The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1912-07-04
"PA" WHEELING AND NElcHeoRs
WILL HONOR BIRTHDAY.
OF the Nafion-Msny Special Colo
brsticrs at Parks and Clubs and
Many Private Pienics.

With noise. music, lavish display of
odd Glory" enc celebrations OF vari-
Gus kinds PA" Wheeling and his
nelghbors viii celebrate the one
hundred and thirty-sixth birthday of
this glorious country and II will be
most fitting N every respect
Many OF the celebrations will take
the form OF sfhletic contests OF vari-
Gus kinds hiie others viii have more
of the old fashioned features and
patriotic addresses will much In evil
dence. The younger generation will
DO told OF the meaning OF the great
day and why we celebrate II. and all
OF the celebrations VIII be accom-
panied by the ever present fire.
crackers. torpedoes and other noise
r,Hking dev!ses.
plays will lie on the card at various
places ind will bring to a fitting close
a very enjoyable day.
Without q doubt. the largest celebra-
ton OF the day will be at the local wharf
works display viii be eonductsd. Ar
rangements have been completed and the
indications are that IL will surpass the
celebrations OF the past two years.
The display is being given under the
auspices OF the Wheeling Fairgrounds
In the interests of the Safe
and Sane Fourth movement Such cele-
brations are expected to greatly reduce
the number OF fatalities and accidents
due TO the careless use of fireworks.
The pyrotechnics viii be fired from flat
boats anchored in the river. opposite the
wharf boat The committee in charge is
composed OF George w. Lutz. chairman:
Isnatius Brennan, F. B. Carney. J. II.
Collins David kraus; Hthur Langhans.
Q. Z; Montgomeryj Dr. ". II. MeLain.
Schwertfeger and c. II. Watkins.
Following IL the program OF exhfYts:
Exhibit No. Gntroduetoryl- Six re- e
liluminators. war balloons. aerial boz
Quet consisting OK az sky-rockets fired
Exhibit No. 2 (shen display)-Arl
shells being specially constructed for
display work and loaded with various
ana most beautifully colored effects. as
follows; IS inch shells consisting OF 4
red. white and blue SAPPHIRE canopies.
Exhibit No. 3 Cshell diplay)-Three-
pound fancy rockets. library or scream
ing, = willow tree and : parachute.
Exhibit No. 4 (more shells ghteen
inch shells. golden streaIners. emer-
aid green. purple and yellow.
Exhibit No. 5-(more rockets) Four
pound fancy rockets. searchliRht. 4
peacock plume, jeweled streamers.
Exhibit No. 6 Digit OF shells) Eight
l5-inch shells. mammoth saucissions.
81 l-pound fancy rockets.
Exhibit No. ! varied display)-Six
No. Eiffei tower batteries. I picalo bat
teries. ~ fiery comets.
Exhibit No. warfare in &ouds)-Six
report shPlis. IL bomb rockets. D NAM
moth sauctssions. ~ 4-pound ship or sig
nal rockets. ~ iS-inch aerial shells. 2
lS-inch five-break shells.
Exhibit No. (miscellRneous)- Eight
mammoth golden umbrellas . I5-inch
shells. strings Of 10000 crackers.
Exhibit No. iO-Twelve 1s-tnch shells
and ~ S0-inch shells IN following ef-
fects: -Four golden clouds. silver
clouds. Canopies
Exhibit No. IL repeating shells)-
-Four l3-inch five-break shells is-inch
hree-oreak shells. 3O-inch double
shells. l 3c-tnch twelve-Change she'll
Exhibit No. IL (rocket displayJ-Six-
pound fancy rockets. s spider and s fes-
toonS. peacock plume%. 6 old glory, 6
golden meteors. silver meteors
Exhibit No. 13-Thirty-inch shells 2
willow tree.
Exhibit No. 14-six s-pound COLDER
rain rockets, s-pound bouquet rockets
change.
Exhibit No 10 (finale)-Ten sets can
Ole batteries. sets comets. sets re-
ports.