The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-03-05

tllelC CIetN I!II' ltS VIZ "'' ~ "
ringing of fire bells and blowing
will echo far back into the hill!
counties.
Tho reception committee. together
with thc chairrn"n Of all other cunnit-
tees for tho celebration. city and county
officials. will aSseubl" ~ the chamber
OF commerce. rooms this afternoon At .
O'Clock, receive badges. and then proceed
10 Benwood Junction on the trolley
cars; then they Will meet tho brass hano
and give tho returning soldiers q heaFs1f
welcome when their train pulls in. and
will ride to the city with the boys.
The city will be notified OF the exact
time of tho train leaving the Junction
BY tho ringing Of The fire bells ana inc
roar Of a battery Of cannon located on
Wheeling hill.
When tho train pulls into the b. & Q.
station the soldiers OF Battery { VIII De
in the hands Of their relatives ana
friends. and the work Of the reception
committee will end for he day.
Practically everything Was shape"
rounded out for the parade the COM
rnittec meeting last night az the cham
Der Of commerce rooms. whcr" m" mill
tarv. parade and decoration committees
met and reported.
On the call Of the military committee
q large number OF returned SotdicrS
were present and plans wcr" Outlined Tor
their part In the parade on Friday after
noon.
The returned soldiers were given tneN
choice in selecting officers ana nom
commissioned officers to command them
Captain Joe Reass. who arrived nome
Yesterday and vas the ranking officer
present. and Chairman Mckinley. Of the
military committee. conceded that Cap
+o;n Reass was better fitted 70 speak ror
Tho men and Captain ReasS' ideas hao
rreat weight In eitecting m organization
~, the returned soldiers. 4 movement
carried askinE that Captain ReaSs ana
Contain Tom Cummins be- appointed AZ
the head OF the soldiers md eaiiors al
,..6v at home, and will have command
NO, only of the soldiers and sallors, oot
oil others IN any branch OF service. SUIT
as Telephone girls. Students Ar"E
training Corps. army surgeons and WEI
fare workers
wounded soldiers will waive the OF.
dea, of walking IN the parade ana VIII
h. provided with automooiies. All 80"
diers who have not turned In their UNI
form will wear them as 1t was thc
oninion of many there who knew. that Il
would NOT be III, infractiou Of the rules
IF the war department and that soidler
could wear his uniform as long as ne
obevcd inc military regulations
TO nm up the regular line of officers
for the returned soldiers DIVISION ali
comm tsstoncd men were asked 70 step
forward and eight lcut"nantS registered
themselves who are TO t;lke their regular
10,
r 7. pur,nton: Lieut.. Edmund 5. Jones.
Ijent Andrew Rock. Lieut.. Carl o.
Schu,td,. Lieut. J. 4. Archibald. Lieut..
Er,,1 Vaas and Lieut.. q. f. Kimberly and
il will hc tho duty OF th"s" men 70 select
any additional Officers found nereSSar ~
Fourt.en non-coramiseionad officers
answered 10 tho call and they compose
tho following list:
Corpo-aIS Anthony Coleman, John Cos
nov. Fred n. Heir and Charles J. Sw"c-
oey. SerscantS Charles I..tatly. barney
ccb,fe-. Carl Rrandeau. J. F. Ward.
E.r, Bradbury. Carl W"ntzell and Her
t>r, I. Wagner. Sergeant majors
charles s. Houston and =. J. NcGinley
ana hand corporal Earl n. Herrtck.
Other non-comS will hc selected TO MI
the line.
Can't .Reass win have conference
with Capt. Ctrrnnins today and n meet
ing OF the returned soldiers and sailors
and other service men will h" called IN
ample time brfor" N" pa7ad" and All
-ncn who were in The service ar" invited.
r,c me, will march in military order
md tho sailors will De IN body by
themselves among tn" soldiers.
All oe tho brass bands IN tho "h""t-
Ing district have been hired by m"
music COMMITTEES. and therc. Will h" Ten
in lire.
The decoration comrn;tte" reported
tia, aags by m" thousands haT" boon
sold ay local dealers :,r "H'"r~;''T" ri7
,oses and this city will BE- mass or
color 4 PITTSBURGH decorating firm
has boon given ,hn contrac; 10 d"corai"
Market and Main streets between ihN
creer and Tenth S,rer;. AMI I will con-
aip. ~ haS fnld;ngS and dCaprr'rS an
-e-soersed with national "nlors. Tho
same firm will decorate n" memorial
toa, which will pc dedicated n 'hH men
who have d!nd In N" s"rrir". and "nN
OF the imposing features "f IN" naraH'
-, no. when no ,toa: reaches Market
md Twelfth st-nNts. N" nr'ir" rarad"
In como to a stop. :hS peo?l" ':nr''""r
and taps will 20 S,owr by corn .;
buglers.
Tho na-adc committee" finished :hA
work or formation las might. an! i'r.
Leon Rnetc- was appointed grand MAJ
shall who Will nam" ms a'H'S S'f'.' ''''''
.oday.
The first division Wi -"sr IN S'N-
+renth stree. east 90 Chapilrc: ~" So
ord division will r"S. "H H!:t""r'h
stree. east % ChA7iinr, N" ;h;rf d'r.
zion will Post m Fourteenth street cas-
n, Chaplnc and tho fourth division IS. u
res, on Eigntrrr:h s;:"ct cast ~ thn7-
lire The ars, d."i&'on Will NOV"
promptly a; c:2n o'clock down stSf""n'h
"a Marke.. md ,-rr o.ho~ divisions f"''
low n o-Gnr. For; M1rE"; nrd SIX
zenith strrc's ;he ,inc o. ,rhr'h was n"t
laid eut. as NAT yrs;s w'th d. graz"
marshal 3hn will nr-oIU"c i '""aE
Following - ne re":s'd md "1ai '"r'
rna.inr 90 n" parade:
rni!cr E;sc"~'
Summers t:a0i
e. a. y,
Roy SCrtI'%.
nr4c. Ifrn-,i-
Rauchs l:"r,!
All Ec,7-ncd So'dirra. Nr''"rS. Marines
H;,-aes 6. & = g n"d Rcd r"'sa.
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