The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1914-04-22
Hospital
Campaign
Banquet

Banquet.
ieasrISuEpl FROM PAGE ONE,
associate members Of the committee
my regrets.
H. d. HATEIELD. j
Morgantown. April 20. 1914. 4
Rev. w. 1. Cantor,
[ Eairmont. W. va.
My dear Mr.. cantef: 4
From the weather prospects and
my own slow improvements, I feel
constrained to write yousand say that
II is my judgment now that u ought
not 20 try and make the trip to. Fair
mont tomorrow night.
4 am greatly disappointed for I as
sure YOU that ] want 10 be present at
your banquet, not because feel that
! could be Of much service, but be-
cause 1 want to show my interest In
the great movement for public hos
pital at Fairmont. 1t is a great move
ment and one altogether worthy OF a
city like Fairmont which has in tile
past shown her ability to do big
things. One of the things / intended
to say had been permitted to be
present: Noicity can be really great
until its people learn to make invest.
ments of money, not in the hope Of
dividends in dollars; but in the hope,
and certainty for that matter of the
larger and richer dividends that ac-
crue from civic betterment pnd help
fulness to all its people. Fairmont
has already shown that she possesses
In large measure this quality OF
greatness "and success OF her cam
paign for the hospital, which success
] mosttconfidentls. predietltwlll int a
way more positively than ever before,
emphasize this greatness,
With best wishes for!tll,eeS success OF
your splendid enterprise, I,am
Truly and sincerely yours.
TH0S. L. HODGES.
About 200 men were present at Z
o'clock the appointed time for tho
beginning of8tle banquet and after
filing into the large banquet room,
The blessing was asked by Rev. Z. S.
Cunningham, presiding elder OF the
NJ. e. church., south. Va
a most excellent menu was fur.
nished for. the occasion by Mr.. C. II
Reed, proprietor of the Fairmoni
Oyster House. 0men,s orchestra fur.
nished delightful music for the occa.
sion. Al the closing of the banquet
and just before the speech making a
large number of the ladies' OF the
city came and their coming was
rheercd blythe men as they filed into
the room. The menu served for the
occasion is us follows:
MENU.
Oyster Cocktail
Celery Olives
Clam Broth
Baked Fish Tomato Sauce,
stewed Chicken Cream Gravy
Raspberry Pie
Mashed Potatoes Creamed Hominy
June Peas Cold Slaw
Ice Cream-Cake
Coffee
II was announced at the meeting
that the following gentlemen had
turned over their stock in the hos
pital free Of charge:
J. H. Wheelwright, C. W. Watson,
j. E. Watson, S. l.. Watson, George
7. Watson. J. o. Watson, a. T. Wat
son, A. L. Lehman, A. B. Fleming, C.
Z. Hutchinson. NJ. L. Hutchinson. ].
y Dnrrett, NJ. D., J. NJ. Hartley, John
W. Phillips, Hal Hall. C. w. swisher,
Walton Miller: R. T. Cunningham, M.
a. Fletcher, Smith Hood,
Honorable Geo. NJ. Alexander pre-
sided as POSTMASTER OF the occasion
with great ease and dignity. He re-
marked that the large 3 number OF
young men attending the banquet
spelled success for sthe undertaking
ssying that el6ld men we're Il for lad.
lviee,but the Young imenrS were tiIe;one
stoSengagG actively In tire Work fHeI
dso SeRPl asized $thes importance of
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