The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1892-10-06
FOR COLUMBIAN day.
Business-Llke Meetings of Various
subcommittee Last Evening.
ARRANGEMENTS WELL ADVANCED
For the Biggest Union Celebration
Wheeling Ever Witnessed in Her
Long Career. Decorations and Dis
plays to be Worthy tho occasion--A
Programme Mapped out in Out


Programme Mapped out in Out
line.
A number OF tho subcommittee Of
the Columbian celebration met last
evening at the First Branch OF Council
room to get things in shape, one COM
mittee succeeding SO far as to complete
its labors.
Messrs Leiner, Dunlevy and Handel,
committee on street decorations, have
decided to erect handsome emblem-
attic arch at the corner OF Twelfth and
Market streets. The plans are now be-
ing drawn by Architect Leiner, and
will be submitted, with the estimates Of
the probable cost, at meeting to be
held this evening. II is the intention
Of the committee to look up the old gas
arches also.
The committee on floats, consisting OF
Messrs. Myles, Speyer ard Muegge, will
meet again this evening to perfect
their plans The committee has detin.
itely decided on four handsome floats,
consisting OF models Of the three ves-
sells used by Columbus on his first voy-
age and the landing. They have already
secured four large wagons for the pur-
pose.
Nothing definite was accomplished BY
the fireworks committee, consisting OF
Messrs. Mabis, Booking and KirbaCh.
kilograms will be sent to-day to the
leading fireworks manufacturers for
prices OF set pieces, which, II received
to-day, will be submitted this evening
Tor final action.
The subcommittee on invitation fin.
ished its labors last evening and is now
prepared to make its final report. On
the inside page OF the invitation will be
placed general description OF the ex-
ercises OF the day. In tho morning the
school exercises, afternoon the big pa
rade OF the historical, industrial and
mechanical displays. civic, military, be-
nevolent end all other local and visiting
organizations. The evening will be de-
voted TO speeches by prominent orators,
to be followed by a big display OF fire
works. THIS general description OF the
exercises it was decided to place on the
invitation by the committee only in
order to facilitate the work, and to be
able to send the invitations by next
week.
The programme MS outlined above
may not be closely followed, and is SUBJ
iect to change by the executive commit
tee should they see fit in the future.
The exercises in general as provided for
will, however, be carried out. The
only change that is probable is change
OF hours in. the general outline. A
number OF postals were sent out to all
the various organizations in the city
and those within radius OF fifty miles.
Those present on the committee were
William Shields, |. W. Imhotf, B. +.
Caldwell, Lieutenant Braunersreuther,
n. j. Nolte and W. II. Klevis, secretary.
OF the ten division marshaIs appoint
cd by Chief Marshal J. A. Miller the
following have accepted: Colonel Hugh
Sterling, Captain William Otto, Dr. II.
B. Baguley, Colonel William II. Travis,
Mr.. B. Bach and Mr.. Frank Cruise. Let
tiers of resignation we're received from
Mr.. +. Riester and Mr.. G. S. Feeney,
both OF whom expected to be out Of the
city that day. Mr.. Hullien Quarter
presented his regrets on account Of not
being an expert equestrian. Mr.. Shrobe
has failed to send any response so far.
A communication was received from
the chief of police, stating that he
would furnish eighteen mounted po-
licemen and three on foot as an advance
guard to clear the streets.
A motion made by Captain Otto. that
the chief marshal have the privilege Of
selecting his own aides, was adopted.
DR.. Baguley also moved that the divis-
ion marshals also be allowed to select
two aides personally and that one be
furnished from each division; this was
also carried. The motion to reduce the
number OF division marshals to seven
was referred TO the general committee.
Acceptances have been received from
forty organizations already, which were
placed at the disposal OF the chief mar
shal to make assignments in the line OF
march. The following colors we're
adopted by the marshals: Chief mar
shall, light canary; division marshals,
red; aides to the chief marshal, blue,
and aides OF the division marshals,
white. The committee on decorations
was requested to have number OF
flags Mt the head Of each division, orna-
mented with the number Of the dlvis-
ion The line OF march was left over
until the next meeting.