The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1920-04-10
GRAND OVATION
GIVEN PERSH|NG
BY BANQUETERS
nMENSE HALL AT SCOTTISH RITZ
CATHEDRAL FILLED TO OVER-
FLOWING WITH GUESTS
Commanders Address Replete with
Humor and Facts Heard by Big
Throng OF Interested Citizens

Never before IN tho history OF Wheel-
ing has th"rc boon such an elaborate
affair attended by su"h vast thronS
Of representative mcn "t West Virginia.
as tho banquet rendered to Generai
John J. Pershing on Friday night AT the
. Scottish Rite cathedral hy members
Of the Wheeling Post No. j. American
Legion.
, There was. i was stated. 200 seated
at the tables and not 4 scat IN the han
was vacant. Seven hundred and ffty
were members rf IN" American Legion
! Wheeling Post. The drive having gone
oyer the TOP. 'A
The decorations woro strikinFly beau
! t,rul In m" exact center. At the rear
| Of the speakers table Immediately be-
hind the chair occupied by General Per-
ShinS was the insignia of his rank. foU
red satin SarS, woven on white
si"'n banner.
on tho table AT his cover was an i'm
! mensc lpqnet Of Columbia roses imbeo-
ded in ferns. -
beautiful Decorations
, Overhead the general 'iI',: was OF
green and rcd. long strcam"rS Of these
, coIurs "ntwln"d and hanging in tcstoonS
! from the ceiling. The speakers table
/ extended on on" side OF the immense
| apartment about on" third the lenSln OF
! the room, the guest tables at right
over the speakers table in n balcony
! eTnbo ~"r"d in Er"on"ry. an orchesCra
rendered music nj intervals during me
entire banquet. -,
Ladies to the number OF 80. Of tho
CONGREGATION uf 81. Luk"s Protestant
Episcopal church. had charge Of the
| service. under the direction Of caterer
! At The sprnkers' table were seated
| General John J. l'"rshinG. guest OF non
! or: =. !. McGinl"y, past post com
mander II the local American legion
! chapter: Governor John j. Cornwel'
] e.rts hyrllnL. congress-
! man VI. NJ Nr"iI II. {. Ogden. Col. j.
, Sumner Jones. William j. GonperS'
! Mayor Thomas +. Thon"r: Earl Smltn'
| Dr, J. l.. prkry, Wright Hugus, J. J.
! EphI.n, Louis Grrr. !. J. Holloway. Ae1
! C;ias4. I. A. Scott II. T.. Field and K
! General was Detained
There waE q delay IN getting SiaTieo
! rs General pcrSh!ng had been detained
! Tor a snort whi!o IN another nHri OF
IT rcastmnsr.r McC;,uicy. upon rcrciv-
! ing word that General Pershing would
| be present in a few minutes gave "9Ln 3ha
| for the banquet 10 proceed and the
service had barely commenced When
tumultuous cheer announced 'hAl .hhs h
. hrro of the world war had entered the
banquet hail.
K,us t;ru.,~rl Ti-LIu-. Wh" wss accom-,
HnI.. hy Cot J sunni" 3CneS ana
S,Tgfpr Su'iI'I '9ltii t'''N H.'' piSSo -
IA. banquet beard -
wished for and dur.ns IT, rE:c"' mo
band Rendered many. r"Pil'r alrS tma. S
were taken up by tn. hrnGu"t"rs and
IN. rhorusrs -UnG h> hundreds OF
VOICES.
Toastrnastsrs Address
~ the conclusion OF TIA" hHnGuHt . Ias.
rick !. McGIn!cE. t"astmaSter'> past
,nwrrYnrc- al WhroIin% Post. NO. 1:
Amrriran Legion. then arose and opened
The EXERCISES by delivering snort ad-
dress and in conclusion introduced II.
G ogden chosen by tn" Legion TO MAKE
tn" speech introducing ne fStnn surSt Ci the
East Commander McGlnIcy spoke IS
follows.
"g'hn effect cf the recent great war
urcr .h. d-s'.nlrs "t IN" peoples of the
world is not l"r =" b" seen. we arc
very surr however "f our purpose IN Inc.
var. and whatever maE y" It's eHect.
:nn rutur" historian Of Europe must
record that a great republic. aye, the
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