The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1894-07-25
THE UNITED MORKMEN
Their Outing aud Picnic at Mozar'
Park a Big succeas.
TIE FINE MISREPRESENTATION.
Was Greatly Admired By Thousands
Along tho Iino or March in the
Morning. ono or the Largest
Crowds OF the Season nc Mozart.
Tho Attractions of the Day-rsacss,
Bowling Contests and Dancing.

Yesterday was A. 0. U. W., day IN
Wheeling and tho way the enterprising
membership Of this popular beneficial
order. who number fifteen hundred
here, celebrated It was worthy ofthe or
der and its membership. -Four thousand
people went up tho incline plane rail-
way at tho foot Of For.y-third street to
spend the day in the beautiful park,
where tue main part Of the festivities
took place. The committee in whose
hands the programmed amusements
were placed have reason to congratulate
Themselves, for the picnic is declared
one Of the mos. successful aud best
managed Of the season.
The feature Of the morning was the
street denomination which was In
charge OF Chief Marshal John 2. De-
vine, OF Excelsior lodge, who had for bis
aides Messra. George W. Clifton and
Charles Bachman, asis,ed by alargoand
representative stat. Not only were
tue city LODGES represented but many
outof.town members oil the order par
ticipated. including delegations from
Sistersville, Wellsburg, Benwood, Nc
Mechen aud Moundsyillc. The parade
formed at tho corner Of Twelfth and
Chapline street, as follows:
Chief Marshal John G. DOyine, Of Excelsior
Lodge.
Aldes 70 ChIef-GeoFgO W clifton and Charles
Iachman.
platoon 81 RSSC under fst ee'EEs GS
TEtiGchlgr, Scalley, West, O'Lrieu, DGvlIn kOhtl,
RITZ. Porter. Herbert, baum and Fitzgerald
White gloves, white ties, boutonaircs aud b.
tons
MaF1hals-chlci Arthur Gcraghty. Of 9e .lSt,
AHSlStRnp-'Thomass anlshuEy, and John
PrAcht. McMeclien.
McMecheu Band.
Ntgllant Lodge No. ~ Of NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
ylll0 members, Benwood Lodges and
visiting members as indl,
vldualA.
conclaye No. 211< Ancient Order Of Adhesive
Mogulllhns, OF MeMeehell.
SECOND DIVISION.
MelGter,s Daud:
Chief Marshal Fred BeckendoFt Ialellc Lodge.
ASGlsLnnts-R L. FRAZIER; Welcome;
William ltuStmeyer, Hermann.
LhIlelle No. 2
Hermann No. I.
Welcome NU,O.
TIIIR DIVISION.
Mayors Hand
Marshal A. D; Garden, Wheeling: Assistants
George !. Kieeh, Excelsior; H. zach
Upchurch: A.V. Mcdonald.
Reliance.
ReliAncG No, Is
Excelsior No. ID
upchurCh No. 10
Wheeling No. -.
r Carriages.
The procession moved at 10 o'clock.
and II Il estimated that 100 mon were
in line, making 1t one Of the largest
civic demonstrations seen here for some
time. The limo Of march was as follows:
Twelfth to Main, on Main to Twenty
third, on Twenty-third to Chaplne, on
Chapline to Thirty.third. on Thirty
third to EolI, on lioT TO Thirty.nintll,
on Thirty-nintll to Jacob, on Jacob to
Torty.tiird, aud on Forty-third to the
foot OF the incline.
Tho park was reached about II
o'clock, aud for timc tho capacity OF
the incline plane railway was severely
taxed, but before noon tho entire crowd
OF about three thousand people were on
the hill.tops making tho acquaintance
ofthe ever.present breeze, that is part
and parcel Of Mozart Park.
Many people took their dinners
along, and shortly after 12 o'clock hun
drels Of lunches were spread In every
available patch Of shade on the hill
sides.
The afternoon was pleasantly passed,
many taking pleasure in witnessing the
programme of speed events arranged
By the committees. The professional
bicycle race between Walter Worls and
Viii Greer resulted In victory for the
iermer, though two trials were necessa.
nv. In the first, which was run In 300,
Greer claimed that he had been fouled
by Worls, and the judges allowed tho
claim. In tho run-otI Greer made most
OF the pace, but ut the final sprint home
Worls forged ahead and won with ease.
Time, 2:4B.
Tho amateur bicycle race, ono mile,
was next run, with two contestants, Joe
Lubic, OF Benwood, and Albert Snyder,
of Wheeling. Lublc showed Ills supe-
rior sprlnting qualities early in tho
contest, aud his opponent dropped out.
The Benwood boy kept on NJ q cracking
good pace. making tho mile. q short
one, in 2:47.
Other contests were foot race, sack
race and wheelbnrrow race, all OF which
excited considerable amusement
The bowling contest excited moro in
terest than anythiug else on the pro-
gramme. The first prize was $40; sec.
oud prize, S.; third prize, g so. In
the afternoon Henry Bishop made 2l7,
and was not OverhNulOd, his nearest op-
poncus being Richard Donohoc, with
2O3.
The result Of tho bowling contest was
announced at midnight, MS follows:
First place-A. Bishop, 2lT; second
pluce-lIicharl Donahue and George
Hannah, 2OG; third pIace-ls n. Archer,
1H. James Heller rolled PIC. but was
not entered in the contest.
Tho huloon ascension In tho after.
noon was not much OF II success. The
air vessel WIS not we'll inflated, and
Oftnr VninU IN nI,nnt IIFna hunIIPoI foat