The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1921-05-10
MOUNDSV|LLE
Chamber Of Commerce
To Hold Mass Meeting
CITIZENS OF MOUNDSVILLE WILL
MEET IN BIG "GET-TOGErHER
AFFAIR FRIDAY EVENING.
Pictures Will Be Shown and Interesting
Talks Made by Prominent Citizens.

Pictures Will Be Shown and Interesting
Talks Made by Prominent Citizens.
Ths newly organized MoundSVrll"
Chamber Of Commerce Will holI 4 big
mass meeting at IN" Park theatre Fri
day evening TO which ali loya! AID ino'
liC-Spiritcd citizens are urS" Ito attend.
TIL puruse of IN" meeting Is to better
arquaint she people 81 the city with tn
operations of Il real Chamber OF Com
MERGE that will. IN time, ii is believe l.,
make of MnundSNill,. what 1t rc"IT
should have been many years ago. tn"
me. ting will open at :3n o'clock Friday
evening.
The Chamber Of CummerC" secretary
4. Is. Plutt. has arranged L most COM
plrtr program to be carried out at tnc
big affair which will include tn" show
ing of motion pictures. singing AMI nv
minute talks 10 De made by .eNcraI
prominent citizens. There vii! BE- NJ"
solicitation for funds al this meeting
or no new members for the organization.
This is the first meeting Of - Mini
ever planned in this city and tn" initial
on OF the new chamber OF commerce
II is urged that all MoundSrillc peUpl"
having the future and welfare Of thu
Guy 1T ncdTl llldht ~ ~
tend and bring all their friends visiting
here from out-of-town 50 that they. too
may sec what Moundsvilc really ran 10
when certain elements Of The pvpuia"r
work for the good of real town that
has a really wonderful future.
Entertainment Tonight.
The Fri Kings Daughter" the spring
recital Of the Choral society of the
Tues1a Arts club. will b. given this
evening at the Strand theatre. Tie pro.
duction is directed by members of the
club. assisted by Mrs. Flora Williams ~
Wheeling: Miss Adelaide ShoCkcp. Mrs
Edward w. Stifcl and John Gorsuch
The entertainment promises to NC on
OF tho finest Of its Kind ever given IN
this city and no doubt !arG" crow!
will turn out 70 witness il.
Meet Wheeling Today.
The fast MoundSvillc high school base
ball team will cross bats agall with
tho Wheeling high nine at the Athletic
park in the latter city. The Locals won
from the lads from the states m"tr"p-
oils in Il game played here last Satur-
day by the score of So. viii WAS very
hotly contested. The game today -
expected 10 be- even more bitterly IouGni
in view of the keen rivalry which en-
lists between tho two seasons. Quite a
number Of supporters Of tn" local high
school nine will accompany them 10
Wheeling.
Reed Funeral.
F'unsral services for the late John
Reed. who passed away al lis home on
Highland avenue" carly Sunday morn.
ing will be held this afternoon al :
O'Clock Rev. J. NJ. Rne Of the Church
OF CHRIST will have charge of tn" scrv'
ices. The remains will be inferred AT
tho Grecnlawn cemetery. The deceased
wa; 81 years old and Il civil War vet
Gran.
Convention Thursday.
The annual convention of the thr!S-
tian Endeavor societies Of the Wheel
ing district will be held in this city on
Thursday. May l.. The entire district
comprises Wetzel. Tyler. Brooke. Ohio,
Hancock and Marshall. The delegates
al the convention Will he the guests OF
the local Christian EndcavUr societies.
Trinity vestry Meeting.
An important meeting of the Trinity
veStrymen will be held at the Parish
house this evening at $50 O'Clock.
Board Meeting.
An official board meeting of tho First
NJ f. church will be held this evening
at o'clock at the Sunday school rooms
OF the church.
School Enumeration.
The annual enumeration Of Marshall
countyS youths Of scholastic age has
been completed and in detail shows that
there are 1850 youths between the ages
Of and 20. thirty-two OF which are col
ored. There are 4.16S white males and
$3.50 white females.
Prison Population,
There were 500 inmates at the state
pcnitnctiary located here on April 80
according 70 the prison report made
public Monday. as against 9DI al tho
beginning of the present month. During
April eighteen were received from state
courts; two women from the Federal
courts. and one returned for violation
Of paorlc. Seventeen. including one
woman. were released by expiration OF
sentence; six were pardOncd: one re-
leased by executive order: one died:
hvc escaped from road camps, and one
released on court order. On May
there remained 543 white males, 81 white
females. 300 colorcd males and 81 col
orcd females. Altogether there are forty
Federal prisoners in the prison.
Exam Week.
This is examination week for senior
students of MoundSville high school.
The exams for other classes will begin
next week. The seniors Will not be
compelled to attend school next week.
as it is graduation week. nifty members
Of the senior class being given diplomas
This il the largest number ever to he
graduated from the MoundsvIlle high
school.
Moundsv1ue Briefs.
MSS Eva Riggle. OF Alcppo. Pa. is
the guest OF her sister. Mrs William
Riggs. Of Eleventh street.
Mr.. and Mrs Water Wilson. Of North
Tomlinson avenue. arc the proud parents
OF a new daughter.
Mrs. W. j. Cline has returned 10 her
homo in CuyahoEa Falls. O.. after a visit
with her aunt, Mrs. Isaac Rogers. Of Sec
ond street
Mrs. ). A. Thatcher. OF Tomlinson
avenue. received telegram from
YounEs town. O.. yesterday morning
calling her 10 the bedside Of her SON
Alfred Thatcher. who is in II hospital
in that city. very III Of pneumonia. Mrs
Thatchcr and Mrs. J. II. Holt left M
mcdidt"iy for that place.
Arthur Ryan. OF Pittsburgh. Pa.