The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-03-07
THOUSANDS To
MARCH IN THE
STREET PARADE
CITY DECORATED
In LAVISH STYLE
Great Influx of Visitors, and
Paraders from All Neigh
boring Towns.

All details arc completed and tho
stage is set for the biggest ana SF'h--
est patriotic celebration which mas ever
taken place in Wheeling. and this AFTER
noon will hear the tramplne OF thou-
sands TO the music OF II orass pahdS'
bugie fife and drum corps. The paraoe
viii march between walls OF flutteriIg
flags and drapings OF the national COL
ors.
wheeling and all her nciGhbors TOT
miles around will turn out to DO homage
and cheer the returned soldiers ana slA-
ors who have come bone since the ar
mistice was signed.
The final touches were put on the al
fair last night and the narchcrS Will
start off promptly at 2:3o O'clock at the
command of Grand Marshal l. \. Rec
fer and will traverse the principal
streets Of the city until Fourteenth and
Market streets arc reached. when Inc
soldiers and sailors will form theh1-
selves into a single rlnc on each s!uo
Of the street and review the process
sion.
The city has already taEon on hoIi-
day appearance and the streets are dec
Grated in national colors and bunting,
flags are flying from flag staffs and
Old Glory in graceful undulations from
the fronts Of business buildings.
Scarcely a home in the city and suburbs
dnrs not have ono or more flags dis
played some where
The pupils of the schools OF the city
will line the route OF the parade on
each side OF the street in single linz
each waving an American flag ana
cheering their big brothers and uncles
whom have served Cnclc Sam.
The usual escort OF police and frc-
men has been dispensed with and II VIII
nc their duty to gtard the line or
,arch through the business district and
:hiet OF Police Henderson has issued
ii order forbid dding any kind OF vehicles
n tho parade area after 2 o'clock
The commanders appointed their aides
asst night and they will Tneet to-day al
.oon to confer with the staff. MarshaI
lr W S. Fulton, OF the first DIVISION,
las selected his aides from the return
ID physicians who were officers In inc
Medical Corps and arc as follows: Cap
ain c. A. Wingcrt"r, Capt. VIII Cra-
craft. Capt. George Ni"wcg. Capt. X NJ
?eddicord. Capt. VI. B. Kelly, Capt II. e
Oosterline. Lieut. .. NJ. Stats 1Iteur
Max Ticweg. Lieut.. George Abcrsold-
Lieut.. r. l.. DevcreauS. Lieut.. Silver
ard Lieut.. g. Fl. Clovis.
Second division. W. W. irwin. mar
shall: 7. II. Mct-olloch. Charles Ahrens.
II. Q. Portz e. G. Whitman and IL w
Gee.
Third division. r ! NcCullagh. mar
shall: d. A. Mckee John e. Reid, George
T. Digby Robert +. Smith and Tom
Wadswnrth.
Fourth division. Charles Sonneborn.
marshal; Harry klinklcr. Harold Young.
Bert wadSwor1h. Mark Klebanow. II.
". Cox. Tnn Mcrolloch. ?. !. Scuily,
Ed Burke and Percy Purinton.
The hne OF formation will be as fol-
lows:
Chi.r Marshal l.. y. Refer
Summers EaEd
Chirf,or staff ? \. HaberStIck
and AIDES
Colors
First Division
Or. W S. Fulton. Marshal
Aides
Returned Soldiers. Sailors and Marines
Float
G.. ~ r.
Fed Cross
Second Division
Ranch's Band
". w. Irwin. Marshall
Aides
Boy Scouts
Uniformed Organizations
Military Schools and Uniformed Bodies.
Third Division
r. J. McCullagh. Marshal
Aides
Greater Wheeling Band
All Fraternal Organizations
Not in Uniform
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(cout1nued on Pnge Eleven.)