The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1897-09-01
The Whole Party Will Honor
the New Gunboat Wheeling
To- Morrow.
TO PRESENT 4 HANDSOME SERVICE.
viii See the Sights Here and Visit
Every Place of Interest in
the State.

a large and distinguished party, prn-
cipally from Wheelin 2, ". Va, arrived
here yesterday afternoon in 81 eciaI cars
on he beIated Central overland train and
took apartm at the Occidental Hotel.
The purpose OF the visit is the formal
presentation to- morrow to he new gun
boat ofihe beautiful services OF silver, of
CHINA and of glass given 10 it by the cti-
zens of Wheeling.
There are ffty-eight persons in the
party, which inciudes ten United States
Cong essmen. seventeen ladies, Stale,
county and city fficials, and many prom
lnent business men OF Wheeling. 1t is
one Of the most notable delegations con-
sidering its re, that has visited this City
: in a long time. Conspicuous among the
men OF the party is Congressman Berry OF
Kentucky, typ cal representative OF his
" State, over 1eet inches in height and
possessed of genial, inimitable way OF
fitting his head Hospitality and remark
ing. Come on, boys; l always did be-
lieye IN patronIzing nome products.
With him is his sou, who is feet 2, and
he has younger son at Annapolis who IS
feet4 Another character is Congressman
Bankhead of Ala bam3, who is often mis-
taken for Bryan and does not like it.
Then there is General Walker, whose one
empty sleeve suggests little of the story
Of his brilliant record as an intrepid
brigade leader under Lee. The delegation
includes:
Congressman James a. Walker OF Virginia, a
distinguished Goa fedora te general; Congress.
man and Mrs Charles n Brumm of Penns VI
vania Congressman and Mrs. d. G. Lauden-
Slayer of New Jersey, Congressman and Mrs.
John H. Barkhead OF Alabama, Congressman
and Mrs 3. B. Doveuer of West Virginia, Co n
gresham Warren Miller of West Vrg mia !;
Congressman Joseph g. Cannon of Illinois,
chairman of the Committee on Appropria-
lions; Congressman Roswell z Bishop
and r. F. Bishop of Michigan, Congress
man James A. Tawney OF Minnesota,
of Kentucky, accompanied from Sacramento
by Mr.. Berry Jr; Colonel Joe Mosby OF Vir-
GINA; Hon. aud Mrs. Thomas E. Davis of Graf
ton, W. Va; Ma jor and Mrs. Lee Raymond,
Miss Ida Raymond and Mrs c. C. Farrar of
Clarksburg, W. Va; Major John r. Butts of
Wheeling; Sheriff H. C. Richard of Wheeling;
Tyson and r. P. Glass OF wheeling; 1. c. Moi
fat, clerk of the Board of County Com
1nissioners, and Mrs. Moffat of Wheeling
state Senator O. ). Marshal OF West Virginia /;
Hon. 7. NJ. Garvin, of the West Virginia Legisla-
ture, and Mrs. GaryIn of Wheeling; B. F. Rus
sell, sergeant-at-arms o. the National House OF
Representatives and editor and publisher OF
the Crawford (Mo.) Mirror, ana Mrs. Russell OF
Crawford, Mo-. J. I. Koen, millionaire oil
King OF Warrington, W Va; F. F. Farls' a
prominent architect OF Wheeling; +. &. VIII
iiams John Warehouse, Charles H. Copp,
James p Maxwell. ?. K. Callahan, Peter Boch-
man. Charles L. Ebeling, John C. Rhildaffer,
and Ii. c. McGregor all prominent business
men of Wheeling; A. s. Hare, Miss Martha
Hare and Mrs. J. B. Johnston of Wheeling !;
Mr. and Mrs. James H. Porter of New Cumber-
land, ". Va; Nj. and Mrs: {. l. Brown OF
Ravenswood, w Va; Mrs-C. Z. Boughner and
Miss Laura Boughner OF Clarksburg W. Va;
W. L. Beans OF the Wheeling Register; A.iHn
smith IF the Wheeling Evening" News, ana
Fred W. Colman OF The Wheeling Stats lei
tung.
They have come for pleasure and to see
all the sights. AT the same time there are
among he visitors several members OF the
National Congressional Committee on
Rivers and Harbors, and their presence in
mis- State cannot fail TO be OF some future
advantage, particularly as the chairman
of the Committee on Appropriations is
with them.
While here the visitors are being enter
tanned by the California Convention Com
mitiee, of which Mayor Phelan is chair
man. -Four mem bers OF that committee
President Dehrmann of the Merchants
b. Association, President Kerr OF the Manu-
facturers and Producers Asso ;iation,
and President Deuicke and c. M. Plum OF
the Mechanics Institute-met them yes
terday at ne Oakland mole and escorted
them 10 this side of the bay. A. the same
time Mr.. Dohrmann presented all the
ladies' oil TIE party with some choice cut
flowers.
To-day Sightseeing will begin accord
ing 10 programme and will continue for
nearly weea, until the party leaves this
part OF the Stale.
This forenoon the party will visit
Nathan & Dohrmann's to see the 400
pieces of Dresdenware, the 300 pieces OF
+. cut-glass and the large silver punch-bo bowl
that comprise the service to be gwen TO the
Wheeling. At 1:30 this afternoon for
= nal visit will be made TO the City Hall,
where Mayor Phelan will receive. From
2;30 uni. 4:30 the parry will be viewing