The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-06-23
'ELN GROVE SECURES 300MENBERS
ANDS1,O0QFOR THE RED CROSS
GOAL OF 500 MEMBERS REACHED
FIRST DAY OF MEMBER
SHIP CAMPAIGN.
Canvass Will Be Continued-Big Open
Air Meeting Preceded by
Street Parade:

Yesterday the Elm Grove auxiliary
OF the Wheeling chapter OF the Red
| Cross OF America did what it had
planned to do in TWO days. The total
Of 500 members was reached al lhe
close Of the first days canvass. Start
/ ing with 2OQ members Thursday night
! the workers secured more than 3UO
YESTERDAY. This will not stop the sam
paign, however, but it will proceed un-
abated today.
Last night large parade was given
and mass meeting held. The parade
Toned at the Elm Grove school house
at 1850 o'clock and proceeded up
Kruger street, 10 Key avenue, 10 Main
street, and down Main street to near
Wheeling park. From the park the
parade proceeded back 10 the Elm
Grove fairgrounds, where all the ma
chimes were parked. All machines
were decorated with flags. flowers
7and Red Cross pennants. and weretilIed
with girls, the nurses, men anu
women.
The machines in the parade NUM-
bered about 50. Among thUse who Of
Tered their machines and drove them
are: Mayor Campbell, Crider Broth
ers' ambulance, Quo Deickmann. Elm
Grove Milling truck. Rev. l.. b. Level
lyn. Miss Vida North. Charles Simms,
j. +. Adamson, James Keller, Earl
Hornbrook, Fred Folmar, X. II. Nai>
ters, DR.. A. +. Ruble, DR.. L. X. Shields,
VI. H. McCausland, Il. l.. Raab, l.. r.
Halter, J. L. Raab +. y. DeVol, ". d.
Gieseler, c. H. Ebers, George Seibert
Ed Sells, Herbert ZogG, Harvey Car
ter, Emerson Showers truck, Geo4 &c
Jones, Chas. Null, Harry Smith, john
Hobbs, A. L. Simms, Ed Niger ., .
Rine, J. a. Raab, Ellie bowman. j. A:
Hutchinson and Mr. Scott, manager of
the McAlliSter Auto company, OF Elm
Grove.
The mass meeting was attended by
about thousand persons. Rev. l..
B. Lewellyn, chairman OF the LIN
Grove branch, presided. After the
singing OF America Rev. John II.
! Hess. pastor OF the First NJ. L.
church OF Elm Grove. gave a short
prayer. Rev. Lewellyn then intro
duced Mr.. c. B. Taylor. OF Wheeling
who delivered an inspiring address
with preparedness as the Keynote. re
said that every nation except par
barous ones, recognize the Red Cross.
This nation, he said shoul d answer
the call Of the Red Cross not Win
sentiment but with money. Any man
who refuses 10 give all he can To such
a cause is a traitor 10 his country. us
much as one who deliberately deserts
from the firing line. he declared.
The next speaker was Hon. J. J.
Coniff, who reviewed the present war
and events leading up 10 It. His
speech was a patriotic appeal during
the course Of which he said with great
spirit that without the Red Cross We
cannot win the war, but with the he'd
Cross We can win the war.
Will II. Colwig Of Wheeling MADE
a plea for funds for the work Of the
Red Cross and those present respond
ed nobly, the sum OF Sl,023.@5 being
raised in half hours time among
those contributing 10 the cause are
c, {. Woods. 800; friend Of Eln'
Crryc $500: Henry Stein. $50: j. r.
Raah. $50; W. l.. Greer. $50; John l..
Klnghorn. s25: cash: $.5: T.. +. g..
Kircr se5: f. N. Atkinson. so5; cash.
so5: John Ra1h. SO: Gcorg" &. Wilson.
81: Il friend. $40: {. II. Eh""s So: !. K.
Gray. So: cash. S. Miss Margaret Stew
art. IS: Elmer Sells. So: cash. 50: cash.
s25; DR.. ~. +. Kuhlc; SO; C. i. Taylmr.
cash. 81: Jack Kimmnns. So; Mrs. Harry
W. smith. So: Ed Null. IS: G"orc" ST.
bert's Sons, E; G. \. Null. 81; j. Y. Gil
fin. s5: 4. r. EutIor's Sons. $40: Miss
Lucy Brown. 81; Harold Meyer. 81; W.
7. Altman. 81: ]. \. Raah. SIN: Emerson
showers. $40; Gcors" Grodhaus. So:
Mrs. !. l.. iiimmons. STE: Mrs. \. II.
Butler. S. Master Robert IE"mk". 81:
Miss Bernre Brennan. $40: Irwin Nj
Caffcy 81: Mrs. ]. \. Hutchinson. $40:
Mrs. \. l.. Simms. $40: G""rg" =. Raah.
$40; Miss Maud Shdell $40: Eli" Sow
man. SEQ: ". II. McCausland. $50: Fr"I
Folmar. $50; J. F. McCurdy. s.: J. I.
McCut rh"nn $40: Miss Ann Carter. $ln:
Mrs. F. NJ Atkin 'nn. So: w. 6. Baird.
So: Mrs. r c. Brennan. 81; Ross Klein.
Sc: w. c. Ryan. 81: Or. Henderson. SIN:
Mrs w r. Wilson. $40; Miss Wilha
North. s.: cash. $40: Mr. Roberts. 80:
cush, soS. Total. Sl.n2I."!
Wedding Anniversary.
The silver wedding 81 IA" Few. ard
Mrs. W. f. Allen. formerly nf Elm
Grove where Dr. Allen was pastor Of
the Ston" Presbyterian church Cor II
years. was observed yesterday NJ Ntw
Cumberland. " Va DR. Allen is now
pastor Of .he New Cumberland Freshy-
terrain church.
Now Cindsr. Car.
Tho Wes; Virginia Traction and
Electric company has purchased a new