The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1913-06-17
BIG HISTORICAL
PARADE TONIGHT
WILL BE SPECTACULAR FEATURE
or TO-OAN'S EVENTS.
Beautiful Floats Will Depict Irrpor-
tant Events in History OF State
Final Orders Issued.

Probably the most interesting fea-
ture ~ to-daVs events. which. also
will Ice the first street parade Of tho
celebration. Will hc the historical
pageant depicting the history Of The
state in specially constructed tahleHu
floats and cars. All tho important
events of the hiStory OF the state and
nation Will Ice represented
The floats. tn most elaborate W
The Ir kind ever seen IN Wheeling.
were constructed under the direction
- George T.. Benson. th- director
general ~ the celebration Th"y
were constructed In Warwood and are
now complete Tor the pageant.
Line OF March.
The pageant Will move promptly at
S 81 o'clock to- might.
The formation and lin" Of march
will sc ~ follows Form on -Four
tccnth street. right on Eof,. west -
thapline street. south 10 Seven
tecnth west 70 Market street. north
20 Ninth street. west ~ Main street
south - Twcnt~- second street, east
10 Market street south 70 Twenty
sixth street. east To- thaplinc street.
north {" Twentieth street. west 20
Market. north 20 SiN'eenth and Dis
band.
Robert VI. Brown IL the grand mar
shat 81 the parade and will be assist
ed bv the following aides Henry
Stifri. John Stevenson. r. r. Franz
heim. l.. y. FcefeT. charles Mowers.
Charles Somehow. pr Georg" \.
Campbell charles y. lIanch-r and =
:. Iaumbcrrcr. The nuafs viii pass
IN review IN the following order
Car On. ship Of State"
carved and gildcd car with
golden eagle a. rrurchcad This
car Will carry two persons properly
cust"med 10 represent t'ncl' sam and
Columbia.
Car Two: Landing Of Columbus"
Columbus standing IN bow 81 hts
shin. viewing the now land. ~oes
strdncr copper hu"d p'"pl" waf hing
him from the beach.
Car Three; "corins Of the Wh.e
Man"
Tn" figure ~ an Indian Thi.T posed
~ the foorway 90 his WiEVafn -
:guris". nuc h"hplding m IN" d .~'anc.
IN approaching 'ara'ar ~ PALE
FACED people
Car -Four: "mecolieeh's Leap"
showing horse and rider posed
tn 'he act - 'eariur from cun
depicting Samuei ~. ol'Yshs leap
from the top ~ Wheeling hi1 nv
Wheeling 'r"'<. Uh"n pursued hv
Indians
Car Five Betty Zane to TIE
Rescue"
This rar shows rld Fort Henry. the
Indians ne brsieg'rs and Beft. Zane
with au apron fYli - powder going
20 'he r.scu" - NE offenders ~ 'hr
fort. Uhos" powder supply had been
exhausted Through tho Drawer ~
i;.t', Zano no fort vas saved
Car SIX. The Ftrst Locomotive"
on This foat all be seen cmerg
ing from q tunnel Tho Tom Thumb.
replica - The first encin" ever run
IN the United States. the primitive
machine that followed the horse
drawn cars ~ early days
Car Seven: The Making % state d"
\ mammoth car composed ~ fov
ors the center NJ earh Hover a
child and Zach child representing q
state 50 the top is rho ~ eefeef
Hover 20 all. West Virginia and
posed over this one figure az
Abraham Lincoln waving tho wand
hat orens The petals
Car Eiqht. Grown 81 Wheeiira"
starting ~ the foot % hNI With
hu' few cabins no growth ~ Tho
city i- depicted by stage unuI. a-
tHc summit m 1912. is shosn OBJ"
Ngurehcaf NJ progrs our uns
Market auditorium
Car Nine. Gar Triumphant
This g. beau'i'ui creation 81 b.pe
and gold. carrying fho Gofdo-e OF
German Float
The German HOciofIr- have ar
ranged 20 have e. f01' on shfsh ofII
be- characters roprcsruNur Tho Ger
mons prominent in tle history OF
fha nov state Character ~ fHr
H'foluflOnHry var period Yii. plsp
Do reUreHerted
Chief MsrshaTs orders
Tho follow ling 0rier- were Iesuad
resferdar BY :. ~ Lancaster Grand
marshal NJ al PARADE. relative to
t0 NIGHTS nFrnanf.
order so SufhlrF sII He oil
loNcf ln fhr pageant EXCEPT tho f.n
beautiful ncafs Hrranrsd Tor M..
purpose under fr~ direction ~ 1f-
Zen apr
order SO @ 81 floats viu aseer
hio ono hundred feet apart on Four
fssrth street. rn.fiue on EoN. a., v
O'Clock with orders. ~ note. rosf
fivcl. Of 20 g. m
Order $50 AiI aides fre ordered
~ report 90 fhe ohi'r mtr.i4f " N
iiro~ue. rf }p o. u s0rnrr Tpoiffb
and tlaTIlre street
order SO Tho public I. 70.
-pfrifuilt requested u1f fu crowd in
rho MIDI n of Market .'roef during
thIa spectacular display and thu4
spoil fIr effect 90 Woo fsaafifuf pace
ant nhirh has hon prepared af great
a.