The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1896-08-28

Tho picnic given yesterday afternoon
and last night at Wheeling park by
Parkc division \. o. II. and the ladies'
auxiliary Of that order, was ono OF tho
largest and most successful eve given
In Wheeling, over 1900 people at
tended and the beautiful pleasure
grounds never contained u jolller
crowd.
The weather was OF the finest. md
the arrangements committee must
have stood In with the weather man,
FOR no better day could have been We
lectcd. The afternoon vas beautiful.
Just warm enough to be comfortable,
aud the evening was Just the sort that
makes the dancers feel good.
AT l o'clock yesterday afternoon the
Opera House band and the committee
took u trip around the loop on an cleo
trio car. which was decorated appro-
prlately. This was done 10 remind the
people that the day for the outing hud
arrived. TIE band and the members OF
the order went to the park OF the >
O'Clock motor and as soon as they ar
rived ut their destination, the dlEcIng
and amuscmentS were bCEua.
The Opera House band was stationed
on n large platform in the enclosure,
where II rendered excellent concert mu-
sic all afternoon and evening. In the
Casino the orchestra furnished the
music for the dancers until midnight.
and hundreds OF young folks danced
the hours away.
Just outside OF the Enclosure. the "a
dies auxiliary had arranged refrosh-
ment tables, where ice cream. cake
urh everything good to eat could be
had. The tables were under the direC-
ton OF Miss Mary O'Lcary. who was
assisted by Misses I.izzIc Fox. Cath
crime King. Lizzie Kelly. Anna Man
Ion, Katie Flahcrty, Katie Lally. Mag
gle Sweeney. Maggie Moran. MygSlc
O'Mai!Gy. Katie Doyle. Ella Conlen.
Mary Barrett. Julia O'Leury. Mrs.
Grammer. Mrs. VI. O'Ne!ll. Mrs. James
Dolan and others.
The ladies had all they could do to
walt on the crowd who wanted re-
frcshments, aud quite L snug sum IA
realized by them.
The park restaurant at supper time
- w ' ~ AltNAN q LIN AZ
half. and the ladies' and gentlemen OF
the committee having this branch of
the picnic In charge. We're kept on the
run all of that time trying to serve tn.
hundreds who came FOR supper. Mrs.
John Smith was the chairman OF the
committee for the ladies. and Mr.. Will
lam +. Wier served In that capacity on
this gcntlemcn'S committee.
During the afternoon games OF var
lOus kinds were introduced and were Of
the most interesting character. The
first was the hammer throwing contest
for q prize Of n box OF line cigars. Dom
mick Cornell won the prize by tossing
the Sicdge iifty-nine feet two and one
half inches. William Fox won n hun
drcd fine cigars. for putting the shot
twcnty-sevcn feet eight and onc-hdlf
inches. The other games consisted II
quoits ard throwing at the baby rack.
both of which were participated in by
many.
The motors during the entire after
Don and evening were crowded and
every HOUR from . o'clock until . It re-
Quired two motors to carry the crowd,
but Il must be said that Superintendent
WeisserOcr furnished excellent service
and handled the people In the best
possible amer.
The committee having the picnic In
charge FOR Parke division was COmpas-
ed OF Thomas Doyle. chairman; Will
lam +. Wicr secretary. J. J. Farrell.
VI. ]. Ford. John Byrnc. P. ]. Gavin.
Ed. B. Hughes. Charles GilllEan. NJ. T..
Bailey and others. They did their work
well and are to be commended for the
manner In which the bis picnic was
conducted.