The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1908-01-04
Governor Warfield of Maryland
Accepts Invitation to Attend Paint
And Powder Club Performance
Biggest Event
Of The Season
Monday Night

The general committee that is work
ing up the business for the Paint and
Powder club OF Baltimore which will
present a high grade vaudeville per-
formance at the Grand Opera House
on Monday night is meeting with great
success. All the boxes in the theater
have already been taken and the seats
are going at a very rapid rate. sprigg
Camden is doing very effective work
at Parkersburg and there will be
many people here from that city TO
see one Of the greatest shows ever
presented to a West Virginia audi
ence. Wheeling is being faithfully
worked and 1t is understood that
large contingent of men and women
will be here from the stogie city.
Committeeman Alexander reports
that a large delegation viii be here
from Clurksburg. The Clarksburg pa
pers have taken up the story Of the
show and the people OF that city arc
eager to witness the unique perform
ance that has been the good fortune
OF Fairmnnt to secure Colonel John
T. McGraw is using his eloquence AMI
powers OF persuasion in the city of
Grafton and has his fellow townsmen
in the proper spirit TO join in with
the men and women of other cities
that will be in Fairmont on Monday
night. Grafton will be well repre-
sented at the Grand on this occa-
sion. Warrington and Morgantown
are both enthusiastic over this bene-
fit and the population of these two
towns will be greatly depleted on the
night that the P. P. boys are here. In
fact the seats are going so fast in the
nearby cities and at home that 1t
looks now as II the tickets will all be
sold before the doors are open Mon
day night
Governor Edwin Warfeld has wired
his acceptance to the invitation ex-
tended to him to be present at the
show. Governor warfield will be here
unless the illness OF Mrs. Warfield
who is now sick, prevents. Governor
Warfield is glad of the fact that the
Paint and Powder Club is coming to
West Virginia and that the people OF
Baltimore and Fairmont are coming
in contact with each other socially as
well as commercially. This brings
-, .,,,.,o - tho.g cornp,unftTac closer
together and all are benefited thereby.
The commercial relations Of the two
cities have been very close for several
years. Vast quantities of coal from
this section have been shipped to Bal
timore. Eastern capitalists are well
informed concerning the great possi-
bilities OF this State but the coming
of the Paint and Powder Club marks
new epoch in Fairmont's history and
is the beginning OF period that
means much for our city. Not only
will It help the city in dollars and
cents but It will give 1t higher stand.
ing than 1t ever had before. Its name
will be hearalded to the world In
different way than Fairmont has ever
been spoken OF before. The Baltl'
more papers have copied the extended
writeup in Thursdays issue Of the
West virglnian and has brought thou.
sands Of people to think along other
channels concerning our mountain
city. The event is great one for
Fairmont and its citizens should be
proud OF the appearance Of the Paint
and Powder Club and should support
the show by their presence.
Mayor Barry Mahool, mayor OF Bal
timore. has wired his regrets. Mayor
Mahool will be unable to see the show
on Monday night on account Of several
important municipal propositions
which he will have to pass upon on
Monday. These propositions are in
cidcnt to the last election Of Balti-
more and demand the immediate at
tcntion of the mayor. Mayor Mahool
also expressed himself as being well
pleased that the people OF Maryland
and West Virginia are getting closer
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