The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1915-06-01
MEMORIAL DAY MORE GENERALLY
OBSERVED THAN EYER BEFORE

Chaplin samuel weich. The principal
address vas delivered BY the Rev y
n DebOlL. pastor OF Wesley Methodist
Episcopal church. lie paid a loving
ing tribute TO the dead soldiers and
spoke c~onsoling words 70 the feW sur.
wing heroes present.
During the morning delegations OF
veterans from the Holiday Post visit.
cd Mt Wood cemetery. where soldiers
are buried. The command Was in
charge OF J. ". Myers. At Greenwood
cemetery. where the largest number
OF the veterans OF the Civil war sleep
loo. the services were IN charge of
Colonel Richard Robertson and char.
lin Charles Reed. while at Mt Calvary.
ID. = Mckinney vas In command. Fol.
lowing the ceremonies at the two
above named cemeteries. the delega-
ton boarded cars and went TO Stone
church cemetery. with Captain
Charles Reed In command. The prin.
.ciIal address was delivered by the
Rev. : b Hart. pastor OF the First
Methodist Episcopal church Of Elm.
Grove.
Exercises at Peninsula.
The principal exercises were held
~ the Peninsula cemetery. Early 10
me afternoon aEcore OF veterans
81 Holiday Post gathered at their
headquarters In he odd Fellows
AAAAA WITH IufN were me On Nnt
Cathedral High school drum and fife
corps OF 80 members. the Modern
Noodmen OF America buele and drum
corps and a squad of the Boys Brig.
ade and Boy Scouts Then the march
TO the Peninsula cemetery. under com
msnd Of Colonel Richard Robertson,
was started. As they marched down
Market street TO sixteenth. on their
way o he cemeery. with hfes playing.
drums beating and flags flying, hun
dreds stood on the sidewalks and
doned their hats TO the veterans. II
mas been a long time since Wheeling
witnessed such a touching and inspir.
ing sight. and in a few years hence
there will be no such a demonstration
10 be seen-fOr the veterans will not
be here.
Shortly before 2 o'clock the final
ceremODies In connection with Memo
rial Day for 1915 in Wheeling were
opened at Peninsula cemetery on the
platform that had been beautifully
and aTtistically decorated by the
Women's Relief Corps, an auxiliary of
the g. A. II. The raves of all the
soldiers were decorated. and after
music by the drum corps. Justice j.
Elwood Hughes offered prayer. fol
lowed by Colonel Robertson speaking
briefly. but impressiyely. saying that
his heart was glad today for the rea-
son that II was the first time in the
history or this community that the
Confederae soldiers had Joined with
the q. 4. II. veterans in decorating
the graves" lie said that the Span
ish-American War had brought about
= closer friendly feeling between
those who fought on the northern and
those who fought on the southern
sides. but there was still a gap Of Ger
tain feeling" between the two. But
when we met in Joint national re-
union at Gettysburg a few years ago.
and all celebrated the surrender at
would be reunited as brothers. That
has come to pass here. as was demon
strated this morning.
Attorney Arbenz Speaks.
Colonel Robertson then introduced
the principal speaker. Hon. John p.
Arbenz. There have been many ad-
dresses delivered at Peninsula on
Memorial day. but there was never a
more eloquent. logical. impressive and
more beautiful speech made than by
Mr.. ArbenZ. declared the veterans. Mr..
Arbenz interpreted his flow of elo-
quence with poetry. that was classical
but easily understood. touching the
hearts of all his listners. He prefaced
his address by telling The veterans
that they should not worry about who
should take care OF the graves after
they have gone. for II has been most
emphatically demonstrated by the out
pouring of the people that their com
ades' last resting places are not TO be
left unmarked with flowers on the
Memorial days to come in the ages:
that their children's children and 40
on through generations will attend to
the placing of flowers on the graves.
Mr.. Arbenz waxed eloquent in clos.
ing his masterful address. saying:
when the old worlds temples ana
its stored trophies shall have mould.
cred into dust. when the Rlories OF ITS
name shall be hut the legend OF tradi.
ton and the light OF it, most splendid
achievements live only in song. may
we not then confidently expect philO.
sOphN to revive again the sky OF our
Franklin. and glory rekindie at the
urn Of our Washington in the bright
fires OF Liberty and Patriotism burn.
ing increasingly at the altar OF our
martyred presidents. Lincoln. Garfield
end Mckinley externally given enlight.
ment. encouragement. inspiration and
hope TO the unnumbered millions OF
all time to come"
Day Properly Observed.
Colonel Robertson said that last
year he feared that interest was being
lost in Memorial day. that the school
children were not being taught prop.
FNAe W ourtINt lnf QdN. buf ne wa
now convinced that he was wrong BIZ
the great number Of the people who
attended the exercises Yesterday al ali
he cemeteries in and about Wheeling
Mrs Livinia Haberheld. department
secretary Of the Women's Relief
Corps. Of The G.. &. r. auxiliary. read
Lncoln's Gettysburg speech.
One Of the most touching and beau
tful parts 81 the program was a solo
We Are Tenting on the Old Camr
Grounds by Colonel Charles Reed
Despite his < he has n remarkably
beautiful tenor voice. Many tear.
were he'd with fis as be sans the
btautiiul son The exercises were
closed bv an singing America"
Held Annual Celebration.
The Ohio valley Decoration Dav A..
sOciaflun War in charge ~ The second
3 nnual Decoration Day celebration
bore yesterday Early In the ~aftrruoo1
n big parade with members o. ~earlv
tIl Tho fratnmal organizations ~ Rem
uood and NcNcchen. cadet core
sunday schools. school children. and