Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1899-12-15
PARADE Will Be / feature
OF THE BIG DEGENERATION IN
HONOR OF ADMIRAL
DEWEY
ON wAsH1NGToN's BIRTHD,Y
Chairman II. M. Garyin Approves the
Register Suggestion Regarding a
Committee ON Parade-Lodges and
Societies Asked to Name Repre-
Admiral.

Chairman T. NJ. Garvin, of the gen.
eraI committee ON arrangements for
the reception and entertainment OF
Dewey on Washington's Birthday, Feb
ruary ed, 1900, yesterday received by
mail a large cabinet photograph OF the
Admiral, containing his autograph. 1t
is taken in full uniform, and is an ex-
cellent likeness. Mr.. Garvin prizes 1t
very highly. The Admiral promised
to send the photograph, and its ar
rival yesterday is another proof that
Dewey remembers all the promises he
makes.
Chairman Garvin realizes that the
parade will be the biggest feature OF
the demonstration in honor of the ma
tons hero, and approves the Registers
suggestion as to the formation of a
committee. He requests that every
society in the city select a representa-
tive for the parade committee, and
notify Mr.. Garvin personally or by
postal. He finds it impossible to invite
the individual societies, and has ex-
tended a general invitation to all
through the press. The societies can
select persons most suitable to them
selves, whereas Mr.. Garvin's selections,
owing to his lack of familiarity with
the membership rolls, might not be al
together satisfactory. 1t is desired
that the societies act upon this matter
at their next meetings.
If all the societies will comply with
this request, it will be possible to name
the full parade committee by the last
of this month. A meeting al be
called for the first week in January,
and this will afford ample time for
completing arrangements for general
parade. Each society desiring to par
ticipate in the parade, will be entitled
to one representative upon the COM
mittee, who will be appointed as socn
as THE name is handed to Mr.. Garvin.
There are between fifty and one hun
bred organizations that will take part
in tho parade, exclusive of out-of-town
lodges and societies of some of the or
ders. 1t is probable that the local rep
r~esentatives will be asked to invite
out-of-town societies of their respect
i've orders, such as Odd Fellows, Hiber-
mans, Knights of Pythias, Knights of
st. John, etc.
Il think the Registers suggestion is
an excellent one," said Mr.. Garvin
yesterday. at will relieve me of the
possible embarrassment of overlook
ing some of the organizations, or of
selecting persons who may not be
satisfactory to the individual societies.
I hope the lodges and societies will
select their representatives upon the
parade committee as early as possible"
A meeting of the general committee
has been called for next Monday night,
in the office of Mr.. Garvin.
The press committee will probably
be called to meet at an early date.
This committee can assist the celebra-
ton very materially by sending out for
publication in papers within a radius
of n hundred miles of the city, in
formation pertaining to the proposed
demonstration in honor of Dewey.
The finance committee will probably
start to work after the meeting o. the
general committee, but as merchants
will be busy next week, the c~anvassing
trips of this committee may be defer
red until the following week.