The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-01-01


whirllygigs and rattle boxes to the
boys and at the close of the mayors
very happy speech he proposed three
cheers for the West yirginian and
never was such din OF noise heard
in the city when the seventy:flye boys
all turned loose with their noisemak-
ing gtdeyices. II Ia dozen threshing ma
chimes, a hundred motorcycles and a
half dozen dynamos and all the other
noisc making machinery that could be
imagined had been turned into the
Y. N. c. A. building they could not
have competed with the boys in the
amount of noise that was manufact.
ured on this occasion.
After the mayor had finished HIS
remarks, Mr.. ". J. Wiegel, business
manager Of the Westvirginian who
was toastmaster OF the occasion in.
troduced Rev. ]. C. Broomfeld as an
ex-newsboy and DR.. Bromfeld gave
the boys most inspiring talk. He
stated that he was talking to the com.
ing preachers, lawyers, doctors, and
business men of Fairnont. He recited
his experience as newsboy and the
help that this work had been TO MIN
under very adverse circumstances.
The boys seemed rather chummy with
DIR. Bromfield. 1t seems that they
remember him for a talk he gave at
the Miller school building some time
ago in which he used a graphaphone
and they very affectionately referred
to the esteemed DR.. as "graphaphone"
Rroomfield which he took in very ex.
cellent part.
1t can be truthfully stated that there
was never a more enthusiastic meet.
ing held in Fairmont than the news
boys dinner. The enthusiasm was
spontaneous and uproarious. After
the speaking was concluded the toast.
master told the boys they would be
permitted to take a plunge intoI the
swimming pool Of the Y. NJ. C. A. and
without waiting for the conclusion Of
the announcement they made bee
line for the door and were only re.
tarded to hear the finishing part Of
the program by closing the door in
front OF them.
They were given most excellent din.
per, fine turkey dinner, with all the
necessary trimmings and accessories,
and after the first fe wcourses were
served the boys commenced to let
their belts out and kept the ladies'
on the trot to the kitchen to keep the
good work going on The dinner was
finished with fine selection OF ice
cream and cake and the satisfaction
of the occasion could be read In the
countenances Of the little business
generals whose expressions were as
open as book
The event was so successful that
1t will in all probability become an
annual event with the West Virgin.
ian. The boys were certainly started
on the New Year right. They were
not only well fed, but they were Civ.
en- advice by both the Mayor and DR..
Broomfield, which they will long re.
member and no doubt 1t will be a
great inspiration to them.
The boys who were present as the
guests Of the West yirginian included
all the news boys In the city and tho
dinner was not limited to those who
handled the West vifginian only.
They were:
Fairmont News Company NeWsies.
Joe Old. Dand Old, Sam BerdelIe, Joe
Ross, Dan Ross, Little Joe Ross, Louis
Ross, Homer Thorn. Roy Thorn, p.
Meade (col), Hugh Niche, Arthur
Niche, R. Myers, G. Myers, P. Mills.
IL. Creighton. G. Creighton, Wilson,
Hite, Haggerty. Fleming, Fitzhugh, Z.
oliker, +. Patterson, Reed Hawkins,
Ed Moats, P. Miller, r. Miller, Hawkins
tcol1, Glenn. B. Vincent Joe Vincent.