Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1898-08-26
ENTERTAINMENT CoEMITTEE

OF the Chamber AZ Com merco Met Last
/ Eventng- kfnance Committee Meets To-
I Might.
The Entertainment Committee of the
| Chamber OF Commerce, appointed to
formulate a programme for the conllns
Convention Ut the River improvement
Association, assembled at the rooms OF
| the Chamber of Commerce, last even
| ing, and transacted large amount OF
business. The details for the affair
are new well in hand, and number of
matters have been closed up.
| Publication of the plans prepared at
this time would be premature, but it
may be taken for granted that the Com
! mittee have worked hard, and that the
result, as carried out, will be decidedly
credftable to the city of Wheeling and
I the Chamber Of Commerce.
The programme embraces the even
ings Of the 14th and 18th Of September,
and has been so arranged as to provide
very happily For the entertainment not
only Of the visiting delegates, but as
well fer the members of the Chamber
and their lady friends The Commit
tee will be prepared to make its detail
ed report during the coming week, and
has no fear for the result, either artis-
tically or socially.
The Finance Committee is called to
meet tonight. The Committee has
made good progress, under the ener-
setic erection of Mr.. Morris Hork-
heimer, its chairman, and will COM
plete its work in very few days.
Business men and manufacturers have
responded very literally to the calls of
this Committee, and little more
work in that direction will provide all
the funds necessary.
The Invitation Committee will meet
Monday evening.
Some time ago, Chairman Hullihen
Quarter, of the Executive Committee,
sent ont invitations to a number of
Congressman, Senators and represen-
tatives. He has received replies from
several, among them the following:
Senator Elkins-The cate is too far
| In advance for me to make any ar
rangemenls. | fear, however, that it
will be impossible for NE to be pres
ent ,on account Of some business mat
tiers which will require my attention
at that time. However, l will keep
your letter before NE as a reminder of
the date.
Governor G. w. Atkinson-Your
kind letter inviting me to be present
at the meeting of the Ohio River I'M
provement Association, to be held in
Wheeling the 14th and 18th Of Septem-
Der, is before me- This is political
year in our State, and | am very much
afraid that my time is going to be
largely taken up in political matters.
l would enjoy very much being pres
ent on the occasion, because the i'm
provement of the Ohio river is an en-
terprise Of great value to our State.
trust that the gathering will give a
fresh impetus to the work of making
the Ohio river navigable at all times
for the traffic Of cur and other States.
Representative Stephen NJ. Spark
| man. Tampa, Fla.-I have your kind
invitation to be present at the annual
meeting of the Ohio River Improve
ment Association. | will take great
pleasure in doing so if at that time it
is in my pewer, but at present | cannot
say to a certainty that I can go.
Representative Thomas H. Ball,
Huntsville, Texas-It will be impossi-
BILE for me to attend the meeting.
Much has been accomplished in the past
by intelligent insistence upon the i'm
provement of the Ohio river and it's
tributaries Much remains to be done.
The Importance of the work to the
commerce CT the nation should be
pressed to 3 successful finish.
Representative w. l.. Ward, Port
Chester, N. VI do not believe that it
will be possible for me to be up at your
place On the days mentioned; as Mr..
Hooker, the chairman Of our commit
tee, and myself have made different ar
ran gements for those days.
Representative E. F. Atcheson,
Washington, Pal hope to be able to
attend the meeting of the Ohio River
Improvement Association in your city
in September. l thank your for your
courtesy.
Representative Aston G. Dayton,
Philippi, w Va.-My whole sympa-
thies and cordial good wishes go out to
you in this work, and feel like saying
to you what do not usually say as a
public official, that there are very few
things you can ask me to assist you to
do in this work in my public capacity
that ! will not gladly do.
All of the representatives named,
with the exception of Messrs. Atche-
son and Dayton, are members Of the
River and Harbor Committee Of the
House of Representatives.
For the Labor Day Picnic take Warf-