The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-06-12
CAMPAIGN LED BY COMMERCIAL
ASSOCIATION GETS PROFIT.
lOUS START.
"Neishbers' Day Gives Everybody
Chance 10 Get Aeuusinted-Pop-
ularity Contest Adds Zest.

Welfare Week" with all It's diversi-
ned activities and interesting phases
opens IN Wheeling this morning This
viii be Neigh bors' DAY" so called be
cause n was set aside by the Wheeling
commercial Association for the benefit
I OF persons who are living as strangers
3 IN the same neighborhood. The sense
I or The day Is 10 get acquainted with
your neighbOr."
O In inaugurating Welfare Week"
win Neighbors' Day the Commercial
Association goes ON the assumption
that the days 10 follow viii be attend.
I'd by greater success II those persons
who ara now strangers TO each other
hrst get acquainted.
All residents Of the city are urged
10 make as many new friends today
as possible and TO help others make
friends. This can be done by getting
up little nerve and making overtures
where 10 Is known an overture will not
be mistaken for holiness There are
many people living as strangers in the
same locality in Wheeling because no
move ever has been made TO get ac-
quainted. Perhaps IL these people
I learned 10 know each other they would
become fast friends and would. per.
maps, by exchanging ideas. and form
ing new ones when they came in con
tact with each other. be able in some
small way 10 contribute TO Wheeling
The committee in charge OF todav's
activities is ready TO start out this
/ morning for the purpose OF injecting
as much enthusiasm into the occasion
as possible and 10 set good examples
Tor others 10 follow. The committees
arsuthent VIII be; Get acquainted
With your neighbor. He may be the
deuce OF a good fellow If you only
knew him"
Elaborate Preparations.
Elaborate preparations 10 promote
/ me success OF the day have been made
hy The Commercial Association. Full
arrangements were CON pleted Satur-
day and today General Manager Ket-
chum. his office stan and the commit
ice in general charge OF Wheelng's
welfare Week will be on hand al
association headquarters. Market Audi
/ forum. 10 give Instructions to CO.
workers and keep things moving in
all parts OF the city.
Nothing has been left undone by the
commercial association to make wei.
late Week the most successful com
munlty movement ever launched in
wheeling. There viii be seven davs
or activity. each day devoted 10 some
dlnerent phase of community work
Tomorrow will be Write a Letter
Day Wednesday. Cleanup Day":
THURSDAY. Good Deed Day: Friday.
Know Wheeling Better Day: Safur.
day, but IL in Wheeling Day" and
Sunday. June Is. Go 10 Church Day -
In connection with Welfare Week a
popularity contest, starting This morn
ing. Will be conducted by the associa-
ton. The contest has created keen
interest among Wheeling's Young
! ladies' and spirited race for honors
is expected TO develop before the weel,
ends. The number OF entrants in the
contest has greatly exceeded the mos
Optimistic expectations, nearly 90
young ladies having sent their names
10 General Manager Ketchum.
The competitors In the contest will
work for rewards that are dfstfncflv
worth while. The first prize is 800
IN shiny. yellow gold: second prize
$50; third prize, $40. In addition 10
three $50 prizes and four $40 ones.