The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1912-09-24
PROMISES TO eclipse AL ron.
meR CELEBRATIONS.
Trades Assembly. Beard Of Trade
and susinsss Mons Association
VIII Have Charge Jointly.


Adopting for their siogen -Iet's
get together ana bury the hammer"
committees from the Ohio Valley
Trades and Labor Assembly. Wheel
ing Board OF Trade and the Wheel
Ing Business Mems association met
last evening In the Office Of the Bust
ness Mems association and organized
into . committee to have charge OF
arrangements for n mammoth Hat
love'en celebration this fall. and n
ne sane spirit exemplined last even
Ing prevails throughout the coming
weeks there will be no knockers in
Wheeling after October 81.
According 20 the plans formulated
last evening. the burying OF the ham
mer. as well as being one OF the fea-
lures or the celebration. will mark
the beginning OF q new era OF indus
trial peace for Wheeling. With mem
beers OF the three organizations work
Ing In harmony. the observance of
Halloween this year should surpass
anything OF the kind ever seen in
this city or in this section OF the
Ohio valley.
Enthusiastic over the prospect OF
holding q Joint celebration, nearly
all the members OF the committees
were present at last evenings meet
ing. An organization was effected
with the election OF an executive
committee. and various sub-commit-
tees were appointed as follows: FL
nance. publicity. emblems. parades.
concessions. decorations. music and
railroads.
Il A committee was appointed TO call
upon all the fraternal lodges and
other organizations. inviting them TO
participate in the celebration and
urging them to inform the general
committee as soon as possible.
One Day Celebration.
The celebration will be held during
the afternoon and evening OF Thurs
day. October 81. and will be similar to
that OF last year with the exception
that II Is being arranged on a more
elaborate scale. During the afternoon
a parade OF all the school children.and
members of the fire department will
be n feature. while the Industrial dem
onstration will be in the evening This
viii consist OF a monstrous parade. I'm
which various Organizations. lodges
and business houses are expected to
participate.
without a doubt the most interest
ing feature Of the entire celebration
will be the burning OF the hammer A
huge hammer. made OF infiammable
material. and so large that IL will
hardly go In the streets. will be haul
ed through the principal streets OF
the city and win later be hauled to
the summit OF Wheeling hill. where IL
will be burned. The burning OF the
hammer will signify the death of the
knockers-those who knock on the
city OF Wheeling. The ceremony will
doubtless be an interesting one. and
II is expected that the illumination
from the fire can be seen from a dis
lance OF nearly thirty miles.
The concessions will be in charge
OF the concessions committee. and
will include the sale OF confetti, red
fire. bells and hammers. The rev.
enue obtained from the sale OF the
concessions will be used by the COM
mittee which expects to buy the ar
ticles in such quantities that II will
be able to sell directly to the deal
ers,
Room No. 51s in the Schmulbach
building has been selected as the
headquarters Of the committee on ar
rangements. although any inquiries re-
garding the event will be answered az
the Offices OF the Board of Trade or
the Business Mems Association.