Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1882-05-23

Return OF the Pilgrtms-How the Trip
Was Made.

XIXH AADn0
Return Of the Pilgrims-How n Trip
Was Made.
The good ship Andes, after o prosperous
voyage to and from Cincinnati. pnlled into
port at 4 O'Clock yesterday afternoon, with
faes fiying, band playing and pilgrims
waving. The weather offered rather a dis
piritins welcome TO the pilgrims, but their
friends made up for it, to say nothing oil
their creditors.
They reported q magnificent time, with
the weather all that could be hoped for
until Sunday. The boat got into port at Gin
cinnati on Thursday morning, at IL o'clock,
and left at midnight on Friday, giving the
pilgrims opportunity to attend a matinee
and two evening concerts. That they took
sdyantaee of it, is evident from the critical
manner in which they speak OF Materna,
Carey. Osgood, Whitney and Thomas.
Some rave over the festival, all speak OF 1t
in terms of praise.
OF the social features of the excursion a
volume is told. At first it was a little
stiff, but a fellow feeling soon dissipated
the fornality and the advent OF
a few gay young girls from Gallipolis
and Middleport scattered stiffness TO the
winds and completed the happiness OF the
gentlemen excursionists at least. Dancing,
~spooning, flirting n singing were promis.
cuously INDUCED in, with a gaiety and
freedom only known toyoung and care-free
hearts.
On Sunday evening a meeting was held
in the cabin, over the deliberations OF
which Col. Dave Leonard, of Parkersburg,
presided, and a record Of the proceedings Of
which was kept by A. c. Mckee,
ESQ, OF Steubenville. A committee OF
FIVE was appointed, and in due
time reported a series OF esoiution OF
some length, thanking the Captain and his
clerical force the pilots, engineers, mates
and crew, the Opera House Orchestra and
all others who had contributed to the
pleasure and comfort OF the trip. Capt.
Meehleman and Clerk Noll were escorted
TO the cabin by a committee OF ladies and,
after the resolutions were presented, they
excelled themselves in the eloqqence and
feeling of their responses.
The committee OF its own will offered a
resolution, on behalf of the gentlemen,
expressive of their gratitude to the ladies
of the party, for the bright smiles which
had so materially contributed TO the pleas
ures of the occasion.
To sum up, the excursion was an i'm
mense success, and will be pleasantly re-
membered as such by every pilgrim OF the
band.
The President appointed a commit.
tee to draft resolutions expressive OF the
feelings of the excursionists, which re-
tired and returned the following:
ANDES CABIN, Sunday, May 2lst, 1882.
Your committee to whom was referred
the matter of drafting resolutions eX-
pressing the qualification felt by the Gin
cinnati May Musical Festival excursionists
over the success of the excursion, beg leave
to report as follows:
WHEREAS, We, the Andes excursion
lists to the May Musical Festival for the
year 1882, have nearly arrived at the end
of a most delightful and elegant pleasure
trip, we deem it only proper that we should
in some manner express our apprecia-
ton of the same and the causes that
have contributed so materially TO the
enjoyment of this, The excursion of the
season; and
WHEREAS, The success of the excursion
is attributable largely to the interesting eli,
forts of Chas. Muhleman, Master and
Clerks Mart. Noll and Charlie Knox, and
the most excellent and well trained crew
connected with the Andes" be it there
fore
Rcsoired, That the sincere and hearty
thanks of everyone who has had the good
fortune to be a passenger on the Andes
during the festival, are rendered to Cap.
tain Muhleman and Clerks Noll and Knox,
and that we most cheerfully recommend
the Andes" to all travelling on the river
as a safe and reliable packet, always on
time" and possessing one of the most ac'
commodating set Of officers on the upper
Ohio. Be it further
RCSOlred, That our thanks are due Pilots
Corns, Abrams and Muhleman and Engi-
neers Megleb and Calcium for the courte-
sizes extended the visitors to their depart
mentS; to Col. Wood, the steward, who has
been so assiduous in his attentions to the
wants of the elmer man - to the Mates
and all connected with the Andes" who
have in any way helped make the excursion
a glittering success ahd one always to be
remembered in the future.
RcS0ircd, That our thanks are due the
Wheeling Opera House orchestra, which
has furnished such excellent music, as the
same served to- break down all barriers of
restraint and was the means by which sey-
eral very pleasant and agreeable acquaint-
ances were made between the excursion
lists from Allegheny, Stcubenyille,
Wheeling, Parkersburg, Pomeroy and
GallipoliS and intermediate points.
And last, though by no means Leaf, be it
Rcsoirci, That while your committee
tread with trepidation upon ground so
delicate. they feel that they cannot, in JUS
tiCe to the gentlemen exCursionist, decline
to nerve themselves to the task of bringing
forward the ladies. BY its unanimous voice
the committee has declared that the enjoy
ment OF the trip has been largely due to the
FAIRER of our pilgrims, whose bright smiles
will liBger in our memories and to whom
we have willingly surrendered our hearts
souvenirs of this joyous festival occasion.
Il. X. FRIEND. AUSTIN BEACH.
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