The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1896-08-17

This will be a gala week with the Ba-
varinns IN Wheeling, and the arrange
ments they have made for the reccp.
ton of their visiting brethren and their
entertainment during their stay In the
city Is ample proof that all who come
TO plrtake OF their hospitality will not
In any way be disappointed.
The eleventh national convention of
the BavarAn Society OF North Anlcri-
ca viii convene tomorrow morning at
!trion hali and delegates from almost
every city In the country will be
present, The hall has been t%nst1fully
decorated with bunting and flags, both
or the Bdvarian blue and white and the
United States colors; and n bank OF
ported plants IL most nrtiSt!cAlly ar
ranged along the front OF the stage.
Elegant portraits of the national prcsi-
dent Of the society and the king OF Ba-
vnria neatly trimmed adorn the walls.
The sessions OF the convention will all
take place In this hall.
The delegates Will all arrive this
afternoon and evening and will be met
at the train by a committee from the
local society headed By u band. The
eastern delegates will arrive In n
body, coming from Pittsburgh on the
3A5 Panhandle train, They Will be
escorted to the Arion hail. where they
Will be entertained throughout the
evening.
Tomorrow Programme.
Tuesday morning the convention will
be called to order by National PresI-
dent Charles X. Clemens. of New
York, who will introduce Mayor b. +.
Caldwell. who will deliver an address
Of welcome. He will be responded to
by the president. after which the con-
ventIon will settle down to business.
At noon the BavarEan ladies will in
vitc' thu delegates to sit down to
a spread in the lower hnll, preparations
for which have been completed. This
feature Of the day promises to he one
Of the most enjoyable OF the week. and
Is looked forward to with the anticipa-.
ton OF pleasure by the delegates and
members OF the local society.
The afternoon Will also De given up
20 business until & O'Clock. when the
delegatc3 will be taken for n. trip
around the city on electric cars. ac-
cOnlpanied by Mayors band. They viii
end the trip at the Mozart park In
cline and will r. up to the popular hill
top resort. where the summer nachts-
fest will be held. \ special programme
has ben arranged. which will consist
OF choruses by the local singing Socie-
ties. etc.
Wednesdays proceedings will be
mainly the transaction of business mat
ters. In the evening. however. the Wis
itors will be taken to Wheeling park
for an outing.
Thursdays Parade.
The parade and picnic will take
place Thursday and 1t promises to be
the big day of the convention. Six hun
bred members OF the Pittsburgh socIeI
ties will come down in the morning
and will Join in the parade. All the
local German societies will participate
also. Merchants In all branches tof
business will have their wagons deco
rated for the trades display, and this
part of the parade will be made Il
feature.
The parade Will pass through the
.nrincipn! streets and end up at the
State Fair grounds. where the picnic
will take place. Here NIL kinds OF
hIlhStllltIlAS u IS l~IIlIbLuNtN anu INT
dancing will be kept up until nearly
midnight. The speaking will take place
at $50 in the afternoon. The Rev.
Haass will deliver the address in Ger
man, and Mr.. W. O. McCluskcy in Eng
fish. r.'lr'
The business OF the convention will
wind up on Friday morning. at which
time the place OF holding the ncxt con-
vention will be decided upon. There
Is quite a fight for this honor, Pitts
burgh and New York both being any
ious to entertain the visitors " years
hence.
Every citizen should decorate his
home and business house with the Ba-
varian and American coiors. Bava-
rian flags can be secured ut Striff's, on
Eleventh street, who Is selling them for
the committee.
THE S0CIETY'S HISTORY.