Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1899-12-02


A great amount of earnest hard work
must be crowded into the intervening
period to insure such success of the
proposed Dewey demonstration, on Feb
ruary I'D. as the people of the COM
| munity desire. The fact should not be
overlooked that Admiral Dewey has
especially honored Wheeling. He Is
| not to make a trip over the country,
and Wheeling is one OF the very few
cities he has positively promised to
visit. In fact the Wheeling invitation
was the first he accepted in which a
date is specified. If the proper effort
be made-and every indication points
to such an effort-there will be an in
fux of strangers into the city which
will treble its population and make
Washington's Birthday the biggest oc-
casion in the history of this commun-
ity.
Chairman t. NJ. Garvin, Of the gen.
eral committee, has received several
letters of inquiry from a distance, ask
ing about excursion rates, etc. He has
also received communications from
decorators in Chicago and New York,
| who ask to be employed in superintend-
| ing this work. The old soldiers have
presented a formal request for the posi-
ton of honor in the line, and Sergeant
Jansen has acquainted the committee
with his efforts looking toward the Or
ganization of all the soldiers of the
| Spanish war in this city and
section.
Mr. Garvin has presented a request
to officials of the local railroads for
excursion rates to the city, and while
no definite answer has yet been re-
ceived, 1t Is certain that rate OF one
fare for the round trip can be secured,
with possibility of cent q mile rate,
and even greater reductions from
points within a radius of twenty
miles of Wheeling.
The Register suggestion that different
military regiments be invited to par
ticipate and that arrangements be made
for aefraying the incidental expense,
probably be considered at the meeting
of the general committee, which has
been called for Tuesday evening Of
next week. All the members of the
committee who were approached by a
Register reporter expressed approva
of the plan to bring military compan-
les to the city. Its going to be red
! letter day said one, "and l am heart
lily in favor of any plan whereby the
magnitude of the parade and OF the
crowd may be increased
Chairman Garvin has already taken
the initiative in the matter of assigning
the work. Realizing that money and
judicious advertisement are the first
| essentials to the success of the celebra-
:, ton, he has appointed the following
| named committees, which were an
nounced yesterday.
Finance-John Waterhouse, chair
man; Hullihan Quarter, M. A. Chew,
| Frank e. Caldwell, Morris Horkhelmer,
Clarke Hamilton, Jr., F. c. H. Schwert-
feger, H. C. Meyer and T. c. Burke.
Press-R. NJ Archer, chairman; John
Frew, C. II. fancy, H. V. Ankle, H c.
Ogden, R. B. Naylor, Louis Colmar.
Mr.. Garvin is expecting handsome
souvenir of his visit to Admiral Dewey,
in the form of a photograph In naval
uniform, which Admiral Dewey prom
Used to have taken and to send to
him.
1.-The suggestion that the Governors
of Pennsylvania, West Virginia and
Ohio be invited, is also an excellent
one" said member Of the general
committee last night. Il see no reason
why they should not be prevailed upon
to accept, and I rather think Governor
Roosevelt would think twice before de-
clining an invitation, too"