The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1895-02-26
THE. CARROLL CLUB.
1ss First Reception and Promenade
Concert Was Success,
OBJEcTSAND AIMS OF THE CLUB
Described by President wingortcr IN
Ills Opening Address. whicl, Was
Received With Applause = Tho
Broad and Liberal Sentiments OF
tho Other Observation-Disclosures
and Danclng Followed the Speak.
log.

The frat reception and promenade
concert Of tho newly organized Carroll
club took place last night at tho Arion
hall, on the South Side. It was both
LARGELY attended and enjoyable and tho
club membets only wish that future
function, under its auspices shall DO up
tothe same high standard Of excellence.
1he opening feature was a number Of
speeches by the officers and prominent
citizens. followed by the supper and
then the dancing the latter continuing
until an carly hour this morning.
The first OF tho addresses was by Dr..
g A. Wingerter. president Of the
clpb. In a few neat sentence.
the doctor welcomed tho guests Of
the club add said tina, he appre.
ciated the honor that had been con.
ferred upon him when tho club elected
him its first president. lie pledged
himself TO exert his edorts for forward
ing the aims OF the organization. which
no said arc OF social order and to dc.
velop the intellectual, moral and phys.
ical qualities OF the members. Ho pro.
posed by wholesome amusement to do
alltn his power. He hoped that the
club would soon be established In per.
manent quarters and placed on per.
manent basis. Tho organization has
been launched uccc,siully aud is here
to stay. He referred to the patriotic
feeling that had prompted tho naming
OF the club after John Carroll, the first
Catholic bishop in America, and 4
cousin Of Charles Carroll. OF Carroll,on,
the last surviving signer OF the Declare.
tion OF Independence. Tho Catholics,
he said, after God, love this America.
that they discovered and have helped
to save. In concluding he said that he
hoped earnestly and believed that the
club would receive the support that its
worthy aims make it deserve. Tho
speakers remarks were received with
applause.
Rev. Father o. H. Moye. of the
cathedral, next spoke. He referred to
the difficulties that had been encoun-
tered by the organizers OF the club at
the start, and from the fact that all had
been overcome he had faith in its sue
cesstul future. Every step thus far has
opened up brilliant future.
Solos were sung by Miss Emma Con-
molly, Miss Emma Yahn and Mrs. NJ. E.
Whitaker, and Miss Ray recited in q
pleasing manner.
Col. Thomas O'Brien made the next
speech, in the course OF which he said
that club such as this is something
he had long looked forward to. He
was glad that he had lived to see it
formed. Such al organization can do a
good deal oil good and he was sure that
1t would be encouraged
Mr.. John ]. Conit spoke, aud referred
to the recent address OF Bishop Waiter
aon before the Columbus Y. NJ. C. A.,
the fret time In the history OF the
country that Catholic prelate had nd.
dressed gathering under the auspices
OF the association. In this no saw the
coming Of new era This club would
be run on the same broad spirit.
After the speeches supper was served
in the Arion dining hail, under the di.
rection Of Mr.. E B. Carney, OF the Hotel
Windsor. Alto o'clock, TO the tuneful
strains OF the Opera House orchestra,
the dancing began aud continued until
1o'clock All in all the Carroll club and
its friends enjoyed a very pleasant even.
ing.
The success OF tho first Carroll func-
ton was due to the officers and com.
mittses, as follows:
Directors-C. A. Winger,er, president:
E. B. Carney, Seaten Alexander, John
l. Giesev, George ]. Ma,hison, John
Waterhouse, E. J. McGown, John ].
Conif, Adam J. Yahn, Frank P. Ken.
needy. secretary. ~.
Reception committee-C. A. Winger.
ter, William C. Handlan, u. J. O'kane,
E B. Carney, n. Riester, ar. p. ].
Greene, John S. Wel,y, John Zarni,z,
81. F. Deegan. f. Ries,er, Thomas
OBrien. ST.. NJ. J. McFadden. J. J. Car.
roll, John Warehouse, c. 9. Rawling,
George S. Feeney. Louis Zoeckler,
George ". Lu.z, I. S. Riley, ]. e. Decker,
II. v. Ankle.
Invitation commi.tee-W. S. Foose,
John A. Burke. James McCunn, j. A.
Blum, NJ. Friesmuth. P. J. Giiligan, I.
W. Kileen, John c. Miller. John ".
Myles, James Divine, W. 7. CogIcy, NJ.
J. O'Neill. n. J. Ford. NJ. funny, John
A. Hess. c. W. Welsy, John a. Howard,
7. w. Wcitzel.
Music Committee-Jamcs T. Hand
Ian. George a. Truschel, Charles A.
Dick, W. II. Chapman, Ferdinand J.
Wingerter. Charles A. Aul, j. J. Mono
han, G. F. Gilligan, F. l. Carcnbauer,
George E. Yahn. L. Heiner, F. A. Ma
loney.