The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1920-11-08
FINISHING TOUCHES TO PROGRAM
FIR ARM|ST|CE DAY OBSERVANCE
nRREsSrvE SERVICES WILL BE
HELD IN MORNING WITH ALL
BUSINESS SUBSCRIBING
Football Game WIN Be Held In After
noon with Mask Bali in the
Evening.

Preparations for the big Armist!cr
Day celebration Thursday. are now
practically complete. and the plans are
made for the most impressive cerem"n!
that Wheeling has ever known. III
charge OF the Service star Legion "t
Wheeling and Wheeling Post NO. !, OF
the American Legion II hitting cetcpFR-
ton in memory of the American boys
who lost their lives for the rag III
France will be held at the First Pres
byterian church at Thirteenth street On
the morning OF the anniversary OF inS
signing of the armiStlce, winch e"ucu
the world war.
The ceremony as planned will be most
appropriate to the occasion. AZ W."
clock following q procession from III
Legion home ut ll24 Marie. s'Tees ,o :"
the church. the members Of the Legion
in company with the Service Star LIE.
gion will gather al the auditorium Oh
the church. \ beautiful floral memoir
ial. made UP In such manner us 10
represent Gates Ajur" waiting for thC
coming Of the patriotic men who offered
their life's blood to the altar Of Ame'i-
Capism W.,
Eighty-six young men md one Rel
Cross nurse are on this citys roll 81
the patriotic organizations or the CITY
Will do honor on that day. Prof Elmer
Hoelzle will he in charge OF the mu' lc.
AS the immense floral piece is lower
ed into place the names or the eishtyii
seven whose memory is being hon0r'd
will be read. and as each name Is called.
a flower will tie dropped into place on
the altar Of blossoms: for each SoIui, i;
sailor, marine. who CAV" MS ne viii
be a carnation. and red e WI MiIl T Tfs
resent the nurse who We nor INK
while trying to save otsf4s.
AS the exercises draw IL close Two
buglcrs stationed at the door OF the
church will sound taps ana as the Sot
stealing notes Of the coll which oen"tn
the passing of day or man steal up"I'
The air the mourners Will march from
As soon as those at the church finish
with the Good Night" call II Will Dc
taken ur by buglcrs located at the SUI. ~ |
intersections along Mark%t Surr r, I, Inc
whole city is asked To take part IN shr
observance by stopping business Tor
three minutes beginning at 1870 O'CLOCK
In regards tn this Mayor Thon"r mas IS
sued tho following proclamation AT Inv
request ~ the Legion boys:
IN thr afternoon following tho morn.
ing ceremonies there will be q f"otbai !
game h,.. w~"u the l.cS!"nnair,S anu
their valiru' team yf husklcS ana SOM
team not selected nS yet Nith"usn q;
&c thought that thu pitt Frc> hm"n WI!
he called upon to fac" the locals.
The evening VIII be SpCnt at krNn1
ball which Wilt b" held at the Mnrk"i
nv Ted Gano. and his twclvr-ptccc LIE
On November nth. which !s hrmis tl""
NV thr American Legion VIII hnid a
n,cmnrial service in the First rrcShT
t,rion church 1t ln:2n =. m At tn"
conclusion uf the service Mt 1880 n IN .
sharp, buRlrrs who will he st"tiI1neJ ~
Tenth, Twelfth. Fourteenth anu IN
tcenth streets on Market. will sound taps
in memory Of our dead s"liie' boz;
During the sounding OF taps w"ul,'
request that all traffic on Nhap'inc
and Mar,;rt streets hc brought To IL MAJ =;
TIL lime required for the sounding OF
ans will b. about three to five minutes.
; wsnld also suggest that every rcrS"r,
observe this time with uncovered hthu
tn memory Of our dead soldier boys.
- THOMAS +. TNONE,R. Mayor.