The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-11-03

institute immediately behind which
marched company Of Il half hundred
Youngsters carrying d huge American
flag as wide as 4 street. This section
received Il big ovation everywhere.
At he head Ot the automobile division
more than half hundred veterans OF
the civil war rode in machines dec
grated with streamers bearing the in
ScriptionS We were not TOO proud TO
fight" No section OF the parade re.
ceivrd more hearty applause than the
old soldiers.
There were one hundred and fifty
five machines in the automobile d.
vision and not fewer than II3 men,
women and children rode in this dt-
vision.
The speakers party. including Judge
Robinson and National Committeeman
L. Meade Whippo, left the procession
a. il passed the Market Auditorium,
going up Market street and from Gen.
Alfred CaIdwell'S machine at the side
OF Market street. Judge Robinson re-
: viewed The parade. Cheer after cheer
arose from hundreds of throats as the
Darade passed by the next governor
and for nearly one solid hour he stood
gazing upon the dazzling line and bow
Ing 10 rhe marchers as they waved
and shouted for him.
! Judge Robinson was escorted into
; the auditorium as soon as the parade
: had passed anu began speaking at
! once As the parade disbanded, the
crowds surged into the auditorium
and before he had spoken long the
:auditOriuln was packed TO its capacity.
Praise for Committee.
! Too mucu cannot be said in apprecl-
alton Of the effort Of those who made
, possible the demonstration last night,
and DR.. George Quo, the Republican
county chairman. and the members OF
the county committee request the In
| fellisencer TO extend their thanks to
every person who made possible the
best demonstration West Virginia has
seen in many years. Grand Marshal
Leon y. Refer and his large staff OF
mounted aides did remarkable work
in handling the gigantic parade. No
little credit is due TO the officers and
members Of the Americus Club, the
/ Lincoln Club and the Babccck Blues
Tor the splendid showing they made,
and equally as mlch credit is due the
local "publican clubs and the several
industries for their efforts and attend
ance The fifteen or more bands
played an important part aud scores OF
! loyal workers are receiving showers
; OF praise Tor LuelE fnOItS.
| Ladies Deserve Credit.
! In distributing praise for the success
. OF the demonstration. the two com
mittecs Of ladies who attended TO
! feeding the Pittsburgh clubs at the
\. O. T.. W. temple and the Elks audi
forum must not be forgotten. At the
! \. O. [. W. temple the Lincoln Club
and Babcock Blues were served a
SumpluOus repast by committee com-
; posed Of Mrs. Willis II. Marshall,
chairman: Mrs. Henry a. Nolte, Miss
! Marie Steck. Miss Maybelle Hall, Mrs.
; Todd c. Sharp. Miss Lucy Newman,
and also several members Of the couD-
; ~ committee.
! At the Elks auditorium the Amert-
! Gus Club was fed by 4 committee COM
! posed of Mrs. George W Otto, chair
man: Mrs. f. ". Otto, Mrs. Bert
Hobbs, Mrs. Meta O'Brien, Mrs.
! Charles o. Ephlln, Mrs. Harry Brown
! ing. Miss Elizabeth Fletcher, Miss
! Elizabeth Cooper. Mrs. George Phillips
! and Miss Anna Ingram.
! The nearly four hundred suppers
! We're prepared under the supervision
| OF Steve Dawson, formerly owner or
! a large restaurant in this city.
! Members of the visiting clubs de
! clared that they were never fed better
/ nor treated more lOEdlly imam tney
were mere last night.
! Much Redfire Consumed.
! The brilIiancy OF the demonstration
! last night has seldom been equalled in
Wheeling. Two thousand dollars
| worth of redfirc was burned TO light
the pageant. and thousands OF specta-
; tors were greeted by Il variety of daI-
! ling scenes a. tn" line moved before
them. The ariStocra'ic Americus
) club. with their white nigh hats, silk
capcS. canes and red. Will" and blue
umbrellas: Il" l}abcOrk Eiu">. with
! their long bin" coats. white caps and
! raucS. :tnL it" Lincoln Club. with their
! high silk hius Ion" black coats and
| Gnili rnI"r"d umbrellas. formed il daZ
! Zling division.
DuXenS at III" automobiles were
guiiy d"cora!rI. and practically every
machine carried some banner with an