The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1895-07-26

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quiry often heard Is pertinent; Where
do all tho people come from? This week
has been especially crowded full OF pic
MICS, yet the ono glvon by the various
A. o. U. W, lodges at Wheeling Park
Yesterday attracted the largest crowd
drawn to that resort by any order or co.
cIety this summer.
The observance Of the day opened at
$50 with q very crsditabls parade, tho
line being made up al follows;
Police escort under Lieut. ClemAns and Ollcers
MccauIland, Walker, Knabe, kemplei
Ber0, Babb, Blckerlon. dudley
zimmerman aud Holmes
OpeTA House Hand.
Chief Marshal william schWuTIteger, .Adjutanl
ur. II. u UNuley, aud aids: Ffdd hecRol'
dOd, Fred Harper, II, q, Meyers, j, y. kOlh'
Henry GOcHo, jacob Knrn, Christ, kAl6it1er'
q. D. Thompson, Gala Mitchell. Richard Rob
orispn. BouiAce GaItner, William Wslty, Her
nArd lAGh, Frank Wendell, Charles D. vernon
aud J. /. Wood.
i.abelle Lodge Mo-,
Hermann Lodge No, l.
Welcome Lodge No. q,
Reliance Lodge No, Is.
Excelsior Lodge Hp.lS
upOhuTch Lodge No, 20,
Wheeling Lodge No. %.
Tho roar OF the procession was brought
up by q number OF buggieS conveying
members Of the order and grand lodge
officers.
The procession moved over the fol.
lowing streets; Fourteenth to Market,
to Touth, to Main, to Twenty'third, TO
Twentieth, to Market, to Sixteenth, and
then to tho Wheeling & Elm Grove sta
ton. Horo the members took cars for
tho park. A largo number OF people
had already gone out The Workmen
showed good business sense in begin
ming tho picnic early in tho day. for
thus hundreds were able TO 20 out COM
fortably who would otherwise have
been crowded. From II o'clock in tho
forenoon until 10 last night double
trains went out every hour, with an
average OF eight cars, and all were over.
crowded. In addition to these Two
trains wore run out at half past sevon.
The crowds began to como home in
great numbers soon after dark, but
others took their places. and last night
the number OF people still on the
grounds was enormous. The casino
was crowded, .he enclosure about 1t SO
full that walking about was uncpmtort-
able, and there were many people outin
the other parts OF the groundI-R great
many more than usual.
There we're AomO very interesting
events on tho afternoon programme
Each lodge had a team entered for the
bowling contest Wheeling No. 90 car.
ried oil the prize, q silver mounted
gavOl. and N. j. o'Neill, Of that team,
also won the individual prize, a silk
umbrella, with o score Of lS9. Gus
Marschner was q good second for tho
individual prize, and LaBelle lodge for
the team score.
Speeches were made by Grand Master
Workman W. D. McUluSkey in English,
and by Rabbi b A. Bonnheim in Ger
man, aud both we're intently listened TO
aud greeted with applause.
In tho potato racs thorO wRro ak on.
tries, and John TruGchel won by a very
narrow margin. lie received as a prize
q box Of cigars and u hall bushel Of pc.
tatoes. Tho potatoes and all the Ice
cream, cake etc. that was not sold, were
donated to the orphans homo at Elm
Grove.
Tho tug breaking" contest was very
amusing. Seven young ladies were en-.
tered. Each was blindiolded. given n
base ball bat aud required to turn around
three times aud then crack away at tho
Jug. Some Of tho wild guesSeS rs to tho
location Of the jug caused shouts oil
laughter. Miss Bero won tho prizc, q
silk p%arasol.
The BOYS race, s~eycnty.fve yards,
was won by young Hicks. There were
twenty starters, all attracted by tho
dozen baso ball bats aud two balls offer.
cd as n prize.
The remainder OF tho day was devoted
TO social amusements. Many had fam.
ily picnics under the trees. having
taken out we'll filled baskets. Nearly
all the Workmon had their families
with thom.
In tho evening there was a concert
and bowling, and no lack OF other
amuSenents. Tho feature. however, wa
tho Mogulllans' "Bungle," in tho big
OnhlnO' ~ WuA ulOyuu Wy C'uNu
that filed tho place. II opened with
a Grand Professional Entry Of Moguls.
Tho Mountain State Quuttetto sang, and
Miss Flora Morgan gave n vocal solo.
Tho two following performances wero
credited respectively to Mink T. Mil.
Ter" aud Mime. Franco DinRoroo." 4
vary neat sparring match followed.
Mossrs. JnmoS Quinn and Arthur
Gernghty aud Myles and NcSbItt also
entertained tho audience, Tho bur.
lcsQuo initiation was in%terspprsed
throughout tho programme, which
closed with a solo and a tablcuu by tho
Mogullians.
II wns long alter midnight whom tho
last Of tho crowd reached town, tired,
but happy; aud all agrood that It was
one Of tho most enjoyable gatherings
owe seen at tho park.
In addition 10 tho 40. u. w. outing,
st. Matthew'S Sunday school had a pic
mic In the park y~OslDrdhy, and this
added no ANAL number 10 those present
at that popular resort during tho day.