The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-06-09
COMM TTEES To
HOLD FINAL
SESSION TONIGHT.
WILL MAKE LAST REPORTS ON Ar
RANGEHETS FOR BIG
PARADE.
Arrangements for Biggest Celebration in
WheeNng-s History Are Practically
Complete.

The finishing touches VIII h' pat on
returned soldiers "Wednesday Il; 'hr
meeting Of all committees tonight in tho
First branch council rhanhcr a s
O'clock
All committees and all representatives
OC organizations and foreign born COM
mittc"S will MAX" 'h,ir nnal report, aS
this Will h" tn" last meeting and all
committe" affairs VIII be finished up and
taken over for tn" day Of c"l"hrarl"n.
This morning will see rcu'w"d en- rgy
displayed on tn" part ur IN" workers.
and all will throw their best efforts into
the prcpa rltionS and make "Wednesday
tn" biggest day in the history Of Wheel
ing.
MANY Of the committees have praCii-
cally finished their work and ar" now
waiting for Wednesday morning I" full
Ill their pledges to the "NCCutIr" commit
tee on tn" part they ASSUME! IN making
tho day Il big success.
Word was received yesterday that
visitors will hc in thu city from ns far
up IN" river us chester and from down
the river as far aS SiStrrSvillc. belmont.
Jefferson and Muurn" county. Ohio. will
have large delegations on hand. as VIII
Washington county. ia.
The forei gn- born committees arc all
working hard and each will have SCORES
Of their Countrym"n IN line. Tn" 'rr""k~
have been working very quietly ana
their organization has assumed huge
proportionS They Will have Il band "r
forty-eiGht pieces 10 furnish III" march
Ing music and are cnnst ruCrinG Il float.
The Poles will have ! 900 men in lInr.
some in their native costume and carry
ing tho flag of IN" new Polish rcpuhli'.
The SyrianS will turn out 1" a iAa2
and they Will draw on all neigh horho"d
colonies and expect Ia have over 5uo IN
the parade.
All local Italians and those from me
surrounding towns Will turn out making
Il total of 500 mnrchrrs.
The women folks division promises TO
b, one Of the largest in the parade and
thc ladies are huSIlinG To have the
largest representation Of any division.
The military division Will lac ;hH
largest ever. as returned soldiers. sailors
and marines from thrr" states will b" IN
line and thousands hav" Sdgniri"d their
intention Of turning out. AZ they say
they owe i, 10 the people who had To
stay at homo and furnish IN" S;u"ws Of
war. The soldiers will be under tire
command Of Col. q. 7. Howell. United
states engineer in Charg" Of the Whc"i-
ing district. and Colonel Howell says he
would like IL SEQ every soldier who has
returned from tn" tine Of the signing
Of the armiStiCC up to now in line rs
the celebration is for them as we'll as
the newly-arrivcd 3l4th and other units.
Chairman Roll. Of tho executive COM
mittce. received n telegram from General
Cronkhitc yesterday in which tho gcncr-
al said that he would he pleased 10 10
I 80. 4
Waldron and one aide. His tim" Of ar
rival was not announced but L. exported
today.
L. S. Senator's Sutherland and Flkins
are straining every point tC he here ard
II there is the least possible chance
! thcy will be the guests Of the city We'd
nesday.
Governor CornwcIl and Mrs. Corn
we'll will BE- here as will the majority of
the state officials.
All of the West Virginia cHngr' So
men have significd thor intention &c be
ing on hand except Congressman Wells
! Cioodykoontz. VIII" Will IL detained IN
Washington on business.
Tho decorators viii start t. work
| again today and Market street Will b"
! finished by midnight and then III" decor
! ating OF the choral and reviewing stand
at Fourteenth and Market streets Will
! 20 through their hands and Hn"rE" n
bower Of beauty.
Tomorrow the fcSoons steamers.
! banners and flags will he placed on and
between the columns Of the court Of
! honor and tho big columns nj each en-
| trance will be finished.
Tomorrow will see the completion Of
| the Salvation Army cantccn on the FAIR
! grounds and everything will DO ready
wednesday for tho cooking Of the fam
Gus doughnuts.
! Tho barbecue equipment Is all ready
! and the meat is ready 70 go in tho oven
! The tables were taken TO the place Sat-
urday and will be put in position today.