Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1886-09-21
A BIG SUCCESS,
Is WHAT THE TRI-STATB REUNION PROM
ISES TO BE.
An Enthusiastic Meeting Held Last Evening, a
Which Great Progress was Reported BY
the OOmmittees-Ciizens Asked
10 Decorate.

that the Tri-State e-unlon Will DC q grahu
success in every particular, and n tina
those in charge Of the matter, and Wheel
ing people in general may well feel proud
of.
A large and most enthusiastic meeting
of the committees was held at the Cham
Der of Commerce last evening, and the ar
rangements are nearing completion very
satisfactorily. There will be a lack OF
funds it is feared, as the attendance Will
surpass the first expectations and the ex-
penses are necessarily increased. 1t is
hoped the citizens will decorate early on
Wednesday, and give the city a holiday
appearance. Many contributions OF eatl-
bles have already been reported to the
committee in the various wards, and COM
rade Waterman and his able corps of
assistants are correspondingly happy. 1t
is not until now that some of the most
active workers of the committees realize
the magnitude of the undertaking, and
the public will be correspondingly sur
prised at the extent Of this years reunion.
What-the one next year will be, the one to
be held this week is q mere foretaste OF.
On calling the meeting to order, Capt.
B. h. DOvener, the first vice president,
took the chair. On call of the committees
they reported as follows:
The Committee on Programme was or
dered to print a programme giving route
of procession and details of the various
meetings to be held, lists of the Commit
tee, and the arrangements of the parade.
The Committee on Music reported hav-
ing engaged music for the camp fire on
Wednesday evening, and during Thurs
day.
The Committee on Transportation re-
ported rates on various railroads, and was
ordered to publish the same.
The Dinner Committee reported most
satisfactory arrangements made.
The Reception Committee will meet all
delegations at the various depOts and di-
rect them to their headquarters.
The Committee on arrangements report
ed the appointment of Col. w. b. Curtis,
of ". Liberty, as Chief Marshal of the
parade, who appointed the following as
his aides:
Col. Hugh Sterling, VIM. Travis, Col. J.
NJ. CharleSwOrth, Maj. Thomas Norton, j.
NJ. Confer, Lieut.. John Briggs, Capt.
VIM. Barry, G. B. Caldwell, S. Brubaker,
Alex. Frew, Lem Bushby, F. c. Robinson,
G. w. Bagg.
The members of Holiday Post G.. A. r.
are ordered to report at Grand Army Hall
on Thursday morning ut 8 A. NJ, and all
old soldiers and Grand Army comrades are
invited to Join in with them if not in 9TH
er organizations.
The committee on lights reported having
made arrangements for lighting the Fair
Grounds with Natural Gas by the Wheel
ing Natural Gas Company, for the Camp
Fires on Wednesday and Thursday even
iugs.
All persons subscribing to the..fund are
notified that this is the last call for their
subscriptions to be paid and all Others de-
string to contribute are requested to do so
by g. NJ this evening at 1918 Market
Street the Headquarters of the Tri-State
Reunion, where p. B. Dobbins the Treas
urer will be in attendance during the day
to receipt: subcommittee and subscri-
berS must report by that time.
The expenses will be greater than
the amount now subscribed and
our citizens must not let the committees
be in debt when the reunion is over.
1t was resolved that if the syndicate
awning, the large tent purchased at Ports
mouth recently will permit its use, that
it be put up for this reunion. After eX-
PLANTATION it was finally decided to not put
up the large tent, but use the smaller
ones on the fair grounds if consent could
be obtained. A committee of seven was
appointed by the chair to attend to that
duty consisting of Colonel Hugh Sterling,
X. Hazlett, James Sadler, JIM. hylte, Il.
Koehnlein, Chas. Carr, Caleb Sylvis.
The Chairman of the Finance Committee
was made Auditor of the bills presented.
The Committee on Grounds vas in
structed to erect a speakers rOstrum in
front of the grand stand.
The chief marshal will wear a red sash,
the aides blue sash. There will he no
charge for admission to the Fair Grounds,
nor for dinner, but 10 n will be adj
mitted to the dinner but soldiers wearing
| the reunion badge.
Comrades /. Bairades, d. WeltOn, Scott Lis
ton, VIM. Turner and VIM. johnson were
appointed guards to care for the property OF
the Reunion.
All persons who can entertain visiting
soldiers, either privately or who can en-
terrain in boarding houses or hotels, are
requested to leave word at the Reunion
headquarters, 1918 Market street, how
many they can entertain, and at what
price. Do this to-day.
A book was ordered to be provided to
register the names and residences of all
visiting soldiers. This will be left at 4
prominent place Of which further notice
will be given. The badges will not be
distributed until Thursday morning when
the soldiers are in line, and no one will be
admitted to the dinner without the badge,
and any person except soldiers tound
wearing them will be elected from the
fair grounds. All soldiers and members of
the relief corps wearing badges, will be
passed across the pontOOn bridge free.
The dinner committee was allowed an adj
ditional sum of S12O for the dinner, to
cover any incidental expenses for help
and transportation. All committees ex-
cept the dinner committee are expected to
march at the head of the procession. 1t
is requested that on Thursday morning on
the route of the procession wagons and
other Instructions be kept out Ofthe way.
The delegations from along the line of
the C. & p. r. r., Panhandle and B. & o.
X. Il. will be immense.
From some towns far distant rs
many as $50 to 800 are reported as
coming, and what the other lines
will bringin in, and the surrounding counties
send in vehicles, will make an immense
crowd on Thursday. The Opera House
Orchestra will play an interesting mel
ange of patriotic and war songs during the
camp fires.
An organ will be on the speakers stand
from COmrade Sheib's music store, and
10, 600 song books will be distributed free
so that everybody can sing the good old
war songs.
As a number of people have made in
quiries as to where contributions for the
dinner can be left, the following list is re-
published from Sundays issue:
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