Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1891-06-19
ANNUAL PICNIC.
GROCgRS' BAY OBSERVED IN FINE STYLE
YESTERDAY.
A Successful Parade in the MOrning-Picnic al
Wheeling Park In The AftsrnOOn-A Big
Crowd in Attendance

The annual recurrence OF Grocers
Day is an event which is looked forward
to with pleasant anticipations by the
wives and families Of the men engaged
in that business. 1t brings with it {
brief respite from business cares, and q
season of rural enjoyment. The day
was generally observed, the retail gro
GERS closing all day, and the wholesale
houses suspending business at noon,
giving the employees an opportunity to
participate in the pleasures of the day.
The opening event of the day was the
parade in the morning, which was a
complete success. The line formed al
nine o'clock at Chapline and Twelfth
streets, and moved over the following
route:
South on Chapline to Fourteenth, west
on Fourteenth to Market, north on Market
to Tenth, west on Tenth to Main, south on
Main to Twenty-fourth, east on Twenty
fourth TO Chapline, north on Chapline 10
Twenty west on Twenty second to
Market, north on Market to Sixteenth, east
on Sixteenth to the Elm Grove motor sta
ton. where they boarded cars for the park.
There were about three hundred men
in line, and they presented fine APP
pearance. They all wore white vests
and ties, straw hats, and boutonniers.
The officers were II. w. Schrebe, Chief
Marshal; a. j. McGarrell, Charles W..
Lukens, assistants. President S. G..
Naylor; Secretary, j. c. Strobel; Vice
President, Ed. Wagner and Second Vice
President, John Mckee, who headed
the procession on horseback. The aids
were VIM. Ebberts, T. Vieweg AL Stole,
A. j. Yahn, Thomas Killeen and Frank
Thallman. Mayors full brass band
headed the line, followed by the Mar
tins Ferry and Bridgeport delegations,
and the Benwood delegation, the
Wheeling grocers bringing up the rear.
Owing TO Il misunderstanding, the
Bellaire grocers did not turn out in the
parade, but they attended the picnic at
the park, in great numbers.
All the outgoing motors to the Park
were crowded during the morning, and
the early hours Of the afternoon. 1t
was estimated that there were fully
two thousand five hundred people pres
ent during the day. Many OF the
grocers took advantage Of the pleasant
condition Of the pike and drove out in
carriages. The different committees,
who had charge of affairs at the Park,
were as follows:
Dancing-Ballet master, +. Vieweg;
assistant, VIM. Wendell; floor managers,
Harry Work, F. A. Blum, VIM. Nolte,
A. Larrel and Alfred Ulrich.
Amusement-Chas. Lukens, chair
man: Chas. Kline, o. B. Porter, Jno.
w. KEENAN, and E. Ii. Meagel.
Gates. q. Naylor, chairman: John
Mckee, E. j. Rutter, Henry Juergens.
w. C. Spargo and c. X. Smith.
Bar-John S. Welty, chairman; John
Mehleman, A. Stole, Thos. Killeen
and A. j. Yahn.
1t was noticeable, and frequently re-
marked during the day, that the crowd
at the Park was an orderly one and en-
tirely devoid of the Objectionable class
of people who usually attend such az
fairs. 1t was made up largely of gro
GERS, together with their wives and
children and friends. Mayors orches-
ira furnished the music for dancing,
and the floor was filled with young folks
throughout the day. Another portion
of the band was located on top OF the
mound, where it discoursed d choice
programme of music The refreshment
stands and the merry-go-round and
other amuSements were well patronlZed.
Grocers' Day was an unqualified sue
cess.