Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1899-10-11
Special to the Register.

MORGANTOWN, w. Va, October 10.
Chadwick Day was celebrated without
a hitch in the presence of $4,000 people
The decorations were most gorgeous.
The cadets fired an admiraPs salute in
honor of Admiral Sampson, who arriv-
ed with the other naval officers this
morning. Capt. and Mrs. Chadwick,
Commander Staunton and Lieut.. and
Mrs. Marsha were in the party. Be
sides them Governor Atkinson. Gen.
Spilman. Gen. Appleton and Secretary
of State Dawson were present.
The official programme had an
nounced that the parade was to have
started at 1890 a. m, but it was nearly
noon when it was to move 1t had been
delayed in formation by the great num-
bers of spectators who had interfered
with the marshals in their work and the
delays experienced by the special trains
in getting into the town. The line was
formed on Front street.
The procession was preceded by TWEEN
ty mounted police.
Following them were Rutter's Band,
of Uniontown, preceding the guests OF
honor in thirty carriages. Captain
Chadwick riding with Governor Atkin-
son came first. They were followed by
Admiral Sampson, and then the rest of
the visiting naval officers, including
ID prnu n This
place. He has had charge Of the affair
from the inception and has done much
to make it the success that it was.
The corps OF cadets of the West Vir-
ginia University, under command OF
Col. B. E. Fast, acted as guard of honor
for the distinguished guests. There
were four companies of infantry and a
battery of artillery
The marshals of the parade were
Gen B. D. Spilman, chief marshal, of
Parkersburg. He had for his mounted
orderly Sergeant ST. Clair, of the Unit
ed States army, now armorer of the
University. For his adjutant Captain
Kemble White, of the Second West Vir-
glnia, had been chosen. His other aids
were Col. Thomas E. Hodgens chief of
staff. Col. JOS. H. McDermott, Col. c..
L. Smith, Col w. H. Banks, and John
E. Price, a veteran of the civil war.
The parade proper consisted of three
grand divisions. The first was made
up of the veterans of the civil and
Spanish-American wars, under COM
mand of John E. Price. 1t had Com
pany C, of Uniontown, commanded by
Captain Bierer, and Company d, of
Connellsville, under Captain Grow, of
the famous Tenth Pennsylvania, and
veterans of the same war from this
county, who had belonged to the First
and Second West Virginia and to the
Tenth Pennsylvania. The various
posts of the Grand Army of the Re
public headed this section. Posts from
Morgantown, Fairmont, Warrington
and Grafton were in line, besides mem
bers of a number of other posts who
were assigned to one place.
The second division of the parade
was made up of the National Guard
companies from this State and the
Dewey light infantry from McKeesport
They were headed by the McKeesport
band, and were under the command of
Col C. L. Smith. Companies from
Morgantown, Fairmont, Piedmont and
Terra Alta made up this division.
The stand took up the entire front
of the court house yard and was very
deliberately decorated. Life size pic
lures OF Dewey, Sampson. and Chad
wick formed conspicuous parts of the
decorations.
Hon. Geo. C. Sturgiss presided over
the meeting and introduced the speak
ers. The invocation was delivered by
DR.. A. NJ. Buchanan, chaplain of the
First West Virginia Judge ]. Mar
shall Hagans of this place was then
introduced and spoke in eulogy of Cap
tain Chadwick, taking for his subject
Our Hero" Judge Hagans has been
life long friend of Captain Chadwick
and the address was very able.
Governor Atkinson then presented the
sword to Captain Chadwick.
The third division. under command
OF Col. Jos. H. McDermott, was headed
by the Morgantown City Council. and
was composed of civic societies from this
State and Western Pennsylvania.
There were fully $500 men in line
and twenty brass bands and martial
bands were scattered at intervals in the
line.
The decorations were profuse. the
town being buried in mass Of bunting
and banners
When the head of the procession
reached the reviewing stand Rutter's
band turned out and, stationing itself
opposite the stand, played while the
procession passed in review. The
guests of honor turned out and took
their positions on the stand where the