West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1899-08-17
THE SESSIONS
or the Teachers Institute Held In
the Court House.

public. In accordance with the
precedent established, a reception
to the teachers was gwen by the
citizens of Kingwood, in the Court
House Monday night. The Com
mittee on Arrangements had been
at work preparing for 1t for some
time. The teachers of the town
and near by all helped with en-
thusiasm and the business men
contributed literally for expenses,
while the ladies baked cakes and
gave cream. The Court House
was splendidly decorated with the
Stars and Stripes and bunting and
flowers and potted plants and the
words "Weleoms Teachers Z" a
large arc light was put up in the
Court Room specially for the night
sessions. A beautiful horse shoe
containing fifteen incaudescent
lights hangs over the centre of the
outer entrance in front of the
Court House, a symbol Of good
luck for the teachers. The King.
wood Band has been playing every
evening on Court Square and IN the
Court House also, much to the de-
light of everybody. Messrs. j..
M. Crane, Leroy Buckalew and
Stanhope Crane have been render
ing fine orchestral music with
violin, cornet and organ for the
exercises. At the reception there
were at least 400 people present,
but everybody was served plenti-
fully and as prompt as possible.
Ii anyone was missed it was their
own fault, as the reception Com
mittee tried hard to serve all
present. The Chairman of the
Committee delivered the Address
OF Welcome and George W. White
responded on behalf of the InstI-
tuts IN an est and practical
manner.
MIR. Eugene Tavennsr of Par
kersburg sang u beautiful solo and
Edward q. Manown brought down
the house with his whoa Mule.
Whoa - song.
TUESDAY NIGHT.
The committee on Program.
consisting Of j. Slidell Brown. H..
S. Whetsell, Q. W. Beerbower and
Misses Nettie Herndon and Martha
Copeman prepared a very enjoya-
BILE list of exercises. The house
was packed but the urshers Messrs.
Clyde Watson, Rupert Vickerv,
Alton Jackson and Virgil Swear
engen seated most of the crowd.
and all the ladies.
j. Slidell Brown was CHARM
and the following program was
rendered {:
Music. Baud. Orchestra.
Recitation. go. Lloyd Bcerbuwer.
when the Frost is on the Pumpkin
Vine"
Selo,. .......... Miss Mabel Marsden
"Ragtime Baby"
Paper............. BY o. +. Morton.
Columbus Under a Search Light
Darkey Ballad. Miss Ethel Murdoch
Kentucky Babe"
Music' the Orchestra.
Recita LION, .... Miss Mamie Barnes
Subject-'Spinuiug
Special Vocal Selection.-Bv the RYE
Straw Glee Club"
Recitation 60. Miss Eliza beth stempls.
MY Ideal"
Music, ............B by the Orchestra.
Recitation ........ Bertus Miller.
Selling the Farm"
Solo, .......... Miss Mabel Marsden.
Just as the Sun Went Down."
Recitation, o.. ....... Marshall Gross
THE Counting Trade"
Music. ... ..........By the Orchestra.
All the performances we're good
and received with hearty applause
by the large audience. Miss Mars
den was cncored and sang, "Just
One Girl For Me-" The Rye
Straw Glee Club took the cake and
brought down the house. The
members Of the quartotte are
Nessrs. O. w. Borrower, F.. NJ.
Murdock, Lloyd B~eerbower and
Ed G.. Manown and they made
the hit Of the evening.
Tonight "wednesday DR.. Macy
Niece Waters, Of Evanston, ILL.,,
lectures on Baked Beans and
Brown Bread" and will have a
good audience as the tickets are
going very fast. Tomorrow night.
Thursday completes the night ses-
siOns and will be takep mn with