The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-06-06
HE9 EVENT u TO BE STAGED III
&ONO8 or EVERY SoLDI6'
SAILOR AND MARINE.
COMMITTEE Urges Every Man Who has
Been In the Service 70
Turn Out.
WIN Probably Be the Last DemonssFa-
ton Of IT. Kind for Some Time and
Btxxest In Ctty'S History.

Many OF the soldiers who have already
returned home arc under the erroneous
impression that the coming celebration
on Monday - just for the boys or IN"
S14th field artillery and the members OF
other units which Will arrive N time 10
participate in the biz demonstration.
Any soldier having that idea rs en-
, tirely wrong. as tho military committee
for the parade and tcld day events wants
IL distinctly understood that the oiS
celebration is being staged for every re-
! turned soldier. sailor and marin" VINO
will share the honors with the soldiers
OF the 3I4th or any other unit who may
drop in singly in time for tn" doinES.
One Of the returned officers said last
night that nc thought il tho duty or
every returned soldier. sailor and ma
fine to be- in line and show tho pcop!"
OF Wheeling and surrounding cities that
THY are heart and soul III the welcoming
demonstration not only for their own
sake, but for the gloriticatIon OF Amer'-
can soldiery-the fighters that won the
world war and brought the Hun 10 his
knees.
/ The soldiers who failed to get TO
lFrrance should feel that they arc just as
rood as the ones who went 70 Franco.
! FOR ny a strange trick OF fate they wcrc
4 denied the privilege. rs they wcr" eager
4 70 do their bit in crushing PrussIon au-
tocgacy.
! Throu Ehouf the country every drafted
who left his home and loved cncs was
hidden Godspeed and good luck by thoSc
who remained at home and who CON
txrfbuted to their utmost in tho Rcd
Cross. Y. N. C. A. Knights OF Columbus
Jewish Welfare League and other war
faro service organizations. and bought
Liberty bonds and war savings stamps
until II hurt. and now the people VINO
had to stay at homo want TO sec theSe
same draftees who went away "a IN"
recruits and came back as full-hedS'a
American soldiers come out 10 man
and show the home people that they are
happy to see their comrades return anu
give them a hearty welcome. The c'Ie-
bration is not confined 10 "h'cIlnS
and Ohio county boys. but is very oroad
In its scope. as all returned Soidl'rS'
sailors and marines rom All h''Eho''-
Inr counties in this state but those IN
Ohio and Pennsylvania. as well. arr
invited. 4 glorious eXampl" is that or
the old G.. A. r veterans. many nearing
the century mark. who turned out L"
see the boys off 10 war and who always
respond when tho soldiers return. II
no reason on earth why a young MAJ
in the prime Of he should stand On m"
sidewalk pcIlc his comrades IN thN
narade .is trying 10 max" IN" people fol
that they sense tn" peoples tc"lIng OF
rladness that they are back home
At the meeting Of IN" military com
mittee last night III the Chamber OF
Commerce assembly room. col. Ct. I.
Howell United States engineer IN
charge Of the Wheeling district. ana
who will have command If tho military
unit, said that ne would Xix" 70 sec
every returned soldier. sailor and ma
rine In this section of the country turn
out and do honor to the day lie re-
ouested that all soldiers dispense with
their coats and parade in their cam
paiEn shirts. as the weather VIII DC
warm and coat would he uncomtor'a-
bl&
With all Of tn" soldiers sailors ana
marines who have returned. thNr"
7 should be $500 in I.r" which would
make very credItable showing.