The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1886-09-20
THE GREAT REUNION.
TAE BIo TRI.sTAFE aAEHERINe
OF Old soldiers on tho state Fair Ground
on wednesday and Thursday Prepare.
lions Approaching Completion and
People from Abroad Arriving.

People are already commencing 70 ar
rive in the city to attend the great Til
State Reunion to be held here on Wednes-
day and Thursday Of this week, The In
dlcations are more and more favorable
every day, The crowd bids fair to be OF
least twice rs large as any gathering in
Wheeling on any former occasion. The
last meeting OF the various committees
will be held at the Chamber Of Commerce
this evening, on which occasion the Chief
Marshal for the grand parade on Thura-
day aud bis aides, and the other officers
Of the affair, will be selected, the pro.
gramme perfected and all the minor de-
tails Of the arrangements completed,
The impression seems to prevail In some
quarters that a charge for admission to the
fair grounds Ia to be made on the occasion
Of the reunion. This is entirely eHone-
GUS. The exercises are freely open to
everybody, and the public Is cordially in
yited and will be warmly welcomed.
Captain Billy Prince will make no
charge for old soldiers crossing his pom.
toon bridge to the Island from the foot Of
Twelfth street. The general public will
be taxed the usual toll.
Pursuant 10 the action OF the general
committee, the following gentlemen have
been appointed 10 act as the Reception
Committee: MessFs, Ed Robertson, chair
man; D. g, Morgan, William II. Haller,
Captain Alex, Frew, Lieutenant John
Walton, ohas. H. Watkins, Colonel Hugh
Sterling, NJ. l., Wright, James Waiter and
Captain Thomas D, Bennett.
PLACES TO LEAVE PROVISIONS.
The Dinner Committee Of the Trl.state
Reunion met Saturday evening at the
Chamber OF Commerce. The reports as
TO tho achievements Of the members
were very encouraging, The following
places have been designated at which con.
trfhuslons for the dinner may be lott Tor
collection by wagons sent around by the
committee:
First Ward-WillsmB' drug store, Main
and Seventh streets.
Second Wsrd-Diehl'u grocery, Main
street near Tenth,
Third Wsrd-Felber's grocery, EotE
street, foot OF Thirteenth,
Fourth Ward-Elliugham's grocery, cor
ner Sixteenth and JaCobareets.
Fifth Ward-Flaccus' grocery, Market
Square, Center Wheeling.
Sixth Ward-Nolte's grocery, corner.
ChapIine and TwentY-Afth streets.
Seventh Ward-Lukens', 6eamons,
Juergens', Mcolyment's and MAYORS gro
Eighth Ward-RstCllas's grocery, cor.
ner 1hirty.ftth and Ohaplins streets.
THE LADIES COMMITTEES.
Several Of the ladies' previously desig
mated to act in conjunction with the din
ner committee having been unable TO
serve, others have been chosen In their
places. The committees as now Constltut-
ed are as follows:
First Ward-Mrs. Alex. Frew, Mira.
VIM, Chapman, Mrs, O. ], Rawling, Mrs,
Jacob Berger, Mrs, Alfred PAUL and Mrs,
VIM. Isett,
Marcus Baer, Mrs. Hugh Sterling, Mrs,
Frank Winship, Mrs. G. w. FrSnzheim,
Mr.. Ed, Harry and Mrs. George X.
Wheat.
IesIah Warren, Mrs. ]. P. Harden, MIRA.
Jacob Grubb, Mrs. Jos. speidel, Mrs. @.
K. Booth, Mrs. NJ. Reilly, Mrs. A. w,
Kelly and Mrs. John Frew.
Fourth Ward-Mrs. Allison, Mrs. Tho.
burn and the Misses Thoburn, Mrs, s. 0
Taylor, Mrs. Thos. Lewis, Miss Jennie
Morgan and Miss Annie McYay.
Fifth Ward-Miss Mimi Roberts, Mrs,
Chas. A. Reed, Mrs. ]. P. Rex, Miss Mary
E. Roberts, Mrb. Prof. Brown, Mrs. Henry
Hoffman, Mrs. DR., Edwardu, Mrs. Hutch.
iRon, Mics Amanda List and Mrs. Newt
Sixth ward-Mrs.kIllt Slower, Mrs. VIM.
Lee, Mrs. Kemp, Mrs. Handy, Miss Lizzie
CharuoCk, Mrs. Dudley, Mrs. A. Work,
Mrs. Lydia Hopkins and Mrs. ]. E. Bow
era.
Seventh ward-Mn. Jos. A. Faris.
Mrs. ThoS. Prince, Mrs. Louis EtSler,
Mira. Robt, HaElett, Mrs. John Snrgison,
Misses Lulu and Ida Peterman, Miss Irene
Jones and Mrs. Jerry Shepherd.
Eighth Ward-MrB. DR.. Mccoy, Mrs.
DR.. Pipes, Mrs. John Hobbs, Mrs Robert
strobel, Mrs. Joseph seybold, Mrs. Eva
Heburn, Mrs. VIM. Hastings, Mrs. S. L.
DIlC6 anu lnTbt 1Oulb hbuub.
Martins Ferry-Mrs. A. NJ. Shipman,
Mrs. ]. M. Lyle, Mle, ]. A. NJ. Seitz,
Mrs. Anderson and Miss Amanda Miller.
Mrs. Thomas Brown was chosen as
superintendent Of the dinner, with the
following ladies to have charge OF the
attendance at the several tables: Mrs. s.
%. Taylor, Mrs. Alexander Frew, Mrs.
William Dillon, Mrs. Marcus Baer, Mrs.
Thomas Lewis, Mrs. Ed Harry, Mrs.
Jacob Berger. Mrs. Charles A. Reed, Mrs,
John Frew, Mrs. DR.. Hupp, Mrs. ]. O.
Anderson, Mrs. Joseph speldel, Mrs. ]. E.
Bowers, Miss Lizzie Clohan, Mrs. Kate
Leighton and Mrs. L. Mix.
The ladies will hold their final meeting
on Tuesday afternoon at 8 o'clock, at the
Chamber Of Commerce, and It Ia desired
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