The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-05-15
WHEELING LODGE OF ELKS TAKES
INITIATIVE IN PLANNING
EvENTTUL DAY AND MILL
TARY DEMONSTRATION.
COMMITTEES ORGANIZE AND WAIT
DATE OF ARRIVAL BEFORE
MAKING FINAL PLANS
THAT ARE PENDING.
PARADE, FIELD MEET AND BARRIE
CUE WILL MARK RETURN OF
wHEELING'S own EEGI-
MENT" TO HOMES.

wheeling lodge No. IS y. T, O. Eiks
has taken the initiative in planning
welcome for The boys Of tho 3l4th f1"'u
Artillery and Il reunion for all returned
soldiers, sailors and marine that Will
rrg,iir, III" lifting o. the skies To max"
way for tho big noise. The date is I'M
kunwn--,hai depends on when tho boys
uf In, %lI;h gets here. TIL" pihce-'he
state laIr grounds IN" day following
Tho, return OF the lads will b" IN" day oil
Tho celebration. their HON" c"ni1ng DAY
beng given to'th"lr relatives.
! 4 dav OF festivities second 10 mono has
h.,,,, ,,r,pped out Tho morning Will be
marked 10y parad" in which every SOL
der, snllur or marine In tn" city VII! Dr.
asked To participate Every worthy Or
Ganization n the city Will par'l'lpft,"
and the day will r.. proclaimed Il h"Ii-
dny. Tho afternoon will bc devoted L.
held meet and barbecue a. III" tMr
grounds. Tho evening will b" featured
~. . dance NJ tho auditorium and for n"
entertainment Of all servIC" mrn who
don't. want to dance theatre owners viii
o,. asked 20 throw their doors open I"
men in uniform Tho mkt morning IA
Wheeling will tic his head In ice
Last nights meeting was called by
Wheeling ledge Of F.1kS On last Thurs
day evening the lodE" named Il commit
to-. consisting OF Herbert NJ. S0nnchorh'
Jatnrx 4 Dyson. Thomas f"ulk and
Harry ,,lousc and this c"niniti"" al turn
called upon every worthy organization
within Ohio county To join with tmm
! n =. meeting TO plan the welcome.
Hon. john =. Arbrnz presided ana
Harry ClnuS" acted sc secretary. VAR
inuS suggestions w"r" m7d" rs !" ~hh'
might b" considered Il proper w"!c"IEH.
I, was brought out tia, every serve"
man from D!In county should IL con
%Idrrcd q guest and thus means 'hit
more ;han 400 military mon will ~. n
limo, in tho uniform az Uncle sam ava
every one of them will hay" ac"n serve"
IN tho world war.
! Ladies from the Womrn's club snE-
COST cd thai they would lik" 10 gu" tn"
! bows q dinner. hut when they i"Gtd out
what Il task was before them hoy asked
for su.-.cSt!nr:. as 10 what should. and
! could b.. dom" Harry Cl"uS". deputy
! circuit clrrk and a first lieutenant IN IN"
, army. suggested, tho field n'''' and bar
| hrcur, following; n" parade. His Sug-
! gestion brought forth storms "f applause
and Il was unanimously adopted MI
Sonncborn promised I dam" 1T tn" aud
! forum for the evening. The suggestion
, WAS addc,! that IN" Theatre "wn"rs
| shnu,d ,Dcn their doors 10 those service
! mon VINO do not carr 10 dance. Prof.
Elmer Ho"zi,. suggested this.
DR.. Charles H. Koosor suggested thai
! II IN" boys d" not return un'l near
| tho Fourth Of July that n joint cob
hr.tinn Of their homecoming and "F
,hr national holiday Nigh, h" held.
| 1omos RI. Erans volunteered Ia 70 -"
! coun Loo as soon rs tho boys return
! IN rcnrcscnt tho committee ani try
) "a bring about tho discharE" ~ n"
! boys as unit.
Tho committee adjourned 10 meet
every Wednesday evening until In"
boys como homo.
/ Those present. and n" organizations
! ,hcy represented were:
| Wheeling Lodge nf Flks-H. NJ. son
nchorn. James y. Dyson Harry !.
/ Clousc. Thomas F"nlk.
/ American I."gion-f. J. N"h'n'"E.
/ George 6. Houst on and Captain Joseph
/ Rcass.
| knights Of Columbus William W'.r.
PaIrh walters. Folk Niece.
| VAR Service Commits" "f Wnm"n'S
C-1,h--Nrs =. {. Burke. Mrs. James
/ Matthew'S. Mrs. Fred +. Fairs. Miss
| I'll ,irN Mr.. Bates McI.ain. Mrs. Dent
/ Tavlur.
; Nm~r,con I'D Or"ss-". y. E"h;a-
sou ard Mis- Ruth MaS'"
Y N. E y ..I"hn I I..nrh. rl'>"r
, e Ecans. ". II N.'Hn'r. =. u. Hr".s"r.
, Ar.h Tavl"r. lt'n'r ii"''i&i".
Fort Horny Tub '.''r"r Julian =.
TI"arn"
Knights - r%:hias--I';a"s II. l'o''>.
Harry E"n. Frank Swift. 'ar,aln