The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-05-22
PARADE ONE OF THE MoS1 IN
DERBY AND BEAUTIFUL hs"
SEEN IN WHEELING.
ABOUT $500 CHILDREN WEEE IN
LINE, EACH DIVISION HEAo6p
rTs OWN BAND AND WEARING
UNIFORM CoLoES.
r1sHoP DoNAHUE WARMLY TAANh
ED THE CHILDEEE FOR ThhlH
SPLENDID TRIBUTE TO HIM

n,radr of school children REPRESENT
inr all parish schools of the diocese o.
,nhnnsus Cathedral High school. 81
1nscph's Academy. ST. Ninccn'S ana 81
Johns homes. Manua! Training sch"oi'
(, Cincrnt's school. Sacred Heart
..,.n,,o, cnrnus Christi school. immacu-
,,,,,,,,,t,on 81. Johns. ST. Lads
,.,,. ,,r adv Of Mt. Lebanon ana 81
xt',,,r. rorrrd at 81. Alrh"nSns
church Yesterday afternoon ana H"Fc"
- 49, marker street To Twelfth, on
twelfth to I;"lr. on Eoit ~ HI ''''''" W.
Ejshoa Donahur's residence
,hnut 100 school children took part
in the parade. each DIVISION "'"ucu =.
,,s own hand. Tn" children. girls ana
bows were dressed III whltH an" pu' P'.'
,oinrs Of the cyiscnpatc. Captain IL" A.
I,oIon,o, yns chief marshal The parade
,y,. organized and drilled by Captain
John Mathson.
Tho children assembled before IN"
residence Of Bishop p"nahu" where nc
greeted them from tn" steps
BISHOP Donahuc SAID:
~ want 10 thank you for honorinG me
in this manner. When came to Wheel
ing there were none OF YOU her" ana now
there arc thousands Of you coming 10
show your love for me. thank Hoo
Won have com" here and showed your
love, no, only Of your hisn"r but OF
your faith. l want In congratulate your
marshes and teachers upon the snlchulo
order which you have maintained IN TINS
paradc: YOU have shown great spirit ana
soldjrrIy bearing. ! thank you all dear
children for your cheers and your ap-
nlausc hut there is with us today an
other far greater than I. His Eminencc
Cardinal Gibbons, aged as he is who
has come all tho way from Baltimore
10 grace and honor this occasion. Let
us now give three cheers for His Emln-
once James Cardinal Gibbons-iod bless
you ALL"
The cheers wcrc given by tho children
with great good will and Bishop Dona-
hue then called for three cheers TOT
Cant. John Mathcson and Marshall
George W. Coleman who had assisted
and directed the children in The parade.
At the close Of Bishop Donahuc's re-
marks he requested cheers for Cardinal
Gibbons These were given and then
came lusly cheers from tho threats or
the Youngsters for III" bishop.
Tho reception which WAS rendered tn
tho bishop and Cardinal Gibbons took
place al :; o'clock. The rooms were dec
Grated III purple and silver. the Court
Thcalrr orchestra dispensing sweet
strains Of music. flowers prcdominating
everywhere.
At the south end Of tho reception room
beautiful canopy of purpl" and silver
had been erected. Under this canopy
Bishop Donahuc and Cardinal Gibbons
stood receiving tn" thronES of people
who visited them during tho course Of
the afternoon. Those who called during
tn" afternoon represented The Cathedral
parish. tho Wheeling dioCcs" and many
Of the foremost business and profess
sional mon Of tho state.
Tho clergy who acted npon tho rcccp-
ton committee represented tho ahl"St
and best known thinkers uf the Catholic
church of America. and altogether this
aSscmblagc was one Of unusual brill