Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-02-10

eral committee in charge of the DEM
onstration in honor Of Admiral Dewey
on the 22d inst, has received letters
of acceptances from about se~venty-1ve
societies. The number Of men they
will turn out will range from 20 to
$50. Taking 60 men to the organiza-
tion-certainly a fair estimate-and
the acceptances SO far received are a
guarantee that $500 men will be in the
line.
These figures do not embrace the
ward school children, who will prob
ably turn out in large numbers. nor the
cavalry division, nor does it make al
lowances for future acceptances. Let
tiers are still being received daily by
Mr.. Garvin. The bands, marshals and
aides, and occupants of the eighty or
more carriages will add six or seven
hundred more.
When all these facts are carefully
considered it will be readily seen that
the parade will be the biggest event
of it's kind in the history of Wheeling,
and citizens will be enabled to form a
definite idea of the magnitude of the
Dewey demonstration. U%npropitious
weather may interfere with this fea-
ture of the programme, as a matter of
course, but if the weather be fair, the
column will be as long as the city can
well handle.
The Decorations.
The committee on decorations held
another meeting last night at the store
of Hugo L. Loos. This committee is
taking up its work in a prompt and
commendable manner. Last night 1t
was announced that House & Herr
mann will decorate the arch at Mar
ket and Fourteenth streets; George E.
Stifel & Co. at Main and Twelfth;
Geo. NJ. Shook & Co. on Main street
hill; Stone & Thomas at the steel
bridge, and several business men the
big arch at Market and Twelfth streets.
The Citizens and Wheeling & Elm
Grove electric railways have agreed to
furnish power for the lights.
The committee has taken steps to-
ward securing a big quantity of pine,
and will place an order Immediately
for two car loads. Not less than ten
car loads should be used. If business
men and others will notify the COM
mittee at once it will enable them to
supply all demands at the actual cost
of the pine.
Tbs committee requests that all big
flags used in decorations be suspended
from the middle of the street.
The general committee will meet
Tuesday night instead Of Monday
night at the Mcclure. All the ladies
are urged to attend this meeting.
Notes.
Subscribers to the Register Dod-
bridge sword fund who have not al
ready paid their subscriptions are re-
quested to do so at once.
The members of Company G, Fourth
United States Volunteer Immunes,
held a meeting for drill last night in
the Linsly Armory.
An acceptance was received yesteY-
day from St. Joseph's Commandery,
No. 23S, r. G. u. knights of st. John,
of Bellaire, o.
All soldiers of the Spanish-American
war are expected to meet at 7:30
o'clock tonight in the police court
room for the purpose of arranging to
receive and entertain visiting COM
rades.
The committee on parade invitations,
announced yesterday, is called to meet
tonight at the City Building.
Encouraging reports are being re-
ceived every day from the committee
on cavalry division.
The Arion, Orpheus, Mozart and Bee
thoven Singing Societies are called to
meet Thursday evening at the Arion
to rehearse the music to be rendered at
the exercises on Washington's Birth
day.
20 per cent. off all Mems Winter