The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-10-27
GREAT OVATION E)R CDLORED
DRAFTEES WHO LEAVE TODAY
CAPTAIN BIDDLE AND CONTlN'
GENT FROM CAME LEE 70 BE
IN PARADE.
City and County Officials and Colofea
Organizations to Accompany Boys
to the Trains,

An addition To III" parad" that viii
arouse the cheers Of The th"uSandS WIN"
will see the dcpartur" ne the ilr$t col
orcd soldiers iroi:, Wheeling today VIII
b. the appearance III 'Itnc OF CAPITA IN
y. y. Bidhlc. Sergeant Kennedy ana
Privatcs Leo linrric! and Charles bud
ley from Camp Lee. who ar" here To
stimulate interest il. n" Liberty Loan
sale during tho Last day of the canl-
pagn.
Hundreds of men will b" IN line rep
roscnting many Of H." or%a ni%all"nS OF
the city. while city aid r"'ntT officials
members of the city ;nd county draft
boards and others prominent ~ CIVIC
and commercial IL" will do horror TO Tie
city and county r"lur"G mcn.
1t will By :. era. day for the cniorci
citizens and VISITORS :'r"m all the near
by towns will line. the streets TO cheer
on the men Of their rl"" %h" arc going
forth to iiSh, Gnr Old Glory.
Report THIS. Jdorntng.
/ The twenty city mcu viii report 70
Judge 1Ioncrkor ~ - O'clock IN the
morning. Will" IT,. siN county men VIII
report IN nr. J. l.. iliCkcy 1t tho same
hour. After IL" roll call is made the
mon Will he iah"" /" ~" Young hrm :
: Christian association, "htTr they VII!
/ b.. served 2 luncheon II | - aud .b"
presented with comfort KITS by the Red
Cross snr!cly after which they viii take
their places il tie parade at i%-.l1 and
tho march /" III. depot Will begin.
The business houses along the line Of
march VIII tie decorated for The occasion
an dthc boys wilt rcr"iv" great ovation.
/ The parade will NOV" up Market
/ street to Trnth iu Main. t. Twelfth 10
/ rylils a.
| depot wher" The city Elrn wal rn'rain.
and t, Will them continue IN W Water
to Eleventh to Market Ia The Baltimore
and Ohio railroad Grp"t wh"rr Inc c"un-
! ~ men will boar! their train.
Formation OF Parade.
| The Formations uf the parade follows
First Division.
Cni"f NJ l'ujlcr j. t. Sill.
| Spuui 81 Police.
| Marshal: r'0l. James irIn$nn.
! Aides: ';"nrg" Clarke. Henry johnson.
! Cc!prrd Emri"y..- Of the CITY. i'll charge
Of ca. William Turner.
WHTwrud land
/ Wheeling rutllaIrh>. W. -. Ill charge
of Capt. William Cuuir.rii.
Stark'~ Cnunc,l '>ute:,s ri Iy'hias. No.
| %. III ri,nrG. o. capt. Frank
Y. johnson.
| City O'!ir'aiS. Id ~ Ia%"r I. Nj.
! Ecstrr and 1T? Nat.G;:rr -. - HaG.c.
Bei-:nt!Ja Of C,l.aty Oincla&.
| Veterans II l.6I and 1925.
Delegation cr city FircnI@n.
Fort Henry :;a!G.
Wncrlins I.nIr" =. L. =. Eiks.
Boys ErIslLc. IL command Of
Capt. George Eiuli.
! ECyS -:n:n C!ly ,nL Co":ty rs
! Of the New National Army.
! American Flag. Clrt.cG by Ladies to Re-
! c"Ivr donations q! Tobacco and
O:hcr Comforts Tor The
! SOLDIERS.
$50 Students iI"!n n" Lincoln HiE@
| school
| Second Division.
.;:.&:. ;:;,ud.
| Young M'n's Nlr.hin.: Club.
! Visiting bri,Gnt!uns ir"r Martins Ferry
Hriia.r" and Bridgeport.
| Citi:":'s' Marching Club ~ raarTc or
Rev. Johns. E",. JENKINS and
l:yy. Hurley.
1'utrd Division
I Cathedral r!l%i: $"h"nl Cadets.
LinsIy I'.-i.Iul" Cadets.
! inia i,riS;Idr,
! Tho parade viii ser; promptly at Il
c'ci"ck from twentieth and ChuNinr
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