Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1894-08-05
SAY We NEED A HALL.
WHAT IS TIE MATTER WITH The PARK
CASINO?
Members Of The Singing Societies Say Wheeling
Was Handicapped Because It Has no Place
Suitable For the Sasngsrisst

The Saengerfest people say that
Wheeling needs hall with a seating
capacity OF three thousand or more and
that the lack Of a suitable place for &C
commodating a large crowd has been
demonstrated frequently in the past.
They say the singing societies assem-
bled at Toledo, O., desired to honor
this city with the next Saengerfest, and
that the local societies were obliged TO
decline the honor, because no hall in
the city will accommodate such crowd
as assemblies al such affairs. Chilli
cothe is a city of about half Wheeling's
population. But ChillicOthe has large
public hall, and Chillicothe was Sc
lected for the next Saengerfest.
The members OF the Arion, Beetho-
ven aud Mozart Singing Societies, who
returned from Toledo yesterday, all ex-
pressed regret that they were obliged
TO decline the honor OF entertaining the
singers OF this district. Several dele
cations had already voted in caucus for
Wheeling. Then ChillIcothe put in a
claim, aud carried of the prize. 1t is
understood, however, that Wheeling
may have the Saengeriest in '9S, II the
city wants it. The Park Casino, just
the thing for a SaeDgerfest, seems to
have been lost sight Of.
1t is not generally known perhaps
that number OF prominent gentlemen
have shown an active interest In this
matter, aud are trying TO induce men OF
means 10 provide suitable hall for big
public meetings. Several places have
been suggested. One is the site OF the
old Sweeney foundry. II is proposed to
secure lease for, say ten years, at the
expiration of which time it is expected
that such a structure as 1t is proposed
TO erect, will have paid for Itself. An
other scheme is to place second story
on the Fisher Star foundry on Market
street, provided the walls are strong
enough.
Conventions, political, religious and
otherwise, turnfests, saenGerIests ana
gatherings of like nature, not only ad-
vertise the city abroad, but bring many
strangers. The strangers thus brought
within the gates OF the city all spend
money. Its obvious that business men
should be interested in providing suit
able hall for such meetings, II, for any
reason, the Casino does not fill the bill
We think it Is just the thing, however,
for au affair of that kind.
The Wheeling singers were delighted
with their reception and entertainment
in Toledo. They speak in glowing
terms Of the hospitality OF the singers
of that city. Tue Wheeling delegal ion
made a goo app sarau ce, and left an ex-
cellent Impression, boJu for their must
cal ability, and their social traits.
Prof. Ring, who conducted the Saen-
gerfest, complimented the Wheeling
societies highly. He naturally placed
the societies from his own home, Cleve-
land, in the leading place, but the local
organizations came next.
Wheeling turned out about one hun
dred men in the big street parade.
thursday evening the Wheeling soci-
cites rendered Judge Z. Ii. Cochran,
formerly Of this city, pleasing sere-
made at his home. They were accom-
panied by the Opera House band.
Judge Cochran responded in a neat
speech Of thanks, aud the gentlemen
were then invited into his home, where
a half hour was spent In social CONVEX
Sation.