The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1921-05-09
PIRENEN AND OILERS WILL CON-
WE'VE AT MA1KET AUDITOH1uM
THIS EVENING.
uayor rhoner Will Deliver Address OF
welcome-Glenn Plumb to
SPEAK.

An hut n few OF the five hundred dele
gates had arrived last evening Tor tne
sixteenth bicnuial convention OF the IN
,ernat:unal brotherhood Of Firem'n ana
oilers. formerly known az IN" station
ary engineers, which will conVcn" ~
the Market Auditorium this morning at
8 o'clock.
The opening meeting prorpises to De
2 very interesting one, herman 6oth.
president Of Wheeling local NO. sl' Wiit
preside. Rrv. Father |Thomss Garret''
OF 81. Joscph2 Cathedral VIII deIi'cr
th. Invocation. Mayor Thomas f. mo
ncr Will then be called upon ana 49,.
- short address II "Welcome. vii! turn
tie keys OF the city over 10 th' nr'e
aatos as long as they are in the CITY.
Dur n the absence Of G. r.. Rartie-
h,nr, Nnrrsident the Ohio Valley
7'radn. and Labor Assembly who LETT
tho CITY Yesterday to attend the state
federation Of labor convention at Hunl-
!ugton, Walter u. Hilton has been sun
sti,uted and VIII deliver q short ao-
dress.
President Book will then introduce
Timothy Healy. Of New York interna-
t!onal president. who will take chursc
of the convention for the rema 'noer oL
the week, or while they arc III session
Plumb to SPEAK.
Glenn Plumb, Of Chicago. H.. author
Of the Plumb plan" Of government own
c-ship of the railroads throughout inc
United States, will be the principal
sneaker Of the morning session
Arthur Smith, Of Cleveland, VINO IS
rIsssed as big labor man, Is also o"
the opening day program anu VIII uS
liver a very interesting AMI instructive
address. Just what his subject Will De
is not known.
President Healy last evening said mat
other prominent speakers who VIII De
in attendance at the different SESSION"
will be James O'Connel. representative
of the Metal Trades Dcpartment OF the
American Federation; James NcWtnah'
president Of the International hrotne,
hood Of Electrical Workers; Ecn Marsh
representative Of the Farm LABOR organ
I'm ton: ex-Congressman h"ating. or
colorado, editor of the Labor, paper
nuhyished for members Of labor brother
hoods, and Milton Smelling. president
~ the international brotherhood or
steam Engineers.
PRESIDENT Healy stated that the mem
bersh,p Is in tho nciGhborhood of 1o,O9o
and is growing yearly. In all proba-
biIi,y new members will be taken IN at
this time.
Among the important matters which
will take place during the convention
Will be the election Of officers and other
convention business. as well as the Sc
lec;!nE Of ar lace for the next cohFeh-
ton. which will be held in l?2'.
The local looking after all plans have
selected the Mcclure Hotel as headquar-
ters fpr the convention. The following
nrocram Of events has been arranged
for zach and every evening during the
stay Of the delegates IN this city:
Tuesday evening. after the delegates
have rested up after their long Jour
news, they will take in the moonlight
excursion on the steamer Verne swain
Wednesday evening minstrel snow
under the auspices OF the kain CIuo' II
tho Carroll Club will be a great feature
This promises TO be one OF the pest min
strsls ever put on by this club.
Thursday evening. trip to Bellaire TOT
an inspection Of the miners temple
there followed by a banquet and theatre
party at one Of the Ohio city's theatres.
The delegation will 20 to and from Bell
aire on special chartered cars on the
Wheeling traction lines.
Friday afternoon and evening. auto
mobile tour to all points OF interest IN
the Wheeling district.
The reception committee of the
Wheeling local are: Herbert Book. prcsi-
dent: l.. +. Sprousc. James A. McCabe'
James Riley, J. G. Gramlich. George
Drum, Orviile Snodgrnss and +, A. Ma
loney.
Among the international officers who
are already IN the city are: President
Timothy Hcaly. New York: J. ". Nor
ton. Chica go, fifirst vice president: a. \.
Woodward. Toronto. Canada second
vice president: l.. F. Sprouse. Wheeling
third vice president: r. W. Beattie'
Pittsburgh, fourth vice president; J. r.
Flanagan. Boston. fifth vice president;
II. w Wendell. Maryvilie. KRs. sixth
vice presideat: q. ]. johnson. Cedar
Rapids, Ia seventh vice president; ].
T.. Thornton. Norfolk. Va, eighth vice
president; James, Coulsting. San Fran
cisco, nine vice president: c. l. Shamp.
Omaha, Neb.. secretary.