The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1915-12-29
GUESTS WERE PRESENT FROM
NEARLY EVERY POINT ON
WHEELING DIVISION.
Special Trains Run From Holloway
q Cameron-8eautiful Scenes
Along System Shown
on Screen.

Hundreds of railroaders-from high
onicials To track laborers-their wives
s~weethearts a friends, attended tho
first grand ball and entertainment
given by the employees of the Wheel
ing division OF the Baltimore A. Ohio
railroad system last night in the Mar.
ket Auditorium. this city. II is est.
mated that fully 1.2OO were present
every n bent on having a good time,
n not one was disappointed.
Without doubt last night's anal,
was the most enjoyable social event
ever held by railroad employees in
this section OF the country. II was
such a success that those in charge
declared II is mos probable that Il
viii be made an annua affair, and N
such be the case IL will be one thar
certainly will be eagerly anticipated.
Special Trains Run.
The attendance was representative
OF the 1900 employees OF the Wheeling
division, and guests were present from
every station OF any size along the
200 miles OF track within this divi.
sion. which extends from Grafton and
Hartzel on the $ to Holloway and
Bellaire on the west.
Two special trains carving hun.
1NN-@ VI thtoNC MtTt run INTO the
city-one from Cameron, which ar
rived with about 500 persons on boacd
picked up at intermediate points. and
one from Holloway. o., carried near
~ coo.
Line Cleared for Fun.
With everything in readiness all
switches" were locked" at s O'Clock
and the track" was cleared for an
evening of delightful entertainment. A
long train OF fun was given the
main line, and with Engineer ]. NJ
Carney OF McMechen. general chair.
man. at the throttle" assisted bv a
crew" OF ~forty-seven committeeman.
II had an uninterrupted run until
long after midnight.
At s O'Clock General Chairman Gar
vey called the assemblage to d
and introduced the Hon, Harvey L.
Kirk, mayor OF the city of Wheeling.
who delivered an address OF welcome.
Mayor Kirk referred to the important
part played by the Baltimore and ohio
Railroad company in the development
OF Wheeling. and. in fact. the entire
state OF West Virginia, and declared
both the city and state owe much 10
the B. & o.
Following Mayor Kinks address. w.
+. Loves, OF Baltimore. assistant gen
eral passenger agent, delivered an in.
structive lecture which was Illustrated
with several hundred stereopticau
views. He explained why the Baltt
more and Ohio railroad has been call
ed the scenic and historic route OF
Eastern America.
Calls 10 the Dining Car.
At 10 o'clock the first call" to the
dining car" vas sounded, and from
that time until midnight the north
hall OF the Auditorium building was
crowded. A buffet luncheon was
served there. Several tables had been
arranged for cards and dominoee TO
furnish pleasure TO those who did not
dance.
And speaking OF dancing. the art OF
ter%psichore occupied the attention OF
hundreds of young and old from $3.50
until 1 a m. Meister's full orchestra
furnished music 10 a delightful "sched-
ule" of eighteen numbers. each num-
Der representing a station on the Is.
4 o. lines from Holloway 70 Grafton.
schedule" Of Dances.
The grand ball was led by Mayor