The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-02-17
Evening Chat

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lMiss; Erdora Ramsey, held sseretafyi
OF the West Virginia Equal Suhrage)
Rssociat tom who had spent several
weeks IN the aouth ernE part OF the
state engaged in work OF the organi'
eaton arrived at Clarksburg wedensday
where she will spend . short time, 1t
iskthe purpose to organize a Suffrage
league In Clarksburg as at this time
there is no organization OF the kind
tnfthatg city
MisS Ramsey Is a southern girl OF
d pleasing personality and is the
daughter Of q Baptist minister OF
South Carolina. Her work in Hunting.
ton, Charleston and other towns In
that part OF the state has been most
effective. She Is a graduate OF Hol-
1andgfand Richmond college and nas
agdegree from Columbia university.
Until recently she was teacher in
the GreenYille Woman's college OF
which her father is president. Miss
Ramsey has done effective work in
Pennsyivania along the lines of sui.
ffaEeS and believes comparing condt'
lions In this state with that OF Penn.
syIyanIa, that West Virginia Will
come out victorious at the the polls
inF1s16 and grant to her women the
right OF suffrage.
Miss Ramsey will not come to this
city at the present time but 1t Is
thought her services may be secured
here for later in the season.
Miss Lavinio Engle, who had spent
the past few weeks, since leaving
Fairmont, in Lewis and Doddrtdge
counties will come TO Shinnston to-
morrow where she will address pub
lie meeting. She has done splendid
work in both these counties and ex:
week, the National society having use
for her services elsewhere.
Suffrage issues are at low tide in
this city Just at present, owing to bad
weather and much sickness, but when
spring opens UP the local Political
z equality club has plans in the making
which will enliven matters consider.
!, ably in this section. Organizations
will be perfected and an educative
Il campaign of considerably magnitude
will be carried on during the spring
and summer months.
According to the statistics for Feb.
ruary for the past twenty-five years
and the law OF averages, the latter
half Of February will BIO much warmer
and milder than tho past few days
have been.
The average temperature for the
month for the proceeding twenty-five
years Is 32.1 degrees. The highest
Temperature recorded in that time is
{ SO while the lowest Is IS below zero.
The lowest recorded in this section
last February is below. This has
already been beaten this month as
theTlow temperature has reached be-
low, on one morning.
Taken as a whole February has
lower average temperature than Jan:
uary but the severe low Temperatures
are usually at the beginning OF the
month the last half Of the month be-
ing the warmest. The lowest temper
ature recorded at Fairmont last tep'
{ ruary was only Is degrees and that
was on the night OF the tenth, during
the same night the thermometer fell
to- Q degrees below at Terra Alta,
which is usually the coolest point in
3 this section of the state.
The average precipitation for the
month is 3.22 inches and the snowfall
4 is 90 inches. So judging from the
Z past performances the remainder OF
this month will be more pleasant than
the first part. But that is no reason
any one should buy a panama hat or
discard their overcoat, as there are
exceptions to all rules.
Pretty booklets embossed with the
stars and stripes and tied with blue
and gold ribbon and containing the
program for the annual meeting OF
sthe Sons of the Revolution, have been
received in this city by members OF
the organization. Each member of the
Organization is privileged to take one
lady to the banquet which will be held
at the Gore hotel at Clarksburg on
the evening of February %. The
+ state officers are Charles L. Hickman,
president; Edmund P, Chancellor, Jr..
vice president; Frances E. Nichols OF
Fairmont, treasurer; Baird Mitchell,
secretary and registrar and Frank L.
Burdette historian. The committee on
program and entertainment is COM
posed Of the following; Harvey F.
a Smith, Charles L. Hickman, Henry
Raymond and Charles L. Harding.
The Board of Managers is as follows:
Z Charles L. Hickman, Albert H. White,
Baird Mitchell, Henry Raymond and
Harvey F. Smith
Al number of local members Of the
Organization with their ladies' will at
Ftend the sessions.
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