Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1891-01-15
WORLDS FAIR
Measures Taken for West Virginia to
Present Fair Front
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CHARLESTON, W. VA, January a.
A number Of representative gentlemen
held an informal meeting tonight at
the Hotel Ruffner, the object Of which
was TO formulate plans in order that
West Virginia might make creditaole
showing at the Worlds Fair Senator
st. Clair, a member Of the Worlds Fair
Commission, presided over the assem-
blage. senator 81. Clair stated that the
members OF the Commission felt very
kindly disposed toward West Virginia,
and that % the Legislature would make
"a proper appropriation the exhibit would
be one Of the grandeSt at the fair. II
was decided that a grand banquet would
be held in Charleston about the first
week in February. At this banquet
President Palmer. the Director General
and "a number of other prominent MEM
bers OF the Worlds Fair Commission
will be present. The members OF the
Legislature and a majority OF all the
promin mt men OF the State will also be
present Representative men Of every
Industry within the border Of the State
will be present and the tOaStS that will
be offered will be emblematieal
OF the industry which the
speaker represents. 1t will
be one of the greatest and most pict-
uresoue events Of the kind that has ever
taken place within the borders Of the
state. and in all probability will equal
ANYTHING Of the kind that has ever taken
place I'm the State.
Twenty-Five hundred dollars will be
raised by private subscription 70 detrsy
the expenses Of the banquet. The Leg
islature will be asked TO appropriate
SlOO. 600 TO make an exhibit AT the fair.
A Committee on Ways and Means was
appointed TO raise funds ana
20 make arrangements for hold
ing the banquet The committee
of which Governor Fleming is chair
man, is empowered 10 appoint such sub
committees as il may see iit. The COM
uittee is composed Of the following well
known gentlemen: Governor Fleming,
Charleston; W. z. Chiffon, Charleston;
ID. b. Knight, Charleston; w. A. Me-
Corkle. Charleston; j. +. Brown, Kama
wha county, Col. J. II. Bramwell, Nc
Dowel. j. c. Anderson, Wheeling; j. l..
Beury. Fayette; J. II. Russell, Hunting
ton: j. y. Camden, Parkersburg; \. 1.
Capertou. Monroe county; y. GoH'
Clarksburg; j. +. Watson, Marion; {. B.
Hart: Wheeling; c. ii. Taney. Wheel
ing: John Porter, New Cumberland;
Frank ]. Hearne, Wheeling; Anton
Reymann. Wheeling; Randolph Stall
maker, Wheeling; Alfred Caldwell,
Wheeling: Charles w. BrOckunier,
Wheeling: Henry e.. Davis,
Piedmont; j. Robinson, Mineral; r. J.
Chew. jefferson. John Wilson, Hardy;
+. Boyd Faulkner, Berkeley; ,. Il.
Ela!as: Cecil Spates. Clarksburg; j. K.
Hver. RraxtOn: j. II. Heavener, Up
shur: W. Z. Chiffon, Charleston; a. w.
Woodford, Weston: C. Neal, Charleston;
NJ. W. Donnelly, CharleSton; A. +.
Mathews, Greenbrier; David +. John
ston. Mercer: John MeCauslin. Mason;
". y. Chancellor, Parkersburg; John
T. McUraw. Grafton. Worlds Fair
Commissioners. ID. Bush and j. w.
81. Clair: alternate commissioners, NOor-
man and Corcoran.
The following resolution was adopted
ReSelrcd First, That the following
named gentlemen be and they are
hereby appointed a Committee on ways
and Means, with full power and author
lty TO promote and provide for ban
quet. 10 be held on a date hereafter to
be determined, in the city Of Charleston,
W. Va, ia entertainment OF the repreSen-
tatives OF the Worlds Fair Commission
and the Worlds Columbian Exposition,
who are tp visit the Legislature of the
said state, the members Of said Legisla-
ture and representatives Of the various
industries and resources Of the state
who are expected to attend the same.
Second-That the following-named
gentlemen shall constitute an executive
committee aud charged with all the
nower and duties OF said full committee
when not in session: Gov. A. B. Flem-
ing. c. b. Hart, C. II. fancy, w. +.
Chiffon. W. A. McCorke, J. E. Dana,
E. L. Butterick. John c. Neale and
Moses W. DOnnelly.