Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-05-31
IN LOVING Remembrance
OF DEPARTED SOLDIERS.
HOW MEMORIAL DAY WAS OBSERv-
ED BY MEMBERS OF
THE G. A. r..
OF WHEELING AND VICINITY
ANS AT VARIOUS LOCAL GENIE
TERIES IN THE MORNING
GOVERNOR G. W. ATKINSON

Made a Very Appropriate Address at
Peninsula Cemetery, Where the
Principal Ritualistic Exercises
Were Held in the Afternoon--Ad-
dresses Were Also Made BY At
torney Frank W. Nesbitt, of
Wheeling, and Comrade t. It.
Smith, of Columbus, Ohio-SeveraI
beautiful Musical Selections Rem
dered By Quartette-Interestin ting
and Impressive Ceremonies at
Mt. Zion Cemetery in Charge of
stephens Post-The Sons of veter-
ans and Ladies of the Woman's
Relief Corps Assisted the Old Sol
diers in Decorating the Graves.
With spirit Of patriotism that is
ever truly characteristic Of the Amer
lean people, here as everywhere
throughout the nation, many CRATE
full and affectionate hearts yesterday
united in extending the most appro-
PIRATE tributes to the memory of the
departed soldiers, who either so will
lingly sacrificed their lives on eithe.
side in the Civil War for a cause,
which they believed was just, or sur
viving that long and bloody struggle
have since passed away from the ever
thinning ranks of the G. A. r. In
every instance as tender, willing hands
adorned with flags and garlands of
flowers the last earthly resting places
OF the dead heroes it was an occasion
awakening sweet, sad memories of the
past and deeper sense of love and
homage for those who were once so
divided against each other and now
so closely united.
Memorial Day was observed by the
Wheeling members of the Grand Army
OF the Republic with unusually elabo-
rate and interesting ceremonies. In
the morning details of the boys in
blue, accompanied by committees from
the Sons of Veterans and Women's Re-
lief Corps, visited all the local GEM
eteries, with the exception of PENN
sula cemetery, where the principal rit-
ualistic ceremonies were conducted in
the afternoon in the presnce of a large
aSsemblage of the veterans and their
friends.
AT each cemetery the simple and i'm
pressive ritual of .le G.. A. R. was
performed and the mounds beneath
which the soldiers of the late rebellion
have been laid in their last earthly
sleep, were strewn with flowers by
kind and willing hands.
The following named soldiers were
appointed to have charge of the SER
vices at the various cemeteries:
Greenwood - Richard Robertson,
commander; George B. Caldwell; F. H.
Crago, Capt. B. B. Dovener, William
Grafton, James A. Henry, Edward C.
Melvin, j D. McFadden, j. B. O'Neill,
J. T. Roseberry, William H. Travis,
William H. Chapman George Fittner,
George Crumbacker and NJ. A. Liller
Mount Wood-Caleb Sylvis. COM
mander; Henry Iebler, Fred Burk-
hart, John Bachelor, William NJ. Nor
gan, Andrew Gray William T. Ham
ilton, Hugh H. Alexander, ]. R. Foster,
J. W. Harrison, Thomas R. Belleville,
Thomas V. Salisbury, H. 7. Mayer,
John McAdams, Albert Stump, Daniel
Uselton, j. N. Taylor, Charles F.
Klieves, James Montgomery and Fer
dinand Fey.
Mount Calvary-H ]. Felber, COM
mander; Col. Thomas OBrien, Levi
Bacher, D. F. Mckinley, Patrick Ma
honey, John ]. Myles, Bernhart Metz
ner, James Mckinley, William Tucker,
John l. Blowers, John LAUREL and
Frank Plankey
Stone Church-Charles T. Reed,
commander; J. n. Little, Nehemiah
Nickerson, l. V. Barton, Henry Lunan,
Samuel Davis, John l.. Wise, Samuel
Laughlin, w. w. Rogers, r. S. Taylor
and John Long.
Peninsula-Henry Pebler, commando
er; George Pitner, G.. B. Caldwell, Geo.
Crumbacker, F. H. Crago, B. B. Dow
ener, w. n. Ingersoll, Hugh F. Ster-
ling, ]. n. Little, Fred Fey, H. J. Eel
her, Col Thomas O'Brien, VIM. S.
Grafton, Andrew Gray, Nehemiah
Nickerson, VIM. =. Hamilton, Hugh H.
Alexander, Jas. A. Henry, ]. R. Foster,
Ed. c. Harry, ]. w. Harrison, Thos.
r. Belleville. Levi Bahcer, M. A. Liller,
ihos. V. Salisbury, Chas. H. Watkins,
Chas. F. Klieves, H. P. Mayer, Hon.
Thayer Melvin, James Montgomery,
]. D. McFadden, John McAdams, AL
bert Stump, D. F. Mckinley, j. B.
ONeill, Henry Pebler, Fred Burk-
hart, John Bachelor, Chas. F. Reed,
I. V. Barton, ]. T. Roseberry, Caleb
Sylvis. Patrick Mahoney, VIM. H.
Travis, Dan Uselton, ]. n. Taylor, John
J. Myles, Henry Lunan, Samuel Davis,
John L. Wise, VIM. H. Chapman, Bern
hart Metzner, Jas. mckinley, S. NJ
Laughlin, w. w. Rodgers, VIM Tuck
er, VIM. NJ. Morgan, R. Robertson,
R. S. Taylor, j. @. Blowers, John
LAUREL, Frank Plankey, John Long.
The general committee will hold an
other meeting next Saturday evening.
Mt. Zion Cemetery-Members of St.
Stephens Post.
At Odd Fellows hall, the headquar-
tiers of the G. A. R., many flowers of
various descriptions were thankfully
received from the public and the ladies
composing the committee very taste
fully woye them together with ever
green into wreaths and other designs
for adjoining the tombs. The floral
decorations at the cemeteries were as
usual conspicuous feature of the day.
due principally to the efforts of the
members of the Wopen's Relief Corps.
who were actively engaged in this part
Of the duties.
At 2:30 o'clock in the afternoon a
large number of the soldiers from vari-
0f %ho n