The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-09-21
BID GODSPEED TO THE
COUNTY'S l23 DRAF TEES
Ordinary Activities Of County
Seat Go to Smash in the
Great Demonstration.

More than 5000 people assembled At
III. M"undsr;lIe Il x .. station Thursday
afternoon to say good-hy" to Marshall
men to leave for Camp Lee. Petersburg.
VA. tnhuuntlcd patriotic fervor pro-
vailed at the station and the farewell
rendered the lads was by no means SOL
cmn. The boys were all in the best ~
spirits when the soldiers special pull
ell out Of the depot. with the thousands
of county residents sending up cheer
after cheer The Wheeling boys and
Tyler and Wctzel county lads as we'll as
thuS" from old Marshal were then en-
route TO train for pemOCracys nov
army.
The boys were off to the station i'm
nlediatciy after tho final roll call at III"
draft headquarters. The big parade to
tho station from the county court house
was under way at $50 o'clock. The as
semhly formed At the corner of Court
avenue and Seventh street with the Ben
wood police leading. The Benwood draft
bows followed, with moro than IS veter-
ans Of the Civil War Immediately In
back of an escort. The veterans were
followed in the line of march by the
Bcnwooh and Mnundsvile bands. Next
in line was the girls Of the Moundsrl!lc
Red Cross chapter carrying rcd. white
and blu. boxes filled with lunches for
the BOYS. Immediately behind them
marched tho soldier boys. followed ny
automobiles and macl..""*.
Tho parade proceeded down Seventh
. street. out E.afaycttc avenue ana down
Eighth street to the depot. The young
ladies Of the G.. y. X. and school chill
drcn separated on Western Eighth
stree, allowing the drafted men t" pass
through their lines. AS the soldiers
paSScd down tho street each WAS handed
one of the Red Cross boxes. and allowed
II greet their friends and relatives
along tho lin" Of march.
Crowds Out Early.
Hundreds of people S,rcamed into
Mnundsville from every section OF tho
county early in the morning tn send the
bows off \ long parad" Ut loo auto
mobiles decorated with flags and bunt-
ing arrived from I'"nwnud and No
Mnchen. shortly after l. o'clock. con-
vcving ,hr boys from those cities with
their friends. relatives and bands. The
VA r,de travcrsed tn" principal streets
Of tho city and lined up AT tho First NJ.
f.. church. whore the boys wer" banquet
cd nv the Moundsyillc Red Cross
chapter.
The city was in holiday attire for the
occasion All buildings on III" principal
streets with very fnw exceptions. were
decorated with tho National rolors and
FLAGS were in evidence everywhere. The
dav was 2 general holiday and probably
ono nt tho most celebrated over expert
enced in Moundsvillr. BUSINESS WAS sus-
pended immediately after noon. All
stores. offices and other places Of bust
moss was closed while tho United states
Stamping company. the Fostoria Glass
plan, and other industries In the
Mounrlsvillc vicinity suspended opera
tons.
Early in the afternoon tn" streets
w"rc filled with people. Special Traction
oars nnured hundreds into tho city from
,r.. ur-thc-river districts. while many
more poured in from every section OF
tho county.
Tho Wheeling Raurh band as we'll as
MnunGSyillc Eagle band and McMechen
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