The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1893-05-10

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Hullihen Quarter Of the chamber OF
commerce, for the purpose OF having
charge OF and making arrangements for
the coming Columbian celebration OF
the Fourth Of July, last night in the
rooms OF the chamber OF commerce, the
affair was put on o solid footing and
much preliminary work done, notably
the naming of the aub-committees
which will conduct the various branches
OF the celebration underth supervision
of the general committee. Owing to
the absence OF President Quarter Of the
chamber, who was at Fatrmont during
the day, Mr., Charles Burdett Hart was
chosen chairman OF the meeting OF the
general committee which came to order
at 1926 o'clock.
Upon assuming the chair, Mr.. Hart
said that no had been asked by MIR.
Ouarrior to say to the members OF the
committee that ii is his desire that the
preliminary work OF the celebration be
commenced at once, that is to say that
the committee divide itself up into sub
committees, as for instance, committee
on finance, which will look after the
money, committee on transportation TO
look after cheap railway transportation,
committee on street demonstration to
device what is wanted in that line and
then see what can BIO had, keeping in
view the amount OF money at command,
and the various organizations which
will participate; q committee on music
or bands to determine how many brass
bands are wanted and to secure them.
Mr.. Hart's idea was to have q speaker
from abroad II possible, but II that can
not no done to have several local
speakers divide time, about five minutes
each. Then there is wanted q COM
mittee on fire works to determine what
we eau have in that line, where they
shall DO exposed to view, and to oversee
the setting.otT OF them. This is about"
said Mr.. Hart, "what President Quarter
desired me to state to you
When the committee first came to
order there were about twenty-five
members present, but when Mr., Hart
had concluded speaking the attendance
had increased to nearly forty, q very
encouraging representation out OF the
seventy members OF the committee. The
general sentiment at tho meeting was
that the people we're taking hold Of the
proposed celebration with such an
amount OF enthusiasm that 1t would
surely DO a magnificent success.
The business OF the meeting was
opened up Mr.. Brady, who moved that
the committee on finance, u very i'm
portant ono, DO composed Of one bank
president, Col. Thomas 0'Brien, and
the cashiers of the various banks OF
the city. Before it came to O vote,
however, it was dropped, as it was tho
sentiment that the committee should
be made up OF men who would got out
and hustle, and that the cashiers are
not in q position to do.
1t was decided to have appointed q
committee on committees TO make up
the membership OF tho various coln.
mittees. Chairman Hart appointed this
committee as follows: Messrs. 0'Brien,
Jepson, schockey, Peterson and Henry
Baor. They then retired to make up
tho following committees which tho
general committee decided were neces.
sary: Finance, reception, decoration
and display, street demonstration, fire
works, speakers and entertainment,
music, executive. The latter committee
is to be composed Of the chairmen OF
the other committees and the chairman
and secretary Of the general committee.
While the committee on committees
was in session there was much discus
sion ola general nature before the gon-
eral committee and some very good and
s%easonable suggestions were made.
MIR. W.. II. Muegge, OF the executive
committee Of the Beethoven singing So
Ciety, which intends having n picnic at
the state fair grounds on the Fourth,
was present and stated that his people
were willing TO do whatever they could
to advance the big Columbian celebrO-
ton, and would not complete their ar.
rang0ments until 1t was known what
would DO the programme OF the celebra-
ton. lie also said that II the parade
was to take place in the morning the
Beethoven would gladly allow the band
they have already engaged, to take part
in the parade.
The suggestion that q number Of tho
German singing societies DO invited to
take part in the chorus, was received
with favor, and the committee on music
will no doubt take up tho suggestion.
1t was also suggested that the fair
grounds DO secured from tho Beethoven
society, but the sentiment was against
such q course, and 1t Is understood that
an arrangement can be easily made
with the society for the use OF grounds
at tho conclusion OF the parade,
superintendent Anderson, OF the pub
lie schools, who was present, said that
there wasn't much doubt but that the
school children could be counted on to
take part in the chorus, and possibly in
the parade.
1t was suggested that II would be q
good thing to got tho people OF tho sur.
rounding towns 10 take M interest In
tho celebration, and that this could DO
accomplished by requesting the mayors
and councils Of tho surrounding towns
and villages within n radius Of thirty
miles to appoint members on tho gen.
oral committee to hustle for tho big
event here. A motion to this effect was
nadU, and tho authorities Of Mounds.
vile, Benwood, Bellaire, Bridgeport,
Martins Ferry, Mingo, Steubonville,
WellsburR, ST. Clairsvillo, Fulton, Elm
Grove and ~Triadelphia will DO commu.
nicated with on tho subject. From
what Is now known the people Of these
towns are enthusiastic Ia favor Of tho
proposed big celebration here, and will
no doubt attend In largo numbers,
In fact everything points to n most
magnificent and successful from every
point.ot view celebration onthO Fourth.
AS ono gentleman remarked last night
many enterprises OF vroator moment,