West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1916-06-08

about character. about the character
or West Virginia, and about the great
things that have been done.
Great as West Virginia Is In
natural resources. grandeur OF
scenery and industrial supremacy,
we must always remember that
her future greatness and welfare
VIII after all be most largely de-
termined by the character OF her
citizens. Character can not be
bought; II can not be lost: II f.
not a heeting shadow. Though
west virginia were by some mys-
FERROUS calamity deprived OF her
vast wealth and resources, the
high character OF her people
would still stand as an eternal
monument TO be admired by fu-
ture generations. Your present
effort, therefore, to secure the I'm
terest and cooperation OF our
youth is evidently OF the highest
Importance. 1t Is the best birth
day present you can give TO West
Virginia"
Patriotic Duty.
Congressman Nicely. OF the First
District, has also sent a message. He
is particularly impressed with the val
liable idea of reminding ourselves, by
a birthday celebration. relative to
things that we might otherwise forget.
Your ambitious undertaking to
celebrate the Fifty-third birthday
OF West Virginia IN the manner
outlined in your letter OF May
18th, merits the hearty support OF
every patriotic citizen OF the
State. Your plan is admirable.
It's execution should result I'm CIV
ing to the world great deal OF
valuable information regarding the
wonderful natural resources of
commonwealth that is destined to
be one Of the foremost States OF
all the world. l wish you, your
organization and your enterprise
boundless success"
The Flags Body Guard
There is a very pretty idea being
worked out In Parkersburg. The
parade viii be headed by the flag of
West Virginia and the flag OF the
United States, carried side by side.
The escort of these flags win be fifty
three girls. or young ladies. all dressed
alike, and they will swing into the
reviewing stand as the body guard OF
the flags, while the rest of the parade
goes by. The fifty-three girls viii
typify the ffty-three years of the
states life, and this beautiful idea
could be worked out everywhere: so
Henry II. Archer has sent suggestions
along this line to every community Of
the state. asking; first, that pro-
visional Committee OF three be ap
pointed to organize a local celebra.
ton; that this provisional Committee
then meet with the men and women
connected with organized bodies,
churches, orders. schools, Boy Scouts,
farmers organizations. and so 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
mind is the desire Of the West Virginia
Board of Trade to receive word at once
as TO all who serve on Committees, and
particularly the names and addresses
Of the girls who dress to typify the
ffty-three years of the State.
Local Celebrations.
Local celebrations are already being
planned on a large scale in Wheeling,
Huntington and Charleston. But even
If every large town I'm West Virginia
we're to have a birthday celebration on
June 20tR, this would not be enough.
Every county seat should do something
to mark the day on the memory OF eli
its people. In addition, the people OF
n district who could not take the trim
TO the county scat. should act together
and have a community picnic; and
where just the folks OF a neighbor.
hood want TO do II, they ought TO make
up a little party among themselves.
Send GrSeTnpeSNs
Let every family IN West Virginia
resolve that on June goth one or more
letters will 90 outside the state to
relatives and friends. telling them that
juno 20th 81 tho Flfty-third birthday
Of West Virginia. that West Virginia
has wonderful opportunities in It, that
the latch-string OF the state Is out to
all who will come here 10 help use It's
resources and thus build Il TO greater
things