The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1903-05-27
Memorial Day, May Both, at
Tuen Die Vie Park.

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Our citizens are cordially inyit-
ed and urged to take part in this
beautiful annual custom, to give a
hearty cooperation. in recognition
of the day, to participate in this
small tribute of love. Bring your
most beautiful flowers from your
gardens, and make this day to be
long remembered, for the greet in
terest manifested in it's observance.
Let there be no party lines. Scat
ter the blossoms over all who fell
in the noble discharge of duty.
To the ministers of our various
churches, we extend also an invi-
tation to honor the occasion by
their presence.
Program.
Committee of Arrangements
Mrs Livia Simpson .Poffenbarger,
Mrs j NJ 81 Beale, Mrs @ E Hogg,
Mrs j McCulloch.
Opening Prayer-Rev G w Keep
Ter.
Music-Mrs N Bryan, Miss NJ
McCulloch.
Address-Hon FL r Howard,
Hon Rankin Wiley, Hon @ E
Hogg
Closing Prayer-Rev s 81 Glib.
bons.
Committee. Flowers at Park
Mrs Ell G Nease, Miss venie
Thomas, Mrs j Friedman, Mrs
Edith Stevens, Mrs d S Snyder,
Mrs w p Neale, Mrs j d McCul-
Loeb, Miss Sallie Pullins, Mrs F
Ellison, Mrs Homer Smith, Mrs Q
F Hess. Mrs P Gabbert, Miss Car
RE Gilmore, Mrs B franklin, Mrs
j B.Tippett, Mrs j MoCulloch,
Mrs FL r Howard, Mrs Robert
Mitchell.
Committee, Flowers at Old Gem
etery-Mrs j M 81 Beale, Miss
Alice Capehart, Mrs Hugh Barbee.
Mrs j W English, Miss Nealie
Smith, Mrs L j Williamson, Mrs
j s Spencer, Mrs N E Hale, Mrs
John L Written, Miss Lide Kim
berling, Mrs @ . Bowyer, Miss
Emma Newman, Mrs S Capehart,
Mrs j Stortz, Mrs E McEIfresh,
Mrs j Holloway, Miss Jennie
Vickers. Mrs Mary Fry, Miss Lide
Waggener.
Committee. Flowers at Lone
Oak-Mrs Watt Hogg, Mrs P S
Lewis. Miss Lille Hogg, Mrs. An
ma Ryan. Mrs r Chambers, Mrs l.
s Pomery, Miss Charlotte McCul-
loch, Miss Kate B Stribling.
Committee to open and arrange
Mansion House-Misses Char
lotte McCulloch, virgie Wiley,
Mrs Edith Stevens.
On Memorial Day, May Both.
after the close of the exercises at
Tuen Die Vie Park. the committee
for the old cemetery will carry their
lovely flowers there, and the first
grave to be visited, will be Major
Andrew Waggoner's, the Hero of
Craney leland" whose tragic death
March 80, 1868, and was
SO much deplored by every one in
Mason county His father was a.
friend of General Washington and
a Major in his army. He was also
along with his brother in Brad
docks disastrous defeat. The lat
ter was among those left on the
battlefield Major Waggoner serv-
ed throughout the war of 1912.
Craney Island lies in the Chesa-
peake Bay, commanding the ap-
proach to Norfolk. The Ameri-
cans had a small force of 1877 on
the Island to defend:it. June 3rd,
1918, Admiral Warren was sent
from the British fleet with 1900
men to capture it. The Americans
in command, concluded it was the
better part of valor to surrender, to
such a superior force, and ordered
the flag to be lowered, whereupon
Major Waggoner, who was a man
Of violent temper, as well as brim-
FULL of patriotism, seized the flag, |
and placing it in position, swore he
would shoot the first man who
would dare to take it down, "Old
Glory" This SO enthused the men,
hat they rallied around him, and
Al