The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-02-16

goes without the telling to West Viz.
ginians that Solicitor General Davis
delivered a memorable address, one
that will be cherished memory to all
who heard him. He was followed by
Miss Lenora NJ. DeGrange, q reader
Of ability and personal charm, who
recited West Virginia." in a manner
SO dainty, artistic and thoroughly sat
isfying that she elicted hearty ap.
plause. Congress-man-atiarge Sutn-
erland spoke TO Her sunkissed hills
and what they hold He mixed
humor with good solid facts and com.
mon sense. and characterized the
states needs as better education Of
its boys and girls and better roads.
Mr.. Sutherlaud's speech made q nne
impression.
It was up to Congressman M. NJ.
Nicely to tell something OF what West
Virginia produces. and he had a list OF
the products done in alphabetical or.
der. when he read, certainly brought
down the house. Major Nicely was
witty, he had some good stories, and
then Just to show his versatility as
a speaker, he painted a few word pic.
lures with the tongue of %eloquence
which delighted his hearers.
Congressman Fl. H. Moss followed
and was both felicitous and eloquent,
a combination he knows well now TO
use when or wherever he speaks. Hon.
James A. Hughes closed the program
with a tribute to the states fair
daughters, preceding that pretty ar
rangemcnt of deserved compliments,
with a few pot shots at the speak
ors who had preceded him.
At the speakers table were Sena,
tor Chiffon, Solicitor General Davis,
Mrs. Ashcraft and Mrs. Jones Of Fair
mont, Congressman Moss, Nicely.
Sutherland and Hughes, Henry Fry,
Miss Segragc. Mrs. W. G. Brown, MIRA
James a. Hughes, Col. William De.
Grange. Mrs. Nicely. Among tne
guests were: w. E. Adkins, Thos. w
Alderten, Mrs. George ". Atkinson,
Henry A. Baker, Henry S. Baker. Miss
Josephine Baker, Lester ". Baker,
Mr.. and Mrs. II. v. Barrett, Mr.. and
Mrs. Charles W. Bateman. D. w.
Beach, B. H. Booher. Mrs. N. C.
Boyey, Miss Lucy G. Brown. +. D.
Byington. Miss Helen l.. Byrne. DIR.
and Mrs. Rolla Camden, L. A. Coc,.-
ran. Miss Helen Crennan, Raymond B.
Dickey, DR.. W. E. Diifenderfer. Henry
F. Dolan, Henry G. Duncan, Tkeo. A.
Eve-solc, Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas W.
Fleming. Miss Elizabeth Fry, MIR. and
Mrs. D. ". Gall. MIR. aud Mrs. William
T. George. Mrs. D. c. Goodwin, Ed.
werd C. Quinn, Capt. Joaoph E. Hart,
D. w. Heston Mrs. Z. P. HInkcl. DR..
and Mrs. A. D. Hopkins. Miss Louise
Hopkins, DR.. and Mrs. Thos. j.. Hover
ton, Miss Mary Hugel. Miss Char.
lotte Johnston, Mrs. L. Kenny. ]. II.
Keesecker. MIR. and Mrs. Charles H.
Knott. Dr.. and Mrs. John C. Knott,
J. C. Lacey, Mr.. and Mrs. R. E. Lowe,
Capt. and Mrs. Jas A. Meauley. Floyd
Mcdonald, H. Mckinley, Mr.. and Mrs.
T. Frank Morgan, J. Byron Nickerson,
Miss Mary E. Paxton, MT. and Mrs.
r. Rect. DR.. F. H. Pipes. James R.
Pipes. J.. Roy Pipes. Gen. and Mrs.
w. W. Scott, Harry G. Shaifer, Mr..
and Mrs. Todd c. Sharp. Miss Anna
Sharp. Harry L. Sherick. Wade H.
Skinner, Mr.. and Mrs. c. B. Smith,
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles E. Stevens,
Miss Harriet Stone, Miss Helen Stone,
J.. ]. Stone, ]. Frank Thompson, Mrs.
Hester B. Tritipoe, j. D. Turner. w.
A. H. Turner, NJ. NJ. Waggener, E. F.
Warned. DR.. Frank Julian Warne, MI.
and Mrs. ]. E. Weber, William H.
Wentz. Miss Sophia c. Wright,
Charles Peddicord. Walter Scott.
The committee on arrangements
was Col. William De Grange, chair.
man: Mrs. w. G. Brown, vice CHAIR.
man; Mrs. c. B. Smith, Miss Lenora
NJ. De Grange, WHIT. George, and
William E. Braithawaite. The recep.
ton committee: John O. Knott,
chairman: ]. Roy Pipes. Todd c.
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