Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1896-02-11

There was very pleasant house
warming at the Carroll club last night.
The building was formally thrown open
/ 10 the members Of the organization and
their friends Hundreds of invitations
were issued. and the response was most
/ gra. flying 10 the members OF the Board
of Directors. The hours were from
/ eight to eleven o'clock, during which
period il was estimated that over two
thousand persons passed through the
doors. There was a constant stream o.
/ humanity pouring in and out Of The DIFF
fersnt rooms. and a, times II was diff
/ cult TO move about with comfort. There
were no decorations, Jhe interior look
/ inc lust as it viii appear on ordinary &C.
cas.ops. Mayors orchestra was sta-
/ toned q. Che head of the stairway, and
played p0pularairs throughout the even
inr. ,he m lody filing the entire build
ing. and adding greatly TO the enjoy
menJ OF the guests.
The Inferior OF the club house Ger
/ tainly presented q very attractive APP
/ peararce, and the institution came IN
| for many words of warm praise and
commentator. The furnishings gave
evidence OF artistic taste. and th5re was
a general air Of comfort and cOnven-
{ fence about the building. which COM
mended iselG especially to the mem
/ bers and prospective members OF the
club. Each room is Illuminated by
electricity and gas. giving an abund-
/ ance OF light.
About nine O'Clock as many Of the
I guests as could crowd into The commo-
deus billiard parlor listened TO an adj
( dress by he r. Rev. Bishop DO1ahue,
/ who inspired the movement for tae e5-
/ tabushment OF the club. and has since
! lent his approval and assistance TO the
projectors on every occasion. He was
introduced by tho President of The club,
/ DR.. G. a. Wingerter. in a happy adj
| dress.
"3Ir President, Ladies and Gentle
meu:-It is with @ very great degree
/ of satisfaction that I meet you all here
/ this evening. We behold tonight the
fruiti0n of "a great deal Of effort and
of many high hopes. We have, at
/ length. I'm Wheeling a Catholic club
an edifce I'm every way worthy of the
/ uses for which it is intended. Tt will
/ trust. be for many a day the head
/ quarters of an that is inspiring and
/ helpful for the Catholic youth Of this
+ progressive city.
"i know at least in part the amount
of the time and labor and even money
which many of YOU here present have
expended and I desire TO avail myself
OF this present occasion to tender to
YOU all. I'm the name of the Catholics Of
this city and diocese, that generous
need OF thanks which YOU have mer-
fed so richly. I know and feel that
the day VIII come when your children
and your children's children viii recall
with pride the noble part You bore in
establishing this Catholic club. But
more especially should the names of
the thirty Who each subscribed five
hundred dollars be craven in letters Of
sold ON whitest marble and find q lodg-
mant forever i'm these spacious halls.
When your circumstances and the
stringcncy of the times are considered
I your generosity takes on splendid pro-
/ portions. and is q noble measure alike
of YOUR public spirit and of your Chris
tian faith. Four or FIVE of the number
are ladies. and these viii ever be held
I'm grateful remembrance by his club.
/ would here and now call their names,
as also call for three cheers did not
know fun wen that modesty always
accompanies true greatness and large
hearts.
And now. dear friends. Tor a lew
words of practical suggestion ANA en-
enlargement We'll begun is hall done
runs the Old MAXIM and rs true az
old But do not, / pray yod forget
the other half. Steady, dOEgeI per
sisteuce in The face of difficulties are
prerequisites of any success worth the
name The man who STICKS 10 il i
the man, and the only man. who WIS.,
There lis littlc time in this world to
rest ON ones laUeis-We must be up
and doing A splendid start yJu lave
Wilh uneXampled courage surely made
This mansion, costing sixteen thou
sand dollars. is q monument TO Your
cu erprac and grit In almCs, every
Catholic home there is at least one
picture or engraving which chr be
spared for these walls. On many q
shelf there are, even as I speak, many
volume scarcely opened Tor Years,
which N brought nero. would be read
with profit and delight jy CGr younger
members. We must build and equip
a gymnasium which shlll hc ibe pi+Ce
and wonder OF the Ohio Valley We
mus. furnish entertaining yet innocent
games which snail entice our young
men from The degradation of gambling.
Hardly family bat takes some good.
sound highiy-principled Catholic or
secular journal. These may be brought
here and thrown into the common
stock OF entertainment and enlighten-
menJ have been gratifed to learn
tina. 0re distinguished member of this
body has volunteered to reach back
into the past and donate the whole
series OF the Catholic World More
over /. we DO not establish, we should
at least encourage the formation Of
circulating library for the Young: be-
cause che more these know of their holy
faith Ire more they viii surely love fl.
Nor must the ladies be forgotten in
Our general scheme. For some fore
Moons az least jim the week the freedom
OF the library, the bowling alleys and
other sources OF amusement should be
theirs. I'm this YOU should be conron-
ed by selfish motive il by no other.
II we set the Mothers the wives and
the daughters. God bless them, on Gus
side, an win be well with us; without
them we shall De as men fishing with
~ hit or ra--lnc n-.inLs u-i-hcrt