The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1885-07-18
MORGANTOwN's CENTENNIAL
The Initial Steps Taken With
Fair Prospects.
A Special Committee Appointed
TO Begin the Work.
Active Steps will be Taken
al Once.

Pursuant to the call for a public
meeting at the Court House, pub
lished in these columns last
week, quite a number of prominent
citizens both of the town and coun-
try assembled to start the work Of
preparing for our municipal centen-
NAL in October next. Senator Viii.
ley called the meeting to order and
nominated 5. c. Stewart, ESQ.,, fol
Chairman, who was unanimously
elected
Upon motion of Mr.. Brown, II. M
Morgan and Julian Z. Fleming were
elected Secretaries.
Mr.. Wiley then took the floor and
made a ringing speech in favor OF
the enterprise. He said in substance:
This is commendable move. 1t will
bind our people more closely together.
1t is due the memory of our ancestors
that we celebrate appropriately this
centennial. Among other things we
ought to represent in the procession
the styles in vogue among our fore
fathers one hundred years ago. We
should have the hunting shirt, the
linsy coat, the spinning wheel, the
mocasins, the wooden mould board
pillow, the flax breaking machine, the
old long flint lock rifle, and numerous
other articles mentioned. These
continued the speaker, could be de-
posted in the museum of the Uni
versity and they would furnish in
struction for the historian, probably
for centuries.
The occasion will certainly be one
of interest We can make it great
occasion of we will.
1t must be put in charge of a de
termined and energetic committee.
Let us go at it in very vigorous
manner. Mr.. Wiley then made a
motion that we hold a centennial
which was carried unanimously by a
rising vote
Col. Evans made some appropriate
remarks calling for Councilman Pick
enpaugh and Hoffman who we're pres
ent. Both gentlemen pledged the
council to do its share.
Judge Ollie then addressed the
meeting. He made a splendid and
enthusiastic speech He presented
some points not touched by the other
speakers. He made the advantages
clear to any who otherwise might
have been skeptical upon the ques
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ages that would accrue to the town
from a properly conducted and sue
cessful celebration. He declared
there was no reason why it should
not be u great success and closed
with an exhortation that we all go to
work and make it so.
Joseph Moreland, Esq, also made
one of his characteristic, forcible and
witty, speeches. He said that we
must celebrate. We can't afford to
let this matter go by default. Let us
carry it through. 1t will indicate to
everybody that we have snap, pluck,
energy and determination. 1t will
inure greatly to our benefit to have an
appropriate celebration. Mr. More
land wanted to see the first passen
ger trains come to Morgantown on
that day.
The chairman then made few
remarks and said the people through
out the county were in favor of the
celebration and would render ma
terial aid.
At this point Jno. j. Brown, Esq,
took the floor and read the following
paper giving numerous and valuable
suggestions in reference to the gen
eral programme. Below we give it
in full:
SUGGESTIONS IN RELATION TO THE cELE-
BRATIoN OF THE MUNICIPAL cENTEN-
NAL OF THE CITY OF MoRGANTowN.
That at the meeting of the citizens
of Morgantown to be held on Satur-
day the 18th day of July 1885, at 2
o'clock P. NJ, at the court house, after
organizing and the selection of
Chairman and Secretary.
Resolued, That an executive COM
mittee consisting of citizens to be
known as the General Committee of
the Municipal Centennial of Morgan
town." who shall have the whole sub
ject of the Centennial Celebration in
charge, with power to appoint from
time to time, subcommittee to carry
into effect such programme as the
General Committee shall determine
TO be fitting and expedient.
End, That the General Committee
ascertain and fix the day to be cele-
brated; select and appoint orators
and essayists for the occasion and
determine all matters in relation to
the public order, pageantry, demon
STATIONS, music, professions, firing
of cannon, fireworks, &C., including
the place for the meeting of the peo
pie and the time and order of the
public exercises thereat, and in gen
eral, all the details in relation,
thereto and in due time give public
notice of the programme.
Sd, That at the place of the public
gathering of the people, there be
orations and papers historical, de-
scriptive, biographical, delivered or
read, or so many of them as the
time and occasion may justify, on
the following subjects, to-wit
LIST, A brief general Introductory
address of welcome to citizens, visi-
tors, and strangers within our gates,
who may be with us to celebrate the
day.
End, The topography; latitude,
longitude and boundaries of Morgan
town; its rivers and creeks; its
streets and alleys; its bridges; its
prominent public and private build
ings past and present; its years of
growth and development; natural
scenery in and around it; its
future DC
Sd, Its institutions of learning,
past and present; their trustees,
regents, principals, professors, teach
ers, including the Public School of
the Independent district of Morgan
town; and the number and names Of
the annual graduates of the West
Virginia University, and Morgantown
Female Seminary from their respec-
tive organizations.