The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-05-18
OVER HUNDRED Prominent AND
PROGRESSIVE SMOKY CITY
CITIZENS WELCOMED
Smoker Enjoyed at Hotel Windsor-En-
thusiastic Patriotic Addresses -.
Delivered.


Tho special train Of II pullmanS.
carrying 125 prominent and pr"HreSsi.<
business men AMI manu- actuftIH
rlIr shurgh. arrived over IN" BaltlfnorS
aud Ohio road last evening AT ~
o'clock. The party is making lis seven
lrcnlh annual trade extension tour
through western Pennsylvania. eastern
Ohio and West Virginia. under the aus
pieces "f the Pittsburgh Chamber OIL
Commerce..
The delegation was mot nj the station
by % members ri the Wheeling Com
I'M rCal association. headed ny l.. VAIN
"r Peterson. rhairInun Of the FcGcplIO'
CrmiuittcG.' They were escorted |" I'it
Hotel Windsor where an hour was spent
IL the lobby IniCrmnellng with rGPrr-
sentative citizens. At o'clock Il S'n"h-
cr WAS held III til" bail room OF the nos
lrlly. y number OF brief snapry
speeches were nIaic by the VISITORS anu
iucal men. Tho address of welcome was
delivered by Mayer Harvey l.. Kirk HHd
u srnud,d Ia hy Marcus Rauh. chairman
Of The entertainment committee. IN Ne
half Of tn" visitors. Robert Lee BOYD. vice
resident Of the Wheeling Commercial as
S"cIatium ana assistant cashier of the IA :
tl"nal Exchange bank. extended the well
come If the association. Charles NJ
kClrhum. general manager VI the as
SnCiatIun. extended the hospitality OF the
headquarters 1" Wh"cllns'S guests.
Patriotic Talks.
Talks were made by w. t. Irvine. vice
president uf IN" \atIuual Bank of West
Virginia. city: -. *. Elliott. president or
the Pittsburgh Rotary cluU; Frank Will
bur Main. Ui Main Squircs company,
public accountants. ritI siurSh; w. :.
DggS, .! Hoover < piSgs. insurance:
Pittsburgh. and Robert NJ. Browne. Of
Brown lirulhcrs. tallorS. city. who lie
lv"rUG an excellent talk.
because of tile Crisis confronting nus
country business questions were "llI'il,
mated. The entire meeting wls hinged
upon ON" thnS--Cu-uprratIU between
West Virginia and Wheeling and l'ltt$-
hurgh to render all service possible IL
This government. All iii" addresses rang
With the spirit al patriotism and the
Keynote sounded was I" w"r% nam m
hand for all thu p"upl" in dcmnnSIral liiG
loyalty To III" United States. Mr.. Irvine
delivered Il brief hut enthusiastic pa
triolic lalk. Ills remarks were loudly
applauacd.
Resolution IF Respect.
\ resolution OF respect WAS passed IN
honor Ut III" lIrn"rahlr Ernest f.. Ache
SON former congressman and prominent
member Of Lhc Washington. Ia. boar
rf trade. whose death uvs Irrrd III his
home in that city "Wednesday. mr.
AchrSun WAS also Il non rSidcnl :Il"Iii-
her of the Pittsburgh chamber nf COM
MERGE Because uf his dcaIh The visl;
nj the party 1T Washln@tuu taiS after
noon abandoned, I II" r"Suiullo
WAS read hy Sidney lierkrrt. prominent
architect and chairman OF til" 1n"mh"r-
ship COMMITTEE" Of the thrmh"r. lie
stated hat III. special w"wlh arriv" IN
Washington in time for all whH wished
to attend lhr funeral THIS aft",uo"n.
Tho party has visited II West m
giuia towns and cities in this stat" sine"
IT started Tuesday morning from Pitts
hurGh. Thu party left ParkcrshurG %"S-
lcrday morning at 10 ucl"cE and ,st"lS
were made at WiliamstOwu. rpHuSi''
Marietta q: SiSirrsvillr and New MIR
lInSvillv. Tho special was greeted hy
big delegations "f citizens and school
children with flags all along ihr line.
The tour was made over the liallIm"EC
a. Ohio road. y resolution was pass ii
last night thanking all vim had ,,ii-
trihu1"d IN tia" Injuynhlr trip. Including
The officials in charge and the railroad
attaches.
Today's Program.
The party Will divid" into "niHE groups
this morning and visit !hr rari'nS
places about III" city IN tn" lines ~
which they mr." int"r"St"d Th" com
mrrciul association will pruvld" autos
for Ihus" who wish IN hr entertained nj
the Country club IN IN" golf links.
The special will leave her. ~ i2:"l IN
thr ''hun" stretch ;"r PiliSburSh duo
I" arrive there ut 5:ln o'clock ;hIs cNt-
ming.