The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1915-12-29
BRILLIANT BALL ENJOYED BY
HUNDREDS OF B. & O. employees

AaGf NANEN
One-Step-"Heilo Frisco"
Bridseport-"Drop Helper"
Ouadrille-"JOily Fellows"
Mheeling-"Push the Power
sitz-Ladie Choice)--Eileen.'
Jet-"Get Through Yards
Wo-Step-CTagl-Kentucky Home
Narrow--~Register and Sign Tn
MISUNDERSTANDING
Moundsville@'Green Block
Lancers-"Julia~
New MartinsVillc-"Go Either Way
Hesitation Waltz-"Rosaiie
Hartzel-"Corrcct Way
Grand March-"The West -Xtrxf,t.p-
1ameron-'Gct You. Helper
Waltz-"Marie Crile'
Tree" 'si
Quardrilie-"Floral Arch"
LittletOn-"Set one orr
Scottische-"Rippiing water"
clover Gap-"Cut off Your Heiper'
Two OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES Ripples
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS"
Ouadrnls-"Mnitary"
W. II. Towcr-"We are In
One steI--bo~n in Bom-Bom Bay"
fairmont-"Csnt Get out"
Cuadrille- Popular Ans
Gaston Jct-"Me ere Out"
Waltz-"Goodnight"
Grafton-'All In" 6Home Sweet Home1
Prominent R~aiiroaders Present.
Many prominent railroad men we're
present, including General Superin.
tendent II. II. Green. Trainmaster Rob
ert Root. Road Foreman OF Engines
r. w Ross. Assistant Road Foreman
OF Engines John Coxon. S~uperinten-
dent OF Maintenance and WAY w. e
Eberley. Master Mechanic r. NJ. Blees-
dale. and many others.
Among the old employees of the COM
pany present were Engineers NJ. J.
Landers. John Finnegan. L. G.. Shad-
dock. J. Hauch. Thomas Hopkins. w.
=. Thomas. W. n. McBierney, NJ. NJ.
Corners and =. y. Vance.
Letter From Pres. Willard.
General Chairman Garvey received
reuters from many prominent officials.
expressing regret that they we're un.
able 10 be present. Included were
letters OF regret from President Dan
iel Willard. Third Vice President A
w. thompson. manager OF the oper-
ating department. General Manager G
w. Galloway. and l.. II. Licklider. sup
e-rintendent OF the Cleveland division
WHO was prevented from being present
because Of sickness.
In the card the Elite auartette
sang several ~favorite selections. This
quartette is composed of four Young
colored men: Joe Henderson. tenor:
Charles Gardner. baritone: George
Robinson. leader. and Homer Payne
basso.
Photographer Cline took a flashlight
photograph OF the assembly Just be
fore the dancing began.
Old Engineers Talk.
James Vance. a retireS engineer who
served the Baltimore n Ohio rail.
road faithfully for over ~forty-hve years
was present and In the height Of his
glee. He il well known among the
hundreds OF the old time railroaders
and mere weHe his h~andshaRes.
To an I~ntelliRencer reporter Mr.
said: This Is indeed one Of the
and o deliberately planned
anairs ever given by the employees OF
the Baltimore and Ohio railroad In
city. I am enjoying myself. for
the reason that many OF my old friends
the road are here end we are ex.
changing greetings. Every detail OF
the ball and entertainment il unninr
smoothly. and IL IL on the straight
road TO success with all switches
closed"
Mr.. Vance is so years old and has
served 45 years OF his life in railroad
work. In 1868 he started as a fire.
man. and in 1870 he was 10
engineer. His hand was upon the
throttle for practically the rest OF his
with the company. Only a few
years agO Mr.. Vance retired. and IL al
present making his home al 1886 Eon
Another old engineer who enioyed
himself was VI. VI. Conners. Mr.. Con.
has been in the employ Of the
company since 1859. in which year he
started working on the track Ha
went on an engine October 20. 1875.
and has had r. run on the Wheeling
since 1884.
Tells Of Development.
In a few brief words before flashing
upon the large screen erected at The
north end ~ the Auditorium. Mr. w
+. Loves. assistant general p-a4senper
agent. told Of the development Of The
Baltimore and Ohio railroad from its
Founding more han sixty years apo
From p small line what was consid-
cred "a large one in early railroad
days. the road has grown until il con.
meets nearly every state east OF tho
Mississippi river. Tie said thai tho
Baltimore and Ohio railroad was the
hrst 10 operate the telegraph system
and The first 10 use the printed Tine
table
Opening bic address in connection
with the steroptlcon views. Mr. Loves
displayed. upon tho screen. the early
methods of transportation The f-t
was a horse drawn car Later an inn.
provement was made 10 this and the
horse was taken into mo WAGON. bro
polling b. by means 81 footpower THE
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