The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-04-14
PARADE TO MARKET AUDITOR
lUM 2.5Oo STRONG TO RE-
CEEE SCHOOL FLAGS
Greatest Religious Patriotic CeIeora-
ton ever Held in Wheeling.
Bishop Speaks

Three thousand people jammrd the
Market Auditorium Yesterday LOT me
larces: religious patriotic celebration
eyer held in Wheeling. Children 900
strong from u paroch!al schools
marched through the streets 10 M;
, Auditorium to honor Old Glory anu
do homage TO th"ir country on Cain
olic Flag Day. Each school was CIV
en 4 flag for It's flagstaff. ,,.,
The mass meeting was addressed
b. Bishop ?. J. Donahue and Or. ChaS:
A. Wingerter. prominent hnlsht or
Columbus. under the auspices OF
which SOCIETY the great AFFAIR was
held.
The children occupied the spacious
main floor. Five hundred had 70 Stand
NJ. The gallery WAS filled with par
cnts and visitors.
Patriotic Music -,
The line Of march formed at Eot>
and Fifteenth streets and was fully
Sight blocks long. The children car
ried small flagS AMI each school az
vision was headed ~ bearers OF req
white aud blue standards with ,aS;
school name on each. Ia" tathtEral
drum corps. the st. AlphonsuS cadets
and Mrister's band. added patriotic
ginger 70 tho parade The marcherS
were cheered all along the line.
Arrived al the auditorium. the
morrhars entered AT III" north en-
trance only and required about al
hour 70 become seated.
Each sneaker Was rheered as n,
entered the platform. The BackgrouN'
of draped flags was the most nHaCti-
ful establishment ever Seen on the
Auditorium blanks. The rich rcd
white and blue amid brilliant light
ing gave forth Il splendid setting FOR
Z patriotic celebration
Mr. Coleman Gives Flags.
Eishjr, Douahua began thu program oy
invocation w;t' III. Lords prayer
George ]. Na:Nisun ch";rtunt mad" the
Introductory s;,"",'i'. re told OF inc
service given b. Catholics "n II" recent
mancuvers en- tn Mexican border ana
- th,i on. ,Ha: cut Of eyer: three
IL, rho troops VA. = Catholic. Tho en-,
drcn. under the ,i'r"c,i"n Of Fr"f. y. J.
. sch:tsi"r led IN" audience in singing
America. IT,;
address .! the afternoon on patriotic
nrinc;plr@ His speech was followed by
~. singing -: tn. Star Spansl"d !iaa-
ner..' Il was !:'p:csSirr. ia"'tiin;;
music.
:Ih. Ciacs were presented :" tho four
,nan schools each b. John Coleman,
prominen; !I,ti=ht %: Columbus. IA I
ceremony iastiGS about an i,"Hf AN
school had :; - preventative 80 '''%N' -
specch Of thanks for tn. flag OF MS
school.
Bishop On Patriotism.
BisHup punatlUc &I'"k" 20: "o"Ht ~
:sEn :ilautCS ON patriotism. H., fiSh"P
said that IN this trr" country "i"re ""
cniov,,,: liberty We should b. Wiling 10
urotect IL that all should respond I" IN?
call and help In the way th"t tn"E c"u!''
,rhe nr,nc;r,lc OF ,l0.ng something WAS
not only patriotic hut religious. h" de-
ciared Tho pr;acir'" ~ patriotism IS
taught in thc rar"chia' schools a. 4
,sIirious ono THt- t.hil'ir"o w"r" inter
est.d n tho Hj~hnT.'s -perkirG OF his
nschew on thc / \riH"na. :"
whom rs hid cooGhE" -"''"T'!H In ~"
SnrE MS III. boz SCI out 20 sea "a I'm
defend mis- coGniry's principles. The
Bishop asked Inc children . pray 70:
his nephew.
At,er the SINGING - the =" pcuul.
HOLY Coo W" E:c.S Thy Name" and
q parting blessing .; ne Eishou ;nc
audjcr," '.>ct me building and fhs great