The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1914-06-13
BODY or J. ~. nAsLEY ESCORT
ed TO AIS home az u c
7. MEMBERS.
lnpressveness AIDED To Occasion By
Finai Acts % ConNention-
Meetings Adjourned.


After a convention marked with
unusual success only 90 be marred
by the tragic death o. J ~ Manley
o. Weston. late Thursday night. The
I annual meeting OF tho Grand Council
~ United Commercial Travellers came
+ 90 a close yesterday Iu marked con.
l irast 20 the close % other conven-
I tions. the occasion instead Of being
one OF pleasure. was marked By ~.
I IRENE sorrow
The convention IN reality closed
late Thursday night when the execu-
I tive committee 81 the local council
I met, Following the death OF Mr. Man
I ley. and officially called on tho eN-
| ercises planned FOR yesterday Among
these Was "a monster street pageant
l which was scheduled 10 be the crown
I ing event % very vyentfui week.
/ but instead - was turned into
| funeral procession and as such pre-
sented one OF the most impressive and
AZ the same time, touching spectaCIes
| ever Witnessed In the city.
| As the procession Wended It's vay
| down Market street solemn hush
seemed % fam over the city and that
! busy thoroughfare became 80 quiet
! that the stiffness was almost oppres-
| sivp. Crowds that lined tho streets
seemed 20 gather the inspiration %
the event and many heads were barred
~ II" cortege passed by. Funeral
| dirges by Meisters band. the toIlinr
at brief intervals Of the bell in the
] city hall tower and the silence that
I marked the impressive occasion was
! Wheelings mute but glowing tribute
/ 20 the stranger who came 80 happily
. within her gates only 10 meet an IN
/ fortunate death and leave under such
sorrowful circumstances.
The occasion was one seldom equal.
led In solemnity and the tribute paid
z 10 the deceased member was the sub
Ject of never ending favorable com
ment upon the part 81 the grand Of
/ ncers and the assembled delegates
! Wheeling did success sfully all in her
power 20 make her visitor thrice vel
come and did al that mortal could do
| 70 show her regret by dropTdng a
| flower in his passing
! Remains 20 clarksbura.
! The remains were conveyed 20
/ Clarksburg on train No III The
. BODY was accompanied from the Men
l DEL A Company mOrEue 20 the station
! 10y members OF Wheeling and Clarks-
burg councils with a detail OF city
/ police and hremen acting as escort.
The cortege was headed nv twelve
/ rchcc in charc" OF Chief Thomas Lev.
] Mnd. The officers were Lewis pCfln.
thaugh. lrnau. Barum. Connolly. NIL
I Ter. Crumbacker. Horstmann. Fuller
ton. Barclay. NcClatchev. Rick and
L"ech Following the police were the
nrcmen. In charge OF Lieutenant Laugh
lin. OF Fort Henry company. and in
GLIDING George Dixon. James Dixon
John Rose. Guy Lacey, Leo Emmerth
, Charles Moore. Frank MCInnis and Al
ton Neidman. Meister's band then fol
I lowed
Wheeling council No. 81 was head.
ed by Mayor II. l.. Kirk and CITY
Auditor Charles " Ahrens. and fol
I lowing were the grand council officers
. a "a -.
councils and the honorary pail bear
/ crs. Nearly $50 members OF the l.
/ &. T. were In line. All were attired
IN white trousers and nlue serge coats.
coat lapel
The hearse bearing the remains TO-
, gether with the many floral tributes
was az the end OF the solemn process
sion. Three active pail bearers walk
ed on either side OF the hearse
When the -. q q. station was
reached the procession opened ranks.
and every person stood with uncoy-
cred head. The Casket was taken
from the hearse on Seventeenth street
and the remains were viewed by mem.
beers OF the u. G. T. after which IL was
borne 10 the train.
Psllbearers
Acting pallbearers were II. /.
q Queen. W r. Ross. r. l.. Queen. Z. "
burnside. &. VI. Goodman and l.. O.
smith. All are members OF Clarksb burg
I Lodge No. IS
The honorary pallbearers were
members OF Wheeling Council No 81.
as follows. Senior Counselor Il b.
lark. Junior Counselor r J. Aber-
Crombie, Past Senior Counselor C. ID
lawson, secretary j. 10. Derry. Con-
ductor William Chambers. Page Al
pert Becker. Sentinel Harry Heubel.
, haplan Henry Ahrons and Frank l.
Took, executive committeeman
Ohcers OF the Grand Council who
] remained IN the city 20 attend the IN.
neral were Past Grand Counselor n
/ ~. Isaacs. OF Baltimore. Nd. Grand
reasurer W. ". Mansfield. OF Wash
hkJon. ID C., Grand Secretary Gcorpa
=. Brown, Of Lexington. Ky. Grand
/ Executive committeeman p. r Ferru.
: son. OF LynChburg. Va. and Virgil a.
Swearingen, Of ClarksburE. IS Va
ana Grand Junior Counselor ". g.
] uhnlngham. Of Wheeling
Resolutions Adopted
. The following resuIuti'rl ~ raers,..
/ Z" the memory Of the deceased brot,.-
, msLe alort,d by the grand council. yes
whereas. brother } VI Narr.v N
. worthy member of Cinrk.bur. C.5,,-'f
/ No.. - VIM" in attendant af tho an.
I ulai meeting ~ the Grand council Of
/ hentlcky. virginia. West NirFiria ami
/ Mar land. order ~ United C6mm.rri.i
10y ut America. emit sudden
] tho evening ~ Juno IIfh
Z .t n'r.i9re Do" % resolved. that Bro tho
member ''..
10 his sad death uo see sssmrrIr,5
. Lh~ tragic suddeunse- and swfftr.a4 ed
the Grim Reaper nrI fIa ,..rr.
/ Lei th, sad AMI urumsiv passing .r
. Give object lesson o.. f.. f.s+ ,...
h' prepared for That .H.I from fHs er.-If.