The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-06-09

Great as West Virginia Il In
natural RESOURCES. grandeur Of
scenery and industrial supremacy
we must always remember that
her future greatness and welfare
will after all be most largely dc.
termined by8 the character Of her
cttisena. Character can not be-
bought; Il can not be lost; It 10
not 9 aeeting shadow. Though
West virginia were by some mys-
tertous calamity deprived Of her
vast wealth and resources, the
high character OF her people
would still stand as an eternal
monument to DO admired BY fu-
turs generations. Your present
effort therefore, 70 cure the In.
terest and cooper. IN Of our
youth 10 evidently OF he highest
Importance. II Is the best birth y
day present you can give 70 West
Virginia" z; VI
Patriotic Duty.
Congressman Nicely, Of the First
District has also sent q message. He
Is particularly impressed with the val.
liable idea Of reminding ourselves, by
. birthday celebration, relative to
things that We might otherwise forget
Your ambitious undertaking to
Z celebrate the Fifty.third birthday
Of West Virginia in the manner
outlined In your letter Of May
18th. merits the hearty support OF Il
every patriotic citizen Of the
State. Your plan Is admirable.
Its execution should result In CIV.
I ing to the world "a great deal Of
valuable Information regarding the
wonderful natural resources ola +
commonwealth that is destined to
be one of the foremost States OF
Z all the world. I wish you, your
organization and your enterprise
boundless success
Tho Flags Body Guard.
There 10 q very pretty idea being
worked out In Parkersburg. The
parade will be headed by the flag Of
West Virginia and the flag OF the
United States, carried side by side.
The escort Of these fags will be fifty:
threefg girls or young ladies, ali dressed
alike, and they will swing into the
reviewing stand as the body guard of
the Tags, while the rest OF the parade
goes BY. The ffty.three girls viii
typity the flfty.three years Of 10
States life, and this beautiful q
could be worked out everywhere %
Henry II. Archer has sent suggestions
along this line to every community OF
the State. asking: first, that q pro-
yisional Committee Of three be ap.I
pointed 10 organize local celebra.i
ton; that this provisional Committee
then meet with the men and women
connected with organized bodies
churches, orders, schools, Boy Scouts
farmers, organizations, and 90 on:
then that this general Committee ar.
range whatever seems best to COM
memorate the day. But the particular
thing that Mr.. Archer wants borne In
indie the desire Of the West Virginia
Board lot Trade to receive word 81 once
as TO all who serve on Comm. sesS and
particularly the names and ddressesl
OF the girls who dress to typify the
,ftty.three years Of the State.
Local Celebrations.
Local celebrations are already being
planned on q large scale In Wheeling,
Huntington, and Charleston. But even
Il every large town In West Virginia
were to have Q! birthday celebration on
June goth. this would mot be enough
Every county. seat should do something
to mark the day on the memory Of all
its people. In addition, the people OF
o district who could not take the trip
to the county seat, should act together
and have community picnic; and
where just the folks OF a neishbor.i
hood want, to do Il they ought TO make
up. q little party among themselves.
E Send oreetlngs.
B Let every family In West Virginia,
resolve that on June goth one or more
letters will go outside the State to
relatives and friends. telling them that
June Goth Is the Fifty.third birthday
Of West Virginia, that West Virginia
has wonderful pportunities In Il, that
the latch-strirg OF the State IS out to
all who will come here to help use It's.
resources and thus build tito greater
things. 3 !.
Ann AgTInIN