The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1911-01-19

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laEEl| So
tdren now IN the schools Will mot be
old enough to know what 1t means 10
see actual men who participated IN
1.-THE great and bloody struggle between
( the States going to the cities Of the
dead To- lay flowers. upon thetiast iest.
ing place got their conrad They
may, which Is doubtful. see ID Union
ior Confederate veteran now and then
who have not answered the last roll
call. hut the next coming generation
will never see the marching ranks OF
the old soldier. Time will roll on and
only the pages of history viii tell iol,
the soldiers who are today living in
Fairmont as; well as In every hamlet
and city in the United States with a
few in foreign lands. There are prob,
ably half hundred Union soldiers en-.
gagged in business or following some
kind ofAoccupation, in Fairmont, who
are among the most respected gentle.
men, but they, too, Will Join the, ranks
|of the great majority before a quarter
fof q century shall have elapsed. 1T Is
shown by q government report issued
this month that there were 1o7 Union
soldiers to pass away every "a hours
during the year 1910. and as the
months go by this ratio Increases.
How many have answered 4 taps in
Ftairmont, and vicinity during that
time2 More than a. dozen!s What
will be the number now in this com.
munity to answer the last roll call be.
fore this year shall have expired |?
Time answers all things! The nun.
Der will very likely be larger AS The
years go by the number will increase
until all shall have Joined their com.
rades; all shall be in eternity where
~ will make no difference whether,
the brave lads in the sixties fought
under the Stars and Bars and to the
inspiring tune of Dixie or the Stars
and Stripes TO the patriotic music lof
the Star spangled Banner" n IS i
For the past several years / have,
been travelling overSthis State in dis.
charge Of my duties and make every
large town and cityaa at regular; Inter.
yals, remaining in each place from
three days to a week but there are
less social stag club rooms in Fair.
mont than. any city ntWest Virginia
remarked a gentleman at the Marietta;
Hotel last; evening. There are many.
such chartered club houses IN Wheel.
ing and j know Of three In the South
Side district Of that city, there are
such places IN every place ofiany size!
ii. this State and many Of these cities
have several. ! do not mean! frater.
nal organlzatioAs or those that; are
known universarry, but where a nun.
Der Of men form purely social Or:
ganization and have aname for 1t and
secure a charter from the Secretary
Fof State. The clubs are places where
they may play social games Of yarl..
GUS kinds and drink a bottle Of pop
or dipper of cider when they feel
the pangs OF thirst" According to
the speaker who talked as II he had
been looking into the social club ques.
ton, there is not ole such organiza.
ton in Fairmont. The Coal City or.
the Mountain City-,-take your choice
Of names Is in class by itself when
It comes to, purely social societies. It
may be for that reason that all the SO.
Ecial.fraternal societies in Fairmont
are in such good running order. and
that they have such Target member;
ships. tits not believed that there is
Ian organization of this kind in this