The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1900-01-23

the appearance Of the city officials and
councllmen in the carriage division OF
the parade, also the police officers.
1t was suggested that the firemen be In
vited, but 1t was pointed out that the
committee on fire department had some
time ago ruled against the apparatus
and men appearing in parades, owing
to the danger of persons being injured
in the event OF fire breaking out. Mr..
waterhouse was given another COM
mIsslon-to have council provide for the
lighting Of the street arches on the
nights of February 81 Cwhen Dewey ar
rlves) and %.
Then came lengthy and general dis
cusslon as to the time of starting the
formal exercises of the day. 1t was
polnted out that the exercises should
not begin before noon, as most of the
excursion trains will not have arrived
before u. Grand Marshal White was
in favor of starting the parade prompt
" at u o'clock, the route to have as Its
limits Twenty-fourth and Seventh
streets: Admiral Dewey to review at
the Mcclure corner from an improvised
stand. and the parade to disband upon
arrival at the site OF the tablet on Main
street, above Eleventh. the admiral and
party to proceed between the lines In
open order in carriages to the speaking
stand. The colonel estimated that this
route woull be covered in ninety min
utes or at most two hours. This would
bring the hour Of starting the ceremo-
niles to about 2 O'Clock. and all ought to
be completed soon after o'clock.
To Limit the Speeches.
Judge cranmer said the speech pre-
senting the tablet to the city ought to
be limited to fifteen minutes. accept
ance fifteen minutes, and the historical
Grafton forty-fve minutes. other mem
hers Of the committee were in favor OF
shorter speeches; ten minutes each for
speeches Of presentation and accept
once. and thirty minutes for the ora
tIon the sword presentation to Lieut..
Doddridge to follow the tablet cere-
monies. Colonel Whites motion that
the exercises be held Immediately after
the conclusion Of the parade was pass
ed unanimously.
The White resolution for the appoint
ment of a committee on arrangements
Mt the speaking stand. including the Sc
lection OF speakers. time limit OF
.neecbes. both for tablet ceremonies and
sword presentation, and to grange for
a suitable hall in the event that the
weather is unpropltlous, was acted
,pon fayorably. The committee was
onnointed by Chairman Garvin, and is
az follows: Messrs. C. w. Brockunier,
G l.. cranmer. Il. NJ. GarvIn, Harry
Levy, c. a. Wlngerter and George E.
stifel.
The committee on committees vas
authorized to appoint committee on
entertainment, whose duties VIII pc 70
take care Of the many visiting organi-
cations before and after the parade.
This will be a large committee, In polnS
Of membership.
Chairman GarvIn brought up hs
matter of the application of the com
mIttee OF Martins Ferry citizens VINO
deslre to have Admiral and Mrs Dewey
over there on the afternoon of the 2sd'
10 participate In the proposed decora-
tIon nj the grave OF Elizabeth Zane the
SonoIne Of the Siege Of Fort Henry. Nj.
Brockunier stated his belief that Il
would be a physical impossibillty to act
,ovorably on this application. owing to
the arrangements already blocked out
by the committee. His motion that the
Martins Ferry committee be Informed
that the general committee regrets that
It's proposition cannot be actcd upon
Savorably, was passed unanimously
Grand Marshal White has appointed
ov-shcrlff Lewis steenrod as marshal
for the carriage division Of the parade.
II IA suggested that the committee OF
arrangements consult with Mr.. steen-
rod in order to systemRtizo the work
Of securing oil the carriages needed
Mr.. steenrod Intends to secure q very
Nne open carriage. which he will ten
der the committee for Admiral Dewey
Invitation Accepted.
The Cathedral High School Cadets