The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1895-03-19
FORMER WEST vInGINrANs
banquet ut tho Western ,Ietroppiis-Tho
First Entertainment OF tho Society,


First Entertainment OF tho Society.
CHICAGO. March ls.-Tho lrnt dinner
OF the West Virginia Society Of Chi
cago, q recently organized social and
trutcrnal cotoric Of former Wost Vir-
ginia residents aud members Of their
immediate families, was hold tonight at
tho Sherman hotel, this city. Tho din.
ing room was handsomely decorated,
and about 100 persons participated In
tho iestiyitics. Tho executive commit.
teo had sent out number OF invita-.
tions to prominent citizens OF West
Virginia, asking them to bO present and
mako addresses. Numerous answers
were received IN which tho writer's
praised the objects Of the society and OK.
pressed their regret at being unable to
DO present. Among tho letters received
was tho following from Mr.. Charles
Burdett Hart, OF tho Wheeling lNTELLI.
GEScEE:
WnRELiSG, ". VA, March lG, 1906.
ROtodrd y. 0Ide1, EIq., 60 DGE:sr budding. Chi,
cnGo, III
DEAR sIR:-I appreciate very much
tho kind invitation which tho Wost
Virginia Society, of Chicago, has been
pleased to extend TO me through you TO
DO present n: Its dinner on tho 18th
inst, aud regret that cannot accept
II. As West Virginian very much in
lovo with his state | like your idea OF
drawing together in ono family, to be
bound by tho old homo ties. all tho
West Virginians who have gone to
make their homo in tho wonder city OF
tho world. 1t Ia good thing for the
members OF your society, and | can SEQ
how it may bo good thing for West
Virginia. Tho moro tho world knows
about the Mountain State the more Ger.
tain and rapid will be its development,
and | au sure that in your meetings
you will DO glad to toll tho atory OF tho
young state's wonderful endowment. |
wish for your society and for every
member OF it the fullos. measure OF
prosperity; and to this l add tho hope
TINT the growth OF West Virginia may
invite you all to como back to share her
prosperity and contribute to her fur
ther adyarcemcnt At your first dinner
be suro that you sing "The West Nir.
ginia Hills"-God bless theml-and
then sing 1t a. every dinner afterwards.
intend TO bc at ono OF those dinners.
..- Truly Yours,
CuAs. BUEDErr HART.
The exercises consisted OF addresses
and toasts. participated in by many OF
the prominent citizens OF Chicago, who
were former residents OF tho little
mountain state" and who have
taken tho characteristic push ard am.
bltion OF their former commonwealth
into tho now walks OF life.
Tho executive committee OF the So
cie.y, having the dinner in charge, con.
slsts OF the following named persons
Edwin VI. Ashcrait. DR.. Belle c. E.k.
ridge, Rev. X. Ii. Dolliver, Miss Alice
Bvrne, Edward S. Elliott, Miss Clara L.
Harans. Howard G. Ogden. together
with the officers Of the society, Rev.
Hiram ". Thomas, president. and
James E. Brown, secretary.
Tho society mcets everv three
months and at each meeting tho execu.
tive committee furnishes dinner or
other entertainment Tho objcc, is to
foster spiri. Of fraternity and good ie!.
Iowship among West Nirginian, now
residing in Chicago. Judging by tho
success crowning the first OF their
meetings, brilliant future ia before the
society.