The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1893-06-21

music and played q number oil selec-
tions while the guests were assembling.
The programme as originally prepared
was as follows:
Presentation OF the Building to the Governor by
r Hon. ". N. Chancellor, President OF the
West Va. Worlds Fair Commission
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In the absence of the governor Col.
st. Clair represented him and accepted
the building in his behalf. In consid-
Grafton OF this fact Col. st. Clair's ora
tion was omitted from the programme.
and Hon. A. W. Campbell, OF Wheel
ing, was the orator Of the day.
After tho opening overture, Col. W.
N. Chancellor, president OF state COM
mission, in q short address formally
rendered the building to the state for
the use OF Worlds Fair visitors. He
said that the commission had spared
no labor to make the building home
for West Virginia people. The money
appropriated had been economically.
used in tho erection and furnishing OF
the building,
National Commissioner St. Clair then
accepted tho building with speech full
OF elouuence and patriotism. The
speech was characteristic ono. He
congratulated the people OF West Vir..
pinia on the wonderful advancement OF
the state, and upon their representa-
ton in the various departments OF the
Worlds Fair.
Following the cornet solo by w. u.
Kenny and a medley by the band came
the event OF the occasion, the historical
and patriotic address by Hon. A. w.
Campbell. Mr.. Campbell reviewed the
history Of the formation OF the state,
and its steady progress to tho present
day. No man 10 moro competent
than Mr.. Campbell to handle the sub
iect, for none IL more familiar with the
history OF which he took so prominent
partin forming. 1t was a splendid
and instructive address, and listened to
with profound attention.
Mr.. Campbell gave q review OF the
development Of tho state since its ad-
mission into the union, paying partic-
ular attention to the railroad building,
and the great coal and timber
interests, as well as petroleum.
also the government Improvement OF
tho rivers and the progress OF school
education, all Of which was listeQed to
with tho closest attention by the largo
and npprociatiye audience, Ho also
gave some account OF tho settlement oil
tho land OF tho state,
After tho conclusion OF Mr.. Camp.
boll's address q guries OF short cStom-
poraneous addresses, intorsperspd with
music, wore delivered by Captain
Dovoner, Presidents Palmer and Hi2'
giubotham, Judge Massey, OF Delaware,
and Governor Wyman, OF Delaware. all
highly oulogistic in tone OF West Vir'
ginia and conceived In the happiost
Wow.
Miss Kurnic Smith, Of parkorsburg,
contributed ono Of tho most pleasing
features OF tho programme. It was II
whisLling recitation, 1.-THE Mocking
Bird" and delighted tho large audience
beyond expression. This concluded tho
programme and reception followed In
tho main parlor on the first floor
Hundreds Of West Virgininns and for.
NOR citizens now residents OF other
statcs attended. Tho ball which was
to be held tonight was postponed until
another time.
A lnrpo number Of tho Wost Vir-
ginians from different pnrts Of the state
wore present. From Wheeling there
wore quite delegation, among them
]. 4. Naylor, N. D. Scott, Walker
Peterson, Cecil Robinson, o. @.
Dewey, W. Y. stifel, John Lal;in, DR.,
Eugene Ilildroth, Miss Mary Dickoy,
Mr.. and Mrs. Hiheldnilor John p.
Glass and wife, Charles Hall, and
olhoti.
From Parkorsbug thoro wore the
family Of President Chancellor Mrs.