The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1911-07-12
Theatrical Mechanics
Banquet at Glen Lawn
Under the Dropping Willows Of
Wheeling Creek Visitors Are
Delightfully."- Entertained.
PICNIC AT THE PARK
WILL FEATURE TO-DAY.
Cleveland and Cincinnati Delega-
tons Arrive To-day - One
Thousand Visitors in City.

Under the willows that deck the
banks OF Wheeling creek at Glen
Lawn the delegation attending the an
nual convention OF the Theatrical Me-
chanics Association assembled last
evening as the guests OF the Wheel
ing lodge. where they were banqueted
ana entertained 10. n royal manner
With covers laid for four hundred and
nfty guests, the banquet opened short
ly after O'Clock, and not until the
wee short hours of the morning was
the affair concluded. when the dele
gates made a run for the last car over
the Elm Grove line. This evening tho
visiting delegates will be entertained
at Wheeling Park, while tomorrow
evening the feature event. the big BAN
quet. Will be rendered the hundreds
OF visitors in the city.
with the mercury playing around
the 100 degree mark during the day.
the visiting delegates. especially those
from Canada and the Northern States.
suffered greatly. and the crab feast
ana barbecue AT Glen Lawn last eve-
ning was great treat. The dele.
gates from New York and other
crowded cities were delighted to once
again get back 10 nature. and when
the affair closed cheers we're given
Tor the Wheelingites by the visitors.
who stated that the affair was the
most delightful in the history of the
Theatrical Mechanics Association.
Rogers Entertains.
During the evening music was fur-
hlshed by the T. VI. A. orchestra OF
thls CITY. while Harry Rogers. mana
ger OF the Apollo Theatcr. was the
iootllght favorite with his comedy
/ stunts, which brought rounds of ap-
plause Thomas a. Sheehan. OF New
ioTk, NO. !; II. w. Green, and Elmer
T. Bush. OF Jersey City. added TO the
herriment of the evening with funny
stories and comedy stunts.
while the principal events of the
evening were pulled Off by the dele
shtes' the ladies' of the organization
VINO are hghting for an auxiliary. were
also great entertainers. Mrs = y
bush' or Jersey City. who is a Nom.
per oi New York No was the star
Inc convention viii not close until
saturday evening. when the delegates
VIII start returning home. Today
WIN the arrival Of the Cleveland and
chclhnati delegations. more than a
'Nousahd visitors will be in the city.
u.,., Ladies Auxiliary.
WIN many important matters 70
SdIulhs IN" future Of the T NJ or
sailIzatl"n 70 come up at the conven-
.i. mere. the thirteenth biennial
i''hs Is thc most important held
S,H't IN" orEanzation was sfounded
, thief among these important rnatters
7" ne considered Is the forming ~ O
ladies auxiliary To- the orrani7atior
NH"ulh thiS auxiliary bc formed A. min
nave "a membership Of more than 5 00o
" ana VIII be a great addition
~ r.adN growing organization
ne iadics who are here attendna
IN" convention are working hard ,S
nave the auxiliary launched and sun.
ported bN many of the delegates thev
are making favorable showing in
their hight for their branch.
Organization Growinq.
Sn.' us Organization some years
.E" 'nr theatrical Mechanics Associa.
tl"n mas progressed rapidly and Ire
wonderful expansion was shown -.
t'Tday when the reports ~ the grand
secretary. Robert N.wman and tbe
grand president. William T. Butler oi
New York. were read
During the past two years the orr
ganization has had n gain 81 5oo
members bringing tho total rncr,hor.
snip roll up 20 1000 In recent yaar,
the lodge has almost doubled its mem.
! hership
Since tho last. national couventIor
: IN" lodge has paid out IN sick benent,
alone something like ss0.5sO1n ON,
hundred and fiffv- eight member,
have passed away during this period
or which two were grand lodge offI.
GERS. Seventeen new lodges have becn
Installed since tho last convention
ana only 116 members have withdraw
from mcnbcrship while ~ were ex-
PEELED
PittsbUrg Day.
over the Baltimore a. ohio road f0f
or more Piftsiurg delegates. accom-.
panied by their wives and friends ar.
I rived in the city shortly after 10
O'Clock Yesterday morning They
were mot nt tho depot bv the mem.
lcrs ~ the local lodge and headed b,
Tho T.. " 4 band. were escorted Il
/ Tho T ". 4 hail on Market street
The business session af the Elk,
club room was postponed when ths
Pi'tshurg delegation arrived and al
were on hand to extend the hand n
welcome to them. They were enter.