The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-05-21
IMPRESSIVE SERVICES HELD Al
FOUETH STREET ID. E. CAuASn
WERE LARGELY ATTEhDGD'
Music was q Feature OF tho frog Fa'n
And All Present Joined In Sing
ing Patriotic Songs.

Last evening in tho Fourth street VI.
f. church memorial services were heId
for tho departed member Of the &. a. H..
the ,Woman's Relief Corps ana inc
Ladies' Of the G.. \. Il. The veterans
from all parts Of the state. in command
OF Assistant Adjuiant j. I. Flg6ot''
marched from the McLurc MOTEL 10 inc
church where they occupied the seats OF
the center aisle with Ladies OF the G.
4 p. and members OF tho Woman's Re-
lief rnrps IN either side. The church
was simply decorated for the occasion
with American flags ard cmblcms OF
the organizations and music was tur-
nixhc1 hv the vested choir OF the church.
Tho meeting opened with music by
tho choir and IL prayer by Rcv. Clarence
= Alton. pastor Of tho church. state
| Dcnar,mrnt Chaplain. W. y. Edgcil then
made m address in which he lauded the
liviry veterans and paid loving trio-
IF, 10 Tho drad. Roll call for the 81
members who have died during inc iast
yc,r was made and taps were sounded
hv ihrcr Boy Scouts. Following are the
names of the deceased members;
MnrEantvwn post - samuel MCCOY.
Joseph Moore Joseph T., Sta.toia; yE u,
p,rI crshurg posl-William Kirk John
T I'o,lriIl Thomas H. Cathern, D. w.
Wclch , coora
Hsrr !I|''' LEWIS is schaw. Alvin Ttppinss.
James Young. +. H. Crago; w, Z. 4
Fullerton. + II. SraG9 G;, Tnar Hosl Josenh
T. Hyseil, Thomas J. J. Thompson. Rich n,
ard Woods. Harrison Riggs, william
Crooks. Edward Heacock. Sylvester
Damron. David WItson h clifton
S ~ ThiIiips' jacob N. Burrough. John
L. Hurst. y J.. Rollins JeT ,1,is;in N' Saw
e Eamnbcll. Jacob Metz II. w. Thomp-
SON. l.. G. Brock. S. 4: Steel.
RinIey roF ;n-,ii,i r; nS shinni C. Way c.
i>' Tlizaboth post-Olivcr Givens. James
Eaccus. {. A. Lott, Edward Evans
| Shcrrard post-J"%rn,hn Arcnc rJar Wv
ian r. Chapman. -. ,5
Fairnlont post--GcorEc ". Hunter.
Terra Alta nos b,;;d;Src r. Mi ,ben sang
"columbia" following which Ricnaro
Robertson. of Pqst No. II of Whee1ins
In few we'll chosen words pald' ms re,
spccts 10 those who have joined the
| ranks OF the mhJutltA' G'ot-
oil then rccitcd, viii Sc Present When
The Roll Is Called"
Mrs n. r. Conlllc. OF McMechenr de-
par: mcnt chaplain Of the Notnahs we
lief Corns called tho roll of the deceased
members of. the w. r. G.. and white
carnation was broken for each ono ano
tans sounded. \ cluster of white car
nations was then presented 10 the mem
! o-v If Dorartmcnt Commander W. J.
Cox. who passed away about two months
ago being the head of tho G. a. X. IT
| tric state at The time OF his death. a
| beautiful tribute was also paid to inc
memory of Past Commander w. X. 4
Fullerton, Of Post No. -. who passed
away 1T his home OF tho Island several
months ago. The choir then sang: I've
| Shall Meet Rut We Shall Miss Him."
The following arc tho members OF tht
Wrnan's Relief Corps who have passed
away during the last year:
Emma Jcccrson. Baird CORPS NO. 8
Wheeling.
Sophie Roland. If Parkcrsburg.
Ida killngsworth Of Parkcrsburg.
Cecilia Rnnrm OF Charleston.
Elizabeth Ncstcr of Charleston.
Mrs. Cora l.. Morrow, department
| chaplain Of the Ladies' of thr G.. y. R.
| Of Fairmont. called tho roll for the de-
| parted members nf tho Ladies' OF the G.
A. r.. and special mention was made Of
| Mrs. Mary Woodruff of Moundsrillc who
had three sons in tho Civil war. The fol-
! lowing are tho names of those who have
died in tho past year:
Retta Roberts of tho James G.. Blaine
! circle Of Mound sv!llr.
Ida r. Grove Of IN" James G. Blaine
circle of Moundsville.
Mary Woodruff Of tho James G. Blaine
circle Of Moundsvillc.
| Mary Richardson Of tho James c..
Blaine circle of Moundsvillc.
Carrie y. Upton of the George Meade
circle OF Fairmont.
Elizabeth Cross Of the Garfield circle
of Wheeling.
| L. r. Moore. senior vice commander
made splendid address. taking tho
place Of Department Commander w. r.
Cox, deceased He paid Il loving tribute
to the boys Of 81 and also &c the boys
of the recent world war who went to
the aid Of stricken Belgium. England and
France He said that onc-third of tho
boys Of the last war were sons and
| grandsons OF veterans of the Civil war.
and these old soldiers could realize more
than any other. perhaps. the honor due
| those who have made the supreme sac
riflcc. He concluded by saying tat these
| soldiers were the best that the world