The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1913-04-29
POEM AND SONG
COMMITTEE HELD MEETING
IN THIS CITY YES
TERDAY.
Song by S. E. kiser, Of CHICAGO. Was
Accepted. With Music by
=. NJ. lnnes.

Awards IN the poem n sons con
test conducted under the auspices OF
the semi-centennial commission OF
West Virginia were made at a meet
ing OF the committee last evening,
Tor the best song and music appro-
pirate for the golden Jubilee celebra-
ton which will be held in June. The
awards were made by DIR. Thomas Z.
Hodges. president of the West Vir-
ginia University. and Hon. b. Walker
Peterson. OF this city. members OF
the commissions committee on poem
and song. to whom was referred the
report of the examining committee.
These men. with Colonel John r.
Day. secretary of the commission.
held n meeting last evening and ar
ter considering the recommendations
OF the examining committee, endorsed
them In every detail.
The endorsement awards the prizes
for the song 10 Mr.. s. f. KiEer. the
well known writer on the Chicago
Record Herald. whose poems OF heart
interest are familiar TO all newspa-
per readers. The music to the song
was written by Mr.. +. y. lines. the
celebrated band director OF Chicago,
and who is well known in Wheeling.
having appeared here q number of
times. Each winner secures a prize
OF $500.
Although falling short OF the mark
set by the committee, II may be a
matter OF interest TO Wheeling and
other composers that their compost.
tons were passed up as excellent in
their character.
There were over 900 contributors
TO the ong contest. The semi-cen-
tennial commission committee saw
not u OF the contributions. They
We're filed with the secretary OF the
commission. Colonel John r. Day:
who. after the contest vas declared
closed on March %, took them TO
amined by a committee OF professors
in the English. history and musical
departments and their merits passed
on impartially. That examining com
mittee made the following report 10
the semi-centennial commission com
mittee Of their findings:
N~organtoWn W. Va. Apr. -, 1913.
Committee ON Poem and Song. Semi
centennial Commission Of West Viz
ginia.
Dear Sirs-
At your request. We have read the
words OF oil the songs and poems of-
f.reI in the competition for the state
song and ~" state ode. Rearing IN
miud the instructions contained In your
circular letter Of Information TO com
p,ti'ors. and having the desires OF ta'
committee further explained 20 rs hN
Colonel Day. We beg TO orer the follows
iIE NiALahl@ anu rAAht~il'ur
7 or all the poems offered in con.
petition for the state song. tho one Ht
Mr. J. Il Taylor. entitled Song for f.
ScWi-Ceuteuntal celebration. - ~ t.'
highest literary merit. II is gentiu
Other poems IN the song contest
which. have literary. quality are a.,
nv Mr. lanes wallis. ~ "Siontaui
30 song-West Virginia Juhnce-
BE- mm Hnnu " 49,. fee NNH.n.m
kn.ett. win tie exception Of o." sec
oul stauza 90 "Our Mountain Land f.
Home" by Mrs Frank 4 Rreck. with
-" exception - IN" trsf st1nza. The
william T. Clgnn.
Note that the first stanza % the poem
by Nr stanton is suitable for the day
&c. These poems. especially the first
one tMr TayioTs', are Of a %diEnlh"f
ulat the committee desires a song OF q
more popular naturc-one which f.
likely 20 catch the ear ~ the public.
cart. ~ ne songs Of this type Of
f'rsd. the best constructed and most
likely 20 win popular favor Is West
virginia" bv NJ. : r. Kiser We ur-
thinks very highly 81 the music 20
which Mr. Kisers words are set our
for the purpose intended tof course tho
poem De- no. 90 The highest literary
uerffI go H- tr the last part Of rho re-
r-stu. Tie words. CON. you little old
We-, NirC'nia are too much like ~"
words ,oIii easily 10 -iIstituted FOR
OBJ sm. however. hy tie author. or per-
!ays some ~ no following nigh 10
lrat.td Won little etc. "our loyal
oiI heroic ol1 "our merry old
AZ o. fhr oIe only 90 few poems
wer. omeref in this competition. and
We 10 not consider HrV OF them worthy
90 inc occasion Tw1 ~ The best are
handed o. Colonel lsy Tor youB con-
In the matter both - tho ode ana
OF The cong we beg 20 Offer a. euREes-
ton Mr. Taylor's song Song for the
~smi-CcufcnuIai Celehratour would
mako on admirable ode N tIr refrain
submitted iu fhe ode contest bur loo tho
song contest flr tho prize of $500 our
sefnu i- tiaf FPS author be offered
reasonable sum- err $500. fu read bis
r1 fNHf fI'a p".w DO sef On ~uifatIa
MUS lafcr NJ thought dee nuis r.
might N.e become frr OFFICIAL state
.urr f0r En'fei ful formal o r. eious
DO suitable tn he sung 'r Tine churches
Ur ur f.U .HIfmU ur FttfrI. urcasiur.
lf .rfua fH us that The state ought 20
have two 20 one uf fhs e~w'nEinE
rl, -kinE -rrt for fh" crowd and the
afhIefi. field and one ~ r. mobile. char
arfer for ure when people are 800 serious
mood Nr are ~ fhn opinion that NJ
Is aerF words would Il FOR ne first AMI
SIR Tttinr wnrit f.r the second
Mr Trust fftf the committee will fn-
our statements in reE+ri fo the liter
frr Wrfifa of Che various productions
as more sugreanons
E~r.y~,lflly yours.
Ga HHH"mH r. L. a. mr.