The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-09-22
COUNTY BOYS TODAY
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narede had been made until yesterday
morning, when ". H. G. Curtis, OF West
Llberty got in communication with DIT.
Dtckey and these two gentlemen immed-
,ntely proceeded to make plans fPr tho
turnout
Formation Of Parade
CAPTAIN J. B. Price. o former mem
bar of the Canadian Expettonary Iorce
who hos served twenty-one months IN
the trenches with the Canadian troops
ana Lieutenant Wright Hugus. who has
heen in the Plattsburg camp and Is
unattached at present. were secured 70
ar. "a marshals, and 1t was only rev
hours before they had received the as
s,,rance OF many organizations that they
would consider II an honor and PRIV
;lcxe 10 march In the parade and mus
show their appreciation Of the boys VINO
nre going into France, to help crush inc
iron grip the Kaiser has taken upon
the world.
Tho.e who will assist tho rnarsha1s
10 meet tho various organizations WHICH
will participate in the parade ana as-
sign them to places In tho line are: w:
"A c. Curtis, Of West Liberty sherlN
"A. H, Hastings, Pearl Coon. Fhiip
lsauchrnan, ]. H. Montgomery, mayor OIL
Iyarvood; Charles Criswell. mayor o!
Edruood: G. w. Campbell, mayor OF
Elm Grove, and W. w. lrw1n. OF INC
Rotary club.
In the line. of msrch will be the puptfs
Of all the country schools under the
leadership of Prof. 8. 8. Jacobs, super
tntendent Of Tr1adelphta districts Fe'-
Grams Of the Civil war who are mem
hers of the G. A. r and the Confederate
Veterans; Linsly Institute Cadets. Ca
tbedral High school cadets with tnelF
drum and bugle corps, police ana nte-
men from the local departments city
nnd county officials led by City Mana
rer George o. Maggie: members OF the
Elks and Rotary clubs, with the Elks
h:g fag; q group Of prominent attor-
neys and officials from Elm Grove
'rriadelphia, Warwood. Fulton ana other
towns in the county.
Limo Of MARCH
All the organizations which VIII
rarch IN the parade arc requested by
the committee to report at the CITY
building at 1880 o'clock, when they will
be assigned TO their places. The parade
win form there and proceed down Chap
ket north on Market to Eleventh, to
Main to Twelfth. over Twelfth to
Water and then to the Pennsylvania
railroad depot.
The draftees will report at DR..
picksys office promptly at o'clock for
the roll call and will then be taken to
the Young Mems Christian association.
in charge of w. J. Higgins Of Woods
ntain
The SQUAD until it reaches Camp Lee,
and his lieutenautH. G. P. Schenk OF
Woodsdale, and Charles H. Miller OF
Edgwood. 80,
Shortly after II o'clock the men will
10 assembled and the second roll call
made and alternates supplied In the
event Of the failure of any or the Sc
lected men to put in an appearance. A
luncheon will be served the boys by the
Young Mems Christian association,
which will also present each Of them
with a pocket Testament
Captain Price will give short talk.
telling Of some Of his experiences IN the
trenches. which will prove Of value to
tho soldiers when they get In action.
and DR.. Dicksy will also make short
farewell address. After this the men
will take their place In the parade anu
th. first stage Of their journey will be-
gin with the march to the depot.
Dr. Dickey stated yesterday that If
Eas the desire of tho selective draft
bourd that all those who wished to
make donations of cigars, cigarettes.
etc, to the men. should send the pack
ages to the depot. where they Will be
properly distributed. and not to throw
them Mt the men on the streets. for
many Of tho articles arc ruined and dc
the boys no good. If they arc sent TO
The depot addressed to DR.. Dickey or
Secretary c. A. Walden. thoy will be
given where most needed.
Roped-off Area.
Profiting by the experience Of the
Wheeling hoard on Thursday, the coun-
ty board has made arrangements with
the Pennsylvania railroad company to
rope off n portion Of the approach to
the station In order to avoid tho crush
of people, such as thronEed the Balti-
moro & Ohio depot, anT made II almost
Impossible for the troops TO reach their
train.
This space will be guarded by police
men and no ono will be allowed inside
the ropes without pass from the board.
The train which Will carry tho boys
to Petersburg Will leave tho depot IT
! Il r. M, and Will go TO inc cnTlll VIA
Pittsburgh. Altoona and Harrisburg.
This Is rather roundabout way but
II was necessary TO take It in order 10
relieve the congestion of travel on the
Baltimore & Ohio railroad which has al
ready carried over forty per cent Of the
men from this portion Of West Virginia
and Ohio.
With this contingent on its way II
will make 81 men sent from the county.
nine having gone with the first five per
cant of tho quota. and a total OF % from
Wheeling and Ohio county.
The men who Will leave today arc:
Ohio County Division No. 2.
Order Serial Address on
No. Name No Reg. Card
Edward Nickcrson. S54. Park View.
Elm Grove.
15-Lester Scott. 1855. II. F. D. No. 8,
Elm Grove.
CIV. ]. Higgins. 54S. +s Poplar ave-
nue.. Woodlawn.
23-Feliks Eodulskl, l26. Richland,
Warwood
3+Adam L. Wagner. 1217. Triadsl-
phiA, ". Va