The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1900-09-15
NEARLY $500
ALREADY SENT
TO GALVESTON.
Advance Remittance Of $500 on the
Band Concert Sent by Public
Spirited Citizens.
THE HOUSE & HERMANN FUND
Was swelled to 1897 so Friday, and
Is Expected to Reach at Least
$3.50 Saturday.

Mayor Andrew T. Sweeney and Post
master George Wise have acted on the
suggestion Of the Wheeling Opera
House band as made public In yester-
days Intelligencer. and will take charge
Of the arrangements for the concert by
the band on the evening OF Tuesday.
September IS. at Wheeling Park. the en-
tire proceeds to be donated to the Tex
us flood suffers.
Not only have Messrs. Sweeney and
Wise agreed to assume the sponsorship
of this function. but they have. with
Mr.. Paul Q. Reymann. decided to an
ticipate the assured generous. patronage
OF the concert by advancing the sum OF
$500, which they will wire to-day to
Mayor Walter c. Jones, Of Galveston.
This sum, the $337.s0 already forwarded
by House G. Hermann, and the taking
OF collections In the Catholic churches
OF the diocese of West Virginia to-
morrow and the following Sunday,
makes 1t assured that Wheeling contrib
utes most generously to the afflicted
people OF the Texas sea-coast. It Is
likely that at least $1,000 will go to the
Texans from the good people Of Wheel
ing.
For next Tuesdays benefit concert at
Wheeling Park Casino. not only has the
band donated Its services entirely with
out charge. but the park association
makes absolutely no charge for the use
Of. the Casino. This generous action Is
fully appreciated.
The committee expects to have tick
cts on sale to-day. Yesterday, one gen.
tleman informed Mr.. Wise that he
would take 100 tickets. and after paying
his $50 would hand the tickets back so
that they might be sold again. Other
inquiries were made for tickets yester-
day. aggregating about 800 tickets all
told. The tickets will be placed on sale
on the streets. and at the hotels and
drug stores. Committees from the
Kings Daughters, Y. P. S. c. E., Ep-
worth League, Baptist Young Peoples
Union. Cathedral Society and other
church and charitable associations will
be requested 10 take the field for the
sale Of the concert tickets. Any of
these organizations desiring to assumn
a part in this great work are requested
to communicate with either Mayor
Sweeney or Postmaster Wise
The $500 to be sent to Galveston's
mayor today by the committee viii 20
via the Western Union Telegraph, and
Manager Tracy. of the telegraph COM
pany, has kindly agreed to mark the
remittance "D. H"
The following committees have been
appointed to sell tickets for the concert
and dance:
Main street, from Twelfth to Six
teenth streets, and all business houses
and manufacturing plants outside Of
the business districts-A. T. Sweeney
and George Wise.
Main street, from Tenth to Twelfth
streets-Fred Schwertfeger and H. c.
Franzheim.
Market street. from Thirteenth to the
S.SSN III HatHIiu uHu GeOIBe w.
Lutz.
Market street, from Tenth to Thir-
teenth streets-James B. Mckee and
PEBBLES Tatum.
Chapline street-Guy R. c. Allen and
John Abenz.
Water street. Twelfth and Fourteenth
streets-H. F. Jones and Simon Par
kcr.
Persons unable to see the committee
can secure tickets at the postofiicc.
Prof. George W. Deibrugge will act
as floor manager for the dance.
The expense of this concert will not
be one cent. rs the following contrIbu-
lions have been made:
Muslc-Full Opera House brass band
and orchestra.
Casino and Park-Wheellng Park AS
ISOLATION.
Observation-Disclosures Publishing Co.
Programmes-Wheel Register.