West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1915-07-22
West virginia Society Camps for a Day

'~0umDia anu unuer the auspices OF
the West Virginia society TO the num-
Der OF 500 or more hied themselves
way TO Great Falls. on the Virginia
side OF the Patomis on Saturday. the
nth, and enjoyed the refreshing
breezes that come out OF the flow OF
the West Virginia waters over the rag
ing falls. and with the mixture of the
water and the fresh breezes coming
over the sacred soil OF the mother
state. the patriotic blood OF each could
not remain dormant.
Each one had happy "how do you
do" with CHEEKY smile which revived
the days gone by in the state when
we were young. Maggie!"
number OF the West Vlrginians
who were Office free went up in the
early part OF the day, not knowing
the real program was not to be pulled
of until in the evening. but in the af-
ternon the early Corners were aug
mented in number until there were
500 or more on the ground
In accordance with the plans pre-
pared by the committee having the
matter in charge. Mr.. ID. w. Gall. the
president. called the meeting to order
and made short speech OF welcome
to the members of the society and
their friends. He spoke of the loyalty
OF West Virginians in the various parts
OF the country, and told of meeting
with West Virginia society organized
and fiourishing in Los Angeles. Cal.
when on his recent trip to the Pana-
ma exposition, and in San Francisco
another West Virginia society was
fourishing, all of whom gave him a
happy reception as the president of
the West Virginia society in the ma
tons capital.
Mr.. Gall cited the success Of the
West Virginians on the Pacific coast
as an incentive to those living I'm the
District of Columbia to fraternize in
the work OF building and maintaining
fiourishing society here.
The meeting in the grove. as i'm the
hall. was opened by the society sing
ing The West Virginia Hills" lead by
cornet under the dictatorship of the
secretary of the society w. f.. Braith-
waite, and at the conclusion of the
singing and following the address of
welcome by the president, he intro
duced the Hon. II. II. Moss of the
Fourth district, who i'm a pleasing and
interesting address and in all serious
ness said it was idle folly to enter
tain a thought of the state repudiating
the debt that the Supreme Court of
the United States had found against
the state in favor of Virginia Tor the
Virginia bond holders) and while i'm
the early discussion of this matter
years ago he was one who believed
That West Virginia did not owe the
state OF Virginia one farthing, now
that the Supreme Court had decided
otherwise the honorable thing to do
was to see that II was settled (here
the speaker was interrupted by ap-
plause), and that as 1t was created n
state as war measure and the Union
got the benefit of the state during the
civil war, 1t was the duty of the ma
tional government to relieve the state
OF this debt by paying it and he went
even farther and endorsed the plan
that Senator Chiffon has pending be-
fore Congress to recover from the gov
eminent which is due and will more
than pay this debt.
Senator Chiffon is working to the
end that the national government re-
cover from the northwest territory
comprising the present states of Ohio.
Indiana. Michigan. Illinois, Wiscon-
sin and part of Minnesota, which was
coded by Virginia to the government.
The money to be obtained in this man
ner. or that part of it due to the west
ern part of Virginia, now West Vir-
ginta, to be applied to the payment of
the debt against the state of West yir-
ginia.
Mr.. Moss spends considerable of his
tlmei Washington but is a loyal West
Virginian, and 1t is conceded by all
who know him that If his district is TO
be represented by one of his political
faith no better man can be secured.
AT the conclusion of Mr.. Moss adj
dress the president made some com
plimentary reference to the speaker
and then introduced George r. Laird.
who gave some flowing accounts OF
the yastness Of the resources of West
Virginia and the close relation of the
mother state to the daughter, who
was then sitting in the lap of the
parent
The president spoke of the long and
continuous efforts IL required to bring
into existence this West Virginia So
ciety, and that each one of the mem
bers wore little OF the regal purple
himself and welded a kingIy scepter
all his own, and that by the exercise
OF these personal powers the society
must enter upon it's second year with
renewed Yigor.
The meeting closed by singing "My
Country 'Tis Of Thee" after which the
picture Of the society was taken in
group. then a chicken dinner, I'm picnic
style was served. and an undivided
vote decided It was the best outing of
the reason and one that will be re-
Deated again next year.
Athletic sports and dancing were
engaged I'm by those who enjoyed them
while others talked politics and Sc
lected the candidates for the state on
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