The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1911-12-06

FAIRMoNT CHAMBER OF COM.
MERGE ENTERTAIN. MINING
MEM AT sUMPTuous DINNER.
A MOST ENJOYABLE AFFAIR.
AEPAsT SERVED ri D
SPLENDID TALKS FILLED With
VALUABLE SUGGESTIONS FEA.
TuREo THE FINE ENTERTAIN.
MENT.

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The banquet held in the Masonic
Temple last night was the chief So
clal event OF the West Virginia Coal
Mining Institute which has been In
session in this city for the last three
days. The visitors with the large
number OF Fairmont men that have
the welfare Of the. .city at heart were
seated around the festal board where
wit, logic and elo1uence held sway.
It was nine O'Clock when the ban
quet room doors swung open to ad.
nit the guests into the festal hall.
Over three hundred men enjoyed the
splendid repast served under the .di.
rectlon iof Mrs. D. G. Williams, who
has achieved distinguished reputa.
tion for her ability to manage affairs
OF this kind. '
y Omen's Orchestra and quartette
composed OF John Coyne. Reno Flem'
ling, Lamar Satterfeld and Charles
Ingram furnished music that was en-.
joyed by all OF those present. The
quartette sang selections in which
they made decided hits at the recent
Elks minstrels show:
1t was almost eleven o'clock when
Toastmaster Mckinney started thu
talktest. Mr. Mckinney has had a
great deal Of experience in presiding
at postprandial affairs and he was at
his best last night. < Z,
r. He iirst introduced Thomas ]:
Brett, president OF the Fairmont
Chamber OF Commerce, who made
fine address in which he set forth
some of the things that Fairmontcrs
are proud to exploit.
Hon. E. NJ. Showalter was the
next speaker He made brilliant
address on the manner In which the
conditions In the mining industry Is
improving. The broader view that
has been taken in making the indus
try of, education wns dwelt upon b.
the speaker.
Nell Robinson discussed Herolsm
in the Mines. His address appears
in another column OF the paper.
George Alexander spoke on the OBJ
jects OF the Institute and discussed
the attitude OF the operators towards
khe State and Transportation CONF
panies and the rights of the opera
tors In connection with the State and
Transportation Companies. In his ad
dress he touched on the. laws that
govern and should govern the mining
industry. t,aH'
]. A. Beebc. representative OF the
Black Diamond spoke on the conser.
walton OF business. He declared that
there were no greater heroes than
the operators that have been facing
! adverse conditions for some time.
Riley Wilson was called upoa for
a talk and he injected some wit Into
the flow OF oratory. Before his ad.
dress all OF the speakers had been
talking In serious vein. Wilson
made Ills hearers laugh.
Chief Laing spoke OH the problem Of
making mines safer for workmen ana
the. enforcement OF principles that are
I, know. 10 be right whether or not
there Is any law to enforce these
principles.
The oratory closed with shot ad.
dres by Duncan Sinclair.
The banquet committee consisting
OF Brooks Fleming, Jr, E. NJ. Sho.
walter Harry F. Smith, w. S. Hay.
mond, 0. S. Mckinney and II. T. Gun:
ningham received many. compliments
for the successful manner In which
the members handled every. detail. /
The menu served was. as trollows:S
Celery Olives Nuts
Chicken Broth faGtf
White Fish Potato Chips
Turkey
Green Peas Sweet Potatoes
ItI Oyster Patties
Cranberry Sauce Roman Punch
| Tomato Salad
Ice Cream Cake Coffee
Cigars Cigarettes