The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1913-05-12
NEWS BRIEFS

noon and quite a number of applicants
took the examination. The work was
cohducted under the direction OF Post
master Hazlett.
AT meeting of the board of con
troi Saturday morning little business
OF importance was transacted and the
body adjourned at noon until this
morning.
The railroad committee of the
Board OF Trade. have decided TO pro-
test TO the h. 4 o. r. II. Company.
against the removal OF trains and s.
running between here and Grafton.
such as Is proposed By She railroad
company.
-pfhccrs ~ the Ancient order OF
United Workmen have announced
that their home on chap street
will be kept open during the semi
centennial week as a resting place for
visitors 20 the city.
AT the meeting Of the county COM
misSioners Saturday. action on the re-
quest Of the emi-centennial commit =
tee for county appropriation To- help
defray the expense Of the celebration
was deferred
But eight building permits were
issued by Building Inspector Martin
Fahey during the past week. The ma e.
Jority Of applications granted are for
repairing and building additions Ia
property.
james j. Hanley. Jr. son of Mr..
and Mrs J. =. Hanley. OF the Island
student of the University of Pitts
burgh. won prize and honorable
mention in an essay contest conduct
ed by the New York American
Several local Odd Fellows will
laaNA This ID.
where they will attend the annual
Grand Encampment. Among the local
persons TO attend will be District Dep
uty Grand Patriarch John Emory. Viii
liam Ellingham. Adam l.. Kelley. Il.
r. Rennard and l.. J. Davis.
Mrs Alma Wilson-Shafer. the we'll
known elocutionist in coaching the
graduating class of the Iohnstown.
Pa. high school. is meeting with eN-
cellent success. The class Is soon to
present an operetta. "Bulbul." by Her.
bert.
The annual meeting OF the Wheel
ing Business Mems Association will
be held Thursday evening. June >.
WIN officers will be elected and dele
gates selected To represent the local
association AZ the State meeting TO
be held in huntington.
During the past week several in
teresting recitals were held AZ Nj.
de Chantal Academy. and musical and
literary programs of unusual excel
lence We're rendered.
Mrs. Flora Williams. .the talented
soprano of this city. is making ar.
rsngements To organize chorus Of
ladies' To compete in the Captain vii
liam r. Jones memorial. International
Eisteddfod. at Exposition Hall. Pitts
burgh. July ,.
THURSDAY. May -. has been Sc
lected as annual donation day for the
West Virginia Home for Aged and
Friendless Women. lorner ~ Thir-
teenth and Jacob streets. and suit
able arrangements are being made.
The seventh Anniversary W the
founding OF TAYLOR lodge will be an
propriately celebrated tonight with a
banquet at the lodge rooms. 1927 Mar.
bet street. \ snort business session
viii be held. beginning AZ O'Clock.
followed by the banquet and social
session
Tho hoard az directors and lady
Managers 81 the Kings Daughters
Day Nursery will hold their annual
meeting Friday afternoon. May IL.
a. % O'Clock
Superintendent II ~. Work. of
ms CITY. is a delegate To- the hfiv-
hrSt annual convention of the Ma
iional Educational Association. To be
held ~ salt LAX" CIty. July . 20 o..
huf j. not certain whether ra will
attend
Tn" annual tri-State encampn6nt
Of the BOY Scouts will b, held IN
Point Pleasant. July ] to .. and soy
'Iai patrols from this vicinity will
attend
The contest al the Wheeling Re.
atty COmpauy. which will award ,
nome site 10 III" person SUGGESTING
90" best name for IFS new frac, az
idnd near Elm Grove. will cIo-c to.
morro" Tho following committee
has been selected to make tho award.
M'~. y Ewing. Ms Fred - Thorn.
son Major ~ t. Kirk. Roy y Nav
Ut NHIldm SchNcrtfegcr and John
Wallac"
The location ~ the ro,i.oirc
stand AMI The grand stand FOR the
'''' 'N''NiN'Ni fflftFNfinr hes hfgU
selected on the west side of the cit,
building
Ih" 'orty-third annual session Of
'h" Great Council o. Improved Order
~ Rod Men VIII be- held Boo Fairmopt
tuesday and "wednesday. and will mo-
'"uW %" attended by Representatives
rom al' sections az the state
Ih" annual convention of KNIGHT
o' columbus lodges viii be- hold i'm
rms city. beginning tomorrow TIM.
sessions VII be- held boo tho Carroll
Inh auditorium and lr address of
N"lcome vii DO made hy Dr. q. 4
ing"rt"r. First State Dcpuf,
since fhr open cars ON tho rifv
railway company ln" have boon
raIni"d red. resembling the civ A
'in Grove cars. man, persons have
.l'no"d aboard them thinking that
'''l were going out the pixie
oi ~irt"oufs bu' received ratr.~