The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1921-01-17
500 DELEGATES FROM q. s. CANADA
AND MEXICO COMING
IN MAY.
international President Talks At Open
Meeting On Conditions In
ireland.

International President Timothy Hca!y,
Of the International Brotherhood OF
Firemen and Oilers, left the city last
evening for New York after attending
the mass meeting held Saturday evening
al the Market Auditorium at which time
plans were nearly completed for enter
tanning the biennial convention OF TINS
organization which will be held IN
Wheeling, beginning on Monday, May J.
Arrangements are being made so that
the Mcclure hotel will be headquarters
for all the delegates, and at present ar
rangements are being made TO accomo-
date 500 delegates from all parts OF the
United States, Canada and Mexico. who
will be present.
All the sessions Of the entire conrcn-
ton, which will last ten days or longer,
will be held in the large hall at the
Market Auditorium. The last conven-
ton was held at Washington, D. G.. and
was one OF the largest attended Tor
many years.
For the large amount OF business
which has already accumulated !
Owing TO the large amount Of ousi-
ness which has already accumulated
since the last session. the Wheeling
convention is expected to be very
lcnthy one.
The comittce OF local people named TO
complete all plans for the affair are A..
r. smith, chairman: J. A. McCabc. i.
4. MaIoney, o. Snodgrass, J. {. Gram
Itch. Timothy O'Leary. George Dram j.
3. Riley. and J.. +. Sprousc. who will
act as secretary and treasurer OF the
committee.
An open meeting and social. held
SATURDAY evening at the Market Audi
,orium, was we'll attended by members
Of Wheeling unions who arc affiliated
with the International association. L.
+, Sprousc. third vice president OF the
International brotherhood Oh fFcTnch
and Oilers, presided.
President Healy WIS tho principal
sneaker OF the evening. and since heI
las recently returned from trip to
I.:urore his talk concerned conditions as
thew exist at the present time in ire
land. He also told of many instances
where lie said the Irish people were
run out OF their houses and then shot
down. their homes destroyed and some
nC the members Of the families tortured
10 death. lie said The Black and Tans
orr entering the towns and destroying
\.
who have not fallen into the hands or
these bands are sleeping in tho woods
in hopes Of getting away from the tor
turc and slow death which they arc put
through in hone that they will give out
some very important information
During his talk he also told OF Inc
experiences of newspaper correspondents
vino are trying TO get the truth to the
,conln." and that these bands or rul-
fans as they would b" called III th'S
rouutrv. are on their trails, but have
been unable to capture them. Many OF
them have slept IN tho woods III hopes
of not being made Victims" During the
evening 10 cited numerous cases, "as
soon as tn" people OF the various VII
I,cc. and towns, where | wont FOUND
,bat was an American. they wanted
IN know whether or not America IN
tended L. h"lp them III destroying these
hands ~ 'Elac.t and Tans. he said.
Wee president. obert W Beattlc, OF
IitlshUrgu. Pa. was al.o present. ic
delivered Il hort address, at which time
nc discussed conditions in various parts
Of this country and what could be done
20 better them.
Several other short REMARKS were