Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1893-07-09
At THE WORLDS FAIR
A Long List Of West Virginians il
Attendance Last Week.
THOSE WHO HAVE REGISTERED
Their Names in the West Virginia
Building-West Virginia's Day
Has Been Changed on Account
Of a Conflict Of Dates-Part Of
the Lawn to be Occupied.
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the Lawn to be Occupied.
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WORLDS FAIR GROUNDS, July s.
West Virginia people begin 10 arrive
in great numbert at the Fair. Parties
of eight and ten come in on every train
and the individual sight-seers run up
into the thousands. The Fourth Of
July celebration was the great induce
ment this week, and all day the West
Virginia building was packed with
home people. Tired with the confusion
OF the crowds they came there TO rest
and recuperate for the pyrotechnical
display 10 the evening
No special exercises were held In the
building and no unusual demonstrations
| Of patriotism were made. The Elk posi-
ton Company sent out orders the night
before prohibiting the use OF freersck-
ers, and the West Virginia people, as
we'll as all others on the grounds, were
obliged TO conform 10 them. Some
OF the State buildings were decorated
profusely with flags and bunting, and In
the evening showed a blk display OF
colored lights and Chinese lanterns.
| Nothing Of the kind was attempted al
| the West Virginia building. "Old
glory" floats at all times from the flag
staff surmounting the building and As
sembly Hall is decorated with the flags
OF all nations. This display prevented
the house from looking deserted In the
midst of the general demonstration.
Notwithstanding that there was moth
| ing OF unusual interest In the building,
| 1t has been estimated that not less than
twenty thousand people passed through
the rooms during the day. Not only
are West Virginia people enthusiastic
over their elegant little CLUB house, but
strangers from all parts of the Union
are unlimited In their praise Of IT, This
week party Of Ohio people came In,
and after going through the building
remarked that they preferred 1t to their
own. As the Ohio building is consider
ed one of the most pleasant on the
grounds, it was compliment worth
noting.
The extensive lawn between the West
| Virginia and the Maryland build
! ings will soon be thing OF the past.
The space is being utilized by the Well
| ington Concessionaires for the erection
of another cafe, to be run by the Well
ington Co. The building will be but
one story in height and built In the
style Of summer pavilions so that IL will
not materially injure the West Vir-
ginia building. 1t occupies about IS by
$50 feet and will accommodate an im-
mense crowd. The West Virginia Com
Rssioners are rather glad than other
wise TO have II situated In such near
proximity to their building as 1t will
prove Of great convenience to West
Virginia visitors.
WEST vIRGINIA's STATE DAY
has been changed from September 13 to
| August %. 1t was learned that Mchi-
gan expected to have her State day ex-
ercises on September 18th, and after a
consultation with the National Commits
sion the WestVirginia people concluded
that August 23rd would answer their
purpose just as well and would not con-
flct with another State. Delaware eX-
poets to celebrate August card, and at
the suggestion Of Judge Massey, the
National Commissioner from Delaware,
plans are being made TO combine the
exercises and make the occasion one OF
unusual Importance on the grounds. II
that is done exercises will probably be
held in the Delaware building in the
forenoon and in theWestVirginia build
ing in the afternoon, closing with a
grand ball at the West Virginia build
ing in the evening. The West Virginia
house is especially well adapted for an
evening entertainment Of that nature.
The large assembly room on the
second floor is suited for
dancing purposes, and the spacious
rooms and broad piazzas below will ac-
commodate hundreds Of guests without
producing a crush.
BY the two Eastern States celebrating
on the same day 1t is hoped that the
railroads will make better reduction
in rates for the occasion. There are
four trunk lines by which the people
could come, the Pennsylvania line, the
Baltimore and Ohio, the Chesapeake
and Ohio, the Norfolk and Western.
II the roads conclude TO make excur-
sion rates for August 23rd it is safe 10
say that the lines will be crowded to
their full capacity, and the West Vir-
GINA and Delaware day at the Fair be
an occasion long 10 be remembered.
The West Virginia Board Of Worlds
Fair Commissioners will meet shortly
before the State day.
Contrary to the action taken by many
Of the colleges OF the country, the West
Virginia institutions have made no ap-
plication for college day. In the Mas
sachusetts, Illinois, Iowa and a NUM- er
! Of other buildings the alumni OF the va
rious colleges meet regularly, and many
and enjoyable are the boatrides and ex-
cursions that emanate from them.
Neither has West Virginia a college reg
lister by which students can learn the
addresses OF their old classmates while
10 the city.
The exhibits that came in this week
were not numerous. A display OF min
eral wool from Moundsvile and fire
brick and tile from New Cumberland,
and the celebrated blacksmithing Goa
from II. G. Davis mines, were added tC
the mineral exhibit.
Senator II. c. Henderson, OF the Par.
kersburg district. was among the callers
at the State building this week.
The following people registered:
WEST VIRGINIA VISITORS.
J. w. Bishop, Martinsburg; DR.. d. Fl.
Taylor, Wheeling; DR.. w. A. Jones,
Union; r. II. Graham, Hinton; T. Scott,
New Richmond; John w. Thomas, Pow
elton; A. l. Staley, Huntington; Rob