The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1899-06-28
CHADWICK DAY.
Preparations Moving along with
Energy ami Activity.

Biggest Time ever had in Morgantown
Will be the Result sampson will
Certainly be Here-sle has Written
FndersEng ihr Plan Money viii be
Raised Without Trouble Everyone
is Husssing What has Been Done up
fs-sss-- Commander Brown 0pens
His lmTr.
Chadwick i,iy l. becoming more
ami nn,r. al 4 hsrlal a. me days " hy.
Li,itifs iIl. Commander Brown who
y the secretary - the committee hay
ing the matter 10 charge HIS opened
an office in lhr Chancery Row aud is
working IN tie affair all the time.
Letters are beginning 10 pour in in
regard tD the circulars that were sent
out recently about the celebration and
asking for suggestions in reference
to it.
The circular letter will be remem-
bered by our readers as 1t was pub
lished in this paper at the time ii was
{ issued. The letters are coming in
every mail from all over this state and
| the whole country. Not single dis
senting voice is being heard and all
state that they will do everything that
they can to make it 20 and they Will
| be here to whoop IL up for West Vir-
GINA and Chadwick.
/ All OF the prominent men In the
state will be here. That much is GER
tain and there will be the largest at.
tendance of notables from abroad that
! has ever graced this state Admiral
Sampson has written that he will be
here without fail and heartily endors-
ing the plan of honoring Chadwick IL
! his native town. Besides the Admiral
many other Noted men from the Navy
are expected. Many of these are per.
sonal friends Of Lieutenant Command.
er Brown and he will get them here
at all cost.
Senator Elkins is very much in
terested in the matter and he has re-
peatedfy written about it. Other
noted men are interested and there
will be nothing left to desire on this
score. The money part OF the plan
will be as easily provided for but il
will take strong pull on the part OF
everyone in town.
The committee in charge of the day
has raised five hundred dollars among
| themselves and the town OF Morgan
town has give one hundred dollars
more. A check for another hundred
has been received from the Mononga-
hela Iron and Steel Company which
asked for the privilege of contributing
to the fund before any subscriptions
were asked for. They saw notice OF
the matter In Pittsburg paper and
wrote to find out about it. They were
told that they could help all they
wanted and they sent one hundred.
1t is expected to get as fine sword
as can be procured in order to properly
show the appreciation of the town and
state for the man who claims it as his
birth place He is the only one who
halls fror4 this state and will be duly
honore'a.
A meeting of the committee was
held on Saturday night and report
of the work done already was made by
Commander Brown A general dis
cussion of the situation by the mem
hers followed. The letters received
were read and everything was gone
over by those present.
An executive committee was APP
pointed. 1t is composed of Command
er Brown as chairman and Frank Cox,
George G. Sturgiss, W. K. Glasscock,
1. G. White, Jos Moreland and Robert
A. Armstrong. w. j. White was
made treasurer of this organization,
Prof. Armstrong secretary and S. P.
| Corbin made clerk.
The executive committee was au-
thorized to appoint committees on re-
ception, invitation, parade, finance,
badges, decorations and Examinations,
transportation and public comfort.
On transportation the chairman has
named |. G. White, George G. Sturgiss
and Jos. Moreland.
On finance Walter w. Hayes has
been named as chairman but the 9th
ers have not been designated. They
will be named together with the
members of the other committees
| later.