The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1922-05-31
GRAVES OF ID WORLD WAR DEAD
MARKED AT CEMETERY BY Lo-
CAL AMERICAN LEGION
POST.
CEMETERY SERVICES MARKED BY
ELOQUENT ADDRESS OF HON
CHARLES Z. CARDIGAN.
HON. JAMES D. PARRIoTT, SPEAK,
Err AT G.. A. B. PROGRAM On
THE COURT HOUSE LAWN.

Memorial day IN MoundSville was OBJ
served in n highly impressive manner
Tuesday. More than 1000 people
turned out to take part in the programs
Gor the day and excellent addresses
marked the events OF the day. the OBJ
scrvanCes began aat o'clock IN the
morning with the celebration or Mill
tarv High Mass at st. Francis Xavier
Catholic church with Rev Father Cogh-
Ian. IN charge. About lOV veterans OF
the World war in uniform attended this
solemn occasion.
Following the services ut the church'
the veterans marched to tho court
house where they took part In services
conducted at the base OF the monument
on the lawn In honor OF the CIVIL war
dead This service proved TO be one
Of the finest held In recent years IN
honor of these veterans. Hon. James ~
Parrjott made an excellent talk. which
was a feature of the occasion. He land
ed the spirit of America ms displayed
by the Civil war veterans and declared
their hcroism and visionary attitude
during the war prevented great CAL
amity to the American Republic.
1T 10 o'clock Tuesday morning. uni
formed members OF the American lie
gion, veterans Of the Civil war and
Ladies' of the Grand Army OF the Re
public. Boy Scouts Girl Scouts and
hundreds OF other citizens formed in
tine for the march to the cemetery at
tho court house. The services at the
cemetery began at II o'clock and proved
10 hc the most Impressive OF tho day.
Following 4 salute by the American
Legion ri1o squad and the blowing OF
taps Legion markers were placed on the
graves Of each Of the World war heroes
buried at the cemetery. After this
solemn work the LeglOnaireS and moro
than 800 citizens gathered ut IN" mon
uplent recently erected nj the entrance
to the cemetery by - Woman's club
IN honor Of III" doC' Isrd heroes OF the
Great War where an eloquent address
was made by Hon Charles f. CarriGan
ono Of the foremost speakers In West
Virginia.
I'VE are gathered here to pay revcr-
cncc and homage 20 tn" deceased heroes
o. the Civil. Spanish American and
Great Wars" he hogan. "NuCh rcvcr-
cncc has already been paid these young
mon who has pa cd to III" great Re
yond by tho erection OF this beautiful
monument hc~e by the Woman's club
II is the greatest privilege IN nv life
to speak In behalf Of the people Of Mar
shall county in thanking tho women
OF Moundsvillc and tho county for this
beautiful Gift which tvpifcs all Of the
good and well meaning OF womankind.
While we are paying homage TO these
fallen heroes We must not forget one
moment the task they have left to us
TO do They would concur with us, I am
sure If they were living. in tho belief
that We must continue moro than over
before to hold M the banner Of liberty
ani Justice and forcarminG ourselves
with the ballot marc hto tho front and
defend all those fine things so we'll writ
ten into the constitution OF the United
states"
The cemetery services wcrc brought
70 close with tho singing ~ God
Save These Trees" 10 Tho tune OF
America The Woman's club had also
planted at the cemetery n trcc repre-