The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1875-06-19

W e tnlnk IL may NC u E1uAuiit S"4H
that the people OF Wheeling are, as a
whole. very generous and very char
table. Their hearts are easily touched
by suffering, and their pockets are quite
rs accessible as their hearts. We have
in Wheeling no very wealthy people,
none who would be accounted ricn III
New York or Boston; but we have none
of the abiect and squalid poverty which
stsrcs one in the face on nearly every
street IN the eastern cities. The
or,bsns. the little ones whom the death
of their natural parents has placed
under the general care, are almost the
only persons who appeal to the pub
lie for aid. And right nobly do the
Wheeling people respond. The Sis
tiers OF St. Joseph never ask in vain for
contributions for the maintenance OF the
children committed to their large heart
ed charity, and the Lady Managers OF
the Children's Home have uniformly met
with the same generous response when
they have made known their wants and
appealed to the philanthropy of our cltl-
Zens. The events of the present
week, the readiness with which all classes
of our people have labored for the cause
of charity, and the cheerfulness and
alacrity with which the demand for
money has been met, are highly credita-
BILE to the generous instinct which per-
vades the people. During the week, land
in ~ during several preceding weeks,)
a l,.luy l.Ilb-r OF the foremost ladies
and gentlemen in the city have lsbored
with tireless energy and thought
full zeal, to make the entertain
ments of the week pecuniary success,
in order that the little ones at the Child
ren's Home might be properly housed
and fed. They deserve honor for their
toll in this regard, and we are quite sure
that the general voice accords to them
fitting mead Of praise. The entertain
ments have been in every respect COM
plete success. They have given popular
delight and they have collected hand
some sum of money for the object had
in view.
The programme for last night was mere
lyarepetition of the "Tea Party" Of the
night before. 1t was merely a Fair and
Festival under another name, the historic
events of one hundred years ago adding
charm TO the present festivities and CIV
ing to the affair some of the aspects OF u
commemoration Of national independence
The number Of persons attired in Cont
mental costume last night, was less than
on the previous evening, aud the crowd
was also less, but the general comfort was
vastly greater. Still, tt large num-
Der Of aniquated suits Of cloth
ing were worn, and the brilliancy
of the scene has been seldom equalled in
this city. The most perfect good humor
and sociability prevailed, and the con-
sciousuess of doing good acquired new
beatitudc in the charms of pleasant per-
sonal intercourse. New friendships were
formed and old ones cementcd, and there
were not few happy ladies and gentle.
men who felt really thankful to the
orphans for being the innocent cause Of
so much pleasure to their friends.
The evening was pleasantly spent
bv the persons in attendance in prone
nading the hall, buying supper in one
place, Ice cream in another, bouquets in
third, and lemonade, soda water, revola-
tionary trinkets, &c, &c, everywhere.
The ladies were, as they always are, very
charming, indeed, and the bewitchlng
little caps that many Of them wore, gave
a new charm to their loveliness. We ap-
pend some mention of particular booths
aud features of the Fair, but despair OF
conveying to our readers any just idea of
the tea party or vivid description of the
scene.