Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-02-09

ARE THM ARRANGEMENTS FOR
THE BIG DEWEY
DEMONSTRATION.
THE PARADE INVITATIONS
Assigned to . Special Committee
Which Was Appointed Yesterday.
Finance Committed Meeting with
Much EncOuragement-A Pitts
burg Company Coming-Other
Notes.

been more system in the work OF ar
ranging for the Dewey demonstration
than heretofore. Matters are moving
along satisfactorily, and all signs
point to a red letter day for Wheel
ing when the admiral comes. Yester-
day the work Of extending parade in
yitations, to supplement the work of
Chairman Garvin and his stenog-
rapher, was assigned to a special COM
mittee, composed of the following
named gentlemen:
Major w. j. W. Cowden. Major
| Thomas Norton, Lieut.. Dent, Capt. A.
A. Franzheim, Capt. r. H. D. Willis,
| Richard Robinson, Geo. j. Matthison,
James A. Lancaster, Jacob Koontz, J.
L. DeGant. A G. Hadlick, James T.
Magee, w. T. Mitchell, Samuel OAR
rah, Robt. Frazier, Thos. Mayberry, w.
H. Anderson, A. L. Bauer, Chas. James,
S. R. Graves, Chas. O. Roemer, DR..
VIM. Petrie. John Byrne. Jos. A.
VGlLZGl dilu VI. ~. JduoCu.
A Pfttsburg Company.
One of the most pleasing acceptances
yet received came yesterday in a let
ter from Capt. John L. Prestley, of
Pittsburg. He accepted on behalf of
Company K, Fourteenth Regiment
Infantry, Pennsylvania National
0,,ord rbo oor,por, will oop,o d0up
in full uniform. and armed. Capt.
Prestley has made application to the
| Governor of Pennsylvania for permits
| sion to leave the State bearing arms,
and a similar application has been
made to Gen. Appleton, of this State,
by MI. Garvin.
Easton Council No. 26, Jr. o. U. A.
NJ, of Glen Easton, w. Va, also sent
a written acceptance.
Wanted: Rooms.
Chairman E. w. Hennig, of the COM
mittee on bureau of information, stat
| ed yesterday that he had received the
names and addresses of about twenty
boarding and lodging houses. This
number is far short of what will prob
ably be required. Families having one
| or more rooms to rent for one to four
days should notify Chairman Hennig
at once. stating location, price. etc.
New Location of Stand.
There is but one opinion among
members of the reception committee
| relative to the change of location of
the speakers stand for the exercises
following the parade. The wisdom of
the change from Main street to the
city building is apparent to all. AS a
! matter of fact, the Main street loca-
| ton had never been fully decided up
on. The committee prepared plans,
| however. for a grand stand to be
built in amphitheater form, which
would have occupied SO much space
that the number of persons who could
have heard the addresses and wit
messed the exercises, would have been
very limited. There is ample room at
the city building, and the change is
commenced on all sides.
The Spanish-American Soldiers.
The Spanish = American soldiers,
members of the Immunes, Capt. Hum
phries' company and others, are taking
considerable interest in the meeting
which has been called for Saturday
night in the police court room. There
will, no doubt, be a large attendance.
The purpose of the meeting is to make
final arrangements for the reception
and entertainment of visiting soldiers
of the Spanish-American
Local fforme Bodies.
Upon NO other occasion in the his
tory of the city has there been such
a creditable turnout of local uniform
ed marching bodies as is expected on
Washington's Birthday. The Knights
of Pythias will make a magnificent
| showing, with several companies of
the uniformed rank and their new ar
tillery company, all headed by the
famous G. A. R. band of Canton. The
Knights of st. John will turn out
strong. The A. o. L. of M. c. and
other secret orders and the Spanish
American soldiers will make up a dis
play of uniformed men which will re-
feet credit upon the city. The Cath
edral High School Cadets, the Linsly
| Cadet Corps and the Doddridge Cadets
will hold up young Americas end in a
manner which will force their seniors
to look to their laurels.
Carriages in Demand.
The city will have many distinguish
ed guests in the Dewey parade, all of
| whom will ride in carriages. The gen.
| eral committee has ordered eighty
! carriages through a local liveryman,
| and there will doubtless be a scarcity
of vehicles on that day. In addition
to Admiral Dewey and Lieut.. Dodd-
| ridge, carriages will be provided for