The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-07-01
"NAVY" HAS 476 TO ITS CREDIT
WHILE ARMY" CHACkS UP
TOTAL OF 401
Enthusiastic Meeting OF Commanders
and Hard Working Assistants
Held Last Night

Never in the history OF Wheeling
commercial organizations has there
, been such enthusiasm as was eV1denc-
ed at the wind up Of the tenday cam
paign for members in the NheelfnS
| Commercial Association which closed
last night at headquarters in the Mar
ket Auditorium building.
During the course OF the compaign a
keen rivalry has been shown between
the ARMY" and Navy" factions and
il was not until the last returns we're
reported that the navy was found 10
have vanquished the army by margin
of seventy-flve members.
As the result of the campaign a total
Of SIT members have been secured OF
| which the Navy got 4I6 and Army 4ol'
When the Navy was known 10 be the
victor, Gen. John S. Garden surreno'
cred his sword to Admiral Geo. -.
Nathison with a graceful speech IL
| which he expressed pride in having
foemen so worthy OF his steel. Al
miral Mathison responded al once by
surrendering MS sword 10 Gen. Garden
| saving that while the Navy naQ won
the battle, the Army had PROVIDED the
sinues Of war in securing the larGeS'
amount Of revenue for the organlza
| ton.
President A. ". Paul. IN recognt
ton of the splendid service or the men
who had given Of their time TO make
the campaign such success, present
! ed each Of the workers with beauu
FIJI gold and enamel emblem OF "Old
| GLORY" which he said was the only en-
! sigma Of service which this country
had TO take the place OF the Iron Gross
of Germany, the Loyal Legion OF
France and the Victoria Cross OF
Britain.
President PAUL presented Chairman
Elliott Of the membership committee
with a beautiful mahogany humldo
and a hundred cigars. The humtdoI
was engraved with the inscription
ITO ". B. Elliott, loyal booster TO-
| Wheeling from his fellow boosters.
Mr.. EllioIts response was tribute u
| the loyalty of the men who had stoot
at his back and worked shoulder Il
shoulder throughout the campaign ant
was roundly applauded.
The new general manager, Chas. NJ
Ketchum, was called upon and eX
pressed his qualification at the splen
! did spirit of loyalty, enthusiasm ant
cooperation shown in the campaign.
Admiral Mathison delivered hu
norous address couched in clever puns
upon the mock warfare Of the cam
paign and the fun and laughter wa
rampant.
Mr.. Elliott as commander-in-chief o
army and navy. presided over thu
meeting.
Experiences OF the campaign wer,
recounted by "Gunpointer Gregg,
Vice Admiral Langhans, Brig. Gen
Bills, Col Ulrich, Capt. Snedeker
Wheeler, Commodore Brennan ant
Chaplains Birmingham. Terry, Allen
Boatswaine, Browne, and others.
Judge Jas. w. Ewing. responding t
a toast, drew a picture Of the CONNER
ctal organizations Of the past and o
today and pointed out the graffic con
trast Of the old working for the inter
est of the members and for pecuniar.
gain while the new spirit was the civil
moral, industrial and commercial wel
fare of the whole community.
The following list shows the wori
done yesterday as reported at the fina
meeting of the new campaign COM
mittee's work last night and the tota
number secured by each worker:
! Army.