The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1912-08-13
WILL OPEN IN THIS CITY THIS
MORNING WITH A LARGE
ATTENDANCE.
Important Natter viii Be Disposed
OF ~ Business Sessions and Ella
borsts Entertainment Planned.

Insusursting the third annual con-
vention Of the Retail Business Mems
Association OF West Virginia. 4,
long session OF the executive commit
tee was held yesterday afternoon In
the office Of Secretary Schwertfeger.
and althc cgh the convention proper
does not begin until this afternoon.
many delegates arrived last evening
while large delegations from all parts
/ 81 the state are expected this morning.
Members OF the reception commit
tee Will be NJ the depots 20 meet AL
Incoming trains and will escort the
delegates to the headquarters vhers
they will register and will receive their
badges. tickets and programs. The
first delegate to arrive was T. w
Beatty. of Parkersburg. who attended
the committee meeting during the af-
ternoon. He was closely followed by
4. II. Scott. of Fairmont; II. G. Ewing.
! OF Wellsburg: Geo. +. UmStead. OF
New Mar,insville: and q. q. Gates.
| and many others in the evening. Near
~ all the state officers are in attend
ance.
With President George w. Greig
, presiding. the meeting of the executive
I committee proved an interesting one.
although nothing OF n special nature
was trGrsaCted. Various committee
reports wye prepared and will later
be submitted 10 the delegate body.
Opens This Afternoon.
Promptly at 100 o'clock this after
noon in the Scottish Rite Cathedral
where all business sessions will be
I held. President Greg will call the con-
vention 70 order. Following the invo-
cation. Mayor G. c Schmidt WI de-
liver the address OF welcome 70 the
delegates. MIR. a. y. Scott. Of Fair
mont. one OF the vice presidents Of the
association. will make the response.
and the remainder OF the session will
be taken mp by the appointment OF
committees the presidents address
and routine matters.
one Of the most pleasing features OF
tho entire convention will he the
moonlight boat excursion this even
Ing on the ohio River. aboard the new
steamer Liberty. The boat will leave
the local wharf NJ O'Clock and Will
probably go down the river several
miles. which, will give the guests an
opportuuit, 10 seeing and looks al
the McMechen dam In operation. An
orchestra will furnish music and an
elaborate luncheon viii be served
The reports OF the officers and yari-
Gus committees will probably occupy
most OF the time az tomorrow's ses-
sions. Reports IL unusual interest
are expected from the Fake Adyertis-
ing and Donation Committee. Short
q Weights and Measures committee. and
the Legis'ation committee The As
ISOLATION is taking an active interest
F IN better legislation for the business
/ men. and these committees have pre-
pared number OF bills. which viii he
/ presented al the next session OF the
. Legislature.
! The elsciior Of officers will occus
~ Thursday mornings session. The
! convention mes 20 "A close Thursday
/ evening with a baquet AZ the Strqt-
! ford hotel. which will he one II the
/ most elaborate affairs ~ the kind ever
/ held I'm this city. An interesting pro-
! gram OF adGrc sses has been arranged