The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-07-24
THE DRAWING Of THE SWORD"
CARRIES A PATRIOTIC APPEAL
WAR PAGEANT is
BEING GIVEN AT WHEEL
ING PARK
Nearly Hundred Peraons Taking
Pathfinder Auspices OF State
Council Of Defense.

A rlunor realization OF the rrhn0nn
America joined the Miles In the great
war IL being brought To Tia" p""l'i" "I
the hlnir through The Fermentation 81
the war pujrnuI. ''Tho Ibrn~IuE CT 'hr
hwurd." which VIVA pi"nciii"d Tor III"
iiInL iImlr Ia Wuat Virginia lnni nIEnt
NJ Whnollnr pnrh II viii II" Irp"ni"'i
Tonight and Innurrnw might nnh viii
then 10 produced Ia l'nrh"InbmIE.
Huntington. ChnrIruiuu and flnthn
burg under tho nmruir"H "f Ill" W"H'
virginia Council Of l'"four".
Thr pngrnn wnn In"pltinRlr pr"
ncntcd In n natural nmphlih"nlr" ut
the pnrk ThlH formed II beautiful E"l-
ting Tor tn" elaborate" CoHiuIn"H ana
furnIRhlnEH The twenty speaking
parts ARE taken hy students In I'll" drt-
mntiC Rrls department Of TN" carnegie
School OF Technology nj Pittsburgh.
The company. however. tx augmented
by almost hundred local prrsnnH. the
local characters being organized III
groups I'M support OF the young men
and women. who represent til" couh-
tries engaged In the war.
P1CtOroB FrORrOHB Oh "hi'
RcKinnInr with patriotic songs. IN"
ovcuInK was turned OVER Ia the nrr"hl
of true Amrricnnism. Th" lights h"Hh-
cd ON and revealed The thrones OF 'h"
three mighty spirits br""dlnE hh"N"
TN. world, Justice md Liberty ana
TRUTH
The war begins with the rnirnncr OF
Srrvlh. who slnics his rnsr ma hH""
the Justice nf his rnuSr f'n'h '"''"''
nr the allie. enters In its TURN "H -
entered the war AMI states II" '''N'''
for linking up arms nR"inSt III" "'"'N
cnglcH" Every phns" "i IN" W"r :"
presented. even the ItuHSlhh "'',
until finally Nmcrirn needs tho Gull
~ Immunity and rises up 81" dra"
rnr nus,Icc mn unvuunnicd sword.
n wns not an amusing rnlcrIhihinohl
ii wnY ono Of absolute "ri"tla''"hH'
onr of the needs Of tn" present h""''
and gave In It's clcnr-cut ana COM ~"
wny through the u% OF 'NP'''
rrnJIups md the Hpcrincl" OF rhEr""Ny
=, nruprr HrnIc of the r"hI '"""H va
the nyht against tho destroyer 81 'h
ixntIou It's chief vnlu" lie" III u" '"u
cntIunnl appeal and rr"r"h t"nt ~"
artist cnn do In tha way his hli TO-
wnrd awakening tho true T"hrc VI "".'
,bnt lies In every hmcrlrhna h''lrt'
r. Mr. Thumns Wood Stevens, the h"-
,hor or the pageant This honor lis quo.
md he Is to be congratulated on w"
srlcndId book and the w"hdcFtul P'N
,urc. his mind conceived.
Deserves Large Attendance.
D,spl,c the Idrnl weather condition"
or Inst evening and tho nature OF IN"
,ny,pp, the initial performance WIS
nIycu bcforc Il small audience. NUMBER
I've moi moro thnn 900 PERSONS. and tho
n,rrnnt rcnlly deserves larger crowds.
81 hone the club women or Wheeling
the DnuRhters of tho American RcV"lu-
,,nr md I'm fact, nil patriotic orHhhl"a-
,Ions will attend tho remaining perform
a,cov" sotd Mrs John Il. Garden. presi-
dnnt or the Wumun's club. Inst night.
Nru Gnrden was enthusiastic over me
nnyeant. at Is inspiring md rntrlo'lc'
oh, dcclnrcd ''Dnr cannot wlthcas u
wi,hou, heing thrilled with pnlrl"tlsf'
| Muny others expressed the same opih-
| ion. ,,,,
The, performances begins rnch evening
-, 1 "a in the event of rnin u viii pr
! given IN the inrg1 roller shutting pm
vilion.
FOR Ronent OF Boldiors.
.rh, nrocccds in rxCrsS ar nclunl cH-
| ,.rsru will I've turned over Ia snldI"ra
| tL accumulation effected ny the Nhrol-
| ing cunlmcrciui n.norlhii"h. inns or
| limitation will look nrtor the r"nT"r'r
| ar IN, mon drn fled into 1hr army "hli"
| Ihry nrb In tho training 'ninpr hhd Will
mid their families n. need DO. while they
nrr ut tho front.