The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1910-04-20
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PAY TRIBUTE. TO
GOV PlERPONT
Large Delegation
toAttend Statue
UnD'eiling

a large NUMBER OF cltlzenB OF tnls
city have expressed their intentions
to be present At the presentation ex.
erctses when the State Of West Viz.
ginia turns over the statue Of ex.Goy.
ernor Pierpopt 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.
cial action was taken at the council
meeting last night in this particular
when Councilman Powell presented a
motion that a 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. Pierpont will take place at Wash.
ington, D. C., on April 80. And,
/ Whereas, It is deemed fitting that
the citizens of this city take special
pride in honoripg the memory and
paying tribute to the many noble quail.
tiles Of one Of the most prominent
AVA iIluetrations NJ its former citi.
zens. And,
Whereas. in order to show the es,
TEEN in which the late Governor was
held by his old associates, friends and
felIow.townsmen. 1T is deemed proper
that they should be in attendance at
the said presentation exercises.
Therefore, be it ordered, that the
following citizens and friends Of the
late Governor Pierpont be most re-
specially 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.. J. NJ.
ley, ]. z. Watson, Captain Thomas
Reed, Hon. o. S. Mckinney, Hon. J.
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,
"A. L. Lehman, Harry Shaw, J. 0. Nc
Nicely, M, M. Nicely, W. E. Arnett, G,
E. Reed, Father A. Boutlou, Rev. A.
H. Beayin, Rev. C. D. Smith, Rev. H.
g. stoetzer, Rev. Harry C. Howard,
Rev. w. J. Eddy, General w. W.
Scott, T. w. Fleming, U. s. Fleming
DR.. C. j. C. Bennett, DR.. ]. W. Melon
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, e. M. showaltcr, L. 9.
Race, Harry F. Smith, James 3. Nor
gan, George NJ. Jacobs, Howard R.
Furbee, George NJ. Alexander, James
A. Meredith, c. E. Manley, ]. Walter
Barnes, o.. A. Clayton, Anthony
Bowen Tusca Morris, John L. Leh'
man, j. o. Watson, Robert II Gun
hlngharn, NJ. c. Lough, e. H. Smith
H. N. ogden, Sanford G. Jones, Eli
Musgraye, c. E. Watts, t. l. Brett. E.
| F. Hartley, John Henshaw, Joseph
Lehman, Bernard L. Butcher. Benja'
min F. Ramage, ]. W. stiffler, Allen
Russell, s. ], Brobst, George T. Wat
son. walton Miller, John S. Scott, A.
q. Martin, Q. w. Morgan, Charles
Powell, James R. Linn, George Brand
A. D. Simon, NJ. w. Ogden, H. 8. Yost
| &. p. Smith, T. v. Buckley, G. D. Rob
Inson. u. r. Carskadon. ]. E. Powell
T. F. Reed, W. R. Haggerty, s. B. Mil
leE