Pioneer press. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1882-19??, 1912-12-14
HONORARY

Buckhannon, w. Va, Dec 6.-The
"Governor of the State and many other
notables In the world Of statesman
ship, educational leaders and church
men gathered here today to do honor
TO another distinguished fellow-citizen,
colonel William Seymour Edwards,
author, traveller and developer, OF
Charleston. 1t was the occasion Of
the comforting OF the honorary degree
or Doctor Of Literature upon Colonel
Edwards by the West Virginia Wesley
an College, in this city.
Governor William e. Glasscock, ac-
companied by Mrs. Glasscock, was at
tended by large company Of we'll
known persons, who, with Colonel Ed
wards, arrived here this morning in a
special Pullman car from Charleston.
The party consisted CT the follow
Ing:
Governor and Mrs Glasscock, DR..
Edwards, Judge H. c. McWhorter.
Miss Mary McWhorter, Colonel W. T.
Williamson, Of the Governors star;
Prof. George s. Laidley, Superinten-
fendent Of the Charleston Public
Schools, end Mrs. Laidley: Hon. Nj. p.
Shaw1ey, State Superintendent of
Schools, and Mrs. Shawkey; Rev. DR..
). e. Bird. pastor Of the Charleston
First Methodist Episcopal Church;
Colonel Sullivan, Of the Governors
staff; Judge G.. P. Hall, DR.. 8. P.
Crummett, G. D. O'Ncal, General Sec
retary Of the Y. NJ G.. A.; Hon. Don
Blagg, Hon. J. G. Thomas, Hon. A. G.
Carney. Of the South Penn Oh Com
pany; Commissioner OF Agriculture
elect Howard Williams, Edward NJ
Heermnns and wife, and the famous
w. s. Mason string Quartette, with
Prof Mason, R. R. Houston, w. Schultz
and H. Beckensteln.
After breakfast at the hotel the
Charleston party was driven In auto
mobiles to the college chapel, which
was filled with an audience Of stu.
{ dents, towns-people and visitors from
abroad. Tho stage was occupied by q
hundred OF the clergy, educators and
other prominent men and women
from various parts of West Virginia
and elsewhere. The people OF the I'D
State country camo out in large NUN.
bers, and from 10 o'clock until Q ~
the afternoon without intermlss!on the
assembly OF Interested people listened
10 music, eioquence and words Of wis
dom. AS the delightful program pro
ceeded, President Carl G. Doney, IF
Wesleyan, presided, attjred IN the
robes Of his official position.
When the exercises were concluded
and congratulations had been offered
DR.. Edwards by the throng in attend.
ance, sumptuous collation. was
served the out-oftown visitors at one
OF the leading hotels, and then the
Charleston party boarded their car
Manchester for the return trip.
}. McC. Martin, travelling passenger
agent Of the Baltimore & Ohio, per.
eonally conducted the special car.
Upon the return the company present.
cd Colonel Edwards with roses, which
he graciUusly bestowed upon the
ladies Of the party.
A Native West Virglnian.
This rather remarkable occasion,
and one of the very few Of It's kind
ever taking place in West Virginia.
was tribute to native of West Vir.
Slnla, who has attracted the attention
OF the world to his literary produc.
tlons Colonel William Seymour Ed.
wards, who heretofore has been better
known away from home aud in south
ern West Virginia than in the more
northern counties of his State. has
been writer Of books and magazine
articles for many years. Recently his
work, Into the Yukon, was one OF
Zen notable books! posted in the great