The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-12-28
OPERATORS OF WHEELING DTYI-
SION ENJOY EVENT AT
AUDITORIUM.
Representatives ct Every City IN tho
valley Are PrcaoIIt-Folr Special,
Trains Werc Run

Morn than q thousand employees and
their friends Of tho Wheeling division
OF tho baltimore & Ohio railrond were
present az tho third annual ball given
last evening at the Market auditorium.
and the event was the social climax OF
tn" year for the RAILROAD people.
Four SPECIAL trains. from tho several
terminals at New Murtiusvillo. Holl"-
way, Hartzel and Grafton brought hum
drcds Of visitors horo from othor points
along tho DIVISION. and not one station
IN the valley was not represented.
Officials from the larger cities were
present nnd hundreds OF people from
Wheeling Bcnwond and McMechon ana
vicinity heircd make the affair Il wonder
full success. about thirteen hunarHu
tickets had been sold before tho nalt
took place and moro than 81 hundred
werc admitted on tickets purchaser At
tho door.
Tho thousand guests soon after az
scmbl!ng were gtvcn good dance pro-
rrura by tho Fort Henry orchestra Or
twenty pieces. The program WAS com
ploio with many patriotic nun'ncrs 'ano
during intervals officials and other per-
srrs made brief talks. Among lhcSe
who spoke wns City Manager q. O. M
Il. Nr. Nncle mentioned briefly the
reeds Of the railroads AT the preSen'
,iue when the world is In the thr"oe
of war. and spoke OF every emplo!e ~
Il par, OF the BIZ: machine.
Much credit for tho success - w y"
given the committees. j. NJ. NatNr!'
Of McNcchen WIS tho chairman vi wv
s,anoral committee and was In charge
- ths artoIr. His many subordinate
chotruans and committees were busy
80 .,rcra1 ,vncks and all are entitled
due credit.
on the committees:
Committee on arranGemHnts-l'. r.
Foster. chairman: c. w. Linn II. H.
Howell, W. !. Marion. Vernon lo1oh'
James Wilkinson. \. NJ. SnH. H. > Nc
CURE, J. ]. Donovan.
Committee on observation-disclosures
r. Fitzgerald. chairman: II. NJ. Fo'ne-
roy. G. X. WEIGH. Il. {. MohleY j. ~
Ecllar., c. n. Donovan. t. >. -Nesp''''
J. 4. Murphy. J. y. Jones
Committee on regotIa'Ions-R. l.
Drnoks. chairman: K. J. BUSCH, 8. T.
Simmons. A. NJ Hubbard. {. J. peegan'
0acor Day. c. 4. Corners. J. K. Mo-
Allistcr. w. F. McCorbs.
committee OF transportation-O. r.
Craft, chairman: W. ii. Brewer NJ II.
shields. +. F. Fra%ee. J. 7. loftus. A.
r, Suzum. J. r.. Hickey. 9. W. btNon'
J. w jennings.
Committee or hoor-C. j. !-ano'r9'
chairman: 4. J. Sonnefeld. i. j. KEN
pic, c. W HaIoE, II. =. koenemuna: "
7. BIssett. J. C. Keys, L. f. wilson
II. Z. Beck o,,
Committee on receptlor---F. VI. Powell
chairman; c. Malone. G. J. Proudtoot
", Beverly F. ". Jordon. c, J. Car
nenter. N. c. Smith, NJ. !. Walsh F. -
scborndorter. VI. T. Cartwright W. T.
Rockwell F. F. Fuoua, F.. G Nr!sh,'
DR. J. E. Hurley. DR.. A. r. Earncst' 10
Getawood. A. ]. Ney, u. Il. Williams
II. Burdette. II
Committee on entertainment-E =.
pell, chairman: J. I. Carpenter JoHt'
O'Dea, W. r. Davis. P. hurtaush' w. g.
Stewart J. L. Bragg. J. hemP'o' 1"0'-
Hopkins.
r RaIdtnger. R. w. Livingston, ".
p Guthrie, f. A. Nelson, Q. d. shat
ger, r. K. Taylor. G. L. Hall, w: IL
Haherneld, NJ. r. Burgy, a. l. HeH-
,er. F. Lemon. c. A. nettA, f II. Lee
" n Hoffman, W. T. Echolr. @. Gutn.
G. E, Lyston. c. H. Hawley. ". OFonneT'
", Bolcn, Fl. n. Tederick, A. A. Loon
ard F, r. Kennedy. c. a. Shtviin- J.
Sotsinger. J. II. Z!mmorman u -
Shorten, L. II. Dugnn. l. Crow, H. r.
Jackson. F. Falkenstein, L. r MoF'nnn
J. A. Thompson. Fl. Bishop, ]. ". Jen-
rings, D. A Pierce, H. Schultz. ". I.
wright ". W. Little, J. ": Fisher; T.
McNlcholas, ". F, Kady, W. F Reilly
II Malone, N. J. Welsh. G. J. Stein W.
P. Peel. ". Kennedy. @. J. BallenEer' =
P. coroct ". II. Henry, A R. Dean. W
P. Larue, q +. Hartor, F. J. Fupp' T. h
Craig. q F. Reilly, '. B. Glasgow, e -
Holmes, l. e. BalanEcc. l. b. Faust g.
Z. Gatewood =. L. Parker.
Ae the conclusion OF the grand march.
a new Ford touring car was given to tho
person holding tho lucky curd which
was given with each entrance ticket.
Much interest was taken IN this prize
which was won By W. r, Lowe Of Cam
eron. Mr.. Lowe will receive his new
car within a few days.
A number Of years ago Mr. Lowe was
assistant ticket agent ut the local pas
senger degot. From here he went 70
Cameron.