Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1914-10-15
West VIRGINIANS
HOLD A MEETING
Society Recently Formed at Washington
Held Social Session Friday Night.

gathering OF the West Vlrglnlans, sOJOurn
ing in this city, met in the first regular
meeting of the recently organized Society,
and welcomed each other IN band OF
fraternal fellowship-society, with pride
overlooking for the state OF their nativity
or adoption, as the care existed.
Mr.. d. w. Gall, of Philippi, the Presi-
dent, presided, and took up the regular
order Of business, which is provided for
in the Constitution and Laws of the
Society
There were over fifty new members re
ceiyed and the outlook 10 for still many
more, as the West Virginians in the city
get in touch with the situation, and now
that the ladies have been admitted as
members, the officers feel confident OF
the aid needed to reach all West Virgin
ians in the city and others as they come
I'm
The Society is a nonpolitical, and non.
sectarian society, of West Virginians,
banded togather for mutual association
and pride, and inspire patriotism.
Hon. W. G. Brown, Congressman from
the Second District was the first speaker
introduced, and gave his audience COM
/ prehensive view of the developer ents in
the state, by reciting the difficulties that
were overcome by his grand father and
grand mother, who came into the mount
aims of the state, when they mad to carry
their belongings on pack-horses, but now
where wealth and beauty abounds. Mr..
Brown gave glowing description of the
abundant apple crop of this year, and in
cidently gave assurance, that Preston
county would have its fine buckwheat
crop, and that cakes would be plentiful
He added very much to the passing Of
the evening, and gave words of encourage
ment to the Society.
] Governor Atkinson, the next speaker,
struck more on the amusing streign of
thought, and kept the audience laugh
| ing, ABOUT, the imagionary things that
have taken place, but when it came to
describing the hidden wealth Of the state,
he grew eloquent, and said, West vir-
/ ginia could produce enough coal ''to
warm the dmoinion of Plato forever"
enough gas, ito supply Compress for
1000 years. and enough oil to lubricate
the jaws OF politicians and after-dinner
speakers indefinitely.
Senator Chiffon, who was introduced
by the president, as another West Vir-
ginian, who had lived in two states and
had not moved out of the county in
which be was born, gave the Society
basket of information, about the means
he was using to secure for the state, an
accumulated surplus. out OF the former
territory of the mother State Virginia
from which new school houses can be e.
rected; new churches built; the country
canvassed with good reads. and if by
chance, it should be decided that there
was such thing, as the Virginia debt,
or that West Virginia owed Virginia any
thing, this recovery which he hopes to
get for the state, will pay that and then
give to the state means to make the i'm
provements outlined
| The Senator was very pleasing in his
address and the vote was unanimous for
him to visit each meeting and 1t is said
some of the ladies voted twice,
Last, but not least, Hon. Howard
Switzerland, was introduced, who came
near being missed, as the President had
been so much engaged with the duties o.
his Office that he had fallen to see the
distinguished Congressman come in, and
arose and commenced to make excuses
for his nonarival, when he discovered,
that excuses we're not in order, but the
Congressman himself was In order and
his presence and speech added cheer and
encouragement to all those present Mr..
Switzerland is West Vlrginian by adop-
i ion. but the state should be proud of
i adding such wideawake, progressive citi-
zsnt TO her population, and no doubt s,
by his selection as Congressman at large
He said he was proud of the state of his a.
doption, and that he expected to make his
! ONE IN the state and have his body laid
to moulder it's mother dust in the sacred
soil OF West Virginia.
i There were many words OF encourage
ment given to the officers and the out
look for the next meeting is very bright,
which will be held on Friday night, after
the fret Monday In November which is
! Friday night, November 18th, and with
these two unluckey numbers, forming a
hickey one. the occasion is destined to be
one OF Unprecedented success, to which
all West Virginaus urgently requested
to be present
an interesting programe will be arrang-
ed and other Congressman will give as
sistance to the occasion.