The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1920-06-01
ALPHA PTS VS..
THE NATIONALS
First Game of Teams in the Twilight
League OF This City TO Be Staged
This Evening.


rho first game Of baseball between the
| teams oil The newt! organized league IN
! TINS city, Will be played tonight on the
grounds At stop II. on the National
7 Pix. The Alpna II team Will meet the
Nationals ia It game which promises to
/ n" interesting and Il good crowd Is eX-
! prCtcd. Another contest Is scheduled
Tor the same grounds tomorrow night.
and the third Tor Friday night of This
4 week. During the remainder OF the
summer. games VIII bc played on Mon
day. cuncSday and friday ot each
week.
Many Visit Cemeteries.
The usual Memorial Day celebrate ion
MAS held in TINS city yesterday. and a
large number OF the veterans of the
CIyIl War. M we'll AS other patriotic
organizations, visited the cemeteries
where the graves OF the departed were
| drCorald with flags aud floWrs. a new
iIag was raised on the Soldiers monu-
mcut. and Il new wreath WAS placed on
| the base. IN memory Of the soldiers of
tn" late war, who gave their lives in
freedoms cause.
Club Meeting Tonight.
Miss Anna Holland Will entertain the
members ot tn" Fast Officers club Of
the Sons and Daughters OF Liberty. at
her home on Bench street, West Bridge
port. this evening. The business of the
organization VIII be disposed IF, fol-
lowing which the evening VIII b. sp,at
IN social diversions.
Council Meeting.
The regular monthly meeting of the
city council Will he held the city
building this evening, ut which time a
humber of matters Of importance to
tn" residents Will be taken up and dis
cusScd.
township Free Of Contagion.
Health officer John Moore makes the
report that the township and city are
now entirely free OF all contagious dis
cases. Not new case Of any disease
has been reported during the past two
weeks, and tho cards have been remov-
ID irum all homes which were quaran-
tIn,u ON account Of ContGgion. This is
the flrst time in ten months that some
heroes III the community have not been
undc. quarantine.
An interesting T.eetIng Of the Order
Of United American Men. Of this city.
Will be- held I'm their rooms in the Helm
lem building this evening, and all the
mem hers have been urged to attend. A
social hour will follow the usual lodge
Elks Attend eMeting.
Practically all of the local members
of :hc Elks' lodge attended the weekly
business meeting Of the order held IN
their building on North Fourth street,
in Martins Ferry, last night. and re-
NAMED for the social feature which fol-
Idahi Funeral wednesday.
Tho funeral services Tor the late
George Carl ldahl. we'll known resident
! Of Kirkwood Heights. and son OF Mr..
mad Mrs. George ldahl. of Wheeling w.
| Va. who died yesterday morning at
1870 o'clock. following a few hours III
ness of acute indigestion. will be held
| from the family home Wednesday az.
| tcrnoon at !: 30 O'Clock. followed by SER
vices at Zion Lutheran church at
Wheeling at $50 o'clock. In charge OF
! Rev. strauss. pastor Of the church. as
| sisted BY Rev. George Giffen. Of IounBs-
town, o.. and the intermcnt will BIO at
Greenwood cemetery.
MIR. Idahl was - years of age. was
born in Wheeling. W. Va, March -.
! 1921. and was one of the best known
| Young men residing in this community
and his sudden death was a shock 10 his
| many friends.
The deceased was taken III at .
o'clock Sunday evening with an attack
| Of acute indigestion. and the efforts of
} physicians were unavailing to save his
| life.
| Besides his parents, and broth
| er. Alfred. of Wheeling. he Is sur
! yived by his wife. who was formerly
Miss Virginia Giffen, OF K!rkwood
Heights. and a son. George. Jr.