The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-03-03
NEITHER SIDE
WAS Blue B |. | ! Al.
y.N..G..A. !. Dinner l |: ! !
But the Blues Made Good
And Proudly Wore
White.
PORTRAITS PRESENTED L. 4.
Likenesses In Oil Of First
and Present Presidents
Of Association.

Two hundred and fifty banqueters
seated around the festive board at the
Y. M. C. "A. last evening was the cli-
max to the great membership cam
paign which netted the association
here enough members to make FAIR
mont's the largest Y. M. G. A. In the
state.
The banquet was for the Reds and
Blues and was given by the Member
shin committee. The Blues, who lost
out in the fight for the greater am.
cunt of members, were the goats" OF
the evening They had to go stag
while the Reds were allowed to bring
lady friends, The Blues, however,
were Just as happy as their opponents.
and perhaps they had as much nun. II
was as much delight to the lndigos
to get a chance to serve the eats TO
the Reds as it was for the Blues TO
eat in the company OF the Reds.
The banquet hall opened to the
members at seven o'clock. Immediate
IL the door opened, it dawned upon al
that there was to be nothing more
than Joy and happiness IN that
crowd. a., -
Ihe orchestra music put life into
the crowd sasit marched into the gym
nasium and in a few minutes, TO tne
tune OF %sIt'sSa long way TO me XII
E;chen, the Blues, who were no longer
blue, came strolling in, eacn one wear- ar
ing "a white apron, the inslgna; OF e. tne'
losing team. HI ~ .s.. \. Z Z
rrattlas ana tom st has Sttnte 9n every;
6n5s All ne .bandueta felt ct homie. The
menu :wass prepared by the ladies.
AID society OF the NJ. Es church, south:
n was a4chicken dinner and included
everything which is expected at sucn
a feast. a.s -
Ii'iAfter the last course was served
and disposed of, Dr.;J. w. McDonatu
who was postmaster OF the evening,
enened up the speech-m part OF
the program, by a few remarks 70
make the diners feel at ease anu pre-:
mare them for the talks that were 70
follow. ..,,a,,,o,,
in which q. H. Pryor, captain OF the
Reds. gave his version of Why IS q
Rad =" Then why is a Blue! was
elaborated upon by J. C. Evans, cap
fain of the Blues. At the end Of botn
these talks. 1t was decided upon py
the Gathering that why a Red and
M R1ne SIsp is for the betterment OF
conditions among the young men o.
the community and for the enlarge
ment Of the Y. NJ. G. A. throughout
the country. .ro, avs
+ha address OF the evening, in wnlcn
he told OF the work or the =. NJ. -.
Al. of the interest manlfestea Dy tne s,
campaigners; OF the conditions as 9ney 9 :
exist in the Y. M. G. a. now ano ~ u :
nrenarations in come degree for the
3,tnre. Two fine oil paintings were
here presented to the \. M: =; q. e. "a OiSS
Of these was a likeness OF =. =. sa1u", a9in,,
the first president of the assoelaiiou
here, and the other OF n. j. Har1ieS
the present president.
!. In a speech in which the pahtLnss
were Officially accepted by Tue assoE ~
| citation, B. L. Butcher informed tne
hanoneters Of the good work whlcn
both me first and the present presl-
dent have done for the associaI193n;
At the closing speech. y. ". h1BnI,
! secretarv of the association, took az
his @ 'sIihiect the work which has been
done nv the YIN. C.. A. In Falrmont
since its establishment here. ne OUT
Iined somewhat his plans Tor the Ltn-
tmra and expressed himself IN divers
NO 1s "a Indicating that there Is o great
cha nee for FairInont's Y. NJ: g, a. 70
ren1ain the best and largest IN tne
| STATE and also to perform tne Wo}rh
Tor which the association was first
formed, that Of instructing any tH, tak,ns ss,1,l
care OF the young men OF tne ''Np- counTT
TRY. I.