Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-02-08
Be held at the Mcclure House Monday
The Public Exercises.

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night.
The Public Exercises.
At a meeting Of the executive COM
mittee last night the objections to
erecting a speakers stand on Main
street were informally discussed. Some
property holders complain that the
stand will obstruct their view. AS
matter of course it would be impos-
sible to crowd many persons into the
narrow street, within sound Of the
voice of the speakers.
For these and other sufficient rea-
sons, it was decided to hold the exer-
cises at the west front of the city and
county building, where there is ample
room for 10000 persons. The Fort
Henry tablet will be set in position
while the parade is passing the site.
in order that all the marchers may get
a view of it. It's presentation and ac-
ceptance and the sword presentation
to Lieut.. Doddridge will form part of
the exercises at the city and county
building.
The committee on arrangements, OF
which Hon. C. w. Brockunier is
chairman, will provide for decorating
the balcony of the building from which
the speaking will probably take place.
One or both opera houses will be Sc
cured if the weather is unpropitious.
The arrangements committee was also
authorized to make any other arrange
ments which do not fall within the
province of special committees.
To Receive and Entertain.
A special committee ON reception
and entertainment has been appointed,
and the names will be published in
the Register Friday. This committee
will be called to meet Monday night
of next week in the room of the Board
Of County Commissioners. The COM
mittee will name subcommittee to
meet the distinguished guests and ac-
company them to Wheeling, as well
as subcommittee of ladies and gen.
tlemen to meet Admiral and Mrs.
Dewey at the hotel.
Spanish-American Soldiers.
The G.. A. r. has taken the initiative
in arranging for the entertainment of
visiting comrades, and will establish
headquarters for them. This has sug
gested to the committee the idea that
city and vicinity should provide head
quarters for their visiting comrades.
Accordingly the committee has called
a meeting of all Spanish-American SOL
diers for Saturday night in the police
court room, the object being to provide
for receiving and looking after the
comfort of members of the several
companies of Spanish-American SOL
diers who will be here.
More Acceptances.
Chairman Garvin. Of the general
committee, yesterday received accept
ances of parade invitations as follows:
Hand in Hand Council No. Sc, Jr. O.
U. A. NJ, of Darlington.
Local union No. 43, National Bro
therhood of Operative Potters, of
Wheeling.
Darlington Council No. 1O7. o. U. A.
NJ, of Darlington.
J. T. Baird Post No. 100, G. A. R.,
of Sherrard.
Company H, Tenth Pennsylvania
Volunteer Infantry, of Washington,
Pa. About 80 or 40 members of this
company will attend. and probably
several members of Company K. The
weather will be too cold for the boys
to wear their khaki uniforms, so they
will wear blue uniforms. They will
not have their arms with them.
Col. Whites Plans.
Col. Robert White, grand marshal OF
the Dewey parade, will announce his
staff appointments within few days.
Col. White yesterday sent circulars to
all the organizations which have ac-
cepted invitations, enclosing postal
cards to be sent to Col. White. to be
filled in with names of organizations,
number who will turn out, hour of ar
rival, band Of any and other facts.
Col. White is hard at work upon
his plans for handling the big column
of men, and announces that the parade
viii move promptly at the hour which
is TO be announced.
Dewey's ArriyaLe nc
The executive committee spent some
time last evening in discussing the
hour of Dewey's arrival. Chairman
Garvin is awaiting a reply to his let
ter suggesting the train which reaches
Wheeling about 1920 o'clock on the
night of the 21st inst The admiral
has approved the plan for reaching
Wheeling a day in advance, and will
no doubt come upon the train sug-
gested
The committee also discussed plans
for reviewing stand and it's location,
but reached no decision upon these
points.
The ladies OF the Second Presby-
will hold colra ond