The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-06-24
MEMBERSHIP CAMPAIGN
GROWS IN ENTHUSIASM
27o NEW MEMBERS SECURED AL.
READY BY ARMY AND
NAVY"
Wheeling Commercial Association
headquarters Present A Striking
Military Air.

From "Wednesday morning to yester-
day noon the Wheeling Commercial
association secured total of 27O new
members. This was revealed at the
luncheon for campaign workers in the
assembly room. Market Auditorium.
The two divisions of the workers.
The Army and the Navy. are fighting
desperately TO gain substantial leads
over each other. At noon yesterday
the Navy led with a total of ls7 new
members TO its credit. The Army re-
ported but So.
nesday night. the division having Sc
cured the most new members will en-
JOY dinner at the expense of the los
ing division.
Both the Army and the Navy effect.
ed permanent organizations for the
campaign yesterday afternoon al spe-
ciai afternoon at special meetings.
The Navy officers are: Admiral,
George ]. Mathison: rear admirals,
Langham and Hare.
The Army chose John b. Garden as
It's general, with major generals Bills
and Meyer.
The assembly room az the Auditor
lium yesterday took on real military
air while the luncheon was in pro
gress. On the Navy mess table was
miniature battleship. the Good Ship
Wheeling. The Army table was decor
lated with small cannon. Christened
the f2-Centimeter Boom for "A Bigger
and Better Wheeling
Separate rooms at the Auditorium
nave been assignedto the two divisions
10 be used as headquarters. They are
designated Army Headquarters, and
Navy Headquarters" and each has
been decorated with American flags
and bunting
New members reported yesterday
are as follows:
X. c. Bills. Captain.
X l., Byrum's Sons Co. Inc: ]. G.
Mckinley; NJ. r. Giesey: F. r Faris:
Home Pearl Laundry; &. II. Duncan;
field: Louis NeiberEan; Bell Brothers:
callahan Insurance Agency; Bur
! roughs Adding Machine Co: The II
Northwood Co: II. r.. Metcalf: Ameri-
can Dairy Lunch; Wheeling Ware
house & Storage Co: {. J. Elg Car.
riage Co; Standard Automobile Co;
HazelAtlas Glass Co.
Albert Snedeker, Captain.
II. g. Fredericks, Gee Electric Co,
John VIM. Cummins. W. 4. Wilson 4
Sons; McCamie q Clarke. Geo. w. Nor
ton, DIR. John l.. Dickey. Joseph Hand
} Ian, VIM. Bradfield. c. A. Vedan. DR.
Andrew Wilson. O'Brien q O'Brien. A.
l.. Meyer. ". a. Rempke. Consolidated
Telephone Co. MCKelvey-Ewing Co,
Geo. J. kossuth. W. w Irwin. {. b. a
| T.
/ DIR. a. c. Plant. DR.. 4 r Hennen. DR.
T.. ;. Bullard. Miss Anne NJ. Cummins,
Miss r. J. Cummins. b. J. Neuhardt,
I Baker q Balzer.
! J. 3. Brennan. Captain.
W. j. Chapman q Sons, Zarnitz Bros
Grocery Co. Wheeling Coffee 4 Spice
: Co. Ohio Valley Candy Co. Peerless
Biscuit Co. Edward Wagner. Coca
| Coca Bottling Works, r Adolph 4 Son
I DIR. John G.. Arbenz. Famous Biscuit
Company
Fred J. Fox, Captain.
Holderman Bros. W. 4. Sanderman,
Chas. II Seabright. Leo Merge, W. W
/ Fee. Chas. ". SeabriEht
Arthur lsnghans. Captain.
j. Sherwood Fee. (Citizens Savings
! q Trust Coz Louis FaCcinto. q. NJ
Moore. w Zimmerman. W. ;. Leach.
{ b. b. Mcclure. Campbell II Hender-
son, j. +. EbelinE dollar Savings 4
Trust Coz 5. X. Lewis. VI. J. McFad-
den Co. G. Hess a Sons. l.. = Good. r
Hanauer. a. +. Nay q Son. -. Gund.
ling * Co.
VIM. II. Hare, Captain.
w. II. McLain, Or W II. McLain.
Dr, Il. NJ. Baird. Frank 5 Wait. Mr.. K.
Robinson. J. VI. Brown. NJ Sonneborn.
u. NJ. Somehow, The Hub. Charles L.
Sonneborn.
Stanley Floyd. Captain.
George \. Blackford. Geb-ge a.
Feeny. The Il. Belts Co
r. c. Dancer. Captain
Morris Jacobs * SON Neff Hard.
ware Co. Brunhaus Brothers. II. 4
Wharry. Mrs Lena Tucker q Sons. Mr.
John DinCer, James SzeeCh. II. c Dan.
Ger, August Friebertshauser q Son, W.
A. Driehorst Co.