The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1912-03-07
EXPECT TO
MAKERECORD
ooosrERs NOW MEETING WITH
GREAT SUCCESS.
hundred and Fifty Member Secured
the First oay-Two hundred
Expected To-day.

In an effort 20 surpass the excellent
record OF yesterdays campaign. when.
with only two hours work. ISL new
MEMBER were secured for the Board
: OF Trade. the 20 representative busi-
ness men OF this city who have volun-
teered their services will start this
morning at 10 o'clock on the second
day OF the membership campaign, and
n the interest and enthusiasm which
was manifested yesterday by the
boosters continue to-day. Il will be
very surprising II the previous record
the teams report at the MONDAY
luncheon at the Mcclure hotel.
Meets With Approval.
That the movement for reorganIr-
ing and enlarging the Board OF Trade
is meeting with the hearty approval
OF a majority 1ot the business men
OF this city is indicated by the readl-
ness with which most OF them sign
the applications for membership.
The number OF new members was
increased to 153 yesterday afternoon
when DIR. Robert J. Reed and another
prominent business man called at the
Board OF Trade headquarters and
signed their applications. stating that
team need not go to the trouble OF
seeing them. as they were in favor
or Joining the organization and help.
ing to boost the city.
Hard at Work.
While they are asked TO work but
two hours each day. at least two OF
the teams spent the entire afternoon
members. and several individual mem.
bers OF other teams were employed
the same way. The teams. with their
respective captains, will meet this
morning at $50 o'clock at the Board
or Trade rooms and will be given ad-
ditional Instructions and supplied
with cards bearing the names OF pros.
pective members. Starting at 10
O'Clock. they will canvass the districts
assigned TO them. and returning to
the Mcclure hotel at noon. will repor,
at the usual monday luncheon.
Blue remnants.
Before starting to work yesterday
the boosters were supplied with blue
pennants bearing in white letters. 81
Believe in Wheeling" and with
badges. TO be worn from the coat
lapel. on which the same words were
printed. George o. Maggie could not
serve as CAPITALS OF Team No. II. and
W. o. Alexander was appointed TO fill
the vacancy.
At the luncheon at the Mcclure yes
terday one OF the most interesting
features was the relation by the cap
tains OF the experiences in securing
the applications. In but one or two
instances did the prospective appli.
cants turn the teams away coldly
One prospective member stated that
he would not join because he was op
posed to a bigger Wheeling. A mum
Der OF citizens who are not engaged
in business are interested in the
movement. and have Joined the organ
ization. Only a few are Directing ia
the increase in the dues to s25. and
one business man. when infirmed
that the dues were s25. stated that
they should be 800.
John II. r.ennard. chairman OF the
membership committee. presided al
the meeting yesterday and took coca
sion to remark that he was vel
4, pleased with such a gratifying report
OF the first days work. and prophe
sled that the campaign will prove
successful.
George W. Lutz. ex-president OF the
Board OF Trade. in a brief address
congratulated the boosters on the sue