The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1911-08-23
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:, ..,nlEGER
Gay Old Soldiers, Some Bent With
Age, Turn Out in Spectacu-
lar Procession.
BASKET PICNIC Is
HELD ON FAIR GROUNDS
Convention Will Come to a Close
on Thursday-One Over
come by Heat.


With more than 5000 delegates
from every section OF the United
States and Canada in attendance. the
krieger Bund National convention
was formally opened in this city yes
terday morning. Featured by an old
fashioned basket picnic at the Island
Fair Grounds and a parade in which
$500 veterans OF the German army
took part. the days program was ex-
tremely interesting.
With the exception of one veteran
being overcome by the intense heat
during the parade. not an accident
marred the pleasure OF the day Mu-
sic. athletic contests. dancing and
many other amusements were cardcd
at the State Fair Grounds. and it was
near midnight before the visitors be
gan vending their way homcward
The convention will come 10 a close
on Thursday evening. but today will
see the close OF all the business mat
ters, and many OF the visiting dele.
gates will leave this evening for their
homes.
The Parade.
With Old Sol bcaming down on
them. and the mercury playing close
10 the 90 mark. the parade started
from Twenty-eighth street shortly be.
fore . o'clock and marched 10 Mar.
ket. 20 Tenth and 10 the State Fair
Grounds. where II disbanded. Keen
NO 70 ..f g.. l.
more than 1000 veterans. many gray
and bent with are. swung up the
streets in one OF the most spectacular
paradeS ever held IN this city De.
spite the advanced years OF many OF
those IN line. they marched with
heads erect. and were wildly cheered
by the thousands who thronged the
streets
When the parade was swinging
down South Front street on the l..
land. George Krutzer. one of the Old.
est veterans in line. was overcome
by the heat and strain of Tho long
march and collapsed His comrades
aided him 20 tho sidewalk and he
quickly revived The veteran was
sent 10 his home i'm a buggy. and 70.
ports last evening were 10 the effect
that he was entirely out OF danger
and would be able 20 attend the con.
Yention today Not another single
accident marred the pleasure Of the
day
Parade Formation.
Tho parad" was led by Chief OF Po.
iic" Howard Hastings and battalion
of uniformed police chief Marshal
koch"r'. with his mounted aides fol
lowed with the Akron drum Corps
Then marched the veterans Tho
veterans were divided inro squads
and many of fh" companies had fLair
iuil uniforms ON. The flowing pluno4
and gold llco gave them dasbir
appearance. and they We're greeted
IF cn'"TiuE ihai rcsemhlod The roll of
thunder Iil along tho limo Noi.tar..
banH followed. playing German sonrr
I'ii'W'd 10y The national officers. ORA
Tors. ih' Wheeling commiffc. and la
dies Iu carriages
Led by Marshal y Bach ana Dbl.
mounted aides. tho Second division o.
.h" p1rad" followed Summers .barl
furnished music for fhD second old,
vision. which included uniformed
cnWpauics from Akron. Cla,.lsr.f
A'e-iIIon. Canton Youngstown. CbI
'A-". cincinnati arI Western cities
Third Division.
Marshall William k.U.IIreer and
".' mounted aide. lead fl, third t.
VISION 90. fhc usrdI. which .l.s..f..,.
'h' % A. g. Veterans Nrtnu
Mozart aui Beethoven s.retrr s,'
''li"- and visiting d".,4afcs boo auto.
mobiles and huref,.
Oi" u' f.r features of r.. r,-...f..
"'H fh" variety ntr- Zach lar,,s,,
carried haEs representa-. O. rtY,u.
auI fho United state. ah.., ,,,,I.r .r'....s
OBJ their societies vcrc also represent.
Arriving af rIo State lur rroy,ls
Ih" parade oil. banded ald u. tired
veterans m"f their nmIs. sfI colo.
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N'I lH" picnic 800. attended Do.
m'f" fhfu ..HYp veterans. f..ir
FI''s and families uho rlfone.I r..
picnic grounds
Bente Talks.
Hr.thIne .r fhr mother iarrr. OF
lh".' t-.'mh''d nu tHc .rolnd. ZION.
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FESTIVAL HiIr'.t which 900. listened
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ii'rfn I- ono OF fhr L,.f r..l Cor
mHr of fI.a '.tt auI .. a..a.4 t.r.
'ni"r'HIrIre frIkrr fi. .fdr.
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