The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1920-07-17
CLASSICS OR jazz, IT'S ALL THE
SANE TO THAT AGGREGATION
WHO Lay ASIDE MILL WORE
FOE INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC

MONDAY sings at the Whltaher-HlesS-
nor creek mill. the wheeling Gan SoiI
many and the Martins Ferry plant Oh inc
Whitakcr-GleSsner continue 10 hf p"nu-
lar and one OF the biggest features "t tne
welfare program. conducted under lH'
direction Of rCtCr Hah"rStlck' sup r'"-
,cndent Of the welfare work. ana tlH'r
-. Hoelzle, who has charge OF the sing
ing -,
or late their popularity has grown ny
leans and bounds. and they have he'h az
tended by many interested NlS!'NrS' VIZ
20 TO hear and be convinced OF inc ""tN
which can be accomplished lnE'us" NV
charms OF musicNS power.
ON Wednesday, at tn amusement plant
Of tho Whltaker-GlCSSn"r. their program
was put on with bang that went Over
the footlights like magic. the orchcS'rh
which is a mighty good ono. orchestral .
cJ in rs finest style: the hundreds OF
girls and men and women or al! ages
gathered in the hall View Win IN" or
! chcstra to discover who could put up
! the most pep IN singing such songs as
Rose of Washington square, oh; ~
| Gee. Nv Gosh. BY Gum, Fly Juy. when
! seems TO be regular knock-dnwn MI
| wherever Il is heard. Mother and grand
| father compete with little son, johnny
| in the effort 10 get the most melody o9t
of it's stirring verse. which mas worus
| that we won't repeat Dut On h"" '''a'
/ song Is loved
immensely Popular
II seemed to be especially popular
with the girls at. tho wheeling IAN,
J About three hundred Of them sang II
| THURSDAY with all Zcst. to the aCcompan-
| inent of Miss Imogene Williams AT the
piano and Rictor Herbert who draw
swcc, tones from his violin. which would
win the approval Of the illuStrious VIC
tor whose name he came 80 nearly gct-
ting. And the drummer drnmIned WIN
enough enthusiasm TO get n rise OUT OF
Il deaf mute.
After the music had been sung at tho
Wheeling Cans MONDAY program. tho
floor was cleared for n few short whirlS
at dancing. Tho girls danced TOO IN
way that would bring admiration from
the first row at the Court th"atr" on
any nirht WREN the seats were running
high They danced triple effect. that -
in threes, instead OF two. and II was
great. II was sircncSqu". what ever
that Is. Perhaps the front rowers might
know.
Friday noon completed the weekly
schedule Of the entertainment. knt
there is this about it. They all went
hack 10 their work refreshed and ight-
cncd for the afternoons work ny tha'
short hour OF relaxation and irecdon'
And anyone who might even have ven
turcd through can factory IN III" huNF
whirl OF it's activities. would know Jn>t
what an hOIrS music would do ~ urli't
the spirits so that tho work could con-
tinuC with moro pleasure.
Millions OF Cans
That can factory is one or the busiest
and nolscSt and most confusing places
at first sight that could he imagined
They have music aplenty there and II Is
canned music in the real. All the little
cans after they have been put through
various strangely shaped devices. which
are manipulated BY about 400 girls and
women. arc shot around on a little ar
ranEcmcnt like that which conveys the
! cash 70 the girl in the box at depart
ment store. and then returned to the
CoS'umcr.
The cans are all shot around on this
affair rs soon as they arc turned OUT.
and the air overhead Is full of them
playing strange, jazzy tunes rs they
whirl to their destination. the chute
which sends them one half million
strong. mind you. out to the cars which
are waiting for them Think OF turning
out one half million rtt'c TN cans every
day. and about $4,000 or $4,000 Of them
every hour,
That is what they do every day ut tn"
Wheeling Can company. ana here old
women. some OF them in hloomcrS and
wearing sunbonnets. as one dear old soul
about sixty was CARRIED. and others in
tho regulation costume of blue and
white Think Of il Thousands OF
thousands OF cans day after day. Some
putting on tops. thousands oC tops. and
others some other seemingly small, but