The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1913-01-18

w n EELING INTEL
~ an important Improvement which will
naNe cost a large sum OF money. but
which IL necessary TO the city's welfare.
a. ~ viii give fine thoroughfare be-
tween this city and it's thriving northern
suburbs.
Membership.
The membership campaign. conducted
In March by the regular COMMITTEES un-
ner direction OF the Town Development
Sompany. proved a great success. though
re thousand marx was not reached.
Ihe great advantage. however. lay IN the
fact that practically the whole OF the
existing membership and many new
members were signed up for a three
year term at $25.0V FER membership.
Besides this. the Interest IN the boards
work and the city's welfare was In
creased and quite i number OF individ-
uals, firns and corporations. not here
tofore in the association were enlisted
FOR civic advance. Thus. the board feels
that the campaign was fully Justified as
4 II puts the organization in good shape
Tor the future ana has already had the
erect OF cutting out subscriptions for
one purpose OF another which were more
or less burdenzOme on many members
in the past. We have 652 members.
which IL the largest in many years ami
the biggest In the state.
The committee believes this can be
| increased this year and contcmplates
renewed enort IN that direction Dur
| ing the Year few members resigned
Hoard Vince It's organization were
/ claimed by death. These were Charles
wheeling Register. who passed away
: suddenly on February goth. Gen. Nor
MS horkheimer. for years a prominent
wool merchant. who died on May 22nd
after n long Illness; Mayor Chas &.
schmidt. who was stricken on August
/ @ith and Charles l. Goethe. the we'll
sfVH
I LIST
Annual Dinner.
| The annual dinner at Washington's
Birthday was the greatest success in
year. and the speeches by Mayor
| shank. of indianapolis. Hon. Enoch Rau.
ot Pittsburgh: col. John r McGraw and
Judge II G Hervey were OF high order.
these annual Affairs. held now for
! eight wears past. furnish an excellent
medium for bringing our people to-
| gether for inspiring talks largely along
civic lines and promoting good fellow
ship among BOARD of Trade men.
Committee WORK.
| our committees. regular and special
: nav hten IairlN active during the year
| and have held between thirty and forty
meetings. New Industries. membership
/ good r ads. ent"rta inment. semi-ceu-
! ienntal. lerisl.t'o1 and WAYS and Means
! raw" held the most meetings The en-
I tcrtainmen' committee and officers CO.
! TIE burning - the Hammsr'' celebrat-
l ION on Halloween and contributed
/ The l"ci-lativ" committee co-oneratei
I with committees FROM tho Trades As-
. senhlv and I've business Mems AsSocis-
ton for the formation 81 NVork-1en's
compensation Act. which will he presAnt-
ture.
The WAYS and means committee form
% ~ General meeting ~ tho hoard at
/ Nh""iinc Park in June ha@ held fff-
teen meetings since lis or-aniyation and
has proved 2 good addition to tho boa ~ g
a. Ia
T"ntHtives ~ every business and rro,as-
sion IN tho boards membership. II fur
niSnes an "Nc"HHnt clearing house for
iHifcnss ION ~ local questions. MANY I'm
r"rtenf matters rave been taken ~ BY
Tho committee 80 us noon day meetings
Including filtration commission char-
ter. h"n" labor ON WI ceilings build .nrs
greater Wheeling. etc and 4, was or
~" comm. tt""'s initiative Wat the hon ~
engaged a c"fnretsnt engineer - study
uhI r'rpr' 90 Weddings citratior rrob-
lem THIS r"truitf"c offers splendid
"ff'rfuu'tN for an interesting inter
change ~ vi.ws among our members
AMI TO- c"'.'In- year should see 70 more
othe- Matters.
Action wa taken or q number % sub
i'cfs CO.: interest. as follows.
Tho Wheeling has" bali team e a
moving advert iSeuent for the town ali
over g." country au1 the board aided ~
WIS summer with cash contribution
"..i 70 Yer cTu Tor the home run cham
gIon 90 thc team
IT," ady"rtisiuE value 81 moving pic
tt:'s is recognized In all I've cities and
. W hr"luE got IN tie game tie raSf Few
weeks under to direction - tho board
Win a -.N"' f"o' film. financed by iu-
dt +'r''S represented. u is now being
shown. civic and Industrial scenes maxi
/ ''- 'in" - rreseufdtiou. ~ will 10
HN"n IN ~ many cities ae can 10 reach.
For f long time Wheeling has need 81
an"ti"r ~" i''r hotel au1 q pro oct IN
'hnt direct was s-i~ceSsfiIiy i,unc~-
81 m" fH-i Summer. Officers % tho