The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1922-06-06
NEVER BEFORE SUCH A hAVlsA
prSPnAY AS NOW S1A9ho
AT AUDITORIUM
crRcus Is A WONDER WITH BIO
ACTS EQUAL TO AMY EVhH
SEEN HERE.

When Ringing Brothers. Barnum
Bailey. Sells-Floto, and the DIG s"o"
Of the circus world come 70 TOWN. '"e
heart Of every youngster starts on
rampage, tor what is dearer u '"e
Riddles than TO see 4 circus. i
But this week will see the heart OF
the entire city 81 Wheeling running
Wild. for the great Industrial tNpoSi-
ton and Indoor Circus OF tho Wneelins
kiwanis CLUB got under way yesterday
In truly great fashion. and for one so4tu
week. the kiwanians are to ho'u iuA'
sway.
Seldom in the hundred odd years MIS-
tory OF Wheeling has there oeeh sue"
nm exposition " the industries OF inc
city, and never before has there oee.
such lavish display. -Nnu the 'es' %
IL all is, the exposition and circus VIII
run for one solid week ,,
TruIv kiwanianisu is international.
hut IL is doubtful il ever there was Such
nm AFFAIR attempted anywhere as the
one here In Wheeling. That the anair
wul he 4 monster success. there Is NOT
the slightes, doubt.
The exposition now on at the Market !
auditorium had to happen some ''''e'
One of the several other civic bodies OF
the merchants themselves would nave
held II within the next year or Two,
but the Kiwanis Club saw the need Oh
the show. and coupling II with the en-
tertainment OF 100 or 500 kiwanians .
here next fall at the state convention
have put the affair on IN one great
style.
The two big auditoriums are nIlea
TO capacity with exhibits or all SORTS
while several thousand Wheelinsites
before
the week ends. many more thousands
will be on hand.
AS an added attraction. the circus IS
sure TO draw many. For who would
not pay the small admission price TO
see n real neutrality-suspicious. circus
such as 10 being offered this week
There are FIVE big acts. real thr'llers
ten clowns. and everything that goes
i To make up circus.
The week Opens
The week of frolic opened yesterday
at noon, with the regular weekly lunch
con meeting of the club. with large
number of out-of-town kiwanians pres
emit. The luncheon was presided over
by President Doug Yaas, and Mayor T
= Thoner, who made brief address
and turned the keys OF the city over to
the wcarers OF the K
Then City Manager Charles II. Dowler
made a short talk. and upon concluding
he pushed a button on the speakers
table A bomb vas exploded In the rear
OF the Mcclure dining hall. where the
luncheon was being held. and a great
American nag unfurled. ManSos Or
chestra broke into America ana every
man present joined in the singing. AND
the week was open. for simultaneous
with the unfurling Of the flag. the doors
rlt,r,
open.
T. During the luncheon. Miss Hannah
johnson, accompanied by Miss Corrine
Fredericks. sang a solo. Seated at the
sneakers table were President Nass
Mayor Thoner. city Manager Dowler
and Councilmen Otto Schenk. A. +. Ut'-
rich, Harry Cunningham. Edgar NC
Grexor and Chief Of Police Fred Frazier
the Out-of-town htwan,ans
. present were the following: I'd LarKa'
AZ GAINESVILLE: Harry Merryman. Geo. r.
Hovard ] 4. Bowling. OF Clcrksnurs;
Harry Carey and c. w. Covert. OF cam
eron: Tom Sherrard. w. H. Johnson. VI
l. McGee. W. NJ. Simpson. Jr.. all ~
! rslshure. Steve Konron. W. w. Stein
Ross Moore. n. VI. Miller and J. G. Parr.
Of Martins Ferry: Fred V. Bonic, OF
c.,arksburk: w. c. rpperman OF Bel
Iaire: q. A. Kerns. OF Moundsrille. and
II. E. Tracey. OF Point Pleasant
The Btg Parade
rrnn.dIately after the luncheon. the
Ktwanians filed out OF the Mcclure. fell
into line, and marched 70 the Elks CLUB
IN Fifteenth street where the big pa
rade was formed.
Heading the lineup was the Fort
Henry band. Then came the clowns
aboard mules. and they made big hrt
all along the route. A colored guard
from the American flag escorted the
American flag. squad or city pollce-
men. and then the kiwan,s banner Fol-
lowing these came the Kiwantans in
body.
kiwanlan O. W. Burdatts was chter
marshal, with l.. \. Refer. James Dy-
yon. L. y. Harris. were aides.
The parade. after forming on FIJI
teanth street marched south on Chap
inc street to sixteenth. west on Six
teenth to Market. north on Market TO
the auditorium where II dtsbanded'
The First Inhibition.
The FIRST exhibition OF the show was
fight wire stunt by the Great ZareI.
vbo walked across Market street high
In the air. on wire from the audi
:, torium TO the roof OF the Caldabaugn
building. The Fort Henry band gave
free concert and the stunt drew large
crowd The walking OF the wire was
repeated In the eventng,and VIII he
given as free attraction every after
noon at O'Clock and every evening at !
The doors were then opened and the
crowd thrrn"nd in.
Rall Great Display.
inside WAS found the most lavish or
displays by more than nifty OF Wheel
,uys progressive business houses. Both
nuditoriums were found to be lined with
hnoths on both sides. with everything
on exhibition from mere Marsh stogse
= and the tiniest of automobile parts 20
= complete furnishings for the home.
And then seated In the lower audi
forum was the Fort Henry band b!arlng
forth martial airs and classical num-
hers, while in the north hail. Mango's
orchestra was entertaining with the
Z iatest Jazziest hits - the day
Tho FIRST Performances.
J. y The hrst performance OF the circus
began promptly at 2:3o and lasted for
one SOLID hour. There are contortion-
I lists. tight wire artists, the triple hort-
s zontal bar artists Stickney's trained
dogs and Babe. the military pony. and
hst but by no means least. the Six
q American Beltords. acrobats and tun:b-
e. Irrs Never before has there been such
an attraction as this last act. for II Is
! the first time such a number has been
= offered a Wheeling public.
Then there are the ten clowns. -FOUR
nrofessionals md six we'll trained XII
& wantans. and these mirth provokers are
.ruly there with the stuff.
The first performance was greeted