The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1911-11-29
PREPARATIONS 4 I.
BEING [. | | Nl||.A|DE..
FOR meeting:
MEN WILL BE GUESTS OF
FAlRMoNT CHAMBER OF COM.
MERcE-covERs WILL BE LAID
FOR $50. Z, & & 4 5 y &
ZOO VISITORS ARE COMING
QUESTIONS AFFECTING MANY
PHASES OF THE INDUSTRY TO BE
,lNTELLlGENTLY DISCUSSED
4 BY COMPETENT MEN.

Invitations and copies of the pro.
gramme for the West Virginia Mining
Institute which will be held in this
city beginning next Monday and last.
iLg three days. have been received In
this city. They were gent out by Sec.
iretary.. E.. B. Day. OF Pittsburg.
K The committees appointed by the
Chamber OF Commerce to provide en-.
,tertainment for this distinguished
body Of West ylrginians. have been
active In their efforts to make the
visit to Fairmont most enjoyable
and profitable one and SO far their
efforts have been crowned with sue,
cess.
The banquet committee which is
composed OF Messrs. A.. Brooks Elem.
ing. Z. NJ Showalter. H. F. Smith, R.
T. Cunningham, w. S. Raymond and
0. S. Mckinney, have arranged for an
elaborate banquet which will be served
In the Masonic Assembly room, on
Tuesday evening beginning at $3.50
O'Clock. Banquet tickets will be sent
to those most interested in the meet.
ing. such as, local coal operators, etc.,
though every member of the Chamber
OF Commerce is invited to be present
and tickets Gamble obtained from any
member of the committee. The tick.
cts will cost three dollars. 1t is ex.
pected that from three hundred and
fifty to four tllnpGsed people, will be
present az
Secretary Day. OF Pittsburg,s has re.
ceived notification from two hundred
members of the Institute stating that
they would be present next week
when the Institute convenes here.
1.-The Institute Is n West Virginia af.
fair. having lbeen formed in Clarks.
burg in June 1908. for educational
purposes. Since that time 1t has in.
creased Its membership to over 500,
including some Of the most prominent
men OF the State connected with coal
mining operations. Since the first
meeting. sessions have been held in
Charleston, Elkins. Huntington, Blue.
field and Wheeling. Mr. Frank Haas.
Chief Consulting Engineer of the Con.
solidation Coal Company, located at
this place. Is the president. while Mr..
Day is located In pittsburg is secre
tary and treasurer. Among the Off.
GERS. Mr.. George T. Watson. vice presi.
dent of the Consolidation company is
vice president and prominent coal
men from other sections hold import.
ant positions. srsl
The following are the committees
appointed 10 look after the entertain
ment of the Institute by the Chamber
OF Commerce OF Fairmont: Id
On Hotels and Reservatlons-C. w
Evans. A. b. Scott and A. Howard
Fleming.
On Finance-A. Brooks Fleming. Jr.
NJ. L. Hutchinson. Morris W. Head
Harry b. Clark and Duncan Sinclair.
On Decorations : W. j. Rathbun
Albert 7. Watson. J. A. Clark. Jr.
On Press-Earl II. Smith. l.. NJ, Da.
Wis and c. II. Jenkins.
On Visiting Industrial Plants-J. NJ
Jacobs. r. NJ. Hite. Samuel c. Coch
rane. Harry L. Heintzelman and II. B
Hungerford.
On Banquet-A. Brooks Fleming
Jr. L. NJ. Showalter, Harry +. Smith
r. 7. Cunningham. W.. S. Raymond
and o. S. Mckinney.
On Exhibitions. C. Evans, Sam R
Nuzum and Fred Helmick.