Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1889-10-12
THE JOINT MEETING

The chamber OF Commerce Takes Hold
OF the mattsr-Committees Appointed.
The members of the Chamber Of Com
merce Committee and President Dobbins
and Messrs Cruise, VOllenger, Koch, Nc
Ginley and McGrsgor, of the Board OF
Commissioners, met at the room of the
Chamber, last evening at eight o'clock and
organized by electiDg President Hullihen
Quarter, of the Chamber OF Commerce,
Chairman and President P. B. DObbins,
of the Board Of Commissioners, Secretary.
In response to On inquiry Mr.. DObbius Of
ficially notified the joint session Of the
action OF the Board, above detailed, where
upon members of the Chamber Of Commerce
Committee expressed the opinion that the
appropriation made by the Board was
inadequate to properly carry out the
proposed entertainment. There was con-
siderable discussion upon the Boards ao-
ton, and the speeches were OF such force
aud tenor ss 10 put the members OF the
Board IN an undesirable position. FL
nally, as q way out of the dilemma into
ehich the affair had bsen worked, Mr..
Frank J. Hearne offered a resolution TO the
effect that the Chamber of Commerce as
sumo entire chsIge and control OF the recep-
ton and entertainment Of the visitors, and
that the Board of Commissioners be the
guests of The Chamber during the cOniinu-
4nce Of the gentlemen in the city. This
was adopted by the Joint meeting, and
. 4 ,14ftaR
This brought the joint session face 10
to face with the financial problem cen
nected with the affair. and it being pointed
out that tee Chamber Of Commerce had
no funds upon which to draw, 1t was
agreed that subscriptions must be solicited
| to deiray the expenses incident TO the re-
ceplion and entertainment. Mr.. Hearne
suggested that the Chamber would he glad
/ 10 head the subscription list with the 500
voted during the afternoon by the Board Of
| Commissioners, and this was done after
the members of the Board had held pri-
vate conference among themselves. Then
the members of the Borad were formally
added 10 and msde part OF the original
Chamber of Commerce Committee, as was
also Mr.. W. p. Hubbard, and there was
plain sailing ahead.
The details OF The sffair were then taken
MP and rapidly disposed Of, subcommittee
beng appointed Is follows:
Ga Subscriptions and Finsnce-Messrs.
A. J Sweeney. n. B. Scott, 2. B. DObbins
and Hullihen Quarter.
On Railroad TrsusportatiOn-J. N. Bell
vile, G. D. Gilleland, Q. N. Turner and
F. J. Hearne.
On Recsptiou-W. P. Hubbard, Ran
dalph Stslnsker, Hullihen Qusrrier, @. B.
Hart. II. p. McGregor, John Koch, Frank
Cruise and JsDes Mckinley.
On Banqutt-N. B. ScOtr, Randolph
Stalnaker and Hullihen Quarter
On Sight SeeiDg-F. j. Hesrne, 4. J
Sweeney, TbOs O'Brien, H. P. McGregOr
and Anton Rsymann.
On Carriages Frank Cruise, c. Yelling
er. A. J. Sweeney and Tho5 O'Brien.
On Invitations TO Excursions and Ban
ouet-Messrs. A. J. Sweeney, n. B Scott,
p B. Dobbius and Hullihen Quarter.
Ths Finance Committee Is TO meet this
morning, ut Twelfth and Market streets,
at $50 o'clock. The General Committee
is called TO meet Monday evening to hear
reports, etc.
II is now carteiu that the gentlemen
who have put their faith in Wheeling aud
their money in the enterprise so persist
emily and successfully advocated by the
REe1srER-the U1ion railroad bridge snd
US connecting terminals-will have a
hearty welcome TO this community and
will be handsomely entertained while
here. The gentlemen in charge Of tie
matter have gone into it with clear cot
idea Of What is proper to be done, and
they will carry everything ont with good
taste and judgment.