosing
this for their Decoration Day outing.
The Knights are finely drilled for the
contest.
The affair given by the Uniform
Rank, K. of p, Friday night, compli-
mentary to Mr.. c. l.. briggs and bride,
was exceedingly pleasant and convivial
After the presentation of the handsome
rocker, to which Mr. briggs responded
fittingly, and sereGade by the band
and Arlington Quartette, the Sir
Knights returned to the banquet hall,
where supper was served. MIR. H. A
Lichtenberger was selected for toast
master, and toasts were responded to
by Sir Knights Moore, ]. NJ Du Bots,
Fred. Wassman, Jr., c. NJ. Wyrick,
McConnaughey and others. Mr. E. E.
Crow gave talk upon Pythianism in
happy vein after the presentation.
Among the numerous outings being
planned for Decoration Day is the pic
mic Of the Young Mems Club at Shady
side. The trip will be made in the
electric yacht, and the affair will at
tract many Of the young folks in adj
dition to the members of the club
The Twentieth Century Club is also
planning for river excursion if a
yacht can be secured.
Spangler Post No. SO has made
preparations to appropriately observe
Decoration Day and exercises befitting
the occasion have been arranged for.
These will commence this evening.
when members of the Post and both
orders of American Mechanics will
meet at G. A. r. hall promptly at 80
o'clock to attend services at the Chris
tan church, where Rev. Dawson will
preach the memorial sermon.
At o'clock on Tuesday morning the
veterans and members of the Ameri-
can Mechanics will assemble at Grand
Army Hall, and at the same hour the
school children will meet at Central
school building. Each child is re-
Quested to bring one or more bouquets.
and the little folks will be divided into
convenient numbers and placed in
charge OF members OF the post. At
the cemetery two children will be
placed at each soldiers grave and the
flowers will be strewed as the salute is
fred.
The parade will leave the hall at 9
o'clock sharp, headed by the Junior
Mechanics band, and the children will
drop in line as the procession passes
the school building.
The regular pest officers will have
charge of the program--e fer the
morning as follows: IL. Reading of
orders by Adjutant A. Haas; t2), adj
dress by Post Commander Louis
Schramm: (3), music by male quartette
in charge Of Prof. Miller; (4), prayer
by Chaplain J. NJ. PAUL. t5). symbolic
decoration of graves by post officers;
t6). salute by firing squad from Sons
of Veterans; "a. hymn. America"
(S), services to unknown dead by the
ladies of Spangler Corps No. 1872; 90,
hymn. by the ladies. This will COM
plete the exercises at the cemetery.
The concluding exercises OF the day
will be at Grand Army hall, where
the people are invited TO assemble at
o'clock, programme to begin at $3.50.
Here the principal address of Decora-
ton Day will be made by Rev. Coffey.
THE PROGRAMME.
Opening ode.
2-Reading of Lincoln's address at
Gettysburg By Adjutant A. Haas.
address by Commanrer Louis
Sehramm.
Music by choir.
5rService by commander and off,
GERS.
6--afusic by choir
Address by Rev. Coffey.
S-Music by choir.
.e-Doxology. and benediction BY Rev.
Watson.