The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1920-11-09
All TRAFFIC IN STREETS WILL
STOPAT 1880 4. NJ. THURSDAY
FIRE BELLS WILL TOLL AND
BuaLEs SOUND TAPS FoR
COUNTS DEAD IN FRANCE.
Impressive Services VIII BE Held Ar
mist1ee Day In First Presbyterian
Church.

| Following conference yesterday
with state Communicated, j, Byron
; Nickerson and officials of Wh"elinS
! post No. |. American Legion Mayo"
| lowing arrangement for the cIty's sol
! der memorial in connection with IN"
| observance of Armisticc day on Thurs
! day. November II.
! Mayor Thoner has arranged with Fire
i Chief A. Burlcy Thompson to have tho
fire bell on city hall and the hell at firc
/ department headquarters on Eleventh
M Thursday, toll 81" This will b;
| the signal for all traffic on Market and
| Chapline streets TO halt for n period or
| from three 10 five minutes while the
! city pays its tribute to the memory OF
Ohio county's war dead who gave their
| lives In the world war.
| At the signal. 81 all traffic incEad-
| ing street cars on the two streets
designated will halt, citizens are expect
; cd 70 uncover and huGlerS assigned To
various stations will sound taps Tor
the countys soldier dead.
Tho stroke OF 50" on the fire bells
will nave it's particular significance
Eighty-Six soldiers. sailors and marines
| and onr Red Cross nurse who answered
! their Country's call hav" not returned.
| and for these 81 who made the supreme
! sacrifice the stroke OF So Will be
sounded
/ All members of the American Legion
i post No l and those Of the Service
/ Star Legion will meet 1T the America"
, Legion Headquarters at liza Markct
! street at $3.50 o'clock in the morning
when they will form into parade" The
parade will start its march at ~ t'"'h
from the American Legion headquarters
marching down Market street 10 SIX
tenth, up Sixteenth street to Chaplme
up Chaplinc street To Fourteenth ana
from there to the memorial services
which will be held in the First Prcshy-
terrain church.
A program has been arranged to take
place at the church in honor Of the ~
heroic Americans who passed tho Divide
while serving their country. AS each
word OF n patriotic song rings upon the
mir 4 white carnation will be dropp"c
into place upon the enormous wreath
I'm memory ~ the soldier boys. and d
red rose will be dropped TO represent
the heroic nurse who met death while
serving others upon the tlclds Of Elan
derS.
DR.. Gibson. pastor of the Preshy'
| tcrian church. Will deliver a memorial
address. and when II is nearing COM
pletiun buElerS at the entrance ~ The
church will sound taps" as the mourn.
! ers march out. The last note of the call
will be the signal for other buGlrrs sta
toned at various street intersections on
Market street 10 take up the call.
Prof. Elmer Hoelzle has charge OF the
musical program and has arranged j
fitting program for the occasion.
, The afternoon will be devoted to a
football game. when the local Gridd"rs
OF the Legion vii! endeavor 10 trampie
! upon the eleven representing foungs-
! town. Ohio.
The grand finale will be staged at
! the Market Auditorium in the evening,
! when the grand ball will be held. All
! members Of the Legion and their friends
, arc invited to attend the affair. and
music for the occasion will be furnished
! by the Legion orchestra OF twelve
| pieces.
| Al the Cleveland convention Of the
, Legion the delegates asked the con-
i greks of the United States 10 designate
, Armisticc day. November II. as a ma
| tioual holiday. The anniversary Of the
; day when our forces. aield and ahoat,
came victorious from the greatest Of
! wars. should always be an occasion for
patriotic manifestations by which all
, should renew those vows to our Coun-
| try. which inspired all in 1918
/ From present Indications the commit
tee in charge OF the Anal Etate that tho
! celebration Is expected Il DoutpaSs that
, of last year in magnitude. and there is
no doubt but that 1t will be a complete
| success.
! All arc invited to attend the memo
| rial services which will be held at the
| church. especially those whose sons
gave the supreme sacrifice upon the
! altar of Americanism.