Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1885-07-21
THE GUESTS.
Their Arrival, Reception and Assignment
to Quarters.

Their Arrival, Reception and Assignment
to Quarters.
Yesterday opened bright and clesr, and
although the first day Of the Fest promised
to be uncomfortsbly warm, those taking
part in it, or having an Interest in its sue
eess-snd these latter embraced slmos
the entire population Of e city and suburbs
were early sstir. The members OF the
Committees on Reception, Quartering and
Decoration, were especially on hand early in
the day and the gentlemen found little res,
from daylight until long after midnight.
THE RECEPTION COMMITTEE,
composed of Messrs Richard Heinrich,
chairman; F d. Friedrich, secretary; Peter
Bonenberger, W. Grewe, Chas. Hortsmsnn
Chas. r Behler, and c. W, Seabright mel
at the general reception headquarters
Maennerchor Hall. corner of Fourteenth
and Market streets, about 9 o'clock, and
made the final preparations for the enter
tsinment of the visiting societies. The frs
of thsse to arrive were the Robert Blum
Msennerchor; of Allegheny, the Teutonis
Maennerehor, Allegheny, the Odd Fellow
Saengerbund, Allegheny, the Cecilia Msen-
nercbor, Allegheny, the Mt. Washington
Msennerchor, Pittsburgh, the Germania
Msennerchor, Pittsburgh, the Germsnis
Lederkrsnz. Pittsburgh, and the Saedseite
Turr gessngsection. Pittsburgh, all of which
came down on the Pewiky, reaching the de-
pot in this city at Ills g. m. Here they
were met BY delegation from
The WHEELING SOCIETIES
and escorted to Maennerchor Hall. : a
few minutes were spent in social greetings,
and rest from the tatigues OF the trip down
the river, and then the various organizations
we're escorted to the quarters assigned them,
ss follows
The hubert Blum Manuerchor, of ALE
gheny City, so men, with the G. A. R. Band
u pieces Louis Tricks corner Sixteenth
and Market.
Mt Washington Msennerchor, Pittsburg,
% men, Mrs. Mssons, 2207 Main street.
Teutonia Maennerchor, Allegheny, 40
men, George Carlos, La Belle and Chap
line.
Odd Fellows Saengerbund, Allegheny, 20
men, Old Home, Market Square.
Cecilia Maennerchor, Allegheny, 40 men,
Bolts Hotel, 2ll6 Main street.
Germsnia Maennerchor, Pittsburg, Is
men, Peter Bonenbergers 1925 Main
street.
Germanis Leiderkrsnz, Pittsburg, Is men
John Clsiyis, Water street.
Suedseite Turngesangsection, Pittsburg
l6 men, Chris. Siebkes. l4l9 Msrke.
street.
The next societies to arrive were thos'
from
DOWN THE RIVER,
namely, the Marietta Maennerchor aud tn
Germanis of Parkersburg. These came il
over the Ohio River road, and were ikewis,
marched to headquarters, and then taken
the first to G. A. Stoker's, corner Of Thirty
fifth and ChapEne streets, and the latter to
Knoke Bros No. 2571 Jacob street.
AT 1910 Mr.. Carl Ksusche, the teno,
soloist OF the Fest, arrived over the B. & o
from Baltimore. he was met g. the depot
By q portion Of the Reception Committee in
3 carriage and taken to the New Mcclure
The next society to reach the city was the
Harmonic, of Steubenville, arriving at
o'clock. 1t was met BY the Reception Com
mittee with band and escorted to Msen-
nsrchOr Hail. and aRermard to its quarters
at Jacob Nunges
Every train during the day and evening
broughs numbers of people not officially
accredited to any organization, and the
crowds on the streets were notceably in
creased even in the hot afternoon sun. To
day many others will arrive, but the culmi,
nation Of the throng will not be reached
until tomorrow, when the grand parade viii
bring thousands into the city from all our
neighboring towns.