Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1901-07-10

Baltimore house. The royal cavaliers
were:
A. G. Hadlich, Geo. ]. Mathison,
6. Sonnefeld. n. +. Vogler,
Or. G.. a. Wingerter, j. l.. Giesey,
+. {. Riester, S. Alexander.
a. +. Stauver, j. Shane,
NJ. h.. Carroll. II. Keller.
A. Becker, T. J. Woeber.
J. Nolte, ]. NJ. Shane.
II Il : J. R BalR5. s 5. come e
w. i. Grier, y. Ii. Fauihaber,
| W. J. CaYanaugh, w. y. Guudling,
L. F1nnerty, ii. P~faffenbach,
Dan Hayes, NJ. Conner,
w. i. Lear, W. Miller,
J. NJ. Murphy, Jos. Becker,
Jos. kraus, A. j. Habig.
The costumes of Rex and the royal
party were magnificent. After a sword
salute of the cavaliers, the entire party
took positions upon the coronation
stand. With the King, Harry C. Franz
helm, were ris royal party, namely;
Lord Mayor, Jesse II. Shsfer.
Scribe. /. c. Moffat.
Keeper of the Keys. James K. Hall.
Cardinal. Clarke Hamilton.
Heralds, Dwight Wagner and Thomas
Sweeney.
Guards. Gibson Caldwell and A. l..
Wilson.
The flower girls were Misses Rather
inc Franzheim and Virginia Sands.
The Exercises.
When all had taken their proper posi-
tons. the crowd could not refrain from
cheering heartily. Rex sat upon a throne
which was handsomely covered, in a
position wher he was in full view Of the
entire Audience. chen the Cardinal
stepped forward and said
Your Majesty:-Having been chosen by
me people of Wheeling as King of the
carnival. II Is my pleasure. In behalf Of
your loyal subjects, in behalf of the Wis
ltors within our gates. to crown you king
or Wheeling carnival and of all people
within the wide boundary Of Greater
Wheeling. Win vow. curing this. your
carnival reign, So instruct our subjects
that this Will prove Il week of rejoicing,
a week In which all who visit us may be
made many times welcome. and entertain
ed royalty, as the subjects of a King
should he entertained? Then. crown
thee. Hal of the House of Franzhelm.
King of our arrival. King of this. the
greatest week the Ohio Valley has ever
NIlE'SStI.- NlllB OF an IIlt wealth. ana
beauty here assembled. Placing upon
Your head the emblem OF office, [ now
crown thee Rex
The Cardinal placed the crown upon
the lead of Rex. 1t did not rest prop
erly upon his head, and the King tipped
it in %jocular fashion to the side. A
right merry monarch he looked, and a
right merry monarch he is, of verify.
The Cardinal made a profound bow, and
stepped back.
Then the Lord Mayor stepped for
ward, holding in his hand a mammoth
key constructed entirely of flowers. Ad-
dressing his majesty in d%eferential Ian
guage, the Lord Mayor stated that the
pleasing duty devolved upon him, as
the official representative of the city.
to place in the hands of the ruler, the
key which was emblematic OIL the free
dom of the city. He expressed an earn
est wish for a prosperous and happy
reign of Rex, and bespoke for the people
their JOY over the selection of a ruler.
When the Lord Mayor concluded. he
placed the key in the hands of the
keeper, Mr.. Hall.
All the while the Kings Jester, Mr..
~. G. Caldwell, made up with the con-
yentional caps and bells, cracked Jokes
at the expense of the Court. and ex-
ecutod a fantastic two-step along the
front of the stand, carrying under his
arm the royal dog Dan, a ferocious-
looking brute almost as heavy as the
Jester himself.
P~rOcia of Rex.
then the Royal Scribe stepped for
ward, unrolled an official document.
from wich hung long, red steamers of
ribbon, and in a stentorian voice read
the proclamation Of Rex, as follows:
Your Honor:-To YOU. and through YOU
70 the officers of our beautiful CITY. and
through YOU to my loyal subjects. and
through You 10 the thousands here as
Sembled, ! extend my thanks for this to-
Ken OF esteem in the presentation to me Of
the keys of our city. Believe me. that
duflng this, my carnival reign. every ef-
tort snail be made that this. the reign of
King Carnival, shall be a week memorable
70 the people OF the Ohio Valley, and es-
pecially to the people OF Greater Wheel
ing, as a gala week. a week OF JOY. OF
peace, and of plenty. n week without peer
IN ne history of all this broad land.
trusting that my reign may prove one OF
continual rejoicing, again / thank you"
TO My People i command you, dur
ing this. our carnival reign. that dun
care shall be cast aside: that strife, work
and want shall be thrown from our doors,
and that while one and all of YOU ex-
Guide these elements of discord, our gates
shall be open to our visitors at all times.
! command YOU that during this, our gala
week, every effort shall be made to for
ward the interests of Greater Wheeling.
that self shall be cast aside. for the good
Of one and all. and the enjoyment of the
visitor within our gates shall be our one
sole aim. Heed theei During the week
we ma. find ii needful to issue many
commands. Beware that none of these
pass UNDECIDED,
1t Is so written.
80 be II.
"HAL THE FIRST,
o the House of FranZheim."
The exercises were now concluded.
The band struck up a lively air, the
crowd cheered. the Jester cut a few ca
pers, and the King and his Court enter