The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1898-03-17
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS..
FOR THE PURPOSE OF COVERING
THE VARIOUS CLASSES OF BUS
INEsss IN COLLECTING THE
RE UNION ENTERTAINMENT
FUND-clIAIRsIANi RAWLINGS,
OF THE EXECUTIVE COMMIT.
TEE, APPOINTS a. PRESS COM
MIITEE.

Last evening In the rooms OF the cham
4 Der Of commerce, Hub building, the
finance committee for The reunion OF the
3 Society OF the Army OF West Virginia
met for the purpose OF devlslng ways
and means IN accomplishing the task TO
which 1t will apply itself. or the COM
mittee. Chairman George Wise, Messrs.
John S. Naylor. Joseph speldel, Morris
Horkhelmer and Secretary II. Mather
Archer were present. Captain G. J..
Rawllng, chairman OF the executive
committee, was also on hand, and gave
many valuable suggestions to the COM
Y mittece.
10 was found necessary to raise In the
z neighborhood OF $4,000 to defray the ex-,
pense OF the reunion. An, estimate, Civ
ling itemizcd details, was submitted by
Captain Rawlings and approved. The
largest item is for $1,000, for the trans
portation OF a regiment OF United States
infantry from Columbus, Ohio. The
regiment numbers 400 men. and will be
) In Wheeling from Monday to Saturday
OF reunion week, September 10 to "a.
Z Chairman Rawlings stated that 1t was
difficult to compile an estimate at this
time, but he had made every effort to
secure reliable figures. 3s
Mr. Speidel, of the committee, kindly
s donated for the use OF the chairman OF
the executive committee roll top desk.
Il Then followed a lengthy discussion
regarding the division OF the commits
tee Into subcommittee lnorder TO facll-
Z ftate the. complete covering of the field
z in the collection Of the funds necessary.
y The, work was only partially accomp-
lIshed The sub-committees named last
night are as follows: f.
Jobbers-John S. Naylor. E. Buchanan.
< Morris Horkhelmer, Sam Kraft, Joseph
, Speidel.
Manufacturers. banks and hotels
Z George Wise, Joseph Speldel. John S.
!. Naylor, Frank J. Hearne, p o. Rey-
mann, R. NJ. Archer, James Fl. Lalcas-
ter, Morris Horkhelmcr and W. +.
Stone. N.
Retailers excepting grocers)- George
NJ, Shook. George L. STIFF, Peter
4 Rhodes, A. NJ. Hamilton. Lo;1A Gutman
& and George HOUSE.
Subcommittee for groce.s aa1 sa-
looms are yet TO DE appointed.
The manner OF procedure was next
discussed. II was first suggested that
B printed blanks that would be In effect
Z promisEory notes be used. The commit
tee finally decided that each sub-com-
mittee would be furnished With book
lists.
The time OF beginning the solicitation
Of funds then came up. and the unani-
nous sentiment was that II would be
best to begin work along that line not
4 earlier than Apri! IL. and It was believed
that the amountof money needed would
be- subscribed before May l. In the
meantime, at the request Of the finance
committee Chairman RawlinS vii! pre-
pare 4 circular letter, 10 be mailed to
allsthe business men, manufacturers.
i hotels. saloons, banks and otter enter
prises In this city, In which 1t Will be
x stated THAI the finance committee will
4 in, the near futucr make It's rounds. and
asking that liberal response be made.
The committee next discussed the
handling OF the money subscribed, and
the: need OF areurion treasurer was ap-
4 parent. To this responsible position, the
committee, unanimously elevated Mr..
r Henry X. List. II was next ruled that
all bills incurred for the reunion are 10
be audited by the finance cim-nittee. af-
ter which checks will be issued on the
treasurer, signed by Chairman George
Wise, of the finance committee, and
Il Chairman c. j. Rawling. of ,the execu-
tive committee.
The committee adjourned to meet
again at the call of the chairman.