Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1900-05-20
FURTHER arrangements
MADE BY THE G.. A. n. POSTS FOE
COMING DECORATION DAY.
THE MEMORIAL SERMON
Will be Preached mt the German NJ.
E. Church by Rev. l.. AIIinger.
Floral Donations VIII be Left at
the Schools and L. o. o. f. Hail.
Committee For Peninsula Ceme-
terry.

The necessary arrangements for con-
Quoting services at the cemeteries on
Decoration Day, and also assisting in
the patriotic exercises at the schools
next Friday afternoon, have been COM
pleted by the local posts of the c. A.
R., with the exception of a few minor
details.
At meeting of the general commit
tee last evening, |. V. Barton was ap-
pointed to visit the commanders of the
Linsly Cadets and Cathedral High
School Cadets, and extend to them a
special invitation to take part in the
procession preceding the exercises at
Peninsula cemetery. John Alberts,
major of the drum corps of the organ
ization, reported that he had secured
drum corps of four buglers, four filters
and six drummers for this procession
The school houses in the various wards
and Odd Fellows hall were selected as
the places for leaving flowers for the
decorations at tie graves, and it was
ordered that a committee be on hands
at each place to receive the floral 6ona-
tons and see that they were conveyed
to the hall.
AS is generally known, the principal
ceremonies will take place in the after
noon at Peninsula cemetery, where all
members of the various posts will as
semble. At this grave yard the exer-
cises will include vocal and instru-
mental music and an address by Gov
ernor Atkinson. In the morning the
other cemeteries will be visited by
squads of soldiers, accompanied by
members of the Woman's Relief Corps,
who will conduct the usual services
and decorate the graves with flowers
and flags. The ladies Of the G. A. R..
who are taking quite an active part in
the arrangements, will furnish the
decorations for the monument and will
also serve luncheon to the visiting
soldiers at Odd Fellows hall before the
procession to Peninsula. Company A
of the National Guard, has been chosen
as the firing squad for the afternoon
exercises, and will be instructed to give
the usual salute over the graves.
All members of the posts will meet
at Odd Fellows hall next Sunday even
ing and march to the German NJ. E.
church, where the pastor, Rev Louis
Allender, will deliver memorial SER
mon. At the church the soldiers will
be met by the members of the Wom-
ems Relief Corps,
At the schools the exercises will be
of specially interesting nature. Geo
B. Caldwell Thayer Melvin, Richard
Robertson and Hugh Sterling have
been chosen to compose the committee
for the High School.
A programme will be rendered
consisting of musical and lit
erary selections Of a patriotic nature.
The following named soldiers will
have charge of the programme at the
Peninsula: Henry Pebler Command
er, George Pitner, G. B. Caldwell. Geo.
Crumbacer, f. H. Crago, B. B. Dove
ner, W. n. Ingersoll, Hugh f. Ster-
ling, j. n. Little, Fred Fey, H. ]. Fell
Der, Col. Thomas O'Brien, VIM. S.
Grafton, Andrew Gray, Nehemiah
Nickerson, VIM F. Hamilton, Hugh H.
Alexander, JAS. A. Henry, j. r. Foster,
Ed. c. Harry, j. w. Harrison, Thos.
R. Bellyille, Levi Bacher, NJ. A. Liller,
Thos. V. Salisbury, Chas. H. Watkins.
Chas. f. Kieves, H. P. Mayer. Hon.
Thayer Melvin, James Montgomery,
J. d. McFadden, John McAdams, AL
bert Stump, D. F. Mckinley, j. B.
O'Neill, Henry Pebler, Fred Burk-
hart, John Batchler, Chas. F. Reed.
l. V. Barton, ]. T. Roseberry, Caleb
Sylvis, Patrick Mahoney, VIM. H.
Travis. Dan. Uselton, j. n. TAYLOR,
John J. Myles, Henry Lunan. Samuel
Davis, John L. Wise, VIM. H. Chap
man, Bernhart Metzner, Jas. McGin-
ley, S. M. Laughlin, w. w. Rodgers.
VIM. Tucker VIM. Mr. Morgan, r. Rob
ertson, R. S. Taylor, J. @. Blowers,
John LAUREL, Frank Plankey. John
Long. The general committee will
hold another meeting next Saturday
evening.