Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1896-08-18
1Rf 8AIHRIAH CONVENTION
viii Open It's Session This Morning,
at AriOn Hall.

Most of the Delegates Arrived in
the City Last Evening-The Pro
pramme for the Woek-Pic-Nic,
Sommernachtsfest and Parade.
! The Bairisch- misunderstanding
! liam Society of this city opens the BIZ
annual national Bayarian convention at
Arion Hall this morning at nine O'Clock.
The decoration committee has labored
increasingly during the past few days,
and completed their labors yesterday at
noon. Ten streamers were placed about
the city, bearing various B3varian in
scripdons. ATion Hall, the headquar-
ters OF the convention, has been trans
rormed into one mass OF flags and
bunting, the r9yarian colors. blue and
white. pTedominat.ng. Various inscrip-
tons, Welcome" IN union there is
strength" etc, can be seen in the hall.
The pictures Of King Ludwig, Maximil-
liam and National President Ciemans are
placed N conspicuous places. Franz
Laupp, the Market street florist, has
decorated the stage with floral plants,
which enhances the effect and the ap-
pearance OF the hall to a high degree.
The dining room and the entire hall is
beautifully decorated, as are a number
OF prominent business houses.
The New York delegates to the con-
veDtiCn nave arrived ia the city, as rep
resen,2tiyes o. the Ruprecht section Of
that city. Yesterday morning Vice
President z. Strauif and wife, Of Balti-
more, Md, publisher OF the Bavarian Of
fetal organ, arrived il the city. Mr. j..
Meis,er, of Section No. 1, of COncinnati
arrived at $50 o'clock yesterday after
noon over the b. & @.
Between 6 and o'clock last night the
greater portion of the delegates to the
convention arrived over the various rail-
roads The delegates numbering about
sey5ny-1iye, were met at the trains by
the reception committee and the Grand
Opera House band and escorted to Arion
Hall, where the delegates were received
and an imprOmptu reception held.
Promptly al 9 o'clock this morning
National President c.. H. Clemans, of
New York will call the convention to or
der and make his opening address. which
promises 10 be an able effort. Mayor
b. +. Caldwell VIII Immediately after
ward make an address Of welcome.
Matters Of great importance are prom
iscd for The convention to act upon. The
convention VIII adjourn to take part in
Che banquet in tine dining hail at i
O'Clock, which has been specially pre-
pared by the ladies Of the society At
5 o'clock General Manager w. 5. Wright
and SUDt Michael Lotus, of the Street
Car Company. viii have i train Of lee
uric cars at Twentieth street 10 transfer
the entire delegation to Mozart Park,
where tonight grand concert and sum-
mernaChtsf 81 VIII be given. in which
the local sOcisties-Arion, Beethoven,
Mozart. Harmonic and Martins Ferry
M2sunercaor-wil render various Sc
lections. Ssvera; united choruses will
be rendered by the five societies.
The society has secured various other
amusemsuts, including dancing, for to-
nights outing The concert promises
10 be the musical event OF the season,
and an unusually large attendance IS
looked for
The programme for Wednesday con-
sists Of the session Of the convention,
and at o'clock adjournment 10 attend
he outing which has been arranged 10
take place at Wheeling Park. Bayarian
~, furnished by the Reymann Brew
Ing Company, is IN evidence since the
sons and descendants of the land which
manufactures the finest beer in the world
are il the city.
On Thursday morning there will be
grand street parade of the local society,
assisted by The German kreigar So
ciety; 500 visiting guests from Plttsburg,
who VIII arrive in the city on special
Tain Thursday morning; 70 decorated
wagons: the Opera House and Mayors
brass bands. Upon arriving at the Fair
Grounds the ladies in waiting viii have
an old-fashioned B2varian dinner pre-
pared for tae hungry p2raders. Prompt
I- al . o'clock Rev. Hermann H2ass, OF
ST. PauPs Protestant congregation, OF the
Efgbth ward. will deliver an oratiCn IN
honor of the occasion. President Glenn
ans is also scheduled TO make few re-
marks. At the conclusion Of this pro-
ramme a general picnic will take place,
for which horse racing and various
other amusements have been provided.
Louis Colmar. Jr.. of the Staa,z Zei-
-ung. is being mentioned as a possible
national officer as a recompence for his
untiring efforts in behalf Of this conven-
ton. Several other offices Of import
ancs are causing unusual speculation
among the delegates. j.,
Last night Ariou hall was blaze OF
ugh. from ground to roof ana was
crowded with the representative Ger
mans of this city and vicinity. There
was lots of music. refreshments, I'M
Dromqu addresses. and a general good
time. which was prolonged until late