The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1878-05-30
The wAVERLY SOCIETY.
It's Debate, ITS banquet and its Sere'
made Last Night.

Wheeling boys as general thing are
shrewd, quick in repartee and we'll posted
on current topics. When added to all
these qualities they possess iondness for
literary matters ard desire to be able
TO get up and make a speech in public
which has both head and tail, they join
the Wsverly Society -provided they can
get in. The consequence Of this Is that
the Wsverly has among Its members a
great msiority of the most talented young
men in town. 1t does not allow its
speakers to study up on any subject for
two or three weeks and then spout other
mems language and other mems a7gu-
ments. The members do not know what
the topic for discussion will be
until IL Is announced upon the
same evening that il is to be
debated upon and then gentlemen
are given sides and have TO defend
] in the best manner that their wits and
/ their knowledge of the subject will 81
/ low them. This is excellent training
for Young man, and its beneficial re-
suits are apparent. Whatever may be
the question discussed, it will be found
that the Waverly boys reach the home
stretch in good shape and that the
struggle is tight one.
List night after several recltatlons and
short speeches, the question was laid be-
fore the Society; "ReS0iUcd, That the
present military movement is destructive
to the interests of the country"
1t was taken up and tossed from one
/ Z = 1 4rt-rl nod
! in a sort of football of language, il such
figure of speech is admissible Every
bocy TREND TO send 1t rs near the goal as
possible, and after pluckY fight, it was
decided by a vote of the house in favor
Of the negative.
Among the gentlemen who took part
in the programme for the evening were
| G. W. Franzhelm, F. p. Mcneil, j. o..
Pendleton, j. Kemple j. Il. Dunlap, II.
! L. Black and +. 5. Stanton.
At ten o'clock the society adjourned to
! Gus. Rolls restaurant, where a superb
banquet was in waiting for them. Mr..
Roll showed his appreciation of the
Waverly's knowledge of good things by
setting forth as fine u supper ss has ever
been prepared in the city. The bill OF
fare comprised everything that was in the
market in the way of dellcscies. 1t limits
to quote from the Hon. Bardwell Stole,
extended from "Alphs to Omaha" and
none oil the intermediate ststers were left
out.
At quarter to twelve the Society en-
tered carriages and accompanied by
Kramer's full orchestra, (Which had
given the boys its finest music during the
entertainment and supper proceeded to
serenado the lady friends of the mem.
hers. They went all over town visiting
the homes OF so many Of the young
society bellies that it would make n row
as long as the New York delinquent tax
list if we should attempt to publish it.
The unanimous vote of the boys, was,
that the evening had been great sue
cess and deserved the motto of the mem
bers mot Of the Waverly Society though
"caTpe dlem."
Messrs. Eugene &. Lochmsn and Geo.
| w. Hszen, two young Pittsburgh attor-
neys, are guests of Chaa. n. Fisher.
The boys came down TO partske of the
Waverly banquet. Messrs. j. 5. Carlisle,
Jr., and Lieutenant lngless, OF Pitts.
burgh were also guests of the Waverly.