The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-03-31
MRS ELSIE FisHER-kINcHEIo
SINGS SEVERAL BEAUTIFUL
SELECTIONS.
meisters Orchestra Gives Special
Progran'-Nesro Georgia Trio
Entertsins Crowd.

meister's Orchestra Gives Special
Prosram-Nesro Georgia Trio
Entertsins Crowd.
IL was society night at the automo-
bile show last night Society was
there In all its glory. n was a gala
night. 4 splendid musical program
was given by Meister's orchestra. with
Mrs. Elsie Fisher Kinoheloe as soloist
She sang three beautiful selections
from the balcony while the large crowd
applauded at the close OF each num-
Der. Her renditions were greatly en-
Joyed by the hundreds in attendance
All during the evening the orchestra
rendered special numbers At Inter
walls the Georgia negro trio. slitiag in
the extreme northern end OF the bel
cony. sang plantation songs and played
old time pieces upon stringed instru-
ments
Between the musical selections the
crowd inspected the vast array OF he
fine automobiles on display They
also visited the accessory department
where all makes OF motorcycles and
bicycles are displayed The House
music company also furnished SPLEEN
did musical program at their booth In
hat department during the evening
Nearly all the Wheeling district auto
distributors and factory representa-
lives were attired in evening dress
The attendance was the largest last
night since the opening OF the show
There were many out-of-town people
present During the evening many
occupied seats in the balcony that they
might better see the crowd upon the
floor and hear more distinctly the
singing ~ Mrs KfnghafnA
playing OF the orchestra.
Drawing TO close.
To-day and tomorrow are the last
days Of Wheeling's first automobile
show. Saturday night at 1880 O'Clock
the doors will be closed until next
spring, when the show will be again
given. The affair has proven a grand
success in every way. The dealers
who have cars or accessories on dis
play are elated al the successful ven
lure. All declare that il will be the
direct cause for hundreds Of additional
sales. not only in the Wheeling dis
trict but throughout the interior Of the
state and eastern Ohio. The attend
ance has been larger than anticipated.
All who have attended have been
much pleased The show will go down
in Wheeling's history as an affair that
is credit TO any city twice its size
and demonstrates the vim and munich
pal enterprise with which the business
men of this city are possessed
kansas city has entered the road
racing lists and officials OF tho automo-
which runs through Hickman's Mills.
Grand View and Martin city. The plan
Is 10 hold 2""-Wile contest late in
July or carly no August FOR purse OF
10000
Whom Oh. Elriu. Illinois promoters
failed 90 secure fhr Vanderbilt and
Grand Priz" races O." add 90 tho card or
annual road contests. 10 was reported
\ Rational and e.. 4. e. trophies might be-
abandoned. Tho contests viii not d"
abandoned and there is talk NJ holding
both races ON the same day.
Road racing. which seemed likely 20
take a slump IN 1915. D. looking up COM
scheduled. including the 'w oat EIEIn
n August. 'ho Vanderbilt and Grsrd
giving pav and ~. SATURDAY following
no Kansas city road race rafe boz July or
oih'r road races az Fresno and also
over the Los Angelo Phoenix course.
Among rho rrrrescuttivss ~ tho auto
mobile manufacturers who arc NOT par
uCipatlng In racing competition there
Is tn HvoIt.st interest imarinabia Inn
%" Pixies Peak hiI climb with "a prob
Hh'" entry from many prominent max
'rS whose cars have shown superior
clouds ".'r 'h. worlds highest highway
VIII prov .I" Fn opportunity for a test
~ power such a. WAS never provided
before
wilbur Uft,r,. fr. driver signed f.-
~ 'snss' berg team, &c. 20 California
MnrWun cor Do taking up the I.u-
-'nh'. 7 ID t.l-n' .1k.s ui a car th1t was