The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1899-05-31
TIE X. or ST. &. PICNIC
At the State Fair GronnGs was a Sue
cess Feature OF the day.

III tnc state tair GronNCS was Il Sue
cess Feature of the day.
The street car strike was n factor that
figured in the attendance at the
Knights of St. George picnic, at the
state fair grounds. but the beautiful
day attracted 4 good-slzed crowd. and
the affair proved u success in every
particular. Previous TO the picnic the
knights paraded 10 the grounds over
the principal streets. headed by Meis-
ters band which organization furnish
ed music for the picnic.
Many move! attractions were ar
ranged by the committee on amuse-
ments, and the row OF tented features
was reminder OF circus day. Then
there was dancing afternoon and eve
ming. and the drill team of twenty-four
knights. under Lieutenant Hadlich
gave a dress parade.
But the whole thing was the spec
tacular features. which included Il
vaudeville show, exhibition OF wa: rel
les by Emil Schmidt, 4 Wheeling boy,
who was at Santiago. and last but not
least the congress of beauties"
This particular feature was "a dream
Of fair women" and such an array of
powder and curls was enough TO dazzle
an artist. Confidence with the read
er compels the acknowledgment that
some of the samples OF female loneliness
We're married men. The show is over
now. you know. and the truth will out
The maidens sat on n stage to the rear
OF the tent, using fan ilirtations and
other means of electrifylng palpitating
hearts, and n suspicion arose that Il few
Of them were born coQuettes.. Queen
Liza Jane Millcr whose Iris was the
coy Joanna Josephine Conim. Other
stars In the galaxy We're Edwina
Hughes, Georgina Evans, Alberta Beltz,
Wllhelmina Scherr. Harriet VoSler,
Georgia Sonncfeld and Roberta Arltle.
In the tent graced by the Congress
Of beauties " n native Filipino tribes
man. with the Japanese appellation Of
Sanki Poo. held six men by the strength
of his kinky locks. In contrast to this
hirsute test was the exhibition OF the
human billiard ball" Il Ia the African
dodger In which n son of Aesculapius
shone brilliantly.
over In a tent near the main en-
trance Manager J. J. Quinn gave n
continuous vaudeville show. An Italian
orchestra ground out popular airs, while
acrobats. clowns and black face artists
disportcd themselves to the cdiiication
OF the behoidcrs The Yost Brothers,
acrobats: Slim Perkins. bug dancer:
Burwinkle and Yost, knock-about
team: Tucker Brothers. negro sketches:
VIII Peyton. Il Weary Willie" Vim
cent Owens. In flights Of humor: and
Sam Johnson, Il juvenile clown. with n
trick donkey. made up the roster OF
variety artists.
AN Interesting exhibit OF war relies
was shown In n third tent by Emf,
Schmidt, who served In Company T.,
Thirteenth United States Infantry Mr.
Schmidt tough; before Santiago with
General Shaftcr, and participated In
the bloody engagement at San Juan hill.
He displayed n good collection Of for
eign coins. ancient and modern bullets,
views OF soldiers in field and barrnck
life. Cuban scenes. army buttons. his
army uniform. etc. A pictorial hand
kerchlef he took from the neck OF q
dead Spaniard on San Juan hill. on July
|. 1888. and pictorial bnndaEc rs sup
piled to the regular soldiers. with cart
ridges and n host Of. other instructive
articles helped enhance n truly inter
esting exhibit. Mr.. Schmidt was given
splendid discharge from the army,
which he displayed. and he Is now en-
gagged IN writing a book on the Santi-
ago campaign. taken from his diary.
He, kept n diary from the beginning
to the end OF his three years service.