The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1900-05-30
A LOVING
TRIBUTE TO
THE DEAD.
Decoration Day WIN be ApprOpri-
atsly Observed in Wheeling
by the Veterans.
THE ORATORS OF THE DAY
Are Gov. Atkinson and Mr. Nesbitt.
Company A OF National Guard
Appears In the Parade.

Under the auspices of the two local
posts OF the Grand Army of the Repub-
lie, there will be an observance of Deco
ration Day to-day OF unusual note com
partvely speaking. At the general ex-
ercises In the afternoon, at Peninsular
cemetery, the Grafton Of the day will be
delivered by Governor George W. At
lslnson, who arrived in the city last
night from Charleston. In the morning,
ut Mt. Zion cemetery. where exercises
will be held under the auspices OF
stephens Post No. 50, c. A. r., the ora
tion viii be delivered by Mr.. Frank w,
Nesbltt.
The decoration Of the graves Of Union
veterans buried in the South Side
cemeteries will occur this morn-
ing by details From Z. w.
Stephens Post No. IS. The post will
meet at the hall. corner of Thirty-sixth
and Jacob streets. at O'Clock sharp.
Details win at once proceed to the Red
Mems and Mt. olIvet cemeteries, where
the graves of the old soldiers will be
decorated, and then the entire post and
the public viii congregate at Mt. Zion
cemetery, where the ritualistIc service
viii be gone through. and the grafton of
the day delivered by Mr.. Frank w.
Nesbitt.
The uptown post, Holiday No. u.
will have charge Of the decoration of
the graves in Mt. Wood, Greenwood. Mt.
Calvary, Stone Church and Psnlnsuiar.
At all but the last named the details
from the post will cover the graves with
flowers in the morning. The post will
gather as q preliminary TO this loving
duty. att. o. o. F. hall, at o'clock this
morning.
In tho afternoon at o'clock. the
members Of both Holiday and stephens
posts, together with the Sons Of veter-
ans, Woman's Relief Corps, Ladies Of
the C. A. r. and other patriotic organi-
cations, will assemble at 1. o. o. F.
hall. Joined by Company A, First In
fantry National Guard of West vir-
elnia, under command OF Captain John
P. Glass, the organizations named will
march over the following route to
Peninsular cemetery, where the public
Observance of the day occurs: on
Twelfth to Market. on Market to six
tenth. on Sixteenth to ScCollceh, on
Mccolloch to Baker, and on Baker TO
the cemetery.
At the cemetery, the C. A. R. services
will be held over the grave OF an old
soldier. Then will follow the general
services, with the grafton by Governor
Atkinson, and vocal selections by
uuartette composed of a. E. Dunn, first
tenor; C. T. Reed, second tenor. ]. II.
Berghqueste, first bass, and R. H. Par
ker. second bass. At the conclusion OF
the services, Company A will fire the
salute over the grave. Then will follow
the decoration Of the graves Of other
soldiers in Peninsuiar cemetery.
There are $50 Union soldiers buried in
the uptown cemeteries as follows:
Peninsular. $50; Mt. Wood. 1875; Green
wood, 20; Stone Church, s5; Mt. Cal
vary. 40. Probably 800 are buried in the
cemeteries south OF the creek.
Last night the womau's Relief Corps
decorated with flowers and bunting the
soldiers monument on City Building
square. Janitor Frank EdeIe and a
force of assistants gave the monument
thorough cleaning yesterday after
noon.
The members OF Company a, First
Infantry, National Guard Of West VIr-
glnla, are requested to assemble at the
armory at 12;I5 sharp. At 1880 the
company Will be formed in line and
marched to a suitable spot where n
large photograph Of the company will
be taken. The blank cartridges for usa
at the cemetery this afternoon arrived
yesterday afternoon, three rounds for
each man. In the event Of rain the
company will wear ponchos.