Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1890-07-01
GLASS MEN PICNIC.
A JOLLY OCCASION on A BIG SCALE At
WHEELING PARK.
The Second Annual Reunion of tie American Pint
Glass WoTatrs-Nsarly Four thousand
People in Atteniance-Goot Nus.
and Speeches OF ths Programme.

wheeling Park, with all its rapturou,
natural features. was in the hands of tl,
gas men yesterday, and fcigu could IL be- in
better hands. No outsidercould havcbeeu
on the scene yesterday without being doom.
" impressed, il not with the siguifranceof
the OCCASION certainly with the immeu,ity
OF the throng. the broiherv feeling and
pronounced affinity that was cvcrvwber,
apparent II was the
SECOND ANNUAL rlcNu
of the American Flint Glas, Worler.'
mon, and 10 Is safe 90 SAY 10 was one of
tue largest ever held at Wheeling pAr,
Inc capacity Of the motor line was perhaps
tested as never before. although much is to
be said 10 their credit Tor dispoSiur of th.
crowd rs rapidly as they did under the cir.
cumstances. The train that left the PARK
about six o'clock IN the afternoon for
Wheeling consisted of three ears. packed
with humanity almost 20 sufocatiou. amt
on all rising grades was naturally
enough beyond the power of
the motor, aud the motor
0l following train was obliged tocOmc to
the rescue az frequent intervals and push
from behind. The result was that the
train was nearly three hours on the road.
- n"' ar ~ lus in Ini' GU!
-. "ylu' O'o5A noN'NSI' 'u, pas
,t.int.. ~ 4. ~ r''" SPIll''' az" ".,'i"' OBJ
..'I'ul- PcI. I.l's VINO ihlss'" 'N' ear
y yam noui'' lew were seriously NEON
'eIleu''u
1t Is estimated ihal there was ".'oo peo-
PIE az 'lS PARK. Ihey began io gather
SHl.l IN lilc uay liom all the glass manu-
i.i'., az sIl'u- il.' ,oWnS aont lne 'h'o a.el'
'nH ~ nouh 'h' tdlhcilnt assumed '"u
looln5 fr,,n bit,.l,,,.., al f,,Is.. -.
,hole'sa,,i''j - ,,t''r "''' '''D''
pa,.,;,. ~. '., I"
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INV "i'" JOYOUS humanity """ '.i'i' was
plouaDl more i''u' Genuine near. ''''
soc'dull'i I'D iI' square men tiiih h,' o.'h
seen lh'r' Tor many dAy. Ihc eaih'i iiH'
oclhE lu luc nature OF pltn'' lh'
looi' Au'u ol IT, was Drought ny ln' WiN''
ana daughters ol Tue lainlies. dnd i,inp'
lhely spread uui at ihc noon hnN'' '''
htllc idinily tesials could p' seen al ihi'i
Nhls throughout the park ana most "pi"
uAns they were, showing the cnNiou''ul'.
mar 'dIchl Oh lhr ianle7.
y ulhd OF must 9nI'W p'pu'"' "'
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AND con lIfp ltitr-i iiHL
% their heart content During ih' dI
ms the seats iu front oI thr pavilion
hlled with dimirnf -iHfi iainir
Al Tour o'clock There Air ,l''fi
under one oi tlr rlt iHie urif
of thc park. Mr j ID Bulf'. .' l'f'.N.
presided, AMI after u IrI..'nl.
ir0ducci a. fhr hr.f .rtAa,r Alr N
Smith. President of t.r National
uOn. who undr eumr trff 'HuNh.r aHI
wr,,iIuf rrmitae Nt Nn'Ih Nh' N
welcomed, Aud alter fNr aNf.llri .tI
s.dei bcran nl giving a. Short h'sI"i'
glass. in which De- rriut'i iHr ii.i 'H'
ihun.ridns were ihc hr.i iHi..."''' r.a..
a.crnInr Ii, origin iN tn riiI'. il'r ii.
urru upon hi, hearers il. .mI.r'i
~f,IA ahl Ihi'.I'' ilii .iNIi.
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ii.....,.,I.
Nr ~ u Dillon. of pIf.burr. ~.u.flrt
of the organization. ,,l, tle ne,f .ma..r
Hctllk,si boo a ser, fluent manner. lni Hf
..,..,..
to tl,e r..t,n.0l.. ..,,.,..,r,.i n.iu, WARM ..fI
,Y....,i,.,, .,s......,fi..r. ,ftb...bf Afr DH.
lou ,y.,. rr.1u,ufIr interrupted with rumI.
of applause
Chairman Burft then introduced a, fha
pr,s.,.,,tin,, Atfornry of Whc,.irs SIR
Howard some sis years ago numbered
among the sturdy glassworkers of thi, se,.
ton. and though. as be- remarked. his Voice
has not been heard loo their behalf Tor Tong
period. Doe has still maintained
warm interest among hir form
cr co-laborcrs. and especially m
the union which they had -ucrr-riu''t
effected lie characterized the FLINT
Ci,ss Workers Union AZ. the most sul,fan.
rial the most conservative. the most p.r
fe.fiy .rp.tniyeI. and al the same fim. fND
most b.ncrnieuf labor organization u fh.
,,oupt,.v This wa. the signal for I0ud an
,,la,teo and tb,y ,y.r.. heartily rirD. ST.
IIou.orJ clearly ,xplafusl thr fI..I. .I
s,,,,,l,-.,,,l l.,r.nd and rlts I.. I...r...
NNNl 'N''
as to the future Wnlh Di lN' IN
Howard. being au n.i fIart Ni.'f
self struck thc hri unH 'i rNi
hs wa. areunici IAnI ..n' Hf
Mr. Burtf. ihr chairman. i.fh 'N
remarks. HNI fN..
speak'ug
Amour thf prominent ufU.s
Union present wore Nf N.ar lt...
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