Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1884-11-26
Fab FEAST
Provided BY the island Democratic
Ladies
ges the Political Reroes Of the Csmpaign
Of Eighty. Fooe--Highly Success
fal Celebration Supper.

II sssst be a difficult nsk that the island
ladies' undertake and hil to accomplish
and wEes il comes to the Democratic Island
ladies, tAere 10, in the bright lexicon Of
their wousanhoej. no such word IS fail.
Some days ago these ladies conceived the
idea of celessnting the election Of C!eve-
land and Hendricks in q most material and
substantial n,anneE. This conception Was
carried to o Lightly successful sonsunms-
ton, last evening. Assisted byone Or two
gentlemen, they secured tho Reilly
building, on Harc street, which was
speedily converted'into . campaign bower.
Flags, bunting, lanterns and pictsrcs we.e
tastefully bestowed upon the walls sadr ceih
ings and portraits ss Cleveland and Hen
bricks were hung in appropriate and con
spicuous places. Two long tables were
ranged down the hap,3 and when an was
ready the Democrats or the Garden Spot
were hidden to & fat feast Of good things.
At six o'clock a bevy OF ladies, decorated
with ribbons and wearing ssow-white aprons.
took charge of the room and at seven
o'clock the doors were opened. The Dems-
Gratis had assembled at the wigwam, and
headed BY the drum corps marched down to.
the slaughter Of the tempting viands-
The supper embraced everything to
season afforded in the way Of toothsoms
edibles. Oysters in every style, turkey,
chicken and duck, pink ham n large trans
parent fakes, crisp celery, snow white
bread, light as q feather, stesning hot cot
fee, pickles, slaw and fancy crackers, lus-.
cious pyramids of cake, aud all served by
the lovely matrons and maidens OF the
Island, clad in those dainty aprons and
wearing the most bewitching smiles. Who
would not have been a Democrat in that
supreme hour! les, and on the centre Of
one table was an immense Cleveland and
Hendricks cake, handsomely decorated and
surmounted BY the Democratic game cock,
all the work OF Reid, the Island baker.
The doors we're opened and in the hun
CRY hosts poured. The ladies i'uttered
about. serving the political heroes, and as
rapidly as one set WAS appeased another
was ushered in, until the last veteran OF
the victorious campaign Of 1884 had been
satisfied. The drum corps and junior march
irg club were not forgotten, but Jared with
The rest. OF course there was speaking.
Such an occasion would have been incon-
plete without weaving the garlsnds OF
rhetoric 10 lay at the feet OF the ladies' as
one Of the orators expressed II. A pro-
gramme of toasts was arranged, rs follows,
Mr.. Geo. G. Hannah presiding in the ca
pacity Of toast master
President Cleveland and Vice President
Hendricks, response BY NJ. I. Frame, ESl.
The Island Workers Of 1884, response BY
Judge 7. ID. Houston.
The Restored Government, response By
Col Robert White.
The Island Ladies, by John o. Pendleton,
ESQ.
Each Of the speakers acquitted himselfin
q manner worthy the occasion and ~
roundly applauded, the ladies clspping their
hands and waving their handkerchiofs.
While Mr.. Pendleton WAS speaking. n sn-
thusiastic elderly lady exclaimed: Hes
the kind ofa Democrat. Three cheers for
the mother that raised that boyl' and they
were given with a will. The rooster on the
cake was Immediately awarded John, by q
vote OF the ladies, as the handsomest man
in the room.
The supper was n grand success as is
everything the ladies undertake. Credit is
due many sources, but especially to irs.
Brues, who had charge aud to whose ex-
p~erience aud executive ability. the success
is largely due. This WAS the Islands meth.
cd OF painting it red" Wasn't it the
best?