The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1896-02-12
CARROLL CLUB MEETING.

The New CIub Re-eIcets It's board OF De
rretors and oIicers--Thc Addition 90 the
Present nalldIng u Sure ThInE-FinNn-
eIal Statement.
The annual meeting of the Carroll
Club, the new social organization Of the
Catholic young men of Wheeling, took
place last evening at the clubs hand
some home on Chapllne street. There
was a very large attendance. nearly all
OF the eleven hundred stockholders be-
Ing present. Mr.. Frank Cruise was
elected chairman OF the stockholders
meeting, with Charles waterhouse as
secretary.
The report OF the board OF directors.
detailing the work done during It's
ternss was read and accepted, as was
also the report OF Secretary +. p. Ken
needy, which Is subJoined:
Resources-cash on hand, $l.O2i &c:
balance due on stock, {l9,l5s; personal
property, Sl.7l4 Do; Improvements,
$271 SC: total, $2S,175 e..
Liabilities-Balance due on real es-
tate, $4,000; balance on furniture. ST.
GIL so; balance on Improvements,
500 10: net balance. S22,SSi u: total,
$3S,175 81.
$3.50.
The stockholders were one in the sem
timent that the old board OF directors,
whose enterprise and push have COM
bIned to place the club on it's present
footing. should be reelected The mo-
ton that the old board be reelected
was passed unanimously. The menu
tn,g ara. Tha y1na WlOUpFfor
John waterhouSe, E. b. Carney, Il. ].
McGown, Seaton Alexander, John j.
ConItf, John l.. Giesey. Adam j. Yahn.
George ]. MathIson and Frank P. Ken
nedy.
The board organized by ciecting the
former officers. as follows:
President--Dr. Charles A. Wingerter.
Vice presIdent-George ]. Mathison.
Secretary-Frank p, Kennedy.
Treasurer-Seatoh Alexander.
The board then considered the plans
for the additions to the club house and
decided 10 ask for bids on the plans
submitted by Messrs. Franzhelm, Gle
sey & Faris. which had been accepted.
It is anticipated that the work OF Inn
proVement will be started in n few
weeks and rushed through to compile
ton, The scope OF the plans for the
addition has already been detailed
in these columns Suffice to say that
when completed the Carroll Club will
have home OF which It may well be
proud.
The board also decided that the plan
of organizing Bub-clubs he followed.
on this line there will be checker, whist.
bicycle, chess, glee, dramatic and other
clubs within the Carroll organization.
Special privilege cards are to be Is
sued. They are for persons who arc
not eligible to membership in the club.
They nre good for n period Of six
months and come at IS. They are is
sued only on request OF members.
Thursday was fixed rs Ladies' Day"
In the club. On this day the wives, sis
tiers. daughters and mothers have the
freedom OF the club, This, II Is be-
lleved, will prove popular move. as
the ladies have already taken an active
interest In the club Bishop DonRhue
sounded the keynote when he said In
his talk on Monday evening that much
must be left undoue without the ladies
assistance.
The billiard tables win be placed In
position In the large apartment on the
second floor to-day. Many additional
volumes have been contributed to the
library, including number OF finely
bound books by Bishop Donnhuc.
Bishop DonHhue was present last
evening and spoke hearty words or eTl'
courngcment. He hopes that every
Catholic young man in Wheeling will
soon be enrolled on the Carroll Club
membership.