The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1886-09-14
rIIE LoYs OF Lice.
WheCllng's Facilities for Recreation and
Amusement,

TIE JOYS OF LIFE,
WheCIlng's Facilities for NUcroRtIOn and
Amusement.
"All work and no play" says wise
and accepted adage, "makes Jack dull
boy" Wheeling Is busy place, but her
people know how 10 relax the mind aud
rest the body, and the facilities for recrea.
ton and amusement have kept pace with
those for business. The city has two
theatres, the Wheeling Opera House, an
! illustration Of which, showing the south
front, appears In this issue, and the Grand
Opera House, The Opera House Is com.
modious, well planned and substantial, Its
accessories ample and its furniture COM
Portable. Here brilliant engagements have
been played by Mccullough, Mary Ander.
Bon, Rhea, Jefferson, Ward, Keeno, Mod.
ieska, the Florsncea and q host oil lesser
stars; Titiens, Emma Abbott, CLARA Louise
kellogg, Remenyi, tho Mexican orchestra
and other no less famed musicians have
entranced Wheeling from It's stage, and
Ipgersoll, Talmage, Joseph Cooke, VII.
liam D. Kelly and the most noted ora.
tors have spoken there. This house is
owned by the German Insurance Com.
pany and managed by tho Secretary, Mr..
w, S. Foose. 1t has held audiences
which would havo done credit to the
finest city In the land, and under the
present management brilliant and sue
cessful future is 10 BIO confidently ex.
pected. The other house is the Grand
Opera House, In the Washington hall
building, which building also contains the
Masonic hall. 1t has recently been hand.
scmely reftted. 1t plays the lighter com.
binatlons at popular prices.
SINGING soClETiEs.
A number Of convenient aud coy little
assembly halls arc occupied by singing
societies. The Arion Society, club
formed for social recreation and musical
culture, owns an imposing and handsome
club house on the South Side, convenient
~ located, which Is y credit to tho city as
well as the society. An engraving Of the
building Is printed elsewhere. This
society is composed OF many Of tho Ger
man. American residents Of Wheeling,
Mr.. Lauis O. stifel being the President,
q. A. SChaeier, the Secretary, /. RieBter,
Treasurer, and Prof. Hermann SChoCkey,
Director. The Germania Society has a
convenient and roomy hall In the Public
Library building. Its officers are II. y.
Meyer, President, A. Freese, Correspond.
ing Secretary, Edward Scheuaer, Director.
The M@nnerChor has splendid quarters
on Market street. Its Musical Director is
II. j. AtbeDz and It's Corresponding Sec.
rotary Christ Schmidt. The Beeth0ven's
comfortable hall Is on the corner Of Main
and Fourteenth streets. William Grewe
Is President and l.. Meters Secretary,
There are two other BoCietie0, the Mozart
and South Side, both located in the South
End.
Besides these, Wheeling has seven Ma.
sonic lodges and societies, two Knights
remplar Communicates, fifteen lodges or
associations OF Odd Fellows, five lodges Of
the Knights OF Pythias aud ono Uniformed
division; and at least hundred other
volunteer secret, beneficial, literary and
social organizations.
THE FAIR GROUNDS AND PARK.
Wheeling's Park Is one Of her leading
attractions. Situated four miles from the
Public Building, aud reached In few
minutes by the comfortable cars drawn by
noiseless steam motors on the Elm Grove
Railroad Company, II is at once beautiful
for situation aud complete In appurten.
ances. Its long avenues, lined with trees
OF rare foliage, It's fragrant magnolias, It's
cooling fountain, It's seats in shady hooks,
It's pavilionB and Bwings aud springs and
deer covert and geological and ofnitho.
logical collection, place it in the front
rank Of such resorts. It is commonly re.
marked that no city Of It's size has such
an institution.
The West Virginia Exposition and State
Fair Association recently gave its sixth
annual exhibition on its complete grounds
OH the South end OF Wheeling Island,
grounds which In every desirable respect
are equal to any In the land, and surpass
those Of States Of much larger population
The recent exhibition showed decided
increase in all respects over the five pre-.
Ceding ones. No similar fairs anywhere
attract moro exhibitors or Of a better class.
Few show larger attendance. In this the
city has ono Of a number Of institutions
which surprise stranger and Cause
visitors TO estimate the population oil the
city at q much larger figure than she
possesses. II Is largely to tho liberallty
aud enterprise OF such citizens as Anton
Reymann, George Hook, William Exley,
N. Reilly, John Ii. ltobbs, q. L. Mendel,
A. X. Jacob, L. P. Sisson, NJ. LOTUS,
John W. Nichols, L. NJ. Atkinson, aud
such exresidents as George K. Tingle,
now OF Alaska, and Ed LSrkin, now OF
Omaha, that Wheeling owes her Slate |
Fair. indeed, the names Of these gentle.
men appear ID almost every public enter.
prise oil note OF yalue 10 the community
There are In oil twenty public balls aud |
four large rlnkslntheCity, the Turner'S and
Knights Of ~. George having halls Of their
own. Wheeling has also strong ANA.
teur base ball nine, and q charter has
been obtained for q base ball park, The
blCyClists have two organizations. There
10 q llourishing Young Mems Christian
Association, q OhAutAuquan Literary aud
Social Circle. The Wotnan's Union
Benevolent Society, the WomAn's Chris.
tian Temperance Union and similar
flourish. The Opera House Or.
ChesGta and Band, KtAmef's Orchestra
and Band and Mayors Brass Band and
Orchestra rank with the best similar OF.
ganiEAtionp, and there arc other musical
In short, In nothing 10 Wheel.
Ing lacking which can contribute 10 the
comfort, amusement, morals or improve.
netit OF society,