Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1891-07-29

business Transacted Before the Generai
Committee Last Night.

Business Transacted DcAOEo ehO
Committee Last Night
The General Labor Committee on
Labor Day met in Trades Assembly Hall
at 7:45 o'clock last evening. In the aO-
sence of President w. II. Fl. Riley, X;
Dabler was called TO the chair. SeVerai
members were absent. The meeting
was opened by the reading OF the MIN
utes of the last meeting by the Secre-
tary, which were adopted. The bid OF
Mayors band to furnish twenty'one
pieces for Labor Day at $50 was accept
ed, and suggestion made 10 the COM
mittee on Music that the band be re-
ouested to remain on the grounds until
the picnic was over. Gabriel Jackson,
Chairs OF the Committee on Music
for the coored people, reported that
w. w. McClelland made bid TO turn-
ish seven string pieces for so. The bid
was accepted. The Committee on
Badges and Printing reported that one
hundred and fifty invitations had been
printed, which would be sent to the
local unions. Jerry Mead, chairman OF
the Committee on Stand Privileges, re-
ported that six or seven sealed bids had
been made on the privileges Of running
wheels, only three to be accepted.
Action on bids was deferred. The
Chairman on Dancing being absent
there was no report. The Committee
on Amusements failed to report Tor
the same reason.
j. II. Burt was appointed chairman
and Richard Robertson member OF the
Committee on Railroad Transportation,
a third to be appointed by the Presl-
dent. John Corcoran was appointed
Chairman of the Committee on Bar and
Josep Friese appointed member OF the
committee. Jerry Mead was appointed
chairman and John Donehoo and Bern
ard Ouigly members of the Gate Com
mittee. Upon his own request Jerry
Mead was released from the Committee
on Stand Privileges and r. Dobler APP
pointed to fill the vacancy. Al! bids
should be addressed to him at Marsh's
cigar store, Water street.
w. II. H. Riley was appointed chair
man of committee on grand stand.
Gabriel Jackson resigned the chairman
ship of the colored committee on music,
and A. c. Stoetzer was appointed to NIL
his place, Alex Gardner and William
Scipio completing the committee. Otto
Barth and George Mckinley were add
ed to the committee on printing. A. G.
Stetzer was added to the committee on
dancing. Richard Robertson was ap-
pointed chairman and William O'Neal
member of the committee on amuse-
ment, third to be appointed.
A motion was made and carried fixing
the 18th of August as the day upon
which all bids made should be closed.
A suggestion was made to the Com
mittee on Wheels not to allow any
wheels nearer the beer stands than one
hundred and fifty yards.
w. Fl. H. Riley was appointed Chief
Marshall for Labor Day, the Chief to
select his own aids and division mar
shalls. A discussion followed as to
the length of the march and 1t
was thought best not to have the
parade 60 below Twenty-fourth street
or above Tenth, countermarch to take
place somewhere along the line. Samuel
HOFFMAN was appointed to take care OF
the tolls on the Back river bridge and
Jesse Gill on the Wheeling side.
Thomas V. Salisbury and William
O'Neal were appointed to make az
rangements for ferrying the people to
the Island. One hundred and fifty dol
lars will be offered for the first three
prizes in the horse races, to be divided
between the three winners.
w. II. H. Riley was appointed general
treasurer on Labor Day, and was au-
thorized to receive all moneys taken In.
A motion was made and carried, COM
polling all tickets and money to be
turned in to the Treasurer at the last
meeting of the Trades Assembly on the
23d of August. The beer for the picnic
will be furnished by Reymann, Schmul-
bach and the Belmont Brewing Com
pany. The committee then adjourned
to meet or next Tuesday evening. There
will be four more meetings Of the com
mittee before the Goth of August, Labor
Day, when the various subcommittee
will report and routine business trans
acted