The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-05-26
WILL
Be CONDUCTED
do SOMETHING EACH oAV FOE
wHEElING'S WELFARE" rs
THE SLOGAN
Special Observance Urged For Week
OF June - To t7-Prixes IN
Gold Are Offered

l. The week OF June 18th 10 18th Is 10
De known as Wheeling Welfare
Week during which time every loyal
citizen OF Wheeling and vicinity will
be called upon to do Something Each
Day for Wheeling's Welfare" n j. the
idea TO encourage the people in Wheel
ing and vicinity to think of those
things which would most materially
advance the health and prosperity OF
the community and to discuss these
things with their friends and neigh.
bors with a view of developing some
concrete plans for bringing about the
accomplishment of needed improve
ments for the civic. Industrial. com
merclal, and agricultural welfare of
the Wheeling district.
Each day in the week has been set
aside Tor some specific purpose. Mon.
day will be "Neighbors' Day" Get ac-
Quainted with your neighbors-you
may like them.
Tuesday will be Good Deeds day
IL the boy who blacks your boots doe,
II wen-commend him for IL. Say good
morning to the mail man-it don't cost
anything. Try seeing the good in ey-
erybody and everything al least for
one day and overlook the things ysu
usually complain about.
"Wednesday will be "Clean-Up and
FtX-Up day Clean up the yard. the
attic, the garage; Clean up your office.
you dSsk, your shop. your store, your
mill. everybody should do something
on this day TO make Wheeling a clean.
er, better place in which 10 live.
Thursday will be send "A letter
day. on this day everyone should
write AT least n letter to some
costing that they visit Wheeling this
summer. Urge our friends To come
TO the beauty spot on the OHIO.
Friday viii be Know Wheeling Bet.
ter day. Get ou of the rut. Go into
some store you have not been visiting
regularly. Visit some of the local man.
featuring plants. Take a trolly TO some
OF the newer suburbs and see how
they are building up. Go through some
pubic building or inspect some public
utlliiy plant. Few people know the
wonders of their own home town.
Saturday will be Buy II in Wheel.
ing Day on this day everyone should
sndeaNor To supply alltheir needs from
wheeling stores and markets and buy
West virginia products as far as pos.
sible.
sunday l. Go 10 Church Dav"
There b. not a Church in Wheeling but
VIII welcome you. Go to your W
church ~ you have one. II YOU have
no church afuliation-go to the near.
est one or one that YOU have never at
tended before Make new friends, new
associations
fare.
Cash Prizes Offered
The success of the will
depend upon the public spirit Of LOYAL
Nheelingites and upon the entrants in
the campaign. ANY lad ywho is a res
ident Of the Wheeling district may en-
ter in b contest and If successful
! viii participate IN the distribution of
a number OF ash prizes. The capital
prize will be- 500 IN gold. The second
prize 500 IN gold. the third $40 and
a number Of smaller prizes of 500 and
An opportunity Is afforded in this
contest for the successful contestants
10 -ecure a free trip 10 Atlantic CITY
with all expenses paid or a trip to
Niagara Falls.
No entry fees will be charged and
there are no strings tied 10 the propo-
siiion IN any way. ANY lady desiring
10 enter the contest may do so by sim
ply filling out the entry blank which
viii be found below and mailing II 10
the Wheeling Commercial Association.
Auditorium Market Building. Wheel
Ing All Of the details Of the contest
viii BE- made known 10 those entering
upon sending in their entry blank. I'm
tries must be in not later than June
9Th.