The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1914-05-12
VERA CRUZ HERO TO BE
GIVEN GREAT WELCOME
HENRY NICkERSON. LOCAL
BOY. WILL BE GIVEN
BIG OVATION.
lime ct Arrival Not Known Yet.
Old Soldiers Other Military and
Civic Bodies TO Participate.

Mihtary organizations. schools. civic
1,''' secret societies. different crafts
on the city and county will ioin as on,
IN welcoming Roatswain Henrv S,cS'
'Ison, hero 81 the occupation OF Vera
'iuE, April 81. when he arrives hor,a
NlInln the next few weeks
lAns have been laid. and are he,ng
'Iit,ted, 10 give the hattle-scarred
hoatsWsin such a rccepfion ~. 80.
never before been ACCORDED 80 Ia
Einla f'' VI west VIZ
Attorney n. s Honecker ve,.-,, .,
'n' spanish American War. ana AZ,
s.nuaht OF a hghtinE lineage. is tho
lath'r OF the plan Convsrs,,, ,,'..h
an lntel1rencer roport.r a., .,,,is.t, WIN
tl' idea that some public rsccs-,, t,t,s.
H""llu o. made. Working on the ans.
-,HNon. th" reporter intoryioved 49,,
80 y, Ii VH, lntnce on the proposition and
,,c.I'ed the hearticst pledges OF snn.
Flags viii naunt their wc,co,ro o.
ne homecoming hero. and ora,ta,,.
~ il'.nh'fs OF the Blue and Crav or
L"HlfA ,lons Of the city will acccntra,,,
~ NticoEo 10 the son OF the old asr
.'hoI u. J.. Kirk will deliver tho koHs
80 w 'ilN INTO the hands of the vouns,
-Nll'Iican. 9Hd all that can be done -
be done. MS bravery VIII
automobiles viii be- on hand IN ro-
I've me boy and carry him 20 ,bo
,uy puildlnr. where a stage viii he
,.,,,'u, mere salute from the
sun5 or IN" Boys Brigade win be
hrtd. DELEGATIONS OF tho q A ~ nj,
~ IN attendance and the remain. 80
IN" thin blue and gray Iina shss
marched 20 their home city foIiov,-s
lu, war or rebellion will be- tber. ~,
Ing 10 IN n' HinSTican who was will
he ~, sNe slNe ms life that the flag OF
Tested. no' pe mo-
Colonel White TO Lead
colonel Robert White n hoo 81,
many battles and veteran OF tbe
.ghi'u.Iacy. VIII march al the heat
~ lhe living followers OF the confed-
Jry snu deliver a welcoming ad-
uIess. Standing side by side with bin,
on the platform. Prof. r. n Crasa ~, ~
ton OF welcome on oia-
Not alone will the men Of tho cr.,,
army OF the Republic and ~ 49,.
~, usieIh Sontederacy march. Young.
tI men, Spa2sh-American war xa,-
Grams. who hJe fought inst ss rotJ,.
ana withstood the feverish swsmns ~,
d Iuban battlefield will be IT,
nflEnt m the zenith OF their manhood
H. VII extend the hand Of the sol.
uI,r 20 comrade Of later years
Nothing will be left undone 70 ,,aLo
orso srS aay OF the arrival of Henry Nick.
'Ihoh one TO be remembered n ions,
linse by the youthful hero ''"e
Mayor kirk and other city officials
.aNt expressed their cooperation in
me plan. All readily coincided w..s
,n III proposition and expressed their
NHlhEness 20 aid in the denonstra
non. Secretary Roy B NavIor oF tba
.WNheeiing Board OF Trade has voInn.
.sd ms services and will take the
ha
possible as soon as
Veterans TO Meet.
meeting OF all the Spaniab
American War veterans Of the si,,,
i WI De held Friday evening al 7.2O
CLOCK In the Police court roorns a.
which time plans will he comnio,o5
IoT the welcoming Of tho hero An
men VINO saw service either on a..
on the continent during that etrenri.
ouA tlme are invited and urged 10
"lith9 thls meeting. The meeting In
. caIi'i Tor the purpose OF naming fem.
porary officers for the occasion ana
the body vi
, General Caldabaugh. head OF the
noyss Brieade announced yesterday
mat meeting Of the officers OF thar
body would be called the coming weob
10 arrange for the homecoming. He
expressed his cooperation on tho sub.
lect and said that he believed that
DIT was que inc man as an American
Ciiizon and follower OF the fiag 10
ton NPP''
Richard Robertson who saw serv-
Ice IN the war Of the rebellion ex-
pressed himself as being in favor Of
me plan and stated that he would d.,
aH pm MS power TO promote the cele-
bfalion. Everyone consulted were
hiEhly in favor Of tho plan and auto
mobiles have been donated 10 help in
Transporting the escort from the train
70 the Nickerson home In EdgdaIe.
Iinsly Institute. The Cathedral
cadets. Knights Of Pythias and Mod
ern Woodmon Of America uniform
ranks ot the county. will be asked 10
d'lc-atc men 10 march IN the pa
rado band will be employed TO
play martial music during the Occas-
sion. Tho Boys BRIGADE will be lead
hy Their own drum and hucle corps
while DO BE- possible that they will
nave band Of their own In line.
Hy reason Of their age and point of
service. mem hcrs of the g. s. " Posi-
viii have the post of honor In the
parade They will then be- followed
hy the members of the Confederate
Veterans of America. m is expected
That tho members of the Spanish
American War veterans will turn out
20 man and close estimate has