The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1910-04-20
FAIRNlQNT Will.
PIAY TRIBUTE TO
GOV. PlERPONl'
Large Delegation.
toAttend Statue
Unveiling

a large number OF citizens OF this
city have expressed their intentions
to be present at the presentation ex.
srcises when the State Of West vir.
gilia turns over the statue Of ex.Goy.
ernor Pierpont to the authorities Of
the United States. The citizens are
anxious to honor the man that stood
foremost in the work out OF which a
new commonwealth was born. Off
clal action was taken at the council
meeting last night in this particular
when Councilman Powell presented a
motion that q committee be appointed
to pay tribute to the grand old man.
The order passed by council is in the
following words:
Whereas, The ceremonies incident
to the presentation by this State to
the. authorities Of the United States
Of the statue Of Ex-Governor Francis
H. Plerpont will take place at Wash.
ington, D. Con April 80. And,
Whereas, It is deemed fitting that
the citizens 'of this city take special
pride in hoaoring the memory and
paying tribute to the many noble quail.
tiles Of one Of the most prominent
and illustrations OF its former citi.
zens. And,
Whereas, in order to show the esT
TEEN in, which the late Governor was
held by his old associates, friends and
fellow,toWnsmen, it is deemed proper
that they, should be in attendance at
the said presentation exercises.
Therefore,Sbe it ordered, that the
following citizens and friends Of the
late Governor Plerpont be most re.
spectfully requested and invited to
honor themselves and represent the
entire citizenship Of this city in at.
tending the presentation of this
statue.
The committee appointed is a,
lengthy one and consists Of the fol
lowing men; Judge John W. Mason.
Ex-Governor A. B. Fleming, DR.. ]. NJ.
BrownAeld, "A. B. Fleming, DR.. ]. NJ.
ley, ]. E. Watson, Captain Thomas
Reed, Hon. o. S. Mckinney, Hon. ].
NJ. Jacobs, Hon. Lamar G. Powell,
Senator W. S. Meredith, Judge W. s.
Raymond, Judge E. F. Morgan, NJ. L.
Hutchinson, John A. Clark, C. E.
Hutchinson, U. N. Arnett, NJ, D. Orr,
Nathaniel D, Helmick, W, G. Jamison,
la. i, Lehman, Harry Shaw, J. o. Nc.
Nicely, M. M. Neely, W. L. Arnett, 9.
e. Reed, Father A. Boutlou, Rev. A.
II. Beayln, Rev. C. D. Smith, Rev. H.
G.. stoetser, Rev. Harry c. Howard,
Rev. w. ]. Eddy. General w. w.
Scott, T. w. Fleming, U. s. Fleming,
DR.. C. j. C. Bennett, DR.. ]. W. McDon'
aid, DR.. C. o. Henry, Joseph Roster,
Carter L. Faust, T. W. Boydston, L. H.
wilcox, George E. Amos, John F.
phillips, W. s. Black. F. E. Nichols,
Sam r. Nuzum, c. M. showalter, L. G.
Race, Harry F, Smith, James E. Nor
gan, George NJ. Jacobs, Howard R.
Furbee, George NJ. Alexander, James
a. Meredith, c. E. Manley, ]. Walter
Barnes, d. A. Clayton, Anthony
Bowen, Tusca Morris, John L. Leh-
man, j. o. Watson, Robert II Gun.
ningharn, NJ. G. Lough, Z. H. Smith,
H. N. Ogden, Sanford G. Jones, Eli
Musgraye, g. E. Watts, T. I. Brett, e.
| F. Hartley, John Henshaw, Joseph
Lehman, Bernard L. Butcher. Benjat
min F. Ramage, j. W. stittler, Allen
Russell, s. j, Brobst, George T. Wat,
son. Walton Miller, John s. Scott, A.
G. Martin, g.. w. Morgan, Charles
Powell, James r. Linn, George Brand,
A. D. Simon, NJ. W. Ogden, HIS. Yost,
c. q, Smith, T. v. Buckley, Q. D. Rob
inson, p. R. Carskadon, ]. E. Powell,
t, F. Reed, W. h. Haggerty, s. B. Mil,
ler