The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1885-07-18
Our Centennial Celebration a
Fixed Fact.

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The citizens meeting on the sub
ject Of our Centennial Celebration,
was not very large but highly re-
spectacle.
We pronounce it success.
The meeting did all that was prac-
ticable for it to do. 1t fairly inaug-
urated the movement. 1t declared,
unanimously, in favor of celebra-
ton and appointed committee to
select committee to execute the
details of the work.
1t is needless to say that every
thing depends upon an efficient ex
ecutive committee. 1t must be com
posed Of men who are heartily inter
ested in the matter, and with energy
and tact enough to carry it out. 1t
should have a chairman who will
nurse the enterprise with fidelity
who will take it to bed with him at
night and get up with it in the
morning.
And right here we want to make
suggestion about the formation of
this committee: First there ought
to be a Central Committee composed
entirely of citizens of the town,
active, determined and enthusiastic
men. This committee should have
charge of the program and feel re-
sponsible for the whole matter.
Then, in each district of the county
there should be district committee
appointed to organize the district
and provide for contributing to the
program whatever of interest they
can devise. In the grand procession
these districts should be distinct, so
that each one 6f them may have due
credit for 4<hatever display it can
make. In this manner every part of
the county will feel pride in getting
up a creditable display.
The arrangement of the program
in advance, is, of course, the essen
tial thing. Due consideration should
be given to this, and then it should
be published and circulated freely
Let the order of the procession be
arranged on the program, that it
may be understood in advance. This
may be, and ought to be, made the
most interesting feature of the oc-
casion. 1t may be both historic and
histrionic, both instructive and
amusing.
Two or three matters should be
attended to Immediately. First,
programs and invitations should be
sent out freely to neighboring com
munites and to all old Monongalians.
Secondly, all the relics or mementoes
of our history should be collected to
form a museum for exhibition. We
think it would be a good idea to
build an old style log cabin in which
these relics could be exhibited, with
door at each end so tbaf persons
could~S1shYougir without crowding.
Next, and most important, is the
necessity of comforting, Immediately,
with the F. M. IL P. Railroad COM
pany in regard to transportation for
visitors at that time. The company
can easily complete the road by that
time if it will, and the chance of
carrying five or ten thousand visitors
will be sufficient inducement to
bring it about. Let there be for
NAL arrangement with the company,
and we will have a railroad at that
time; otherwise not. The road is one
of the most essential things to the
success of the celebration. There
are thousands of people who will
come on a railroad, but will not come
without it. All through our neigh
boring counties, our Centennial Cele-
bration is regarded as fixed fact
Hundreds of people are intent upon
taking part in it. 1t will be such
an assemblage of people as Morgan
town has not seen in the one hundred
years of her history. Presently our
own people will begin to ''thuse,"
and then everything will move as if
it were creased.